Lok Sabha Question No. 5183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Utilisation of Funds allocated under eShram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## UTILISATION OF FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER ESHRAM PORTAL

†5183. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a)the details of utilisation of substantial amount from funds allocated under eShram portal;
- (b)if  so,  the  reasons  for  the  under-utilization  of  the  funds  along  with the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to take any measure to improve the utilization of the funds under eShram portal in the future; and (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): On  26.08.2021,  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has launched  eShram  portal,  a  National  Database  of  the  Unorganised Workers  (NDUW)  aged  between  16-59  seeded  with  Aadhaar.  As  on 26.03.2023, more than 28.78 crore unorganised workers have registered on the portal. State wise details of registration in eShram portal  are  annexed.  A  total  of  Rs.  704.01  crores  was  allocated  for NDUW for the period FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25 and funds to the tune of around Rs. 418 Crores has been utilized as on 24 th  March, 2023.

To further improve the utilization of fund Ministry has taken several steps to increase registration on eShram:

- I. eShram is providing multi-channel registration facility to unorganised workers across country. CSC-SPV along with its more than  4  lakh  Village  Level  Entrepreneurs  (VLEs)  have  been  on boarded to provide registration facilities at village level.
- II. States where CSC outreach in not prominent, State Sewa Kendras (SSKs) have been on boarded to facilitate registration of unorganised workers.
- III. eShram  has  been  integrated  with  UMANG  mobile  application  to provide on-the-go registration and updation facilities to unorganised workers.
- IV. Regular review meetings with CSC are being held to increase the pace of registration.
- V. IEC  (Information,  Education,  and  Communication)  funds  have  also been  released  to  the  states  so  that  they  can  plan  activities promoting more registrations.
- VI. Registration camps and drives are being organised by Ministry from time to time to mobilise workers  in unorganised  sector for registering on eShram.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  5183  for 03.04.2023 regarding 'Utilisation of funds allocated under e-Shram Portal'

## State wise registration vis-à-vis target on eShram portal as on 27.03.2023

| Sl.No                            | State                                        | Target                           | Total Registered                 | Target Achieved                  |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 6,66,07,163                      | 8,30,30,579                      | 124.66%                          |
| 2                                | ODISHA                                       | 1,29,79,773                      | 1,33,32,320                      | 102.72%                          |
| 3                                | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 82,42,144                        | 82,75,355                        | 100.40%                          |
| 4                                | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 31,50,240                        | 29,73,710                        | 94.40%                           |
| 5                                | WEST BENGAL                                  | 2,78,90,604                      | 2,58,14,852                      | 92.56%                           |
| 6                                | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 20,86,547                        | 19,24,751                        | 92.25%                           |
| 7                                | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 38,09,769                        | 33,86,012                        | 88.88%                           |
| 8                                | JHARKHAND                                    | 1,08,06,305                      | 91,71,721                        | 84.87%                           |
| 9                                | BIHAR                                        | 3,49,43,979                      | 2,85,83,549                      | 81.80%                           |
| 10                               | TRIPURA                                      | 11,67,542                        | 8,45,251                         | 72.40%                           |
| 11                               | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 2,39,00,510                      | 1,69,78,413                      | 71.04%                           |
| 12                               | ASSAM                                        | 99,69,971                        | 69,43,291                        | 69.64%                           |
| 13                               | HARYANA                                      | 78,97,313                        | 52,61,129                        | 66.62%                           |
| 14                               | PUNJAB                                       | 84,39,584                        | 54,99,080                        | 65.16%                           |
| 15                               | DELHI                                        | 52,39,058                        | 32,54,830                        | 62.13%                           |
| 16                               | GUJARAT                                      | 1,78,84,271                      | 1,06,18,844                      | 59.38%                           |
| 17                               | KERALA                                       | 99,95,844                        | 59,05,575                        | 59.08%                           |
| 18                               | RAJASTHAN                                    | 2,26,89,152                      | 1,28,36,139                      | 56.57%                           |
| 19                               | CHANDIGARH                                   | 3,24,372                         | 1,74,259                         | 53.72%                           |
| 20                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 1,50,92,950                      | 79,54,498                        | 52.70%                           |
| 21                               | MANIPUR                                      | 8,65,632                         | 4,05,798                         | 46.88%                           |
| 22                               | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 3,95,791                         | 1,76,574                         | 44.61%                           |
| 23                               | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 1,72,402                         | 73,017                           | 42.35%                           |
| 24                               | KARNATAKA                                    | 1,89,17,552                      | 75,29,782                        | 39.80%                           |
| 25                               | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 3,44,80,382                      | 1,35,39,819                      | 39.27%                           |
| 26                               | TAMIL NADU                                   | 2,17,95,554                      | 84,02,599                        | 38.55%                           |
| 27                               | TELANGANA                                    | 1,07,83,075                      | 41,45,727                        | 38.45%                           |
| 28                               | LADAKH                                       | 80,926                           | 29,524                           | 36.48%                           |
| 29                               | NAGALAND                                     | 6,29,914                         | 2,18,887                         | 34.75%                           |
| 30                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 4,39,728                         | 1,41,241                         | 32.12%                           |
| 31                               | MEGHALAYA                                    | 9,42,678                         | 2,91,775                         | 30.95%                           |
| 32                               | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 1,16,770                         | 28,564                           | 24.46%                           |
| 33                               | MIZORAM                                      | 3,46,988                         | 58,376                           | 16.82%                           |
| 34                               | GOA                                          | 4,44,150                         | 59,552                           | 13.41%                           |
| 35                               | SIKKIM                                       | 1,93,270                         | 25,558                           | 13.22%                           |
| 36                               | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 20,491                           | 2,450                            | 11.96%                           |
| 38,37,42,394 28,78,93,401 75.02% | 38,37,42,394 28,78,93,401 75.02%             | 38,37,42,394 28,78,93,401 75.02% | 38,37,42,394 28,78,93,401 75.02% | 38,37,42,394 28,78,93,401 75.02% |