Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

e-ShramCard : Will it be an Easy Card ?

 


 

Context :

PM to launch e-Shram card, Centre seeks CTUs’ co-operation  /  Business Line  /  25 Aug 2021


Extract :

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch e-Shram card on Thursday, to benefit over 38 crore workers in the unorganised sector.


Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav met representatives of Central Trade Unions on Tuesday and requested cooperation for registering workers in the e-Shram portal, the national database for unorganised sector workers.


The Universal Account Number on e-Shram card will be acceptable across the country. The officials in the Ministry told Trade Unions that the workers will not have to register at multiple places.


All registered workers will be covered under the Accidental Insurance Coverage of PMSBY for a year. An amount of ₹2 lakh for accidental death and permanent disability and ₹1 lakh for partial disability will be provided for the workers. The Centre said all social security benefits of unorganised workers will be delivered through this portal.


The Centre is extending one time financial assistance to the States/UTs under e-Shram for setting up of procurement of IT infrastructure and State helpdesk.


At the time of registration, Aadhaar Number and Bank Account Details of the workers will be added in the card.

 

The Ministry also requested trade unions to mobilise their workers for registration in the portal.


Their help is sought also for creating awareness amongst the prospective beneficiaries and motivate them for registration.


Unorganised workers, BOCW Workers, SHG members, domestic workers, ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, street vendors, rickshaw-pullers, brick-kiln workers, agricultural labourers, MGNREGA workers, fishermen, shopkeepers and small retailers can register in the website.



QUESTIONS :


Ø  Getting 38 Crore ( 380 million ) unorganized workers to “ Register on a Portal “, is no mean task

Ø  It took Google / Facebook / Twitter etc., decades to get that many ( educated ) Indians to register on their websites

Ø  How many “ unorganized workers “ have Desktop / Tablet, at home ? Mostly, none

Ø  How many of them have got a Smartphone to access “ e-Shram Portal “ ? Very few

Ø  How many of them have a Feature phone ? Almost all

Ø  How many of these workers can use ENGLISH language for entering their data in e-Shram portal ?

Ø  How many DATA-FIELDS are there to be entered in Registration Form ?

Ø  For how many data-fields, have long “ DROP-LISTS “ from which to select correct values ?

Ø  Does the Registration Form permit “ data entry “ in all 14 major Indian languages ?



ANSWERS :

Ø  I found most of the answers when I spent 10 minutes, watching the following video, very carefully :

       https://youtu.be/NleWWDv4mAE?t=207

             e-SHRAM Card Registration LIVE Process II CSC VLE New UW Register Step By Step Full Process 2021

             3,515 views  Aug 24, 2021

 

Ø  Here is what I found ( but difficult to grasp ) following SECTIONS, as far as the REGISTRATION FORM is concerned :


#   e-Kyc ………………….Aadhar No / Captcha / Yes-No ( 2 items ) / Capture

                                Finger print – IRIS – OTP –

#   Confirmation ( ? )…Name / DOB / Add / Gendre / Locality / District /

                                 State / PIN / Country

#   Personal Information…………. .....10 data-fields ( with several drop-lists )

             #   Resi. data…………………………….  6 data-fields

             #   Edu.Quali. data……………………….4 data fields

             #   Occupation & Skill data………… 6 data fields

             #   Bank details…………………………… 6 data fields

             #   Review / Self Declaration

             #   UAN Card Issue


Ø  The entire form is in ENGLISH – and very difficult to understand ( not intuitive ), even when the above-mentioned Youtube Video was viewed on my 27” desk top screen !


Ø  I think, it would be very difficult to show-up on a tiny screen of a Smartphone

 

IS THERE ANYTHING SMART ABOUT THIS FORM ?

Yes

That very first stage of e-KYC

By insisting on Aadhar No / Finger Print Capture or IRIS , it will ensure that,

     #  A person cannot register twice ( duplication avoided )

    #  There cannot be a FAKE registration ( of a non-existent person )

I suggest there is provision for a person’s E Mail ID ( not mandatory )

 

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS ?

Ø  I suggest Central Labour Ministry undertake Online Training ( on how to help workers fill in the Registration Form ) for :

#  2.5 lakh CSCs owner-operators

#  Labour Union Leaders

Why they will be eager to “ get trained “ is explained below

 

WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE TO GET ALL 38 CRORE TO REGISTER WITHIN A MONTH ?


Simple

Ø  Introduce a “ Motivator Incentive “ of Rs 100 per person motivated to register

Ø  This will require adding a SECTION called “ MOTIVATOR DATA “, right at the beginning ( before e-KYC section )

Ø  This section will require a MOTIVATOR to enter following details about himself :

             #   Name

             #   Aadhar Number

             #   DOB

             #   UAN Number / Scanned image of his e-Shram card

             #   Bank Account No ( submitted while he himself registered )

 

Ø  This means : Only a person who has himself registered successfully – and got his e-Shram Card – can act as a “ Motivator “

 

Ø  A motivator will ask the aspirant to sit next to him and say,

“ Hey, as I read aloud each data-field ( in your language ), you tell me the correct answer – which I will enter in the Registration Form “


Ø  If the motivator succeeds in submitting the completed Registration Form and get UAN / e-Shram Card image for that aspirant, then the government transfers Rs 100 into his bank account ( by DBT )

 

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT ?

A miracle !

Ø  Each person getting registered / obtaining his UAN – Shram Card , will go out and convince 10 other workers ( colleagues ) to register – each time , submitting himself as a MOTIVATOR ! He will earn Rs 100 X 10 = Rs 1,000 , for his effort ( may be, within one day ! )


Ø  This beneficial PONZI SCHEME will start a CHAIN REACTION as follows, if each person motivates 10 persons :

Stage      /    Number of Persons getting Registered

 

1            /    Ten

2            /    Hundred

3            /    Thousand

4            /    Ten Thousand

5            /    One Lakh

6            /    Ten Lakh

7            /    One Crore

8            /     Ten Crore

9            /     Hundred Crore


HOW MUCH WOULD THIS COST THE GOVERNMENT ?


Rs 100 x 38 Crore registrations = Rs 3,800 Crore

Not a big price to pay for such a speedy compilation

 

IS THERE SOME WAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN RE-COVER THIS COST ?

Sure

First of all, by eliminating all duplicates / fakes, government will save “ leakages “ worth thousands of crore of rupees in its various DBT Schemes meant for these Unorganized Workers

Same will hold for any new benefit schemes “ targeted “ for unorganized workers

Aggregated / Anonymized DATA-BASES ( of demographic profiles ) can be sold to private sector entities

 

ISN’T IT TOO LATE FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS CONSIDERING THAT PM WILL LAUNCH THE PORTAL TOMORROW ?

No

It cannot take more than a week to implement my suggestions

At the time of launching, a simple announcement of the MOTIVATOR SCHEME ( giving a target date ),will ensure that a large number of persons ( desirous of becoming MOTIVATORS ), will start registering immediately

 

Dear Shri Modiji,

My suggestion will ensure success of e-Shram

 

With regards,

Hemen parekh / hcp@recruitGuru.com / 25 Aug 2021

 

Related Readings :

How many NATIONAL databases of Indian Citizen ? ………………….[ 03 June 2021 ]

 

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