With nearly 10-lakh strong unorganised workforce, Assam features in the top-10 list of states where the highest number of unorganised workers is registered.
More than 4 crore unorganised workers have been registered at e-Shram Portal, Indias first national Database on unorganised workers to make government facilities easily available for them.
Union minister for labour and EMPLOYMENT Bhupender Yadav said by registering themselves, the unorganised workers will be able to get the benefits of government schemes easily.
The exercise is the first of its kind to recognise a huge number of unorganised sector workers who are engaged in diverse sectors like construction, transport, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, apparel manufacturing, fishing, gig and platform work, street vending, agriculture and allied as well as domestic workers.