Lok Sabha Question No. 2353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Number of Registrations on e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS ON E-SHRAM PORTAL

2353. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a)the percentage of targeted number of registrations e-Shram portal achieved till date, State-wise including district-wise in Jharkhand; (b)the details of targeted number of registrations decided for each State;
- (c)the number of unorganised workers registered on the said portal,
- State-wise including Delhi, Jharkhand and Bihar; and
- (d)whether the Government has formulated any scheme to provide financial assistance and other benefits to the workers registered on the said portal and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched e-Shram portal on 26.08.2021 for registration and creation of a Comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers. It allows an unorganised worker to register himself/ herself on the portal on self-declaration basis, under 400 occupations in 30 broad occupation sectors. As on 11.12.2023,  over  29.22  crore  unorganised  workers  have  already registered on e-Shram portal.

The targets for registration in e-Shram have been estimated  at  State  level.  Details  of  State-wise  fixed  targets  and number of unorganised workers registered under the e-Shram portal including Delhi, Jharkhand and Bihar are at Annexure I and district wise registration in Jharkhand State are at Annexure II.

Contd..2/-

The benefits extended to the workers registered on the eShram portal are detailed below:

- (i) Provision has been added in e-Shram to share construction workers' data with States/ UTs to facilitate their registration in respective Building  and  other  Construction  Workers (BoCW) boards.
- (ii) e-Shram has been integrated with National Career Service (NCS) Portal. An unorganised worker including gig & platform worker can register on NCS using his/ her Universal Account Number (UAN) and search for suitable job opportunities. An option/ link has also been provided to registrants on e-Shram portal to seamlessly register on NCS.
- (iii) e-Shram is also integrated with Pradhan Mantri Shram-yogi Maandhan  (PM-SYM).  PM-SYM  is  a  pension  scheme  for unorganised  workers  who  are  aged  between  18-40  years. Using Universal Account Number (e-Shram), any unorganised worker  including  platform  worker  can  easily  register  on Maandhan portal.
- (iv) To provide skill enhancement and apprenticeship opportunities to unorganised  worker  including platform worker, e-Shram has been integrated with Skill India Digital portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- (v) e-Shram is also integrated with myScheme portal. myScheme is a National Platform that aims to offer one-stop search and discovery of the  Government  schemes.  It provides an innovative, technology-based solution to discover scheme information based upon the eligibility of the citizen.  This  integration  helps  the  unorganised  workers registered  on  e-Shram  portal  to  find  the  right  Government schemes for them as per their eligibility. It also guides on how to apply for different Government schemes

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2353  FOR  18.12.2023  REGARDING  NUMBER  OF REGISTRATIONS ON E-SHRAM PORTAL

State wise fixed targets and number of unorganised workers registered under the e-Shram portal including Delhi, Jharkhand, and Bihar are as under:

