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PM Shramyogi Maandhan Yojana Flagship Scheme

THIS IS HOW YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME

The Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi JOIN E-SHRAM, MOVE AHEAD
Maandhan Yojana's goal is to provide
financial assistance to people over The government has prepared the e-Shram Portal under
the age of 60 by providing a monthly the Ministry of Labor and Employment to create a
pension of 3000 rupees. Workers national database of workers in the unorganised sector,
in the unorganised sector and which will be linked to Aadhaar. It will include information
senior citizens in the country are such as their name, occupation, address, educational
empowered and self-sufficient as a qualification, skill set, family, and so on, so that their
result of this scheme. employable potential can be maximised and the benefits
of social security schemes can reach them. This is the
So far, 46,26,768 people have signed first national database of migrant and domestic workers,
up for the Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi as well as unorganised workers from other industries.
Maandhan Yojana.
Workers in unorganised sectors Over crore unorganised workers
such as drivers, rickshaw pullers, 25 have registered on the
cobblers, tailors, labourers, house e-shram portal so far.
workers, brick kiln workers, and so on
can benefit from the PM Shram Yogi
Maandhan Yojana. NO WORKER WILL BE LEFT OUT
To apply, the worker must have a Rs 2 lakh in accident insurance for each unorganised
mobile phone, an Aadhaar number, worker who registers on the e-Shram portal.
and a savings account with the bank.
To apply for this, registration can be If a registered worker is injured in an accident, he will
be awarded two lakh rupees if he dies or suffers a
done offline, that is., by visiting the permanent physical disability, and one lakh rupees if he
nearest public service centre with all suffers partial disability.
the necessary documents. The e-Shram Portal registration process is completely
Online applications are also available free. Workers will not have to pay for their registration
for the PM Shramyogi Maandhan at the common service centre (CSC) or anywhere else.
Yojana. To apply, one has to visit the After registering, workers will be given an e-Shram
website www.maandhan.in. card with a unique Universal Account Number (UAN).

If a worker is 18 years old, every Through this card, they will be able to get the benefits
of various social security schemes anywhere, anytime.
month he will have to invest Rs 55. Construction workers, domestic workers, migrant
People 29 years of age will have workers, agricultural workers, gig and platform workers,
to invest Rs 100 every month, and hawkers, and other unorganised workers are among
people of 40 years of age will have to those covered by the e-Shram portal.
invest Rs 200 every month.

our future in such a situation. I enrolled in Prime ray of hope to many people, like Renu Devi and
Minister Narendra Modi's excellent scheme Shivam who are struggling to meet their future
when it was launched. needs. Infact, the Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi
I also want to inform the public that they Maandhan Yojana is proving to be a boon for
should take advantage of this scheme as well. unorganized workforce. Because unorganized
Shivam's mother, Babita, also claims that her sector workers between the ages of 18 and 40
financial situation is dire and that this plan is with a monthly income of Rs 15,000 or less can
excellent for the future. The Pradhan Mantri apply for this scheme and receive a monthly
Shramyogi Maandhan Yojana has provided a pension of Rs 3,000 after 60 years.

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