Lok Sabha Question No. 4064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Workers of Unorganised Sectors
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## WORKERS OF UNORGANISED SECTORS

†4064. SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

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

- (a)whether the Government has any data regarding the number of the
- workers engaged in the unorganised sectors;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c)the details of the ongoing schemes being implemented or likely to be implemented in near future for the workers in the unorganised sectors across the country;
- (d)the details of the criteria set for the said schemes;
- (e)the  details  of  the  people  benefitted  with  the  said  schemes  in Rajasthan, district-wise; and
- (f)the steps taken by the Government to ensure the social safety of the workers engaged in the unorganised sectors?

## 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) 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  12 th   August  2025,  over  30.99  crore  unorganised workers have already registered on eShram portal.

Any worker, engaged in the unorganised sector and is not (i) an income tax payee (ii) a member of ESIC or EPFO, is an unorganised worker. Any unorganised worker, who is aged between 16-59 years, is eligible to register on the eShram portal.

State/UT-wise  details  of  workers  engaged  in  unorganised sectors and district-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram in Rajasthan are at annexure-I and annexure-II.

In keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement 202425  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 21 st   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, fourteen (14) schemes of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/ mapped with the eShram to extend  benefits  and  access  to  social  security,  insurance  or  skill development  programmes  to  eShram  cardholders  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  scheme  (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban  (PMAY-U),  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), One Nation One  Ration  Card  (ONORC)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandna  Yojana (PMMVY).

Apart  from  the  above,  eShram  has  linkages  with  Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM), National Career Service (NCS), Skill  India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH),  Unified  Mobile  Application  for  New-age Governance (UMANG), Digital Locker (DigiLocker), myScheme and Open

Government Data Platform (OGD).

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 interact with eShram portal in 22 Indian languages, improving accessibility  and  promoting  inclusivity  for  all.  To  make  eShram  and associated  services,  readily  available  to  unorganized  workers,  the Ministry of Labour & Employment  launched the eShram  mobile application on 24th February 2025. This application provides real-time access  to  welfare  schemes  integrated  with  eShram,  significantly improving accessibility and convenience.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4064 for 18.08.2025 regarding 'Workers of Unorganised Sectors' .

State/UT-wise details of workers engaged in unorganised sectors are as under:

| State Name                                | Total       |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------|
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS                 | 34,494      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                            | 86,26,454   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                         | 2,10,070    |
| ASSAM                                     | 77,18,576   |
| BIHAR                                     | 3,00,41,767 |
| CHANDIGARH                                | 1,88,598    |
| CHHATTISGARH                              | 86,04,722   |
| DELHI                                     | 35,80,892   |
| GOA                                       | 83,116      |
| GUJARAT                                   | 1,21,85,535 |
| HARYANA                                   | 54,02,887   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                          | 20,04,049   |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                         | 36,00,123   |
| JHARKHAND                                 | 96,97,632   |
| KARNATAKA                                 | 1,08,93,719 |
| KERALA                                    | 60,68,417   |
| LADAKH                                    | 34,705      |
| LAKSHADWEEP                               | 2,843       |
| MADHYAPRADESH                             | 1,89,40,070 |
| MAHARASHTRA                               | 1,78,62,879 |
| MANIPUR                                   | 4,64,392    |
| MEGHALAYA                                 | 3,52,767    |
| MIZORAM                                   | 72,271      |
| NAGALAND                                  | 2,38,437    |
| ODISHA                                    | 1,36,11,166 |
| PUDUCHERRY                                | 1,94,933    |
| PUNJAB                                    | 58,65,729   |
| RAJASTHAN                                 | 1,49,19,023 |
| SIKKIM                                    | 48,976      |
| TAMIL NADU                                | 93,24,673   |
| TELANGANA                                 | 45,45,018   |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMANANDDIU | 75,445      |
| TRIPURA                                   | 8,96,650    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                             | 8,39,92,913 |
| UTTARAKHAND                               | 30,86,830   |
| WEST BENGAL                               | 2,64,83,035 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4064 for 18.08.2025 regarding 'Workers of Unorganised Sectors'.

District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram in Rajasthan are as under:

| Districts        | Total     |
|------------------|-----------|
| Jaipur           | 14,07,057 |
| Alwar            | 8,15,267  |
| Bharatpur        | 6,77,075  |
| Nagaur           | 6,69,645  |
| Barmer           | 6,27,421  |
| Jodhpur          | 6,09,382  |
| Bhilwara         | 6,07,426  |
| Ajmer            | 5,87,891  |
| Sikar            | 5,58,421  |
| Udaipur          | 4,45,111  |
| Jhalawar         | 4,35,917  |
| Dholpur          | 4,33,870  |
| Jhunjhunu        | 4,32,000  |
| Churu            | 4,30,608  |
| Bikaner          | 4,25,454  |
| Ganganagar       | 4,13,617  |
| Kota             | 4,07,805  |
| Hanumangarh      | 4,03,763  |
| Dausa            | 3,96,079  |
| Jalore           | 3,92,378  |
| Banswara         | 3,75,246  |
| Pali             | 3,73,673  |
| Karauli          | 3,62,737  |
| Tonk             | 3,58,346  |
| Sawai Madhopur   | 3,20,787  |
| Baran            | 3,17,542  |
| Chittorgarh      | 3,14,760  |
| Bundi            | 2,65,707  |
| Dungarpur        | 2,64,925  |
| Rajsamand        | 2,50,547  |
| Pratapgarh       | 2,12,919  |
| Sirohi           | 2,07,213  |
| Jaisalmer        | 1,15,409  |
| Didwana-Kuchaman | 1,270     |
| Balotra          | 853       |
| Beawar           | 785       |
| Khairthal-Tijara | 684       |
| Kotputli-Behror  | 558       |
| Salumbar         | 540       |
| Phalodi          | 392       |
| Deeg             | 205       |