Parliament Question: e-Shram Portal and Social Security for Unorganised Workers

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 E-SHRAM PORTAL AND SOCIAL SECURITY FOR UNORGANISED WORKERS 171. DR. BHOLA SINGH: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)the number of workers registered on the e-Shram Portal, State- wise including Uttar Pradesh; (b)the number of registered unorganised workers in Bulandshahr district along with major occupational categories; (c)the schemes integrated with the e-Shram Portal for delivery of social security benefits; and (d)the measures taken by the Government to utilise the e-Shram database for implementation of universal social security for unorganised workers? 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. As on 13th July 2026, over 31.78 crore unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal including over 8.45 crore registrations in the State of Uttar Pradesh. State-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram Portal including the state of Uttar Pradesh is at annexure-I. Occupation sector-wise details of unorganised workers registered on the eShram portal in Bulandshahr district is at annexure-II. Contd..2/-:: 2 :: 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, fifteen (15) schemes of different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/ mapped with the eShram to enhance social security coverage to unorganised workers, such as Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), 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), etc. Apart from the above, eShram has linkages with National Career Service (NCS) for Job Opportunities, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) for Skill Development, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) for Pension and convergence portal of MoHUA. The Government is utilizing the eShram database as a national repository of unorganised workers to facilitate their identification and integration with various social security and welfare schemes such as Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), etc. The eShram database enables targeted identification and inclusion of eligible beneficiaries, promotes portability of benefits for migrant workers and supports evidence-based policy formulation, thereby expanding social security coverage and improving access to benefits for unorganised workers across the country. ** *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.171 for 20.07.2026 regarding “e-Shram Portal and Social Security for Unorganised Workers” State-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal as on 13.07.2026: S.N Total o State/UTs Registrations 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 36,035 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 88,81,080 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2,20,909 4 ASSAM 78,82,851 5 BIHAR 3,24,70,305 6 CHANDIGARH 1,92,385 7 CHHATTISGARH 86,67,721 8 DELHI 36,73,489 9 GOA 90,665 10 GUJARAT 1,25,88,801 11 HARYANA 54,43,914 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 20,31,888 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 36,63,922 14 JHARKHAND 98,69,340 15 KARNATAKA 1,11,32,253 16 KERALA 61,47,969 17 LADAKH 36,380 18 LAKSHADWEEP 2,876 19 MADHYA PRADESH 1,95,19,766 20 MAHARASHTRA 1,86,63,106 21 MANIPUR 4,75,987 22 MEGHALAYA 3,76,959 23 MIZORAM 73,765 24 NAGALAND 2,48,549 25 ODISHA 1,37,66,631 26 PUDUCHERRY 2,00,186 27 PUNJAB 59,82,853 28 RAJASTHAN 1,55,11,742 29 SIKKIM 51,486 30 TAMIL NADU 98,32,708 31 TELANGANA 47,06,182 THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND 32 DIU 76,488 33 TRIPURA 9,07,660 34 UTTAR PRADESH 8,45,92,695 35 UTTARAKHAND 31,24,526 36 WEST BENGAL 2,67,09,675 Grand Total 31,78,53,747Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.171 for 20.07.2026 regarding “e-Shram Portal and Social Security for Unorganised Workers” Occupation sector-wise details of unorganised workers registered on the eShram portal in Bulandshahr district as on 13.07.2026: S.No. Occupation Total Registrations 1. Agriculture 7,01,468 2. Apparel 98,003 3. Automobile & Transportation 31,055 4. Banking, Financial Services & Insurance 180 5. Beauty & Wellness 10,100 6. Capital Goods & Manufacturing 40,688 7. Construction 90,752 8. Domestic and Household Workers 1,94,459 9. Education 25,608 10. Electronics & HW 18,539 11. Food Industry 5,267 12. Gem & Jewellery 6,111 13. Glass & Ceramics 1,134 14. Handicrafts & Carpets 4,503 15. Healthcare 13,094 16. Leather Industry Works 48,959 17. Mining 489 18. Miscellaneous 65,980 19. Musical Instruments 502 20. Office Administration & Facility Management 11,722 21. Organised Retail 371 22. Printing 1,665 23. Private Security 1,625 24. Professionals 1,621 25. Retail 7,755 26. Service 1,262 27. Textile & Handloom 238 28. Tobacco Industry 95 29. Tourism & Hospitality 22,375 30. Wood & Carpentry 406 Grand Total 14,06,026 *****