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1 September 2026

Digital Shram Sankalp Hackathon and eShram Governance

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Why in news

  • Ministry of Labour & Employment extended the deadline for the Digital Shram Sankalp Ideation Hackathon on the MyGov portal.

What is the Labour Digital Infrastructure Framework?

  • A national network of digital platforms designed for unorganized sector registration, employment matching, and regulatory compliance.
  • Encompasses eShram (unorganized worker registry), National Career Service (NCS), and Shram Suvidha Portal.

Key operational objectives

  • Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to create interoperable worker databases.
  • Enhancing ease of compliance for establishments and automated service delivery for registered unorganized workers.

Key terms

eShram Portal

A comprehensive national database of unorganized workers seeded with Aadhaar to deliver social security benefits.

Shram Suvidha Portal

A unified platform facilitating online registration, labor law returns, and transparent inspection scheduling for businesses.

Prelims facts

  • Digital Shram Sankalp targets technical upgrades across eShram, NCS, and Shram Suvidha Portal 2.0.

Source: PIB Press Release

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  1. 2017 · Q10 · General Studies · 2 marks

    Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of our country into Smart Cities in a decade. 2. It is an initiative to identify new digital technology innovations for solving the many problems faced by our country. 3. It is a programme aimed at making all the financial transactions in our country completely digital in a decade. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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