Hyderabad, April 18 -- An awareness programme on the e-Shram scheme was conducted for the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) at the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) in Hyderabad on Thursday, April 17.

The programme was aimed at raising awareness about the e-Shram scheme and facilitating the registration of workers for essential social security benefits, including accidental insurance coverage of Rs 2 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.

As many as 200 registered workers were handed over e-Shram cards. Mohammed Abdul Javeed Pasha, senior civil judge and secretary of the district legal services authority, sessions division, Hyderabad, shared insights on the legal protections available...