e-Shram Microsites: Enhancing Welfare Accessibility

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Purpose and Integration

e-Shram Microsites are state-specific digital platforms designed to integrate with the national e-Shram database, ensuring unorganised workers can easily access welfare programs at both the central and state levels.

Key Features

• A simplified registration process for unorganised workers.
• Multilingual accessibility to cater to the linguistic diversity of the workforce.
• Real-time updates on welfare schemes, job opportunities, and skill development programs.

Benefits

For Workers:

• Centralised access to social security benefits and employment opportunities.
• Enhanced transparency and efficiency in welfare delivery.

For States/UTs:

• Pre-built digital infrastructure, reducing the cost and time of development.
• Real-time analytics for better policy formulation and workforce planning.

Occupational Shortage Index (OSI): Workforce Planning Tool

The Occupational Shortage Index (OSI) is a data-driven tool designed to identify occupations facing labour shortages, enabling better alignment between workforce skills and industry needs.

Key Features

• Developed based on International Labour Organization (ILO) guidelines and quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data.
• Measures the demand-supply gap in specific occupations.
• Sub-indicators include:
  • Hourly Wage Growth
  • Employment Growth
  • Growth in Hours Worked
  • Share of Under-Qualified Workers

Benefits

• Supports policy formulation by identifying sectors requiring workforce development.
• Assists training institutions and businesses in bridging skill gaps.
• Helps in enhancing employment outcomes by aligning skill development programs with industry needs.

Significance of These Initiatives

1. Formalising the Unorganised Sector: Helps in integrating informal workers into the formal economy through structured data collection and policy interventions.
2. Empowerment of Unorganised Workers: Ensures improved access to welfare programs, job opportunities, and skill training, ultimately enhancing livelihood security.
3. Data-Driven Workforce Planning: The OSI enables targeted skill development programs, ensuring that the workforce meets both current and future industry requirements.
4. Improved Policy Decisions: Real-time data and analytics help in evidence-based policymaking, leading to efficient labour market interventions.

Other Initiatives Supporting the Unorganised Sector

Several other government initiatives complement these programs to support unorganised workers, including:

• Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM): A pension scheme for unorganised workers.
• Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY): Provides incentives for employment generation in the formal sector.
• PM SVANidhi: A micro-credit scheme supporting street vendors.
• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission: Focuses on urban poverty alleviation through skill development and employment opportunities.
• One Nation One Ration Card: Enables nationwide food security for migrant workers.
• Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Encourages employment generation through EPF subsidies for newly hired workers.