Lok Sabha Question No. 4067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Facilities for Unorganised Workers during Disasters and Epidemics
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## FACILITIES FOR UNORGANISED WORKERS DURING DISASTERS AND EPIDEMICS

†4067. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

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

- (a)whether  the  livelihood  of  workers,  labourers  and  employees working  in  the  unorganized  sector  across  the  country  has  been adversely affected during the last five years and the current year due  to  epidemic/natural  disasters  and  other  reasons  in  Uttar Pradesh,  particularly  in  Shravasti  and  Balrampur  aspirational districts;
- (b)if so, the steps taken by the Government and State Governments so  far  to  provide  relief,  assistance  and  re-employment  to  such affected workers, labourers and employees along with the number of such people benefited;
- (c)whether the Government has ensured that all eligible workers of the said districts have registered on the e-Shram portal and got the assistance thereon, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)if not, the number of such workers which have been registered on e-Shram portal or have not been able to get assistance thereon along  with  the  various  special  measures  being  taken  by  the
- Government for them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): The primary responsibility of disaster management rests with  the  State  Government  concerned.  The  Central  Government, wherever required, supplements the efforts of the State Governments by  providing  logistic  and  financial  support  in  cases  of  natural disasters of severe nature.

The  State  Governments  provide  financial  relief  to  the affected  people  in  the  event  of  notified  natural  disasters  which includes  floods  and  landslides,  from  the  State  Disaster  Response Fund  (SDRF),  already  placed  at  its  disposal,  in  accordance  with approved items and norms of Government of India. However, in the event of disaster of a severe nature additional financial assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid  down  procedure, which includes an assessment based on the visit  of  an  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT).  The  financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

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  29th  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.

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) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4067 for 18.08.2025 regarding 'Facilities for Unorganised Workers during Disasters and Epidemics'

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

|   S.No | State/UT                       | 2022        | 2023      | 2024      | 2025     |
|--------|--------------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
|      1 | ANDAMAN AND 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 AND DAMAN AND 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 (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4067 for 18.08.2025 regarding 'Facilities for Unorganised Workers during Disasters and Epidemics'

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

| S. No.       |                   | 2023             | 2024             | 2025             | Total            |
|--------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|              | State             | Assistance given | Assistance given | Assistance given | Assistance given |
| 1 Andhra     | Pradesh           | 49               | 94               | 2                | 145              |
| 2            | Assam             |                  |                  |                  | 0                |
| 3 Bihar      | 1                 |                  | 5                |                  | 6                |
| 4            | Chandigarh        |                  |                  |                  | 0                |
| 5            | Chhattisgarh      |                  | 20               |                  | 20               |
| 6 Gujarat    | 17                |                  | 54               | 3                | 74               |
| 7 Haryana    | 1                 |                  | 16               | 1                | 18               |
| 8 Himachal   | Pradesh           |                  | 4                |                  | 4                |
| 9            | Jammu and Kashmir |                  |                  | 1                | 1                |
| 10 Jharkhand | 24                | 57               |                  | 1                | 82               |
| 11 Karnataka | 18                | 12               |                  |                  | 30               |
| 12           | Kerala            |                  | 20               |                  | 20               |
| 13 Madhya    | Pradesh           |                  | 11               | 1                | 12               |
| 14           | Maharashtra       |                  | 2                | 2                | 4                |
| 15           | Odisha            |                  |                  |                  | 0                |
| 16           | Punjab            |                  |                  |                  | 0                |
| 17           | Rajasthan         |                  | 15               | 1                | 16               |
| 18           | Tamil Nadu        |                  | 13               | 5                | 18               |
| 19           | Telangana         |                  | 18               | 2                | 20               |
| 20           | Tripura           |                  | 5                |                  | 5                |
| 21           | Uttar Pradesh     |                  | 149              | 13               | 162              |
| 22           | Uttarakhand       |                  | 5                | 3                | 8                |
| Grand Total  | Grand Total       | 110              | 500              | 35               | 645              |

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

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