Over 30.68 Crore Unorganised Workers Registered on e-Shram Portal

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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

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