Lok Sabha Question No. 674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Features of eShram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Kripanath Mallah, Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## FEATURES OF ESHRAM PORTAL

674.  DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a)the salient features of the eShram Portal;
- (b)the details of the number of unorganized workers registered under this portal across the country including Assam, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan;
- (c)the  details  of  the  benefits  being  provided  to  the  unorganized workers through this portal across the country including Assam, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan;
- (d)the details of the target fixed in the country;
- (e)the  details  of  the  achievements  made  so  far  along  with  its response within the country; and
- (f)whether  the  Government  has  made  available  new  features  in eShram Portal to enhance utility of the portal and facilitate ease of  registration  for  unorganised  workers  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f): The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  has  launched eShram  portal  on  26.08.2021  for  registration  and  creation  of  a Comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers. It allows an unorganised worker to register himself or herself on the portal on self-declaration basis, under 400 occupations in 30 broad occupation sectors.

The details  of  targets  fixed  and  number  of  unorganized workers registered/  achievements under the eShram portal across the  country  including  Assam,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Rajasthan  are  at Annexure.

Salient features and new development on eShram portal and  the  benefits  extended  to  the  unorganised  workers  through eShram portal are as follows:

- (i) The registration in the portal is fully Aadhaar verified and Aadhaar seeded. Any unorganised worker can register himself or herself on the portal on a self-declaration basis.
- (ii)  Provision has been added in eShram to capture family details of migrant  workers.  Provision  has  been  added  in  eShram  to  share construction workers' data with States/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  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.
- (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  can  easily  register  on Maandhan portal.
- (v)  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.

(vi)  eShram registrant, who is registered on NCS can also avail digital trainings through DigiSaksham programme.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  674  FOR  24.07.2023  REGARDING  'FEATURES  OF  ESHRAM  PORTAL' RAISED  BY  DR.  KALANIDHI  VEERASWAMY:  SHRI  KRIPNATH  MALLAH:  SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA.

| SN   | State                                  | Target       | Total Registration (As on 16th July 2023)   | Target Achieved   |
|------|----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 1,16,770     | 29,132                                      | 24.95%            |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1,50,92,950  | 79,94,843                                   | 52.97%            |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 4,39,728     | 1,42,416                                    | 32.39%            |
| 4    | Assam                                  | 99,69,971    | 69,78,738                                   | 70.00%            |
| 5    | Bihar                                  | 3,49,43,979  | 2,86,30,249                                 | 81.93%            |
| 6    | Chandigarh                             | 3,24,372     | 1,74,562                                    | 53.82%            |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                           | 82,42,144    | 83,21,764                                   | 100.97%           |
| 8    | Delhi                                  | 52,39,058    | 32,64,306                                   | 62.31%            |
| 9    | Goa                                    | 4,44,150     | 63,243                                      | 14.24%            |
| 10   | Gujarat                                | 1,78,84,271  | 1,13,36,534                                 | 63.39%            |
| 11   | Haryana                                | 78,97,313    | 52,70,748                                   | 66.74%            |
| 12   | Himachal Pradesh                       | 20,86,547    | 19,29,705                                   | 92.48%            |
| 13   | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 38,09,769    | 34,03,237                                   | 89.33%            |
| 14   | Jharkhand                              | 1,08,06,305  | 92,05,615                                   | 85.19%            |
| 15   | Karnataka                              | 1,89,17,552  | 76,27,655                                   | 40.32%            |
| 16   | Kerala                                 | 99,95,844    | 59,11,462                                   | 59.14%            |
| 17   | Ladakh                                 | 80,926       | 30,858                                      | 38.13%            |
| 18   | Lakshadweep                            | 20,491       | 2,455                                       | 11.98%            |
| 19   | Madhya Pradesh                         | 2,39,00,510  | 1,71,29,337                                 | 71.67%            |
| 20   | Maharashtra                            | 3,44,80,382  | 1,36,83,405                                 | 39.68%            |
| 21   | Manipur                                | 8,65,632     | 4,06,785                                    | 46.99%            |
| 22   | Meghalaya                              | 9,42,678     | 3,01,681                                    | 32.00%            |
| 23   | Mizoram                                | 3,46,988     | 58,626                                      | 16.90%            |
| 24   | Nagaland                               | 6,29,914     | 2,19,971                                    | 34.92%            |
| 25   | Odisha                                 | 1,29,79,773  | 1,33,42,697                                 | 102.80%           |
| 26   | Puducherry                             | 3,95,791     | 1,79,009                                    | 45.23%            |
| 27   | Punjab                                 | 84,39,584    | 55,06,671                                   | 65.25%            |
| 28   | Rajasthan                              | 2,26,89,152  | 1,29,63,849                                 | 57.14%            |
| 29   | Sikkim                                 | 1,93,270     | 30,770                                      | 15.92%            |
| 30   | Tamil Nadu                             | 2,17,95,554  | 84,72,510                                   | 38.87%            |
| 31   | Telangana                              | 1,07,83,075  | 42,08,826                                   | 39.03%            |
| 32   | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 1,72,402     | 73,257                                      | 42.49%            |
| 33   | Tripura                                | 11,67,542    | 8,51,997                                    | 72.97%            |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                          | 6,66,07,163  | 8,30,59,804                                 | 124.70%           |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                            | 31,50,240    | 29,79,587                                   | 94.58%            |
| 36   | West Bengal                            | 2,78,90,604  | 2,58,54,350                                 | 92.70%            |
|      | Total                                  | 38,37,42,394 | 28,96,40,654                                | 75.48%            |

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