Parliament Question: e-Shram Cards issued in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025 e-SHRAM CARDS ISSUED IN TAMIL NADU

1231. SHRI MALAIYARASAN D:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENTbe pleased to

state:

(a)the details of the total number of e-Shram cards issued in Tamil Nadu along with the number of workers from various sectors, including unorganized workers registered under the e-Shram Scheme in the State;

(b)the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote the e-Shram Scheme among migrant workers, construction workers, agriculture labourers, and other unorganized sector workers in Tamil Nadu, especially in rural areas;

(c)the details of the role of local authorities, district administrations and labour departments in the implementation and outreach of the e-Shram Scheme in Tamil Nadu along with the challenges faced in registering such workers particularly in remote areas; and

(d)the details of the number of workers in Tamil Nadu benefited from the social security schemes and got welfare benefits through their registration under the e-Shram portal including schemes like Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana (PM-SYM)? 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 26th August 2021 for creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. eShram 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 21st July 2025, over 30.95 crore unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal and issued eShram cards including over 92.95 lakh unorganized workers registered on eShram in the state of Tamil Nadu. Sector wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram is at Annexure – I.

Steps taken by the Government to promote eShram, increase awareness and address challenges among migrant workers, construction workers, agriculture labourers, and other unorganized

sector workers in rural areas of Tamil Nadu are: i. Holding periodic review meeting with States/UTs. ii. Regular meeting with Common Services Centre (CSC). iii. To provide employment and skilling opportunities, eShram is integrated with National Career Service (NCS) and Skill India Digital Portal.

iv. To offer one-stop search and discovery of the Government schemes, eShram is integrated with myScheme portal. v. SMS campaign to create awareness. vi. Social media platforms are also being used to spread awareness among workers to register on eShram. State Seva Kendras (SSKs) and services of Common Service Centres are onboarded to facilitate assisted mode registrations of unorganised workers.

vii. Registration camps and awareness drives are conducted for the implementation and outreach of the e-Shram Scheme. These camps are organised by Ministry from time to time in coordination with Common Service Centre (CSC), Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development (DTNBWED) and State Labour Department.

To further enhance the availability and accessibility of eShram and its associated services to unorganised workers, the Ministry of Labour and Employment officially launched the eShram mobile application on 24th February 2025. This application facilitates real-time access to welfare schemes integrated with the eShram platform, thereby significantly strengthening both accessibility and user convenience.

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Further in keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement 2024-25 on developing eShram as a One-Stop-Solution for unorganized workers to have access to various social security schemes, Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the eShram– “One-Stop-Solution” on 21st October 2024. eShram– “One-Stop- Solution” entails integration of different social security/ welfare schemes at single portal i.e. eShram. This enables unorganised workers registered on eShram to access social security schemes and see benefits availed by them so far, through eShram.

So far, fourteen (14) schemes of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/ mapped with the eShram to extend benefits and access to social security, insurance or skill development programmes to eShram cardholders in Tamil Nadu 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 Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), One Nation One Ration Card

(ONORC) and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna Yojana (PMMVY).

In addition to above schemes, eShram 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).

Number of eShram registrants in the State of Tamil Nadu who are availing benefits under select eShram integrated Central Government schemes including PMSYM is placed at Annexure – II. ** *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

1231 for 28.07.2025 regarding “e-Shram Cards issued in Tamil Nadu” The total number of unorganised workers from various sectors registered on eShram in Tamil Nadu as on 21.07.2025:

S.No Occupation Sector No of Registrations 1 Agriculture 53,97,549 2 Apparel 7,61,838 3 Automobile & Transportation 3,59,861 4 Banking, Financial Services & Insurance 2,001 5 Beauty & Wellness 36,270 6 Capital Goods & Manufacturing 1,48,994 7 Construction 10,82,562 8 Domestic and Household Workers 1,23,831 9 Education 1,08,668 10 Electronics & HW 1,22,029 11 Food Industry 63,058 12 Gem & Jewellery 20,173 13 Glass & Ceramics 2,752 14 Handicrafts & Carpets 1,50,900 15 Healthcare 84,737 16 Leather Industry Works 50,476 17 Mining 6,812 18 Miscellaneous 3,57,508 19 Musical Instruments 3,610 20 Office Administration & Facility Management 1,61,753 21 Organised Retail 2,490 22 Printing 23,832 23 Private Security 9,148 24 Professionals 29,801 25 Retail 67,965 26 Service 13,686 27 Textile & Handloom 14,232 28 Tobacco Industry 28,056 29 Tourism & Hospitality 58,376 30 Wood & Carpentry 2,775 Total 92,95,743Annexure II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

1231 for 28.07.2025 regarding “e-Shram cards issued in Tamil Nadu” Number of eShram registrants in the state of Tamil Nadu availing benefits under select eShram integrated/ mapped Central Government schemes as on 21.07.2025:

Name of Scheme Number One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) 59,60,619 Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) 45,83,551 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 35,05,341

(MGNREGA) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) 19,22,647 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) 6,14,933 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PMKISAN 5,45,267 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission 2,97,908 (DAY_NULM) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) 2,06,710 Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANidhi) 84,768 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) 44,378 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna Yojana (PMMVY) 31,291 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) 7,333 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) 1,626 National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) 1 *Source: eShram data.

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