SCHEMES AND WELFARE The national database being created on e-Shram portal will eventually help the government to provide various social security and other welfare benefits to unorganised workers. The portal was unveiled on August 26. BURNING “e-Shram portal in just about 4 months 14 crore crossed... Kudos to all those who made it possible,” the Labour and Employment Minister tweeted. HISTORICAL DATA The latest data of the portal shows that the top five States in terms of number of registrations on e-Shram are U.P., West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand. Gender analysis of the data shows that 52.56% are female while 47.44% are male. The data show that 42.64% of the registered workers are other backward classes (OBC) followed by 26.45% from general category, 22.54% from the scheduled caste and 8.38% from the Scheduled Tribe. ANALYSIS Over 94% registered workers’ income is ₹10,000 per month or below while over 4% have income in the rage of ₹10,000 to...