Lok Sabha Question No. 2384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Registration and Compensation under e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Varun Chaudhry

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## REGISTRATION AND COMPENSATION UNDER e-SHRAM PORTAL

2384. SHRI VARUN CHAUDHRY:

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

(a)the details of the number of labourers registered under e-shram portal during the last three years and the current year, year and State/UT-wise; (b)the details of the number of compensation cases registered and settled during the last three years and the current year, year and State-wise; and (c)the details of the amount of compensation disbursed during the last three years and the current year, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): 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 29 th  July 2025, over 30.97 crore unorganised workers have already registered on eShram portal.

State-wise and year-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal during the last three years including current year is at annexure-I.

- (b) & (c): The guidelines to process accidental death/ disability claims on eShram through ex-gratia, in line with Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), were issued on 24.08.2023. As per the guidelines, unorganised workers  registered  on  eShram  between  the  period  from  26.08.2021  and 31.03.2022 and those who met with an accident during the aforesaid period shall be entitled for Rupees Two lakh in case of accidental death or total irrecoverable disability and Rupees One lakh in case of partial irrecoverable disability.

State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  ex-gratia  benefit  under eShram during the last three years including current year is at annexure-II. **                                                     *****

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2384 for 04.08.2025 regarding 'Registration and Compensation under e-Shram Portal'

State-wise and Year-wise details of unorganised worker registered under eShram portal during the last three years including current year as on 29.07.2025:

|   S.No | State/UT                     | 2022        | 2023      | 2024      | 2025     |
|--------|------------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
|      1 | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS   | 10,926      | 2,186     | 1,870     | 2,010    |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH               | 53,35,622   | 1,70,074  | 92,328    | 4,68,400 |
|      3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH            | 95,410      | 5,305     | 54,604    | 9,955    |
|      4 | ASSAM                        | 19,98,205   | 2,22,198  | 4,67,467  | 1,26,992 |
|      5 | BIHAR                        | 1,26,20,753 | 3,98,940  | 6,80,287  | 4,04,206 |
|      6 | CHANDIGARH                   | 71,010      | 3,442     | 7,714     | 2,871    |
|      7 | CHHATTISGARH                 | 27,53,607   | 1,40,097  | 1,51,333  | 67,445   |
|      8 | DELHI                        | 15,42,248   | 80,270    | 1,52,706  | 90,014   |
|      9 | GOA                          | 42,012      | 14,491    | 9,851     | 6,844    |
|     10 | GUJARAT                      | 57,76,917   | 23,96,258 | 3,94,476  | 2,74,747 |
|     11 | HARYANA                      | 25,71,540   | 46,464    | 68,543    | 44,768   |
|     12 | HIMACHAL PRADESH             | 11,19,018   | 28,813    | 32,479    | 19,282   |
|     13 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR            | 15,30,314   | 73,193    | 1,22,193  | 47,771   |
|     14 | JHARKHAND                    | 25,36,459   | 1,59,991  | 3,28,091  | 83,209   |
|     15 | KARNATAKA                    | 49,80,082   | 5,63,811  | 25,81,511 | 4,23,963 |
|     16 | KERALA                       | 11,23,035   | 37,443    | 69,908    | 54,912   |
|     17 | LADAKH                       | 23,368      | 3,334     | 1,734     | 1,220    |
|     18 | LAKSHADWEEP                  | 2,263       | 102       | 303       | 35       |
|     19 | MADHYA PRADESH               | 1,22,08,686 | 5,74,658  | 10,82,737 | 4,29,377 |
|     20 | MAHARASHTRA                  | 96,81,137   | 6,68,817  | 33,13,422 | 4,78,299 |
|     21 | MANIPUR                      | 66,512      | 24,830    | 23,764    | 10,653   |
|     22 | MEGHALAYA                    | 1,63,825    | 25,859    | 16,798    | 25,901   |
|     23 | MIZORAM                      | 49,772      | 5,072     | 1,830     | 7,260    |
|     24 | NAGALAND                     | 34,224      | 2,542     | 10,863    | 6,667    |
|     25 | ODISHA                       | 6,09,564    | 48,014    | 1,79,804  | 54,722   |
|     26 | PUDUCHERRY                   | 71,787      | 7,081     | 6,408     | 5,073    |
|     27 | PUNJAB                       | 8,01,714    | 83,664    | 1,97,814  | 84,410   |
|     28 | RAJASTHAN                    | 89,69,134   | 6,33,121  | 9,42,996  | 5,56,125 |
|     29 | SIKKIM                       | 18,390      | 13,626    | 5,448     | 6,525    |
|     30 | TAMIL NADU                   | 37,71,438   | 2,39,373  | 3,69,465  | 3,86,955 |
|     31 | TELANGANA                    | 21,45,618   | 2,73,329  | 1,55,069  | 83,180   |
|     32 | NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMANAND DIU | 34,566      | 723       | 1,017     | 967      |
|     33 | TRIPURA                      | 1,40,523    | 20,031    | 22,451    | 10,174   |
|     34 | UTTAR PRADESH                | 2,00,26,516 | 2,75,511  | 5,13,367  | 2,18,238 |
|     35 | UTTARAKHAND                  | 20,56,409   | 32,492    | 52,103    | 27,162   |
|     36 | WEST BENGAL                  | 23,18,784   | 4,34,537  | 2,34,555  | 69,621   |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2384 for 04.08.2025 regarding 'Registration and Compensation under e-Shram Portal'.

