Lok Sabha Question No. 2424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Functionalities/Services on e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## FUNCTIONALITIES/SERVICES ON E-SHRAM PORTAL

2424. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

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

- (a)whether the specific functionalities or services have been added to the e-Shram portal to improve coverage and support for gig workers
- in the economy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the number of recognised gig workers registered on this portal and
- provided benefits, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c)the manner in which new features of e-Shram portal will benefit these gig workers in terms of accessing social security and other welfare schemes;
- (d)whether  Government  has  initiated  any  awareness  campaigns  or outreach programs to educate unorganised workers and the benefits available on the e-Shram portal; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Government has launched eShram portal on 26.08.2021 for registration and creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized  Workers  including  gig  workers  and  platform  workers.  It allows a person to register himself or herself on the portal on a selfdeclaration basis, which is spread across around 400 occupations. A new module for platform workers was made live on eShram portal in September, 2022 to improve coverage of platform workers and since then over 51,000 platform workers have registered/updated their profile on e-Shram portal as platform workers through this module. Year-wise and  State-wise  number  of  the  platform  workers  registered  on  new module of eShram portal is annexed.

The  new  features  developed  on  eShram  portal  and  the benefits extended to the unorganised workers including gig and platform workers through eShram portal are as follows:

- (i) Provision has been added in eShram to capture family details of migrant workers.
- (ii) Provision  has  been  added  in  eShram  to  share  construction workers' data with Stat es/ UTs to facilitate their registration in respective  Building  and  other  Construction  Workers  (BoCW) boards.
- (iii) eShram 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  eShram  portal  to seamlessly register on NCS.
- (iv) eShram  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 (eShram), any unorganised worker including  platform  worker  can  easily  register  on  Maandhan portal.
- (v) To provide skill enhancement and apprenticeship opportunities to unorganised worker including platform worker, eShram has been integrated with Skill India Digital portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- (vi) eShram 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 eShram portal to find the right Government schemes for them as  per  their  eligibility.  It  also  guides  on  how  to  apply  for
- different Government schemes.

Further, this Ministry has taken several steps to raise awareness and to expedite the registration of unorganised workers on eShram portal. Many registration camps and drives are being organised by  Ministry  from  time  to  time  in  coordination  with  Common  Service Centre  (CSC).  Social  media  platforms  are  also  being  used  to  spread awareness among workers to register on e-shram. State Seva Kendra's (SSKs) and services of Common Service Centre's were on boarded to facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers. eShram is also on boarded 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.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2424 FOR 18.12.2023 REGARDING FUNCTIONALITIES/SERVICES ON ESHRAM PORTAL.

Year wise and state wise registration of platform workers on new module of platform workers eShram portal (As on 12 th  December 2023)

| Sn   | State                                  | From 26th Aug 2021 to 31st Dec 2021   | From 01st Jan 2022 to 31st Dec 2022   | From 01st Jan 2023 to 12th Dec 2023   | Total Registration   |
|------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | -                                     | 1                                     | 10                                    | 11                   |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                         | -                                     | 114                                   | 288                                   | 402                  |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                      | -                                     | 10                                    | 15                                    | 25                   |
| 4    | Assam                                  | -                                     | 7,255                                 | 2,282                                 | 9,537                |
| 5    | Bihar                                  | -                                     | 301                                   | 1,014                                 | 1,315                |
| 6    | Chandigarh                             | -                                     | 12                                    | 18                                    | 30                   |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                           | -                                     | 44                                    | 190                                   | 234                  |
| 8    | Delhi                                  | -                                     | 179                                   | 642                                   | 821                  |
| 9    | Goa                                    | -                                     | 3                                     | 17                                    | 20                   |
| 10   | Gujarat                                | -                                     | 209                                   | 1,758                                 | 1,967                |
| 11   | Haryana                                | -                                     | 71                                    | 332                                   | 403                  |
| 12   | Himachal Pradesh                       | -                                     | 20                                    | 61                                    | 81                   |
| 13   | Jammu and Kashmir                      | -                                     | 47                                    | 95                                    | 142                  |
| 14   | Jharkhand                              | -                                     | 100                                   | 430                                   | 530                  |
| 15   | Karnataka                              | -                                     | 233                                   | 931                                   | 1,164                |
| 16   | Kerala                                 | -                                     | 31                                    | 114                                   | 145                  |
| 17   | Ladakh                                 | -                                     | 4                                     | 3                                     | 7                    |
| 18   | Madhya Pradesh                         | -                                     | 220                                   | 1,148                                 | 1,368                |
| 19   | Maharashtra                            | -                                     | 626                                   | 2,131                                 | 2,757                |
| 20   | Manipur                                | -                                     | 6                                     | 14                                    | 20                   |
| 21   | Meghalaya                              | -                                     | 20                                    | 20                                    | 40                   |
| 22   | Mizoram                                | -                                     | 3                                     | 26                                    | 29                   |
| 23   | Nagaland                               | -                                     | 1                                     | 5                                     | 6                    |
| 24   | Odisha                                 | -                                     | 143                                   | 245                                   | 388                  |
| 25   | Puducherry                             | -                                     | 7                                     | 15                                    | 22                   |
| 26   | Punjab                                 | -                                     | 49                                    | 203                                   | 252                  |
| 27   | Rajasthan                              | -                                     | 224                                   | 1,264                                 | 1,488                |
| 28   | Sikkim                                 | -                                     | 5                                     | 12                                    | 17                   |
| 29   | Tamil Nadu                             | -                                     | 124                                   | 464                                   | 588                  |
| 30   | Telangana                              | -                                     | 190                                   | 1,053                                 | 1,243                |
| 31   | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | -                                     | 4                                     | 6                                     | 10                   |
| 32   | Tripura                                | -                                     | 17                                    | 52                                    | 69                   |
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh                          | -                                     | 497                                   | 1,656                                 | 2,153                |
| 34   | Uttarakhand                            | -                                     | 32                                    | 112                                   | 144                  |
| 35   | West Bengal                            | -                                     | 13,175                                | 10,422                                | 23,597               |
|      | Total                                  | -                                     | 23,977                                | 27,048                                | 51,025               |

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