CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, has begun the registration process for the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PMSYM) scheme covering unorganised sector workers up to 40 years of age making them eligible for a minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 after the age of 60 in lieu of contributions made under the scheme.
Being implemented by the Union Labour Ministry, PMSYM is an ambitious social security scheme conceived by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The scheme was announced by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Interim Budget and is targeted at unorganised sector workers with monthly income of up to Rs 15,000.
Stating that the target is to reach 10 crore workers of the unorganized sector in the next five years, a Labour Ministry official said to begin with CSC e-Governance Services has been roped in for mobilizing and registering beneficiaries across India. CSC has a network of over 3.13 lakh Common Servies Centres spread across India. Of these over 2.13 lakh CSCs are operating at gram panchayat level. With such a reach, CSC is the perfect partner to us to ensure that the scheme reaches to all needy people, particularly those living in rural and semi-urban areas.
The enrolment will be carried out by all the Common Services Centres. The unorganised workers may visit their nearest CSC along with their Aadhar Card and Savings Bank account passbook/Jandhan account and get registered themselves for the Scheme. Contribution amount for the first month shall be paid in cash for which they will be provided with a receipt.
Sources said CSC has prepared an application for PMSYM and is also hosting it to ensure that entire registration process and data collection takes place in a smooth manner. CSC will mobilise and register beneficiaries and also issue cards having unique ID number to all those who registers under the scheme.