The e-Shram portal allows India’s vast unorganized sector workers to register for unique identification numbers for accessing government benefits. Those registered can also download an e-Shram card using their 12-digit UAN issued by the ESIC.
e-Shram Card
An e-Shram card contains important personally-identifiable details of the registered unorganized worker. It serves as the gateway for availing entitled welfare schemes and insurance protections.
The ability to download this vital document provides much-needed social security assurance and portability of accrued benefits across jobs and locations. For smooth access, beneficiaries require properly validated credentials.
The UAN or Universal Account Number enables existing members of state insurance programs to seamlessly retrieve their unified e-Shram profile. By submitting other key identifiers along with UAN, a downloadable e-Shram card can be conveniently generated.
Downloading Card Using UAN
Follow these simple steps to download your e-Shram card PDF leveraging your allotted UAN:
- Visit Portal and Select ‘Update Profile’
Go to https://www.eshram.gov.in/ and click ‘Already Registered’ followed by ‘Update Profile’ - Enter UAN and Other Details
Provide your 12-digit UAN, date of birth, and captcha code on the form. - Generate and Submit OTP
Click ‘Generate OTP’ to receive one-time-password and enter it to validate. - Preview and Confirm Information
Carefully check all personal, job and contact information reflects accurately. - Click ‘Download UAN Card’
From menu, select ‘Download UAN Card’ option to access PDF. - Save Card PDF
Finally click ‘Download’ button on top corner to save e-Shram card securely.
Thus, by inputting the UAN number, workers can self-retrieve their unified national labour identification. Carrying this official e-Shram card guarantees applicable welfare eligibility anywhere in India upon relocation. This portability prevents disruption of social protections during transitional periods for India’s over 100 million internal migrant workers.
Since unorganized sector employment lacks formal documentation, having a nationally standardized ID proof allows workers to access food security, health insurance and pension benefits seamlessly across multiple worksites. The e-Shram card hence promotes inclusion by enabling benefit continuity amid income precarity.
With this reliable social safety assurance, migrants gain empowerment to pursue better livelihoods opportunities without risking coverage gaps for themselves or family dependents. Overall, the platform streamlines delivery of legal safeguards to enable occupational mobility and uplift the unprotected informal workforce.
