Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 16: As part of BJP’s ‘Samajik Nyay Pakhwada’ campaign, Sham Lal Langar, convener, Trade and Industries Cell, BJP, J&K, organized a programme here at fruit and vegetable Mandi, Narwal today in which former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader, Kavinder Gupta and MP Jugal Kishore were the special guests.
During the programme, Kavinder Gupta and Jugal Kishore in presence of party’s senior leaders and traders of Fruit Mandi distributed e-Shram cards among labourers.
Addressing a gathering after distributing the e-Shram cards, the former Deputy Chief Minister asserted that the J&K UT will touch “new heights of achievement” with proper implementation of this scheme as this has so much to offer to the unorganized sector workers. He said that more than nine crore workers and labourers across the country have registered their names on the e Shram Portal.
Member Parliament Jugal Kishore in his address urged all the people associated with unorganized sectors to come forward in maximum numbers and get themselves registered on the e-shram Portal to get access to the benefits of various social security and employment base scheme launched by the Government. He also urged the beneficiaries of aforesaid scheme to spread the message across the Union Territory so that no unorganized sector worker is left behind as the Modi Government wants that every single worker should avail the benefit of e-Shram and allied schemes.
Sham Langar said that the e-Shram Portal, launched in August, stores a comprehensive database of the country’s unorganised workforce. Those registered will be eligible for Rs 2 lakh coverage for accidental death and permanent disability and Rs one lakh for partial disability, he added.
Among others who were present Dr D.K Manyal, Surjeet Singh, Narendra Gupta Koki, Lucky Puri and Surinder Singh Kala.
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