Chhattisgarh’s Labour Department on Friday bagged the Golden Award for ‘e-Shramik Seva’ conferred by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for innovation in the field of ‘e-governance’.
The award has been given under the “Universalizing Access including e-Services” category of National Award for E-Governance 2020-21. A cash prize of Rs 2 lakh was also given, an official communication said.
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh gave away the award to Labour Department Secretary Alex Paul Menon and departmental officials at a function in Hyderabad.
Chhattisgarh ranks sixth in the country in terms of registration of unorganized workers and third on the basis of target.
The workers registered on the e-Shram portal are being benefited by various schemes run by the Central and state governments. A total of 36 lakh workers have been registered in the state.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Labour Minister Dr. Shiv Kumar Dahariya have congratulated the workers and department officials for the achievement.