Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Workers Registered in e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria, Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 147

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## WORKERS REGISTERED IN E-SHRAM PORTAL

†*147. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA: SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a)the number of workers in the unorganized sector registered in the eShram portal till 2022, State-wise incuding Jharkhand;
- (b)the type of social security being provided to the workers linked to the e-Shram portal by the Union Government;
- (c)whether  the  workers  registered  in  the  e-Shram  portal  are  being provided  sufficient  employment  during  Covid  pandemic,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d)the initiative of the Government to utilise the e-Shram portal for the delivery of schemes to unorganised workers; and
- (e)the steps taken by the Government to ensure maximum registration
- on e-Shram in all villages and districts of the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. **                                                   ******

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *147 TO BE  ANSWERED  ON 13.02.2023 BY SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA  & SHRI JAYANT SINHA REGARDING WORKERS REGISTERED IN E-SHRAM PORTAL.

- (a): State-wise  count  of  registrations  including  Jharkhand  on  eSHRAM portal till 31st December, 2022 is annexed.
- (b) &(c): e-SHRAM portal was launched on 26th August, 2021, which was after the COVID pandemic subsided. e-SHRAM has been integrated  with  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maan-dhan  (PM-SYM) scheme through which any unorganised worker can register to enrol for pension benefits under the scheme. e-SHRAM portal has also been integrated with National Career Services (NCS) to provide job opportunities  to  unorganised  workers.  The  workers  can  apply  for various available job openings/ opportunities on NCS as per their skills, education and experience.
- (d): Ministry  has  developed  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  to share e-SHRAM data with States/ UTs. Based on this SOP, data sharing guidelines have  been shared with all the States &  UTs. Pilot integration  for  Data  Sharing  with  Haryana  has  been  completed. SOP/Guidelines to share e-SHRAM data with Central Ministries/Departments  is  also  under  finalization.  The  e-SHRAM  data may  be  used  by  the  respective  States/  UTs/  Central  Ministries  for delivery of schemes to the unorganised workers.
- (e): e-SHRAM portal can be accessed through url: https://eShram.gov.in/.  Ministry  has  onboarded  services  of  Common Service  Centres  (CSC)  and  State  Sewa  Kendras  (SSKs)  to  facilitate workers in the registration process. e-SHRAM has also been integrated with  UMANG  (Unified  Mobile  Application  for  New-age  Governance) mobile application, through which workers can register on e-SHRAM, update  their  details  and  download  Universal  Account  Number  (UAN) card using their mobiles.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *147 for 13.02.2023.

State-wise count of registrations including Jharkhand on eShram portal till 31 st December 2022 is as under:

| Sl.No   | State                                        | Total Registrations   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 8,29,88,073           |
| 2       | BIHAR                                        | 2,85,31,705           |
| 3       | WEST BENGAL                                  | 2,57,42,622           |
| 4       | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 1,68,25,175           |
| 5       | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 1,33,84,893           |
| 6       | ODISHA                                       | 1,33,20,014           |
| 7       | RAJASTHAN                                    | 1,27,48,263           |
| 8       | JHARKHAND                                    | 91,19,684             |
| 9       | GUJARAT                                      | 91,07,473             |
| 10      | TAMILNADU                                    | 83,11,915             |
| 11      | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 82,42,237             |
| 12      | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 78,77,639             |
| 13      | KARNATAKA                                    | 73,13,170             |
| 14      | ASSAM                                        | 68,92,991             |
| 15      | KERALA                                       | 59,02,220             |
| 16      | PUNJAB                                       | 54,93,649             |
| 17      | HARYANA                                      | 52,44,430             |
| 18      | TELANGANA                                    | 40,28,938             |
| 19      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 33,54,810             |
| 20      | DELHI                                        | 32,48,331             |
| 21      | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 29,70,503             |
| 22      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 19,21,821             |
| 23      | TRIPURA                                      | 8,43,374              |
| 24      | MANIPUR                                      | 4,04,085              |
| 25      | MEGHALAYA                                    | 2,83,531              |
| 26      | NAGALAND                                     | 2,18,409              |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 1,76,253              |
| 28      | CHANDIGARH                                   | 1,73,917              |
| 29      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 1,40,041              |
| 30      | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 72,799                |
| 31      | MIZORAM                                      | 58,089                |
| 32      | GOA                                          | 51,663                |
| 33      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 28,410                |
| 34      | LADAKH                                       | 28,388                |
| 35      | SIKKIM                                       | 23,110                |
| 36      | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 2,411                 |
|         | TOTAL 28,50,75,036                           | TOTAL 28,50,75,036    |

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