unorganised Workers

August 25, 2026 3:14 PM

Five years of e-Shram Portal: Building a digital social security net for India’s unorganised workforce

As India works towards the vision of Viksit Bharat, the e-Shram Portal is completing five years with a growing role in bringing millions of workers in the unorganised sector into a formal, technology-enabled social security ecosystem. Launched on August 26, 2021, by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, e-Shram was created to address a long-standing challenge: ensuring that workers outside the formal employment system can be identified, connected with welfare programmes and access social secur...

June 17, 2025 4:39 PM

Labour welfare schemes empower over 50 lakh unorganised workers: Govt

Over 50 lakh workers and their families have benefitted from welfare schemes implemented by the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment, which continues to deliver critical support to India’s unorganised workforce through the Directorate General of Labour Welfare (DGLW), particularly in the Beedi, Cine, and Mining sectors. The flagship Education Assistance Scheme for instance offers annual scholarships ranging from ₹1,000 to ₹25,000 to the children of eligible workers. Managed through t...

March 4, 2025 7:48 PM

PM-SYM: Govt’s pension scheme for unorganised workers ensuring social security

The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) is a pension scheme launched by the Government of India to provide financial security to workers in the unorganised sector. Recognizing their immense contribution to nearly 50% of the country’s GDP, this voluntary and contributory scheme guarantees a minimum monthly pension of ₹3,000 after the age of 60 to workers earning up to ₹15,000 per month. Unorganised workers form the backbone of India’s economy, including home-based workers, street...