India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Delhi government to introduce smart cards, cess portal to benefit construction workersDelhi government is introducing chip-enabled smart cards for construction workers. This initiative will streamline registration and welfare...
23 Apr, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Six yrs later, migrant workers still trapped in a cycle of exploitationMigrant workers are again facing hardship. Protests erupt over low wages and poor conditions. Government policies lag behind rising costs. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
'70,000 gig workers registered on eShram'Over 70,000 gig workers have registered with the eShram portal, benefiting from social security schemes, after the onboarding of ten major ...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
Over 30.68 cr unorganised workers registered on e-Shram Portal; women constitute 53.68% of registrationsOver 30.68 crore unorganised workers have registered on the e-Shram portal, launched to support unorganised workers with a Universal Accoun...
10 Mar, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Are you working with Zomato, Blinkit as a gig worker? Know Budget 2025 proposals for your benefit; register on e-ShramFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the 2025 Union Budget that the government will issue identity cards and facilitate e-Shram...
05 Feb, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
e-Shram portal now available in all 22 scheduled languagesUnion Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched multilingual functionality on the e-Shram portal for unorganised workers, making it available in ...
07 Jan, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
ET Graphics: Govt to roll out eShram 2.0 portal on MondayThe second version of the eShram portal will launch next Monday, featuring new eligibility criteria for various welfare schemes. Initially ...
20 Oct, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
eShram 2.0 portal roll out on Monday, says Labour Minister Mansukh MandaviyaThe second version of the eShram portal will launch next week with features to check eligibility for welfare schemes. Job aggregators can a...
17 Oct, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
Ministry of Labour & Employment showcases e-Shram portal at 112th International Labour Conference in GenevaThe e-Shram portal, introduced at the 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva, led by Secretary Sumita Dawra, aims to assist India'...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
e-Shram card: Eligibility, documents needed, how to registerAll unorganised sector workers between the ages of 16 and 59 years, including labourers and daily-wage earners, are eligible to register fo...
18 Dec, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Labour minister Bhupender Yadav launches new features on eShram portal to enhance coverage for unorganised workersUnion Minister for Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav launched new features in eShram Portal today (Monday), it stated. The new features a...
24 Apr, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
Government widens scope of e-Shram portal to include family details of unorganised workersAccording to the labour ministry, under the revamped portal the registered workers will now have access to employment opportunities, skilli...
24 Apr, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
Nearly 28 crore informal workers registered on e-Shram portalAround 3.71 crore unorganized workers above age of 50 years have been registered on eShram portal. Further, out of total registration, abou...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
E-shram portal: Who can register, how to apply onlineCentral Government has developed e-Shram portal which will be a centralized database of unorganized workers seeded with Aadhaar. An eShram ...
28 Feb, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
Over 25 crore informal workers registered on e-Shram platformOver 25 crore informal sector workers involved in 400 different occupations have registered on the e-Shram portal, Labour Minister Bhupende...
10 Feb, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
Every third informal worker registered on e-Shram, total enrollment crosses 14 crore mark"e-Shram portal in just about 4 months 14 crore crossed... Kudos to all those who made it possible," the labour and employment minister twe...
25 Dec, 2021, 03.06 PM IST