Parliament Question: e-Shram Scheme in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 46 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 e-SHRAM SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU

46. SHRI NAVASKANI K: SHRI SELVAM G:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to

state:

(a)the details of the total number of e-Shram cards issued in the State of Tamil Nadu till date;

(b)the details of the number of workers from various sectors registered at the portal under the e-Shram scheme in Tamil Nadu along with their breakup, gender and age-wise;

(c)whether the Government has taken any special initiatives or awareness drives in Tamil Nadu to ensure wider registration of unorganised workers at the e-Shram portal, if so, the details thereof;

(d)the details of welfare schemes and benefits currently being extended to e-Shram cardholders in Tamil Nadu including access to social security, insurance or skill development programmes;

(e)whether the Government has identified any gaps or challenges in ensuring full coverage of eligible workers in Tamil Nadu under the e-Shram scheme; and

(f)if so, the details of the measures taken/being taken by the Government to address them? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (f): 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 15th July 2025, over 30.94 crore unorganised workers have already registered on eShram portal and over 92.87 lakhs eShram cards have been issued in the State of Tamil Nadu.

The details of number of unorganised workers from various sectors registered on the eShram portal in Tamil Nadu along with their breakup, gender and age-wise is at annexure-I, annexure-II and annexure-III.

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), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS), One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna Yojana (PMMVY).

Measures taken by the Ministry to create awareness to ensure wider registration of unorganised workers at the eShram portal and to address gaps or challenges ensuring full coverage of

eligible workers in Tamil Nadu under eShram include:

Contd..3/-:: 3 :: 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 facilitate enrolment under pension scheme, eShram is integrated with Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandan (PMSYM). v. To offer one-stop search and discovery of the Government schemes, eShram is integrated with myScheme portal.

vi. SMS campaign to create awareness. vii. 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.

viii. eShram 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.

ix. To enhance the accessibility of the eShram portal, the Ministry of Labour and Employment launched multilingual functionality on the eShram portal on 7th January 2025, using the Bhashini platform. This enhancement now allows workers to interact with eShram portal in 22 Indian languages, improving accessibility and promoting inclusivity for all.

x. To make eShram and associated services, readily available to unorganized workers, the Ministry of Labour & Employment launched the eShram mobile application on 24th February 2025. This application provides real-time access to welfare schemes integrated with eShram, significantly improving accessibility and convenience.

*** *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 46 for

21.07.2025 regarding “e-Shram Scheme in Tamil Nadu”.

The total number of unorganised workers from various sectors registered on eShram in Tamil Nadu as on 08.07.2025.

S.No. Occupation Sector No of Registrations 1 Agriculture 53,92,466 2 Apparel 7,57,529 3 Automobile & Transportation 3,59,304 4 Banking, Financial Services & Insurance 1,994 5 Beauty & Wellness 36,094 6 Capital Goods & Manufacturing 1,48,714 7 Construction 10,82,030 8 Domestic and Household Workers 1,23,450 9 Education 1,07,789 10 Electronics & HW 1,21,733 11 Food Industry 62,615 12 Gem & Jewellery 20,107 13 Glass & Ceramics 2,751 14 Handicrafts & Carpets 1,50,428 15 Healthcare 84,160 16 Leather Industry Works 50,439 17 Mining 6,809 18 Miscellaneous 3,55,274 19 Musical Instruments 3,601 20 Office Administration & Facility Management 1,60,420 21 Organised Retail 2,484 22 Printing 23,797 23 Private Security 9,110 24 Professionals 29,702 25 Retail 67,731 26 Service 13,680 27 Textile & Handloom 14,218 28 Tobacco Industry 27,995 29 Tourism & Hospitality 58,237 30 Wood & Carpentry 2,770 Grand Total 92,77,431Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 46 for

21.07.2025 regarding “e-Shram Scheme in Tamil Nadu” .

Gender-wise total number of unorganised workers registered on eShram in Tamil Nadu as on

08.07.2025:

S.No. Gender No of Registrations 1 Female 59,11,785 2 Male 33,64,423 3 Other 1,223 Grand Total 92,77,431Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 46 for

21.07.2025 regarding “e-Shram Scheme in Tamil Nadu” Age-wise total number of unorganised workers registered on eShram in Tamil Nadu as on

08.07.2025:

S.No. Age (in Years) Registration Count 1 17 1,166 2 18 7,320 3 19 26,604 4 20 56,138 5 21 88,520 6 22 121,803 7 23 145,773 8 24 159,610 9 25 185,292 10 26 168,516 11 27 183,490 12 28 187,868 13 29 192,146 14 30 201,210 15 31 201,023 16 32 207,764 17 33 218,643 18 34 228,624 19 35 247,814 20 36 238,958 21 37 247,964 22 38 247,931 23 39 283,021 24 40 308,750 25 41 277,864 26 42 282,791 27 43 265,209 28 44 290,415 29 45 317,194 30 46 226,641 31 47 237,464 32 48 215,339 33 49 285,073 34 50 327,246 35 51 210,233 36 52 226,092 37 53 202,780 38 54 260,813 39 55 305,915 40 56 169,231 41 57 174,895 42 58 141,480 43 59 206,837 44 60 239,297 45 Above 60 258,674 Total Registrations 9,277,431 *****