Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 21 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## E-SHRAM PORTAL

## 21. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a)whether it is a fact that on an average 60,000-90000 registrations per
- day are being done on e-Shram Portal;
- (b)if so, the details of current number of unorganised workers registered on  e-Shram  Portal  and  the  key  social  security  benefits  they  are accessing through this portal;
- (c)the  details  of  steps  taken  to  ensure  seamless  integration  of  State Government  portals  with  e-Shram  Portal  for  improving  last-mile connectivity;
- (d)the specific social security schemes integrated with e-Shram Portal and the manner in which these align w ith the 'One Nation -One Ration Card' and other key programmes; and
- (e)the details of plans for further expansion of welfare schemes on e-
- Shram Portal to cover all eligible unorganised workers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  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) verified and seeded with Aadhaar. eShram portal is meant to register and  support  the  unorganised  workers  by  providing  them  a  Universal Account Number (UAN).

In  October  2024,  on  an  average  about  60,000  registrations happened  on  eShram  per  day  and  a  single  day  registration  reached 97,839  on  09.10.2024.  As  on  19 th   November  2024,  over  30.40  crore declaration  basis.  The  key  social  security  benefits  extended  to  the unorganised  workers  have  registered  on  eShram  portal,  on  a  selfunorganised workers through eShram portal are as follows:

- (i). eShram has  been integrated  with  National  Career  Service  (NCS) Portal. An unorganised 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 registrant on eShram portal to seamlessly register on NCS.
- (ii). 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 UAN (eShram), any unorganised worker can easily register on Maandhan portal.
- (iii). To provide skill enhancement and apprenticeship opportunities to unorganised worker, eShram has been integrated with Skill India Digital portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- (iv). 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, technologybased  solution  to  discover  scheme  information  based  upon  the eligibility of the citizen.

Further, Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  has  also 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,  through  eShram.  So  far, twelve  (12)  Social  Security/  Welfare  Schemes  have  been  integrated/ mapped with eShram which includes:  -  One  Nation  One  Ration  Card, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, National Social Assistance Programme (Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme, Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, National Family Benefit Scheme) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY-G), etc.

eShram data is being shared with State/ UTs Labour Departments through integration and Data Sharing Portal (DSP) based on  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  and  guidelines  prepared  by Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  in  consultation  with  National Informatics Centre (NIC), Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and States/ UTs.  All States/UTs have been on boarded on Data Sharing Portal (DSP) and 10 States/UTs have completed integration.

Integration of Social Security/ Welfare Schemes with eShram is a continuous process.

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