The Ministry of Labour and Employment has significantly enhanced the eShram portal (eshram.gov.in), a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar, since its launch on August 26, 2021. As of August 5, 2025, over 30.98 crore unorganised workers have registered on the platform, receiving a Universal Account Number (UAN) based on self-declaration.
Key enhancements include the launch of the eShram One-Stop Solution on October 21, 2024, integrating 14 social security and welfare schemes from various Central Ministries/Departments. This allows registered workers to access and track benefits from schemes such as PMSVANidhi, PMSBY, PMJJBY, NFBS, MGNREGS, PMAYG, ABPMJAY, PMAYU, PMMSY, PMKISAN, ONORC and PMMVY. Furthermore, eShram is integrated with platforms like PMSYM, NCS, SIDH, UMANG, DigiLocker, myScheme, and the Open Government Data Platform (OGD).
To address unique local needs, the Ministry launched dedicated eShram Microsites for each State/UT on January 29, 2025. A Platform Aggregator module was launched on December 12, 2024, to onboard platform aggregators, formalize platform-based gig workers, and extend social security benefits. Currently, 12 platform aggregators are onboarded including Zomato, Blinkit, Urban Company, Uber, Ola, Amazon, Swiggy, Rapido, Zepto, Ecom Express and Uncle Delivery.
As of August 5, 2025, Maharashtra has the highest number of platform worker registrations (80,332), followed by West Bengal (32,274) and Andhra Pradesh (26,690). The initiative aims to provide inclusive and equitable labour welfare for unorganised workers. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. Release ID: 2155172.
Key Entities Referenced
eSHRAM: A portal launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW).
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies and initiatives.
National Database of Unorganised Workers NDUW: A comprehensive database of unorganised workers seeded with Aadhaar.
Universal Account Number UAN: A unique identification number provided to unorganised workers registered on the eShram portal.
Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi PMSVANidhi: A micro-credit facility scheme to provide affordable loans to street vendors.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme MGNREGS: An Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ABPMJAY: A national public health insurance fund of the Government of India that aims to provide free access to health insurance coverage for low income earners in the country.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
e-SHRAM PLATFORM ENHANCEMENTS
Nearly 31 crore unorganised workers registered on
e-Shram portal
Dedicated e-Shram Microsite for each State/UT to
address unique local requirements and challenges
12 platform aggregators onboarded on e-Shram
Posted On: 11 AUG 2025 6:18PM by PIB 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.
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As on 5 August 2025, over 30.98 crore unorganised workers have already registered on e-Shram portal.
In keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement 2024-25 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. 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, fourteen (14) schemes of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been
integrated/ mapped with the e-Shram to extend benefits and access to social security, insurance or
skill development programmes to e-Shram cardholders including Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors
Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan
Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS), Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
– Gramin (PMAY-G), Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY),
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), One Nation One Ration Card
(ONORC) and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY).
In addition to above schemes, e-Shram is also integrated with Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-
dhan (PM-SYM), National Career Service (NCS), Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), Unified Mobile
Application for New-age Governance (UMANG), Digital Locker (DigiLocker), myScheme and Open
Government Data Platform (OGD).
Ministry of Labour and Employment launched Microsites for State/UTs on 29th January 2025 toempower them with their own dedicated e-Shram Microsite to address unique local requirements
and challenges effectively. These Microsites are designed to tailor services of e-Shram to align with
unique needs of each State /UT, simplifying worker registration, data updates, verification and
providing State-specific analytics.
Ministry has launched the Platform Aggregator module on 12th December 2024 to onboard platform
aggregators on e-Shram. This initiative integrates these aggregators into the e-Shram ecosystem,
ensuring formal recognition of platform-based gig workers and access to Social Security / Welfare
Schemes, thereby reinforcing the government’s commitment to inclusive and equitable labour
welfare. As of now 12 platform aggregators have been onboarded on platform aggregator module
including Zomato, Blinkit, Urban Company, Uber, Ola, Amazon, Swiggy, Rapido, Zepto, Ecom
Express and Uncle Delivery.
State/UTs wise registration details of platform workers registered on e-Shram portal is in Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
State-wise details of Platform workers registered under eShram portal as on 05.08.2025.
S.No. State Name Total
1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 114
2 Andhra Pradesh 26,690
3 Arunachal Pradesh 380
4 Assam 15,614
5 Bihar 16,043
6 Chandigarh 439
7 Chhattisgarh 2,706
8 Delhi 11,016
9 Goa 683
10 Gujarat 18,764
11 Haryana 7,277
12 Himachal Pradesh 816
13 Jammu And Kashmir 1,630
14 Jharkhand 6,204
15 Karnataka 13,553
16 Kerala 5,761
17 Ladakh 29
18 Lakshadweep 3
19 Madhya Pradesh 14,050
20 Maharashtra 80,332
21 Manipur 431
22 Meghalaya 585
23 Mizoram 121
24 Nagaland 35125 Odisha 4,358
26 Puducherry 245
27 Punjab 4,846
28 Rajasthan 16,087
29 Sikkim 225
30 Tamil Nadu 16,955
31 Telangana 13,573
32 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 73
33 Tripura 1,182
34 Uttar Pradesh 23,379
35 Uttarakhand 2,211
36 West Bengal 32,274
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri
Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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Rini Choudhury
(Release ID: 2155172)