Lok Sabha Question No. 5058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Registration on e-Shram Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. D Ravi Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5058

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## REGISTRATION ON E-SHRAM PORTAL

5058. DR. D RAVI KUMAR:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  unorganised  sector workers continue to face low wages and limited social security coverage, while e-Shram registrations crossed 29 crore by 2025 and many workers still remain outside the benefits of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO);
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the details of steps taken/being taken by the Government during the last three years and the current year to expand registration on e-Shram Portal, rectify Aadhaar and demographic mismatches and ensure inter-State portability of benefits for migrant workers;
- (d)whether the Government has reviewed the delay in implementation of the four Labour Codes, especially the Code on Social Security and its implications for gig, platform and construction workers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the details of the funds released and beneficiaries covered under PM-Shram  Yogi  Maandhan  Yojana,  National  Pension  Scheme  for Traders  and  other  social  security  schemes  during  the  last  two years and the current year, year and scheme-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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

As  on  18 th   March  2026,  over  31.57  crore  unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal. To enhance registrations under the eShram initiative and ensure wider coverage of unorganised  workers including the youth  and  women,  the Government has adopted a comprehensive strategy. In addition to enabling self-registration through the web portal and mobile application,  assisted  registration  modes  have  been  introduced  via Common Service Centres (CSCs), State Sewa Kendras (SSKs), and the  UMANG  platform  to  facilitate  easy  access  for  workers.  The Ministry of Labour and Employment is conducting targeted awareness  campaigns  comprising  registration  drives,  community outreach  programs  and  locally  tailored  communication  efforts.  To further  strengthen  outreach,  the  Ministry  leverages  social  media channels  to  disseminate  videos,  tutorials,  and  other  informative content, making the initiative more accessible and engaging.

Under  the  provisions  of  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948, both  the  Central  and  the  State  Governments  were  appropriate Governments to fix,  review  and  revise  the  minimum  wages  of  the employees  employed  in  the  scheduled  employments  under  their respective jurisdictions. The provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, have now been subsumed under the Code on Wages, 2019 with an aim to universalize the applicability of minimum wages across all employments  and  to  fix,  review  and  revise  the  minimum  rates  of wages.

The Central Government has implemented the four Labour Codes viz; the Code on Wages, 2019, the Code on Social Security, 2020,  the  Industrial  Relations  Code,  2020  and  the  Occupational Safety,  Health  and  Working  Conditions  Code,  2020  across  the country, with effect from 21.11.2025. The four Labour Codes provide universalization  of  minimum  wages,  social  security  benefits  to  all workers including unorganised workers, Gig and Platform workers, formalization through appointment letters.

The details of fund released and the number of beneficiaries registered under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM)  and  National  Pension  Scheme  for  Traders  and  Selfemployed persons (NPS-Traders) schemes during the last two years and the current year is annexed.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5058 for 23.03.2026.

The details of fund released and the number of beneficiaries registered (as on 19.03.2026) under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) scheme.

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure incurred (Rs. in Crore) | Year wise enrolments   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2023-24          |                                162.51 | 65,775                 |
| 2024-25          |                                232.11 | 1,27,436               |
| 2025-26          |                                224.16 | 1,32,386               |

The details of fund released and the number of beneficiaries registered (as on 19.03.2026) under NPS-Traders scheme.

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure (Rs. in lakh) | Year wise enrolments   |
|------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2023-24          |                        0.48 | 1,591                  |
| 2024-25          |                        0.06 | 5,647                  |
| 2025-26          |                      247    | 1,977                  |

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