Lok Sabha Question No. 5892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Beneficiaries of e-Shram Platform and PM-SYM Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## BENEFICIARIES OF E-SHRAM PLATFORM AND PM-SYM SCHEME

†5892. SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH:

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

- (a) the detail of number of unorganised sector workers registered on the e-Shram platforms in the country, State/UT-wise, including Maharashtra, especially Washim-Yavatmal Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b)  the  details  of  total  number  of  male  and  female  beneficiaries registered  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan  (PMSYM) scheme in the country, especially, district-wise in Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of number of subscribers/beneficiaries who have exited or  in  the  Country  withdrawn  from  the  said  scheme  since  its inception, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  the  details  of  total  funds  disbursed  and  utilised  under  the  said scheme in Maharashtra, since its inception, year-wise?

## 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) 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  22 nd   March  2026,  over  31.57  crore  unorganised  workers  have already been registered on eShram portal.

State/UTs-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal including Maharashtra is at annexure-I.

District-wise  details  of  unorganised  workers  registered  on eShram portal in Maharasthtra including Washim-Yavatmal districts is at annexure-II.

State-wise details of beneficiaries exited or withdrawn from Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan  (PM-SYM)  scheme  since  its inception is at annexure-III.

The Pradhan Mantri Shram  Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme was launched in February,  2019  in  order  to  provide  old  age protection to the workers of unorganised sector. This is a voluntary and contributory  pension  scheme.  Under  the  scheme,  a  monthly  assured pension  of  Rs.  3000/-  is  provided  to  the  unorganised  workers  after attaining the age of 60 years. The workers in the age group of 18 to 40 years whose monthly income is Rs. 15000/- or less and not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS  (Govt.  funded)  are  eligible  to  join  the  scheme.  The monthly contribution amount ranges from Rs. 55/- to Rs.200/-, depending upon the entry age of the beneficiary. Under the scheme, 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution is paid by the Central Government.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5892 for 30.03.2026 regarding 'Beneficiaries of e-Shram Platform and PM-SYM Scheme' raised by Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh.

State/UTs-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal including Maharashtra as on 22.03.2026.

| S.No.   | State/UTs                                    | Registration Count   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 35,419               |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                               | 88,40,868            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 2,16,911             |
| 4       | Assam                                        | 78,29,459            |
| 5       | Bihar                                        | 3,23,23,679          |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                   | 1,91,074             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                 | 86,46,065            |
| 8       | Delhi                                        | 36,35,585            |
| 9       | Goa                                          | 89,246               |
| 10      | Gujarat                                      | 1,23,60,794          |
| 11      | Haryana                                      | 54,27,456            |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                             | 20,20,589            |
| 13      | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 36,38,908            |
| 14      | Jharkhand                                    | 98,27,703            |
| 15      | Karnataka                                    | 1,10,64,262          |
| 16      | Kerala                                       | 61,15,894            |
| 17      | Ladakh                                       | 35,753               |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                                  | 2,868                |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,93,17,062          |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                  | 1,84,36,633          |
| 21      | Manipur                                      | 4,72,060             |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                    | 3,64,762             |
| 23      | Mizoram                                      | 73,275               |
| 24      | Nagaland                                     | 2,44,187             |
| 25      | Odisha                                       | 1,37,07,293          |
| 26      | Puducherry                                   | 1,99,340             |
| 27      | Punjab                                       | 59,36,839            |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                    | 1,53,01,433          |
| 29      | Sikkim                                       | 50,707               |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                   | 96,72,058            |
| 31      | Telangana                                    | 46,60,529            |
| 32      | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 76,131               |
| 33      | Tripura                                      | 9,03,329             |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                | 8,43,48,002          |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                                  | 31,13,658            |
| 36      | West Bengal                                  | 2,65,73,460          |
|         | Total Registration                           | 31,57,53,291         |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5892  for  30.03.2026  regarding  'Beneficiaries  of  e-Shram  Platform  and  PM-SYM Scheme' raised by Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh.

