48(1)

48(a) Every unorganised worker, who has completed sixteen years of age shall be required to be registered under section 113, on the designated Portal of the Central Government.

48(b) The eligible unorganised worker shall make an application for registration on a self-declaration basis, electronically, with Aadhaar and such other documents and in such form as specified by the Central Government, through general or special order, for that purpose.

48(c) The Central Government, shall provide a facility such as mobile app or any other application facilitating the eligible unorganised workers to register themselves on the designated Portal of the Central Government. In order to avail the facility of self-registration, an unorganised worker, shall be required to establish his identity through Aadhaar and other documents as prescribed by the Central Government through general or special order.

48(d) It shall be the responsibility of the appropriate Government to register their specific set of eligible unorganised workers within their geographical area of the State/UT or jurisdiction, as the case may be, on the designated Portal of the Central Government.

48(e) On completion of registration, such eligible worker, if not already in possession of a Universal Account Number, shall be issued such a number or any other such unique number through the designated Portal of the Central Government.

48(f) Every eligible registered unorganised worker shall be issued a digital identity card bearing his photograph and other details as specified by the Central Government for such purpose, through general or special order, and such digital card shall be downloadable from the designated Portal of the Central Government.

48(g) In order to be eligible for any benefit under any scheme framed under the Code for unorganised workers, the appropriate Government may notify specific conditions for eligibility, as it deemed fit, in addition to registration on the designated Portal of the Central Government.

48(h) The appropriate Government shall access the information from the designated Portal of the Central Government for delivery of benefits of the social security schemes to the eligible unorganised workers.

48(i) The eligible unorganised worker, shall be required to update their particulars such as address, occupation, mobile number, skill or any other particulars from time to time, as may be specified by the appropriate Government and in the absence of such updation, any unorganised worker, may not be eligible to avail benefits of the social security schemes notified under the Code and applicable on him.

48(j) The services of business correspondents of the Department of Posts, Common Service Centres or e-sewa kendras of the Central Government or the State Government or any other such agency as may be decided by the appropriate Government may be utilised for facilitating the registration, updation of particulars of, and delivery of welfare schemes for, unorganised workers.