Lok Sabha Question No. 1827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Status of e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1827 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## STATUS OF e-SHRAM PORTAL

1827. DR. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE:

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

- (a)the total number of unorganised sector workers registered under the e-Shram portal, State, gender and occupational category-wise breakdown;
- (b)the number of registered workers who have availed benefits under the social security schemes linked to the e-Shram portal;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  conducted  assessments  on  the effectiveness of the e-Shram portal in improving access to welfare schemes, and if so, the key findings of these assessments; and (d)the  steps  being  taken  to  address  challenges  in  the  registration process and to achieve 100% registration of unorganised sector workers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  launched  eShram portal (eshram.gov.in) on 26 th 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 3 rd  March 2025, over 30.68 crore unorganised  workers  have  already  registered  on  eShram  portal,  with more than half of them being female (53.68%).

State-wise,  gender-wise  and  occupational  category-wise, registration  details  are  at  Annexure  I,  Annexure  II  and  Annexure  III respectively.

In keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement 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  so cial 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, 13 schemes of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/  mapped  with  the  eShram 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 Act  (MGNREGA),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY-G), Ayushman  Bharat -Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY), Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana -Urban  (PMAY-U)  and  Pradhan  Mantri Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Maan  Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY).

To evaluate the effectiveness of eShram portal, a third party evaluation/impact  assessment  of  eShram  has  been  taken  up  by  the

Quality Council of India (QCI).

Steps  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  address  challenges  in  the registration  process  and  increase  awareness  among  unorganised workers include:

- i.
- Holding periodic review meeting with States/UTs.
- ii.
- Regular meeting with Common Services Centre (CSC).
- iii. To  provide  employment  and  skilling  opportunities,  eShram  is integrated  with  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  and  Skill  India  Digital Portal.
- iv. To facilitate enrolment under pension scheme, eShram is integrated with Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandan (PMSYM).
- v. To  offer  one-stop  search  and  discovery  of  the  Government schemes, eShram is integrated with myScheme portal.
- vi.
- SMS campaign to create awareness.
- vii. Social media platforms are also being used to spread awareness among workers to register on eShram. State Seva Kendras (SSKs) and services  of  Common  Service  Centres  were  onboarded  to  facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers.
- viii. eShram is also onboarded on Unified Mobile Application for Newage Governance (UMANG app), to increase reach among the workers and provide registration/ update facility at the convenience of their mobile.

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ix. To enhance the accessibility of the eShram portal, 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. x.  To  make  eShram  and  associated  services,  readily  available  to unorganized workers, the Ministry of Labour & Employment launched the eShram  mobile  application  on  24 th   February  2025.  This  application provides real-time access to welfare schemes integrated with eShram, significantly improving accessibility and convenience. ***                                              *****

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1827 for 10.03.2025 regarding 'Status of e-Shram Portal'

States/UTs wise number of unorganised workers registered on eShram, as on 3 rd March, 2025 is as under:

|   S.No. | State                       | Total Registrations   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 32,984                |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh              | 82,78,582             |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 2,04,159              |
|       4 | Assam                       | 76,25,041             |
|       5 | Bihar                       | 2,97,84,018           |
|       6 | Chandigarh                  | 1,86,256              |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                | 85,51,016             |
|       8 | Delhi                       | 35,20,346             |
|       9 | Goa                         | 77,670                |
|      10 | Gujarat                     | 1,19,51,388           |
|      11 | Haryana                     | 53,73,158             |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh            | 19,88,766             |
|      13 | Jammu And Kashmir           | 35,75,377             |
|      14 | Jharkhand                   | 96,37,220             |
|      15 | Karnataka                   | 1,06,87,903           |
|      16 | Kerala                      | 60,23,160             |
|      17 | Ladakh                      | 33,896                |
|      18 | Lakshadweep                 | 2,818                 |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh              | 1,86,69,796           |
|      20 | Maharashtra                 | 1,75,61,195           |
|      21 | Manipur                     | 4,55,685              |
|      22 | Meghalaya                   | 3,30,557              |
|      23 | Mizoram                     | 65,107                |
|      24 | Nagaland                    | 2,34,120              |
|      25 | Odisha                      | 1,35,67,509           |
|      26 | Puducherry                  | 1,90,711              |
|      27 | Punjab                      | 57,99,009             |
|      28 | Rajasthan                   | 1,45,78,594           |
|      29 | Sikkim                      | 42,833                |

| 30   | Tamil Nadu                                   | 90,69,411    |
|------|----------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 31   | Telangana                                    | 44,82,351    |
| 32   | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 74,771       |
| 33   | Tripura                                      | 8,89,395     |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                                | 8,38,24,946  |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                                  | 30,65,635    |
| 36   | West Bengal                                  | 2,64,38,711  |
|      | Total                                        | 30,68,74,094 |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1827 for 10.03.2025 regarding 'Status of e-Shram Portal'

Gender wise number of unorganised workers registered on eShram, as on 3 rd March, 2025 is as under:

| S. No   | Gender   | Registrations   |
|---------|----------|-----------------|
| 1       | Female   | 16,47,36,072    |
| 2       | Male     | 14,21,30,667    |
| 3       | Others   | 7,355           |
| Total   | Total    | 30,68,74,094    |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1827 for 10.03.2025 regarding 'Status of e-Shram Portal'

Occupation wise number of unorganised workers registered on eShram, as on 3 rd March, 2025 is as under:

| S.No.   | Occupation Sector                          | No of Registrations   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | Agriculture                                | 15,99,36,962          |
| 2       | Apparel                                    | 2,00,36,504           |
| 3       | Automobile &Transportation                 | 82,06,116             |
| 4       | Banking, Financial Services &Insurance     | 44,522                |
| 5       | Beauty &Wellness                           | 20,51,964             |
| 6       | Capital Goods &Manufacturing               | 64,21,937             |
| 7       | Construction                               | 2,77,31,452           |
| 8       | Domestic and Household Workers             | 2,89,04,451           |
| 9       | Education                                  | 51,56,353             |
| 10      | Electronics&HW                             | 49,86,500             |
| 11      | Food Industry                              | 14,06,177             |
| 12      | Gem &Jewellery                             | 10,13,275             |
| 13      | Glass &Ceramics                            | 2,86,619              |
| 14      | Handicrafts &Carpets                       | 23,19,790             |
| 15      | Healthcare                                 | 34,18,685             |
| 16      | Leather Industry Works                     | 60,69,527             |
| 17      | Mining                                     | 4,49,069              |
| 18      | Miscellaneous                              | 1,36,65,316           |
| 19      | Musical Instruments                        | 1,09,882              |
| 20      | Office Administration &Facility Management | 29,10,812             |
| 21      | Organised Retail                           | 87,678                |
| 22      | Printing                                   | 4,94,673              |
| 23      | Private Security                           | 4,52,043              |
| 24      | Professionals                              | 8,12,367              |
| 25      | Retail                                     | 23,41,729             |
| 26      | Service                                    | 2,93,228              |
| 27      | Textile &Handloom                          | 2,04,164              |
| 28      | Tobacco Industry                           | 26,89,300             |
| 29      | Tourism &Hospitality                       | 41,69,416             |
| 30      | Wood &Carpentry                            | 2,03,583              |
| Total   | Total                                      | 30,68,74,094          |