District-wise  details  of  unorganised  workers  registered  on  eShram  portal  in  Maharasthtra including Washim-Yavatmal districts as on 22.03.2026.

| S.No.   | Districts                 | Registration Count   |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 1       | Ahilyanagar               | 5,20,615             |
| 2       | Akola                     | 4,56,736             |
| 3       | Amravati                  | 7,02,790             |
| 4       | Beed                      | 3,94,712             |
| 5       | Bhandara                  | 4,43,083             |
| 6       | Buldhana                  | 5,41,530             |
| 7       | Chandrapur                | 5,69,632             |
| 8       | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 7,25,611             |
| 9       | Dharashiv                 | 2,82,526             |
| 10      | Dhule                     | 4,07,256             |
| 11      | Gadchiroli                | 3,30,055             |
| 12      | Gondia                    | 5,04,896             |
| 13      | Hingoli                   | 2,75,004             |
| 14      | Jalgaon                   | 9,25,268             |
| 15      | Jalna                     | 3,68,676             |
| 16      | Kolhapur                  | 6,98,417             |
| 17      | Latur                     | 3,56,498             |
| 18      | Mumbai                    | 5,28,048             |
| 19      | Mumbai Suburban           | 5,80,496             |
| 20      | Nagpur                    | 8,79,415             |
| 21      | Nanded                    | 5,61,199             |
| 22      | Nandurbar                 | 3,07,675             |
| 23      | Nashik                    | 7,65,547             |
| 24      | Palghar                   | 6,33,502             |
| 25      | Parbhani                  | 2,69,635             |
| 26      | Pune                      | 8,69,227             |
| 27      | Raigad                    | 3,62,054             |
| 28      | Ratnagiri                 | 2,42,175             |
| 29      | Sangli                    | 3,92,509             |
| 30      | Satara                    | 4,67,181             |
| 31      | Sindhudurg                | 1,61,004             |
| 32      | Solapur                   | 5,25,625             |
| 33      | Thane                     | 10,76,774            |
| 34      | Wardha                    | 2,88,318             |
| 35      | Washim                    | 2,83,225             |
| 36      | Yavatmal                  | 7,39,720             |
|         | Total Registration        | 1,84,36,634          |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5892  for  30.03.2026  regarding  'Beneficiaries  of  e-Shram  Platform  and  PM-SYM Scheme' raised by Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh.

State-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  exited  or  withdrawn  from  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) scheme since its inception as on 10.03.2026.

|   S. No . | State/UTs                                    | No of Voluntary Exited   |   No of Involuntary Exited (Death cases) |   No of Revival |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 35                       |                                        1 |               2 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                               | 788                      |                                        7 |             127 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 120                      |                                        0 |               1 |
|         4 | Assam                                        | 443                      |                                        2 |             101 |
|         5 | Bihar                                        | 1,976                    |                                       18 |             610 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                                   | 41                       |                                        0 |               2 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,451                    |                                       29 |             178 |
|         8 | Delhi                                        | 200                      |                                        3 |              71 |
|         9 | Goa                                          | 9                        |                                        0 |               2 |
|        10 | Gujarat                                      | 2,328                    |                                       36 |             232 |
|        11 | Haryana                                      | 17,601                   |                                      155 |             296 |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh                             | 515                      |                                       12 |              91 |
|        13 | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 786                      |                                        4 |              73 |
|        14 | Jharkhand                                    | 1,313                    |                                        4 |             214 |
|        15 | Karnataka                                    | 645                      |                                       20 |             223 |
|        16 | Kerala                                       | 117                      |                                        0 |              65 |
|        17 | Ladakh                                       | 10                       |                                        1 |               0 |
|        18 | Lakshadweep                                  | 1                        |                                        0 |               0 |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,515                    |                                       21 |             350 |
|        20 | Maharashtra                                  | 5,324                    |                                       62 |             704 |
|        21 | Manipur                                      | 43                       |                                        0 |              11 |
|        22 | Meghalaya                                    | 41                       |                                        0 |               4 |
|        23 | Mizoram                                      | 38                       |                                        1 |               4 |
|        24 | Nagaland                                     | 889                      |                                        1 |              11 |
|        25 | Odisha                                       | 1,578                    |                                       35 |             479 |
|        26 | Puducherry                                   | 13                       |                                        0 |              12 |
|        27 | Punjab                                       | 502                      |                                        5 |              40 |
|        28 | Rajasthan                                    | 1,225                    |                                       27 |             295 |
|        29 | Sikkim                                       | 6                        |                                        0 |               0 |
|        30 | Tamil Nadu                                   | 570                      |                                        9 |             151 |
|        31 | Telangana                                    | 229                      |                                        3 |             115 |
|        32 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 10                       |                                        0 |               3 |
|        33 | Tripura                                      | 201                      |                                        6 |             124 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                                | 4,720                    |                                       69 |             822 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                                  | 439                      |                                        6 |              54 |
|        36 | West Bengal                                  | 1,649                    |                                       26 |             925 |