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E-Shram Card

Empowering workers with digital identity and benefits.

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What is a E-Shram Card?

The e-Shram card is introduced recently (August 2021) in India by the Employment Ministry of The Indian Government. It helps to provide many government schemes to unorganized workers. It also provides social security and welfare benefits to the migrant and construction workers where they are working. It provides a database of the workers to the central and state about their numbers and their lifestyle so that the government can tackle any problem with respect to an economic condition in the future.

Who can Apply for E-Shram Card?

  • An individual should be unorganized workers
  • The age limit will be 16-59 years old
  • The worker shouldn't be a member of EPFO/ESIC or NPS
  • The worker shouldn't be a taxpayer

Documents Required for E-Shram Card

    1. Aadhar card
    2. Mobile number Aadhar linked
    3. Bank account
    4. Bank passbook
    5. Passport size photo
    6. Current address proof:

Benefit for E-Shram Card

The E-Shram Card is a digital platform launched by the Government of India to provide a range of benefits to unorganized sector workers in the country. Some of the key benefits of the E-Shram Card in India include:

  • Social Security: The card provides access to social security schemes such as health and life insurance, pension schemes, and disability benefits.

  • Formal Identification: The E-Shram Card provides a unique identification number to workers in the unorganized sector, which can be used to access various government schemes and benefits.

  • Skill Upgradation: The E-Shram Card provides information on skill upgradation opportunities and training programs, which can help workers improve their employability and earnings.

  • Job Opportunities: The platform can help connect workers with potential employers, which can lead to increased job opportunities and better wages.

  • Financial Inclusion: The E-Shram Card can also help workers access financial services such as loans and insurance, which can help them better manage their finances and plan for the future.

  • Under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme, workers in the unorganized sector who are registered with the E-Shram portal can also receive a minimum monthly pension of Rs. 3000 after the age of 60.

Overall, the E-Shram Card aims to provide a comprehensive social security net to workers in the unorganized sector and empower them with formal identity and access to various benefits and services.

Faq

Q1. Who is an unorganized worker?
A worker who is not involved in any organization or self-employed or a wage worker or a home-based worker.
Q2. What are the criteria of income?
There are no criteria of income for an E-Shram card.
Q3. Why there is a need for a bank account for an E-Shram card?
Bank accounts of workers are needed because through their bank accounts, the government will provide benefits and social security schemes.
Q4. What is the update we can add to our E-Shram card?
They are current address, education qualification, occupation, name of family members, etc.