Lok Sabha Question No. 4609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: e-Migrate Portal 2.0
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel, Shri Anurag Sharma, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Tejasvi Surya, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, Smt. D K Aruna, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4609

ANSWERED ON - 20/03/2026

E-MIGRATE PORTAL 2.0

## 4609. SHRI TEJASVI SURYA

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL

SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL

DR. HEMANG JOSHI

SMT. D K ARUNA

SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI

SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO

SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR

SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH

SHRI MITESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI PATEL

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO

SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of integration of the e-Migrate portal with Common Services Centres (CSCs) for expanding the outreach of emigrants services at the grassroot level;

- (b)   the   facilities   provided   under   the   portal   for   grievance   redressal, multilingual access and 24×7 helpline support for migrant workers;
- (c) the status of integration with Digi Locker and digital payment systems to enable secure and paperless processing;
- (d) the total number of workers registered on the e-Migrate portal during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (e) the details of monitoring mechanism in place to prevent exploitation and ensure welfare of Indian workers abroad through the portal?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a to e)   The eMigrate portal, which facilitates emigration process of Indian   nationals   holding   Emigration   Check   Required   (ECR)   passports seeking employment in any of the notified ECR countries, makes the emigration   process   fully   digital,   transparent,   safe   and   humane.   It seamlessly brings all stakeholders, including Foreign Employers (FEs), registered Recruiting Agents (RAs) and the prospective emigrants on a common platform and also enables capturing a comprehensive database. A dedicated helpline and support system is also available to assist emigrants   and   other   stakeholders   to   address   any   query/issue.   The advisories/alerts on fake job offers and fraudulent/illegal recruitment agencies are also hosted on the portal.

Common Service Centres (CSCs), which are operated by Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs), serve as access points for delivery of Governmentto-Citizen (G2C) e-services at the grassroot level.   The integration of CSC with e-Migrate allows the CSC to register job aspirants, specifically from rural and remote areas, on e-Migrate, submit their application for Emigration Clearance (EC) for employment in ECR countries, tracking their EC application, purchase of Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (PBBY) policy,

submission of grievances and their redressal.  The integration also allows multi-lingual access and 24x7 helpline for Indian workers.

Digilocker   is   integrated   with   e-Migrate   portal. The   portal   is   also integrated with SBI ePay and PayU gateways, for online payment towards services available on e-Migrate.

Ministry maintains data in respect of Indian workers, holding Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports, proceeding for employment to any of the notified ECR countries, through e-Migrate portal.   The total number of workers who have been issued Emigration Clearance (EC) through eMigrate portal for employment abroad during the last three years is given below:

|   Number of ECs Issued during the last three years through e- Migrate portal |   Number of ECs Issued during the last three years through e- Migrate portal |   Number of ECs Issued during the last three years through e- Migrate portal |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                         2023 |                                                                         2024 |                                                                         2025 |
|                                                                       398316 |                                                                       387067 |                                                                       449110 |

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