Lok Sabha Question No. 569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Unorganised and Gig Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 569 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## UNORGANISED AND GIG WORKERS

## 569.  SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government held consultations with labour unions/associations representing unorganised and gig workers before launching the e-SHRAM portal;
- (b)if  so,  the  names of these associations as well details of meetings held thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  included  labour  unions/associations representing  unorganised  and  gig  workers  in  the  e-SHRAM  portal registration  process  to  help  workers  get  registered  and  if  so,  the names of these associations thereof;
- (d)the number of labourers/workers who are eligible to register on eSHRAM portal, State-wise;
- (e)the  number  of  labourers/workers  registered  till  now  on  e-SHRAM
- portal since its launch in August 2021, State-wise;
- (f)whether the Government has set up any physical centres to assist workers  in  the  registration  process  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- and
- (g)the  data  privacy  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  safeguard the registered workers' data?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. Prior to the launch of e-SHRAM portal, interaction was held with Trade Union Leaders. During  the  interaction,  features and objectives behind the development and launch of e-SHRAM portal were  explained.  The  Labour  Unions/  Associations  who  attended  the e-SHRAM discussion session  held on  24th August  2021 are   Bhartiya Contd..2/-

Mazdoor  Sangh  (BMS),  Hind  Mazdoor  Sabha  (HMS),  Centre  of  Indian Trade  Union  (CITU),  All  India  Trade  Union  Congress  (AITUC),  Trade Union Coordination Centre (TUCC), Self Employed Women's Association  (SEWA),  United  Trades  Union  Congress  (UTUC),  National Front of India Trade Unions (NFITU)

- (c): The ministry has been conducting regular interactions with the  Trade  Union  Associations  of  unorganised  and  gig  workers  with regard to registrations in the e-SHRAM portal.
- (d) & (e): Any  unorganised  worker  having  age  lying  between  16-59 years,  who  is  not  a  member  of  EPFO/ESIC,  and  not  a  member  of Government services/PSUs and not an income-tax payee is eligible to register on  e-SHRAM  portal.  The  State-wise  number  of  workers registered on e-SHRAM portal as on 31/01/2023 is as per Annexure.
- (f): Workers  can  self-enrol  themselves  on  e-SHRAM  portal.  eSHRAM has provided multi-channel registration facility to unorganised workers  across  country.  Common  Service  Centre-Special  Purpose Vehicle  with  its  more  than  4  lakh  Village  Level  Entrepreneurs  have been  onboarded  to  provide  registration  facilities  to  workers  on  eSHRAM.  State  Sewa  Kendras  (SSKs)  have  also  been  onboarded  to facilitate  unorganised  workers  in  registration  process.  e-SHRAM  has also  been  integrated  with  UMANG  mobile  application  to  provide registration facility to the unorganised workers through a mobile app.
- (g): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) guidelines related to Security and privacy of data, maintenance of data vault to store such information, security audit of portal and other best practices are being implemented to safeguard the data of registered workers.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (d) & (e) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 569 for 06.02.2023 regarding 'Unorganised and Gig Workers' raised by Shri Karti P. Chidambaram.

| Sl.No.   | State                                  | Total Registration [as on 31.01.2023]   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands               | 28,477                                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                         | 79,07,981                               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 1,40,405                                |
| 4        | Assam                                  | 69,22,940                               |
| 5        | Bihar                                  | 2,85,53,787                             |
| 6        | Chandigarh                             | 1,74,078                                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                           | 82,53,697                               |
| 8        | Delhi                                  | 32,51,071                               |
| 9        | Goa                                    | 55,773                                  |
| 10       | Gujarat                                | 91,36,520                               |
| 11       | Haryana                                | 52,52,989                               |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                       | 19,23,013                               |
| 13       | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 33,67,355                               |
| 14       | Jharkhand                              | 91,36,018                               |
| 15       | Karnataka                              | 73,84,000                               |
| 16       | Kerala                                 | 59,03,354                               |
| 17       | Ladakh                                 | 28,668                                  |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                            | 2,425                                   |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                         | 1,68,69,468                             |
| 20       | Maharashtra                            | 1,34,44,317                             |
| 21       | Manipur                                | 4,04,682                                |
| 22       | Meghalaya                              | 2,86,788                                |
| 23       | Mizoram                                | 58,198                                  |
| 24       | Nagaland                               | 2,18,571                                |
| 25       | Odisha                                 | 1,33,25,936                             |
| 26       | Puducherry                             | 1,76,361                                |
| 27       | Punjab                                 | 54,95,385                               |
| 28       | Rajasthan                              | 1,27,82,019                             |
| 29       | Sikkim                                 | 24,082                                  |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                             | 83,52,759                               |
| 31       | Telangana                              | 40,69,680                               |
| 32       | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 72,846                                  |
| 33       | Tripura                                | 8,44,264                                |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                          | 8,30,04,110                             |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                            | 29,71,660                               |
| 36       | West Bengal                            | 2,57,82,641                             |
| Total    | Total                                  | 28,56,06,318                            |

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