Bhashini-Enabled e-Shram Portal

The Bhashini-enabled e-Shram Portal is now available in all 22 Scheduled Languages, enhancing accessibility for unorganized workers. Previously, the portal supported only English, Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi.

About Bhashini AI Tool

• The Bhashini AI Tool is a real-time Artificial Intelligence-based translation tool.
• The tool aims to bridge language barriers by delivering content and services in speech and text to citizens in their native language.

• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
• The tool is part of the broader National Language Translation Mission (NLTM).
• Bhashini provides AI-based language translation, enabling multilingual support for Indian languages.
• Bhasadaan’ section:  Bhasha Daan includes the following categories for citizens to contribute to:
  • Suno India: Contribute by typing out audio content or validating transcriptions made by others.
  • Bolo India: Donate your voice through sentence recordings. Validate audio recordings contributed by others.
  • Likho India: Contribute by translating the provided text. Validate translations submitted by others.
  • Dekho India: Contribute by typing text seen or labeling images. Validate images contributed by others.

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About e-Shram Portal

• Aim: The e-Shram Portal seeks to provide seamless access to various social security schemes for unorganized workers registered on the portal.
• Integrated Welfare Schemes: The platform currently integrates key welfare schemes such as:
  • One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC).
  • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
  • National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP).
  • National Career Service (NCS).
  • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PMSYM).

• Launch and Development
• • The e-Shram Portal was launched in August 2021 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
  • It has registered over 30 crore unorganized workers.
  • The portal aims to register and create a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers.
• Integration with National Career Service (NCS): e-Shram has been integrated with the NCS Portal.
  • Using their Universal Account Number (UAN), a 12-digit unique number, unorganized workers can register on the NCS and search for suitable job opportunities.