MoU integrates eMigrate services through CSCs. UPSC

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eMigrate

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Context: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and CSC eGovernance Services India Limited to provide eMigrate services through Common Services Centers (CSCs) in the country.

About eMigrate

The eMigrate project is initiated to assist blue-collar workers intending to work in Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries.
The project aims to address the challenges faced by migrant workers by digitising the emigration process and bringing foreign employers, registered recruitment agents, and insurance companies onto a common platform.
This initiative is designed to promote safe and legal migration and ensure the protection of migrant workers' rights.

Blue-Collar Worker

●A blue-collar worker is a working-class person who performs manual labour or skilled trades, such as manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, carpentry, electricity generation, electrical construction, and more. They often involve physical work, such as building or maintaining structures.

●A white-collar worker typically works in an office environment and may sit at a computer or desk.

●A third type of work is a service worker, which involves customer interaction, entertainment, and sales, particularly in traditionally female-dominated roles like nurses, teachers, early childhood educators, and florists.

Components of the MoU

The eMigrate Portal of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will be integrated with the portal of Common Service Centres (CSCs). This integration will enable seamless access to eMigrate services for citizens through CSCs.
Through CSCs, citizens will have access to various eMigrate services, including:
- Facilitation of applicant registration on the eMigrate portal.
- Assistance in uploading and processing required documents.
- Support for booking medical and other essential services required by migrant workers.
CSCs will play a crucial role in creating awareness about eMigrate services among citizens across India. This awareness campaign aims to educate potential migrant workers about the benefits and procedures involved in using eMigrate services.

Common Service Centres (CSCs)

●It is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) which aims to provide electronic services to villages in rural India.

●CSCs are not just service delivery points but also promote rural entrepreneurship and build rural capacities and livelihoods.

●The CSC e-Governance Services India Limited is a Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC SPV) that monitors the implementation of the CSC scheme.

●CSCs enable three vision areas: digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens.

●The CSC 2.0 Scheme aims to expand the self-sustaining CSC network to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats for the delivery of various electronic services. This includes strengthening and integrating existing 100,000 CSCs and making operational an additional 1.5 lakh CSCs in Gram Panchayats.