| S. No.   | State                                  | Target       | Total Registration (As On 11.12.2023)   | Target Achieved   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 6,66,07,163  | 8,31,92,358                             | 124.90%           |
| 2        | Odisha                                 | 1,29,79,773  | 1,33,64,767                             | 102.97%           |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh                           | 82,42,144    | 83,72,061                               | 101.58%           |
| 4        | Uttarakhand                            | 31,50,240    | 30,01,409                               | 95.28%            |
| 5        | West Bengal                            | 2,78,90,604  | 2,61,54,561                             | 93.78%            |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 20,86,547    | 19,48,208                               | 93.37%            |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 38,09,769    | 34,23,418                               | 89.86%            |
| 8        | Jharkhand                              | 1,08,06,305  | 92,68,884                               | 85.77%            |
| 9        | Bihar                                  | 3,49,43,979  | 2,88,70,018                             | 82.62%            |
| 10       | Tripura                                | 11,67,542    | 8,60,147                                | 73.67%            |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh                         | 2,39,00,510  | 1,73,71,694                             | 72.68%            |
| 12       | Assam                                  | 99,69,971    | 70,97,706                               | 71.19%            |
| 13       | Haryana                                | 78,97,313    | 52,85,556                               | 66.93%            |
| 14       | Punjab                                 | 84,39,584    | 55,61,743                               | 65.90%            |
| 15       | Gujarat                                | 1,78,84,271  | 1,14,83,768                             | 64.21%            |
| 16       | Delhi                                  | 52,39,058    | 33,19,576                               | 63.36%            |
| 17       | Kerala                                 | 99,95,844    | 59,34,560                               | 59.37%            |
| 18       | Rajasthan                              | 2,26,89,152  | 1,33,07,533                             | 58.65%            |
| 19       | Chandigarh                             | 3,24,372     | 1,76,857                                | 54.52%            |
| 20       | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1,50,92,950  | 80,41,110                               | 53.28%            |
| 21       | Manipur                                | 8,65,632     | 4,23,364                                | 48.91%            |
| 22       | Puducherry                             | 3,95,791     | 1,83,298                                | 46.31%            |
| 23       | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 1,72,402     | 73,415                                  | 42.58%            |
| 24       | Karnataka                              | 1,89,17,552  | 78,28,723                               | 41.38%            |
| 25       | Maharashtra                            | 3,44,80,382  | 1,39,62,565                             | 40.49%            |
| 26       | Telangana                              | 1,07,83,075  | 42,88,708                               | 39.77%            |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                             | 2,17,95,554  | 85,44,078                               | 39.20%            |
| 28       | Ladakh                                 | 80,926       | 31,610                                  | 39.06%            |
| 29       | Nagaland                               | 6,29,914     | 2,20,851                                | 35.06%            |
| 30       | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 4,39,728     | 1,45,083                                | 32.99%            |
| 31       | Meghalaya                              | 9,42,678     | 3,09,181                                | 32.80%            |
| 32       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands               | 1,16,770     | 30,426                                  | 26.06%            |
| 33       | Sikkim                                 | 1,93,270     | 36,525                                  | 18.90%            |
| 34       | Mizoram                                | 3,46,988     | 63,075                                  | 18.18%            |
| 35       | Goa                                    | 4,44,150     | 65,508                                  | 14.75%            |
| 36       | Lakshadweep                            | 20,491       | 2,504                                   | 12.22%            |
| Total    | Total                                  | 38,37,42,394 | 29,22,44,848                            | 76.16%            |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a) to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2353  FOR  18.12.2023  REGARDING  NUMBER  OF REGISTRATIONS ON E-SHRAM PORTAL

District wise number of unorganised workers registered under the e-Shram portal for Jharkhand State are as under:

| S. No   | District            | Total Registration (As On 11.12.2023)   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1       | Giridih             | 7,39,094                                |
| 2       | Ranchi              | 6,71,708                                |
| 3       | Palamu              | 6,57,768                                |
| 4       | Dhanbad             | 5,85,604                                |
| 5       | Bokaro              | 5,62,987                                |
| 6       | Hazaribagh          | 5,58,313                                |
| 7       | Deoghar             | 5,25,428                                |
| 8       | Garhwa              | 5,04,732                                |
| 9       | East Singhbum       | 4,63,761                                |
| 10      | Dumka               | 3,88,365                                |
| 11      | Godda               | 3,75,385                                |
| 12      | Chatra              | 3,68,074                                |
| 13      | Sahebganj           | 3,46,748                                |
| 14      | West Singhbhum      | 3,38,474                                |
| 15      | Pakur               | 2,86,512                                |
| 16      | Saraikela Kharsawan | 2,77,113                                |
| 17      | Gumla               | 2,70,263                                |
| 18      | Ramgarh             | 2,53,660                                |
| 19      | Jamtara             | 2,45,438                                |
| 20      | Latehar             | 2,27,818                                |
| 21      | Koderma             | 2,14,360                                |
| 22      | Lohardaga           | 1,50,848                                |
| 23      | Simdega             | 1,44,220                                |
| 24      | Khunti              | 1,12,211                                |
| Total   | Total               | 92,68,884                               |

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