Lok Sabha Question No. 1590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## E-SHRAM PORTAL

†1590. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the State-wise registration of gig and platform workers in the country on the e-Shram portal is functioning properly and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the registration of gig and platform workers in Maharashtra on the e-Shram portal has been completed;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the number and details of such registered workers particularly in Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency, district-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  benefits  such  as Employees State  Insurance  (ESI)  or  Provident  Fund  (PF)  to  the registered gig workers and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the progress made so far in the implementation of provisions relating to platform-based employment under the Code on Social Security, 2020; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to establish a separate social security fund for gig and delivery workers under Central schemes, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): 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) including platform workers, migrant workers etc. The e-Shram portal registers the unorganised workers including gig and platform workers and  provides  them  a  Universal  Account  Number  (UAN)  on  a  selfdeclaration basis.

As  on  3 rd   February  2026,  over  31.50  crore  unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal.

State-wise details of platform based gig workers registered  on  the  eShram  portal  is  at  annexure-I  and  district-wise details of platform based gig workers registered on the eShram portal in  Maharashtra  including  Parbhani  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  is  at annexure-II.

For  the  first  time  the  definition  of  'gig  workers'  and 'platform  workers'  and  provisions  related  to  the  same  have been provided in the Code on Social Security, 2020 which has come into force on 21.11.2025.

The Code provides for framing of suitable social security measures for gig workers and platform workers on matters relating to  life  and  disability  based  cover,  accident  insurance,  health  and maternity  benefits,  old  age  protection,  etc.  The  Code  provides  for setting  up  of  a  Social  Security  Fund  to  finance  these  welfare schemes.  The  Code  also  has  provisions  to  constitute  a  National Social Security Board for the purposes of the welfare of gig workers and platform workers.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1590 for 09.02.2026 regarding 'e-Shram Portal' raised by Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav.

State-wise details of platform based gig workers registered on the eShram portal as on 03.02.2026.

|   S.No. | State/Uts                                    | Registration Count   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 195                  |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                               | 39,225               |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 686                  |
|       4 | Assam                                        | 27,601               |
|       5 | Bihar                                        | 1,10,024             |
|       6 | Chandigarh                                   | 2,671                |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                                 | 6,141                |
|       8 | Delhi                                        | 49,648               |
|       9 | Goa                                          | 923                  |
|      10 | Gujarat                                      | 34,985               |
|      11 | Haryana                                      | 20,426               |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,869                |
|      13 | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 3,499                |
|      14 | Jharkhand                                    | 15,994               |
|      15 | Karnataka                                    | 37,990               |
|      16 | Kerala                                       | 11,228               |
|      17 | Ladakh                                       | 48                   |
|      18 | Lakshadweep                                  | 4                    |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh                               | 34,895               |
|      20 | Maharashtra                                  | 1,35,324             |
|      21 | Manipur                                      | 695                  |
|      22 | Meghalaya                                    | 815                  |
|      23 | Mizoram                                      | 147                  |
|      24 | Nagaland                                     | 570                  |
|      25 | Odisha                                       | 16,855               |
|      26 | Puducherry                                   | 488                  |
|      27 | Punjab                                       | 15,356               |
|      28 | Rajasthan                                    | 38,518               |
|      29 | Sikkim                                       | 321                  |
|      30 | Tamil Nadu                                   | 32,098               |
|      31 | Telangana                                    | 30,063               |
|      32 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 137                  |
|      33 | Tripura                                      | 2,063                |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh                                | 1,31,273             |
|      35 | Uttarakhand                                  | 6,203                |
|      36 | West Bengal                                  | 54,942               |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1590 for 09.02.2026 regarding 'e-Shram Portal' raised by Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav.

District-wise  details  of  platform  based  gig  workers  registered  on  the  eShram  portal  in  Maharshtra including Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency as on 03.02.2026.

|   S.No. | Districts                 | Registration Count   |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Ahilyanagar               | 704                  |
|       2 | Ahmednagar                | 3,148                |
|       3 | Akola                     | 2,670                |
|       4 | Amravati                  | 2,745                |
|       5 | Aurangabad                | 2,414                |
|       6 | Beed                      | 5,193                |
|       7 | Bhandara                  | 802                  |
|       8 | Buldhana                  | 3,288                |
|       9 | Chandrapur                | 2,119                |
|      10 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 1,265                |
|      11 | Dharashiv                 | 515                  |
|      12 | Dhule                     | 1,188                |
|      13 | Gadchiroli                | 839                  |
|      14 | Gondia                    | 936                  |
|      15 | Hingoli                   | 1,242                |
|      16 | Jalgaon                   | 2,755                |
|      17 | Jalna                     | 1,257                |
|      18 | Kolhapur                  | 3,307                |
|      19 | Latur                     | 4,880                |
|      20 | Mumbai                    | 4,864                |
|      21 | Mumbai Suburban           | 13,142               |
|      22 | Nagpur                    | 6,210                |
|      23 | Nanded                    | 2,609                |
|      24 | Nandurbar                 | 882                  |
|      25 | Nashik                    | 4,485                |
|      26 | Osmanabad                 | 1,341                |
|      27 | Palghar                   | 3,674                |
|      28 | Parbhani                  | 2,645                |
|      29 | Pune                      | 15,982               |
|      30 | Raigad                    | 3,764                |
|      31 | Ratnagiri                 | 2,390                |
|      32 | Sangli                    | 2,197                |
|      33 | Satara                    | 8,697                |
|      34 | Sindhudurg                | 866                  |
|      35 | Solapur                   | 2,164                |
|      36 | Thane                     | 12,103               |
|      37 | Wardha                    | 1,385                |
|      38 | Washim                    | 1,755                |
|      39 | Yavatmal                  | 2,902                |