New Delhi : The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched e-Shram portal (eshram.gov.in) on 26th August 2021 for creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. e-Shram 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 3rd March 2025, over 30.68 crore unorganised workers have already registered on e-Shram portal, with more than half of them being female (53.68%). This was stated by Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
In keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement on developing e-Shram as a One-Stop-Solution for unorganized workers to have access to various social security schemes, Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the e-Shram–“One-Stop-Solution” on 21st October 2024.
e-Shram– “One-Stop-Solution” entails integration of different social security/ welfare schemes at single portal i.e. e-Shram. This enables unorganised workers registered on e-Shram to access social security schemes and see benefits availed by them so far, through e-Shram.
So far, 13 schemes of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/ mapped with the e-Shram including Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G), Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) and Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY).
To enhance the accessibility of the e-Shram portal, the Ministry of Labour and Employment launched multilingual functionality on the e-Shram portal on 7th January 2025, using the Bhashini platform. This enhancement now allows workers to interact with e-Shram portal in 22 Indian languages, improving accessibility and promoting inclusivity for all.
To make e-Shram and associated services, readily available to unorganized workers, the Ministry of Labour & Employment launched the e-Shram mobile application on 24th February 2025. This application provides real-time access to welfare schemes integrated with e-Shram, significantly improving accessibility and convenience.
Steps taken by the Ministry to increase awareness among unorganised workers include:
- Holding periodic review meeting with States/UTs.
- Regular meeting with Common Services Centre (CSC).
- To provide employment and skilling opportunities, e-Shram is integrated with National Career Service (NCS) and Skill India Digital Portal.
- To facilitate enrolment under pension scheme, e-Shram is integrated with Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandan (PMSYM).
- To offer one-stop search and discovery of the Government schemes, e-Shram is integrated with myScheme portal.
- SMS campaign to create awareness.
- Social media platforms are also being used to spread awareness among workers to register on e-Shram. State Seva Kendras (SSKs) and services of Common Service Centres were onboarded to facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers.
- e-Shram is also onboarded on Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG app), to increase reach among the workers and provide registration/ update facility at the convenience of their mobile.
Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1827 for 10.03.2025 regarding “Status of e-Shram Portal”
States/UTs wise number of unorganised workers registered on e-Shram, as on 3rd March, 2025 is as under:
| S.No. | State | Total Registrations |
| 1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 32,984 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 82,78,582 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,04,159 |
| 4 | Assam | 76,25,041 |
| 5 | Bihar | 2,97,84,018 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 1,86,256 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 85,51,016 |
| 8 | Delhi | 35,20,346 |
| 9 | Goa | 77,670 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 1,19,51,388 |
| 11 | Haryana | 53,73,158 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 19,88,766 |
| 13 | Jammu And Kashmir | 35,75,377 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 96,37,220 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 1,06,87,903 |
| 16 | Kerala | 60,23,160 |
| 17 | Ladakh | 33,896 |
| 18 | Lakshadweep | 2,818 |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 1,86,69,796 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 1,75,61,195 |
| 21 | Manipur | 4,55,685 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 3,30,557 |
| 23 | Mizoram | 65,107 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 2,34,120 |
| 25 | Odisha | 1,35,67,509 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 1,90,711 |
| 27 | Punjab | 57,99,009 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 1,45,78,594 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 42,833 |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu | 90,69,411 |
| 31 | Telangana | 44,82,351 |
| 32 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 74,771 |
| 33 | Tripura | 8,89,395 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 8,38,24,946 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | 30,65,635 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 2,64,38,711 |
| Total | 30,68,74,094 |
Annexure II
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1827 for 10.03.2025 regarding “Status of e-Shram Portal”
Gender wise number of unorganised workers registered on eShram, as on 3rd March, 2025 is as under:
| S. No | Gender | Registrations |
| 1 | Female | 16,47,36,072 |
| 2 | Male | 14,21,30,667 |
| 3 | Others | 7,355 |
| Total | 30,68,74,094 | |
Annexure III
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1827 for 10.03.2025 regarding “Status of e-Shram Portal”
Occupation wise number of unorganised workers registered on eShram, as on 3rd March, 2025 is as under:
| S.No. | Occupation Sector | No of Registrations |
| 1 | Agriculture | 15,99,36,962 |
| 2 | Apparel | 2,00,36,504 |
| 3 | Automobile & Transportation | 82,06,116 |
| 4 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance | 44,522 |
| 5 | Beauty & Wellness | 20,51,964 |
| 6 | Capital Goods & Manufacturing | 64,21,937 |
| 7 | Construction | 2,77,31,452 |
| 8 | Domestic and Household Workers | 2,89,04,451 |
| 9 | Education | 51,56,353 |
| 10 | Electronics & HW | 49,86,500 |
| 11 | Food Industry | 14,06,177 |
| 12 | Gem & Jewellery | 10,13,275 |
| 13 | Glass & Ceramics | 2,86,619 |
| 14 | Handicrafts & Carpets | 23,19,790 |
| 15 | Healthcare | 34,18,685 |
| 16 | Leather Industry Works | 60,69,527 |
| 17 | Mining | 4,49,069 |
| 18 | Miscellaneous | 1,36,65,316 |
| 19 | Musical Instruments | 1,09,882 |
| 20 | Office Administration & Facility Management | 29,10,812 |
| 21 | Organised Retail | 87,678 |
| 22 | Printing | 4,94,673 |
| 23 | Private Security | 4,52,043 |
| 24 | Professionals | 8,12,367 |
| 25 | Retail | 23,41,729 |
| 26 | Service | 2,93,228 |
| 27 | Textile & Handloom | 2,04,164 |
| 28 | Tobacco Industry | 26,89,300 |
| 29 | Tourism & Hospitality | 41,69,416 |
| 30 | Wood & Carpentry | 2,03,583 |
| Total | 30,68,74,094 |