The Ministry maintains a constant dialogue with Industry Associations and encourages initiatives for the growth of the industry. The Ministry also assists the industry in achieving their growth plans through support for policy initiatives, suitable interventions for restructuring of tariffs and trade, promotion of technological collaboration and up-gradation, and research & development activities etc.

The objective is to provide continuous and sustainable employment to a large segment of traditional and prospective artisans, rural and urban unemployed youth in the country. The scheme facilitates participation of financial institutions for higher credit flow to micro sectors.

eSHRAM portal for creating a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW), which will be seeded with Aadhaar. It will have details of name, occupation, address, educational qualification, skill types and family details etc. for optimum realization of their employability and extend the benefits of the social security schemes to them. It is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers, etc.

It provides relevant information about the office of the Chief Electoral Officer and various activities conducted by the Department. Various important forms are also available on the site which can be easily downloadable.