Hyderabad: An awareness programme on the e-Shram scheme was conducted for the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union(TGPWU) on Thursday at the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) in Hyderabad on Thursday, April 17.
The programme was aimed to raise awareness about the e-Shram scheme and facilitate the registration of workers for essential social security benefits, including accidental insurance coverage of Rs 2 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
As many as 200 registered workers were handed over e-Shram cards. Mohammed Abdul Javeed Pasha, Senior Civil Judge and Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, Sessions Division, Hyderabad, shared insights on the legal protections available to Gig and Platform workers under the Code on Social Security 2020, emphasizing the necessity for their registration under the e-Shram scheme.
He also stressed the present Telangana Gig and Platform workers bill is going to be introduced, which will have special features in comparison to bills introduced in other states, said a press release.
What is the e-Shram scheme?
Developed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the e-Shram portal is built to create a national database of unorganised workers, which is seeded with an individual’s Aadhaar.
The data includes details of name, occupation, address, educational qualification, skill types and family details etc. for understanding their employability and extending the benefits of the social security schemes to them.
It is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers, including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers, etc.
