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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicE-shram portal

Topic: e-shram portal

This CM chair is remote-controlled & when your ‘shram’ bears no fruits

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Labour ministry to discuss reforms in e-Shram portal

Issues of discussion will include the harmonisation of rules made by the states under the Labour Codes, the use of the e-Shram portal as a one-stop solution for accessing social security benefits.

Many unorganised workers’ accounts not Aadhar-linked, e-SHRAM shows, may not be getting subsidies

Of the 5.29 crore informal sector workers registered on e-SHRAM portal so far, the bank accounts of 74.78% aren’t linked to Aadhaar.

E-shram portal for unorganised sector to be linked to 3 welfare schemes by year-end

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana will be linked to e-Shram in next fortnight. PM Shram Yogi Maandhan and PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana will follow.

3 cr on unorganised workers’ database, 48% women, 55% don’t have Aadhaar-linked accounts

The data also shows that of the approximately 3 crore workers who have registered, 55.77% do not have bank accounts linked to Aadhaar.

Modi govt’s e-Shram takes digital literacy as granted. Won’t help unorganised sector workers

The absence of data for the unorganised workers is not by accident but by design.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.