Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Awareness regarding e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Mukesh Rajput

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

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## AWARENESS REGARDING e-SHRAM PORTAL

†*226. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT: SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

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

- (a)the details of financial assistance or welfare schemes linked with the e-Shram portal for registered workers along with the number of registered workers in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b)the  scheme  and  the  strategies  adopted  by  the  Government  to increase  awareness  regarding  the  said  e-Shram  Portal  and  to encourage registration among unorganized sector workers particularly in rural and hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh;
- (c)if  so,  the  proposed  major  improvements  or  updates  likely  to  be made on the e-Shram Portal in future; and
- (d)the manner in which the said system is likely to be evolved to meet the changing needs of unorganized sector workers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

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

STATEMENT REFERED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 226* FOR 17.03.2025 ' AWARENESS REGARDING ESHRAM PORTAL' RAISED BY SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT AND SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP, MPS.

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched eShram portal  (eshram.gov.in)  on  26th  August  2021  for  creation  of  a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. eShram portal is meant to register and support the  unorganised  workers  by  providing  them  a  Universal  Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis.

As  on  9 th   March  2025,  over  30.70  crore  unorganised workers have registered on eShram portal including over 19.89 Lakh unorganised workers from the State of Himachal Pradesh.

In keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement on developing eShram as a One-Stop-Solution for unorganized workers to have access to various social security schemes, Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the eShram -'One -StopSolution' on 21st October  2024.  eShram -'One -StopSolution'  entails  integration  of different  social  security/  welfare  schemes  at  single  portal  i.e. eShram. This enables unorganised workers registered on eShram to access social security schemes and see benefits availed by them so far, through eShram.

So far, 13 schemes  of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/ mapped with the eShram including  Pradhan  Mantri  Street  Vendors  Atmanirbhar  Nidhi  (PMSVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), National Family Benefit Scheme  (NFBS), Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY-G), Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban (PMAY-U) and Pradhan Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY).

Steps taken by the Ministry to address challenges in the registration  process  and  increase  awareness  among  unorganised workers including rural and hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh are:

- i. Holding periodic review meeting with States/UTs.
- ii. Regular meeting with Common Services Centre (CSC)
- iii. To  provide  employment  and  skilling  opportunities,  eShram  is integrated with National Career Service (NCS) and Skill India Digital Portal.
- iv. To  facilitate  enrolment  under  pension  scheme,  eShram  is integrated with  Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM).
- v. To  offer  one-stop  search  and  discovery  of  the  Government schemes, eShram is integrated with myScheme portal.
- vi. SMS campaign to create awareness.

vii. Social media platforms are also being used to spread awareness  among  workers  to  register  on  eShram.  State  Seva Kendras  (SSKs)  and  services  of  Common  Service  Centres  were onboarded to facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers.

- viii. eShram  is  also  onboarded  on  Unified  Mobile  Application  for New-age  Governance  (UMANG  app),  to  increase  reach  among  the workers and provide registration/ update facility at the convenience of their mobile.
- ix. To enhance the accessibility of the eShram portal, the Ministry of Labour and Employment launched multilingual functionality on the eShram portal on 7th January 2025, using the Bhashini platform. This enhancement now allows workers to use eShram portal in 22 Indian languages, improving accessibility and promoting inclusivity for all.

To enhance the availability and accessibility of eShram and its associated services to unorganised workers, the Ministry of Labour  and  Employment  officially  launched  the  eShram  mobile application on 24th February 2025. This application facilitates realtime  access  to  welfare  schemes  integrated  with  the  eShram platform, thereby significantly strengthening both accessibility and user convenience.

The  enrolment  on  the  portal  to  meet  the  needs  of unorganised workers is an ongoing and continuous process. With due diligence changes in the portal is carried out as per the requirement.

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