Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the eShram portal on August 26, 2021, to create a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW). The portal was enhanced as a One-Stop Solution on October 21, 2024, integrating various social security schemes. State/UT-specific microsites were launched on January 29, 2025, and a Platform Aggregator module was launched on December 12, 2024, to onboard platform aggregators.
Key Points / Main Content:
eShram Portal Purpose and Enhancements:
* eShram portal (eshram.gov.in) launched on August 26, 2021, to create a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar.
* Aimed at registering and supporting unorganized workers by providing a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis.
* As of August 5, 2025, over 30.98 crore unorganized workers have registered.
* eShram enhanced as a One-Stop Solution on October 21, 2024, integrating social security welfare schemes at a single portal.
* Enables registered workers to access schemes and see availed benefits through eShram.
Integrated Schemes and Platforms:
* Fourteen schemes of different Central Ministries/Departments integrated, including PMSVANidhi, PMSBY, PMJJBY, NFBS, MGNREGS, PMAYG, ABPMJAY, PMAYU, PMMSY, PMKISAN, ONORC, and PMMVY.
* Also integrated with PMSYM, NCS, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), UMANG, DigiLocker, myScheme, and Open Government Data Platform (OGD).
State/UT Microsites:
* Microsites launched for States/UTs on January 29, 2025, to address local requirements and challenges.
* Designed to tailor services, simplify registration, data updates, verification, and provide State-specific analytics.
Platform Aggregator Module:
* Launched on December 12, 2024, to onboard platform aggregators.
* Integrates aggregators into the eShram ecosystem, ensuring recognition of platform-based gig workers and access to Social Security Welfare Schemes.
* As of now, 12 platform aggregators onboarded, including Zomato, Blinkit, Urban Company, Uber, Ola, Amazon, Swiggy, Rapido, Zepto, Ecom Express, and Uncle Delivery.
Registration Statistics:
* Annexure I provides State/UT-wise details of platform workers registered as of August 5, 2025.
* Annexure II provides Gender-wise registration details of platform workers in Gujarat as of August 5, 2025.
Impact Analysis:
Unorganised Workers:
* Impact: Enhanced access to various social security schemes and benefits through a single platform.
* Action Required: Register on the eShram portal to obtain a UAN and access integrated schemes.
State/UT Governments:
* Impact: Empowered with dedicated eShram Microsites to address local needs and streamline services.
* Action Required: Utilize Microsites to tailor services, simplify registration, and provide State-specific analytics.
Platform Aggregators:
* Impact: Formal recognition and integration into the eShram ecosystem, ensuring access to Social Security Welfare Schemes for their workers.
* Action Required: Onboard onto the Platform Aggregator module and register their platform workers on the eShram portal.
Central Ministries/Departments:
* Impact: Integration of their social security schemes with the eShram portal to extend benefits to unorganized workers.
* Action Required: Ensure seamless data sharing and coordination with the eShram portal for effective scheme implementation.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies.
eShram portal: A portal launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment to create a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW).
National Database of Unorganised Workers: A comprehensive database of unorganised workers in India, seeded with Aadhaar.
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana: A social security scheme integrated with the eShram portal, providing insurance benefits.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme: A social security scheme integrated with the eShram portal, providing employment benefits.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: A health insurance scheme integrated with the eShram portal.
Gujarat: A state in India for which gender-wise registration details of platform workers on the eShram portal are provided.
Zomato: A platform aggregator that has been onboarded on eShram portal.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3526
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025
e-SHRAM PLATFORM ENHANCEMENTS
†3526. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:
SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:
SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:
SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:
DR. LATA WANKHEDE:
SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)whether the Government has made the e-Shram portal effective by
enhancing as a one stop solution;
(b)if so, the new facilities integrated to the said portal so far;
(c)the details of the Government schemes integrated with the e-
Shram portal;
(d)whether the State-specific microsites have been launched on e-
Shram portal and if so, the details thereof;
(e)whether any separate module for platform aggregators is available
on the e-Shram portal;
(f)the number of aggregators registered on the portal so far;
(g)whether the said aggregators have registered their platform
workers on e-Shram portal; and
(h)if so, the details thereof, State/UT and gender-wise including North
Gujarat and Mehsana Lok Sabha Constituency?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (h): 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.
Contd..2/-:: 2 ::
As on 5th August 2025, over 30.98 crore unorganised
workers have already registered on eShram portal.
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
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 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).
Ministry of Labour and Employment launched Microsites
for State/UTs on 29th January 2025 to empower them with their own
dedicated eShram Microsite to address unique local requirements
and challenges effectively. These Microsites are designed to tailor
services of eShram to align with unique State /UTs needs, simplifying
worker registration, data updates, verification and providing State-
specific analytics.
Contd..3/-:: 3 ::
Ministry has launched the Platform Aggregator module on
12th December 2024 to onboard platform aggregators on eShram.
This initiative integrates these aggregators into the eShram
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 and Gender-wise registrations details of
platform workers in the state of Gujarat registered on eShram portal
is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (h) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3526 for
11.08.2025 regarding “e-Shram Platform Enhancements”
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 351
25 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 32,274Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (h) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3526 for
11.08.2025 regarding “e-Shram Platform Enhancements”.
Gender-wise registrations details of platform workers registered on eShram portal in the state of
Gujarat as on 05.08.2025.
S. No. District Name Female Male
1 Ahmedabad 1,009 3,227
2 Amreli 58 78
3 Anand 89 358
4 Arvalli 54 158
5 Banas Kantha 127 332
6 Bharuch 217 506
7 Bhavnagar 153 370
8 Botad 45 99
9 Chhotaudepur 44 121
10 Dahod 201 266
11 Dangs 8 8
12 Devbhumi Dwarka 49 78
13 Gandhinagar 86 353
14 Gir Somnath 37 194
15 Jamnagar 98 196
16 Junagadh 88 230
17 Kachchh 128 290
18 Kheda 104 197
19 Mahesana 148 235
20 Mahisagar 63 246
21 Morbi 64 159
22 Narmada 12 54
23 Navsari 66 233
24 Panch Mahals 136 362
25 Patan 62 191
26 Porbandar 35 181
27 Rajkot 253 734
28 Sabar Kantha 82 207
29 Surat 775 2,044
30 Surendranagar 105 325
31 Tapi 27 62
32 Vadodara 416 1,463
33 Valsad 79 289
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