Shram Suvidha Portal

Shram Suvidha portal was launched on 16th October 2014 by the Government of India. It is developed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment to cater to four major organisations under its boundaries: Office of Chief Labour Commissioner, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, and Employees State Insurance Corporation. It enables businesspersons to procure all kinds of registrations and submit returns required under Labour Laws on a single online platform. It also allows them to access the inspection reports prepared by the Enforcement Agency inspectors through online modes. The procedures have been unified to provide a healthy business environment that encourages compliance by reducing transaction costs and nurturing ease of business.

Shram Suvidha Portal

What is Shram Suvidha Portal?

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has created a centralised Web portal called ‘Shram Suvidha’ that serves four significant organisations falling under its purview: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), and Corporation for Employees’ State Insurance.

The creation of the Unified Shram Suvidha Portal will make it easier to report inspections and submit return, where it will act as a single point of contact for employers, employees, and enforcement authorities.  

The Unified Shram Suvidha Portal aims to increase openness in these parties’ regular interactions. Each inspectable unit under any Labour Law has been given a Labour Identification Number (LIN) in order to integrate data among multiple enforcement agencies. 

The Unified Shram Suvidha Portal serves as a comprehensive platform for labor law compliance, aiming to streamline the reporting process for various labor laws and consolidate information regarding labor inspections and enforcement. The Web Portal improves reporting ease, labour inspection transparency, and labour inspection monitoring based on key performance criteria. 

What are the benefits of Shram Suvidha portal?

  1. This portal helps handle establishments and their inspection reports
  2. The entry by employer, establishment and enforcement agency can be done online
  3. Entity verification is possible by the Enforcement Agency
  4. Labour Identification Number can be generated easily
  5. Notification to the establishment is available via phone/email
  6. Users have the option to pre-assign a user ID/password
  7. Password management is available for users at any time
  8. Establishments can get their credentials online
  9. The first stage for LIN generation is by the CLC(C) organisation
  10.  It facilitates online CLC(C) and DGMS annual return submission
  11. EPF and ESIC monthly return submission can be made on a single integrated platform
  12. LIN registration, verification and further modification in data can be done online

What accidental benefits do workers who register with Shram Suvidha Portal get?

All the unorganised registered workers will get the accidental benefits of two lakhs for one year. Suppose a worker meets with an accident and is registered in an e-shram portal. In that case, they will be eligible to take accidental benefits, two lakhs on death/permanent disability and one lakh on partial disability.

Services offered on Shram Suvidha Portal

  • A web-based menu-driven system for managing, creating, and updating establishments that can be inspected as well as their inspection reports. 
  • Facilitating the monthly filing of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization8 (EPFO)/Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Common Returns; expediting the submission of the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) and Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) annual returns. 
  • Enforcement Agency Entity Verification. 
  • The login information and passwords for Inspectable Establishments are available online. 
  • The initial phase of the CLC Organization’s LIN generation. 
  • Generation of labour identification number. 
  • Online entry by the employer, the establishment, or the enforcement body. 
  • Monthly Return Submission for EPFO and ESIC in Common. 
  • data change and verification using LIN. 

What are the objectives of the Shram Suvidha portal?

  1. It is a single-integrated portal for all enforcements pertaining to the Chief Labour Commissioner of India (CLC), Director General Mines and Safety (DGMS), Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), and Employee Provident Fund Organisation
  2. Formation of a unique number known as the labour identification number (LIN) to endorse all other registration numbers such as Provident Fund Establishment Code , Employee State Insurance Corporation Registration number, etc.
  3. Employee grievances can be received online, and the employer has to settle them and submit proof of clearance
  4. Online servicing of notices from the labour department and online submission of answers with documents

What is the process of Shram Suvidha portal registration?

  1. The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act (EPF) Act-1952
  2.  Employees State Insurance Act (ESI) Act-1948
  3. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act-1970
  4. Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Act-1996
  5. Inter-state Migrant Workmen (ISMW) Act-1979

After the selection of Labour Act, the following simple procedures are used:-

  1. Click on the official website link (Shram Suvidha – Unified Portal for Labour and Employment).
  2. Enter your personal information.
  3. Click on submit. 
  4. Login ID and password will be designed for you.
  5. Login using your credentials.
  6. Register yourself under the Act. 

What is Shram Suvidha portal’s annual return?

The Shram Suvidha Portal annual return is the e-return facility developed to facilitate establishments or employers to submit returns under Labour Laws online.

The annual returns module of Shram Suvidha portal starts with an establishment representative who submits the annual labour returns for a particular year for DGMS and CLC(C) enforcement agencies. The establishment can file CLC(C) returns through an online form from their USSP account and upload the signed annual return online into the unified portal. The regional head and inspector can view and submit the return report.

FAQs

Who can participate in Shram Suvidha?

Employers can register themselves on the Shram Suvidha Online Portal under the heading “Under EPF-ESIC Registration.” The Employees Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act (EPF) Act-1952 requires mandatory registration for all businesses with a minimum of 20 employees and voluntary registration for smaller businesses. 

What is Shram Suvidha's E-return facility?

Employers can use the Shram Suvidha Portal to file or submit their returns to the Labour Laws. Select Annual File Return from the main menu after logging in successfully to submit annual labour returns to the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) enforcement agencies. entrusted primarily with the prevention and resolution of workplace disputes, the enforcement of labour regulations, and the promotion of worker welfare 

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