State-wise and Year-wise details of ex-gratia benefit under eShram during the last three years including current year as on 29.07.2025:

| S.           |                   | 2023     | 2023    | 2024     | 2024    | 2025     | 2025    | Total    | Total   |
|--------------|-------------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
| No.          | State             | Approved | Settled | Approved | Settled | Approved | Settled | Approved | Settled |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh    | 55       | 49      | 96       | 94      | 4        | 2       | 155      | 145     |
| 2            | Assam             |          |         |          |         | 2        |         | 2        | 0       |
| 3            | Bihar             | 1        | 1       | 5        | 5       | 1        |         | 7        | 6       |
| 4            | Chandigarh        |          |         |          |         | 1        |         | 1        | 0       |
| 5            | Chhattisgarh      |          |         | 21       | 20      |          |         | 21       | 20      |
| 6 Gujarat    | 17                |          | 17      | 58       | 54      | 4        | 3       | 79       | 74      |
| 7 Haryana    | 1                 |          | 1       | 16       | 16      | 3        | 1       | 20       | 18      |
| 8            | Himachal Pradesh  |          |         | 4        | 4       | 2        |         | 6        | 4       |
| 9            | Jammu and Kashmir |          |         | 3        |         | 1        | 1       | 4        | 1       |
| 10 Jharkhand | 27                |          | 24      | 62       | 57      | 1        | 1       | 90       | 82      |
| 11           | Karnataka         | 19       | 18      | 12       | 12      |          |         | 31       | 30      |
| 12           | Kerala            |          |         | 22       | 20      | 1        |         | 23       | 20      |
| 13           | Madhya Pradesh    |          |         | 11       | 11      | 1        | 1       | 12       | 12      |
| 14           | Maharashtra       |          |         | 2        | 2       | 5        | 2       | 7        | 4       |
| 15           | Odisha            |          |         |          |         | 3        |         | 3        | 0       |
| 16           | Punjab            |          |         |          |         | 7        |         | 7        | 0       |
| 17           | Rajasthan         |          |         | 17       | 15      | 10       | 1       | 27       | 16      |
| 18           | Tamil Nadu        |          |         | 13       | 13      | 7        | 5       | 20       | 18      |
| 19           | Telangana         |          |         | 24       | 18      | 2        | 2       | 26       | 20      |
| 20           | Tripura           |          |         | 5        | 5       |          |         | 5        | 5       |
| 21           | Uttar Pradesh     |          |         | 165      | 149     | 40       | 13      | 205      | 162     |
| 22           | Uttarakhand       |          |         | 8        | 5       | 3        | 3       | 11       | 8       |
| Grand Total  | Grand Total       | 120      | 110     | 544      | 500     | 98       | 35      | 762      | 645     |

Year-wise details of amount released under ex-gratia benefit in eShram as on 29.07.2025.

| Financial Year   |   Amount (In Crore) |
|------------------|---------------------|
| 2023-24          |                6.79 |
| 2024-25          |                5.2  |
| 2025-26          |                2.46 |