Mumbai teen helps domestic workers access IDs, insurance and welfare schemes
- e-Shram is India's registry for informal workers — giving labourers a formal identity and access to government welfare schemes.
- Registering gives workers a unique ID, Rs 2 lakh accident insurance and access to pension and health schemes.
- Ayaan Wadhwa, 16, from Mumbai ran free workshops and registered 750 domestic workers who previously had no formal identity in the system.
- He won a global grant to scale across India — targeting 2,000 registrations by 2026 and legal recognition for domestic workers.
Source: theprint.in
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