Lok Sabha Question No. 3320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: e-SHRAM Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3320

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## e-SHRAM PORTAL

3320. MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)whether the Government has any data on the number of informal workers in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the number of informal workers registered on the e-SHRAM portal
- as on date;
- (d)whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  challenges  faced  by workers  in  terms  of  language  and  technological  barriers  in  the registration process for e-SHRAM;
- (e)if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  simplify  the registration process to make the portal more accessible to informal workers across the country; and
- (f)whether the Government has conducted any training workshops for officers in Common Service Centres to assist workers in registering on the platform, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (f): The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched eShram portal (eshram.gov.in) nationwide on 26 th  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 09 th  December 2024, over  30.45  crore  unorganised  workers  have  been  registered  on eShram portal. State/ UT wise detail of registration of unorganised workers on eShram portal is annexed.

eShram registration portal is available in multiple languages. Ministry has taken steps such as registration camps and awareness drives to raise awareness and to expedite the registration on eShram portal. These camps are organised by Ministry from time to  time  in  coordination  with  Common  Service  Centre  (CSC)  and Dattopant  Thengadi  National  Board  for  Workers  Education  and Development (DTNBWED).  Social media campaigns are also being used  to  spread  awareness  among  workers  to  register  on  eShram. State Seva Kendras (SSKs) were on boarded to facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers. eShram is on boarded on Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG app) to increase  reach  among  workers  and  provide  registration/update facility at the convenience of their mobile phones.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3320 for 16.12.2024 regarding 'e-Shram Portal'

(i) State/UT wise registration of unorganised workers on eShram portal as on 09.12.2024

| S.No.   | State/UTs                                    | Total Registrations   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 32,330                |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                               | 81,31,892             |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1,97,887              |
| 4       | Assam                                        | 75,72,428             |
| 5       | Bihar                                        | 2,95,72,870           |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                   | 1,85,017              |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                 | 85,24,479             |
| 8       | Delhi                                        | 34,57,018             |
| 9       | Goa                                          | 75,479                |
| 10      | Gujarat                                      | 1,18,78,665           |
| 11      | Haryana                                      | 53,51,389             |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                             | 19,81,879             |
| 13      | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 35,31,501             |
| 14      | Jharkhand                                    | 95,99,240             |
| 15      | Karnataka                                    | 1,03,36,899           |
| 16      | Kerala                                       | 60,05,225             |
| 17      | Ladakh                                       | 33,393                |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                                  | 2,792                 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,84,21,762           |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                  | 1,73,05,458           |
| 21      | Manipur                                      | 4,51,694              |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                    | 3,25,860              |
| 23      | Mizoram                                      | 64,942                |
| 24      | Nagaland                                     | 2,31,526              |
| 25      | Odisha                                       | 1,35,32,618           |
| 26      | Puducherry                                   | 1,89,258              |
| 27      | Punjab                                       | 57,67,014             |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                    | 1,42,63,016           |
| 29      | Sikkim                                       | 42,110                |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                   | 88,92,235             |
| 31      | Telangana                                    | 44,47,080             |
| 32      | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 74,343                |
| 33      | Tripura                                      | 8,84,652              |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                | 8,37,37,987           |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                                  | 30,53,939             |
| 36      | West Bengal                                  | 2,64,02,829           |
|         | Total                                        | 30,45,58,706          |