Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: E-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Talari Rangaiah, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 41

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## E-SHRAM PORTAL

41. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  launched  e-Shram  Portal  and  if  so,  the details thereof and aims and objective behind the move;
- (b)the  number  of  workers  from  unorganized  sector  who  have  been
- registered on e-Shram Portal;
- (c)the details of benefits of various welfare schemes that will be available to workers after joining the portal;
- (d)whether the Government has been able to create a National database of  unorganized  workers  with  the  launch  of  the  portal  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e)the States that have largest number of registration under the portal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ministry of Labour & Employment has developed e-SHRAM portal which  is  a  National  Database  of  the  Unorganised  Workers  seeded  with Aadhaar.  It  has  been  launched  on  26.08.2021  and  made  available  to  the States/ UTs for the registration of unorganised workers on e-SHRAM portal. As  on  23rd   November,  2021,  8.97  crore  unorganised  workers  have  been registered  on  e-SHRAM  portal.  All  eligible  registered  unorganised  workers will  get  benefit  of  an  accidental  insurance  cover  of  Rs  2.0  Lakh  for  a  year free of cost through Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). One of the key objectives of the portal is to deliver the benefits of Social Security Schemes  of  Central  and  State  Governments  through  e-SHRAM  portal.  The state wise registration of unorganised workers as on 23.11.2021 is annexed.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 41 for 29.11.2021 regarding 'E-Shram portal'.

| Total number of registrations (State-wise) as on 23.11.2021   | Total number of registrations (State-wise) as on 23.11.2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UTs                                                     | Total Registrations                                           |
| WEST BENGAL                                                   | 20738944                                                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                 | 16895325                                                      |
| ODISHA                                                        | 11991330                                                      |
| BIHAR                                                         | 9851614                                                       |
| JHARKHAND                                                     | 4574599                                                       |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                  | 3861246                                                       |
| PUNJAB                                                        | 2993120                                                       |
| MADHYAPRADESH                                                 | 2918427                                                       |
| RAJASTHAN                                                     | 2287001                                                       |
| ASSAM                                                         | 2158169                                                       |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                   | 1970974                                                       |
| KERALA                                                        | 1527178                                                       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                | 1491161                                                       |
| KARNATAKA                                                     | 1110785                                                       |
| TAMIL NADU                                                    | 1059229                                                       |
| GUJARAT                                                       | 939575                                                        |
| TELANGANA                                                     | 653210                                                        |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                             | 614064                                                        |
| HARYANA                                                       | 476020                                                        |
| TRIPURA                                                       | 422507                                                        |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                   | 328111                                                        |
| DELHI                                                         | 319413                                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                              | 138906                                                        |
| NAGALAND                                                      | 130856                                                        |
| MANIPUR                                                       | 113753                                                        |
| MEGHALAYA                                                     | 46315                                                         |
| CHANDIGARH                                                    | 42669                                                         |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                    | 24586                                                         |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                             | 7042                                                          |
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS                                     | 6271                                                          |
| MIZORAM                                                       | 5135                                                          |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMANANDDIU                      | 5010                                                          |
| GOA                                                           | 3058                                                          |
| SIKKIM                                                        | 2711                                                          |
| LADAKH                                                        | 1020                                                          |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                   | 171                                                           |
| Total                                                         | 89709505                                                      |

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