eShram - One Stop Solution

23.10.2024

eShram - One Stop Solution

 Why in the news?   

Recently, the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports launched eShram One Stop Solution in New Delhi.

About eShram - One Stop Solution:

• It will provide seamless access of different Social Security Schemes to the unorganized workers registered on eShram portal.
• Purpose: The primary purpose of the eShram One Stop Solution is to simplify the registration process for unorganized workers and facilitate their access to government welfare schemes.
• This platform will act as a bridge, connecting the workers to the numerous benefits offered by the government and making the registration process easier and more transparent,"
• It entails consolidating and integrating data from various Central Ministries/Departments into a single repository.
• Key welfare schemes such as One Nation One Ration Card, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, National Social Assistance Programme, National Career Service, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan etc. have been integrated with eShram.

What is eShram Portal?

• It was launched by the Ministry of Labour And Employment in 2021 for registration and creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers.
• The registration in the portal is fully Aadhaar verified and Aadhaar seeded. Any unorganized worker can register himself or herself on the portal on a self-declaration basis.
• It allows an unorganized worker to register himself or herself on the portal on self-declaration basis, under 400 occupations in 30 broad occupation sectors.

                                                                Source: PIB

Consider the following statements regarding the eShram One-Stop Solution:

Statement-I:It is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Statement-II:It provides seamless access to different Social Security Schemes to the registered unorganized workers.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.

C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.

Answer D