Parliament Question: Social Security Measures on e-Shram Portal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 SOCIAL SECURITY MEASURES ON E-SHRAM PORTAL †5873. SHRI CHHOTELAL:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to

state:

(a) the details of number of unorganised sector workers working in industries, such as NTPC Shaktinagar and Hindalco located at Robertsganj in Sonbhadra district registered on e-Shram portal and getting social security benefits;

(b) whether the Government proposes to take special steps or introduce any new scheme to ensure effective implementation of social security measures such as minimum wages, health insurance and pension for workers engaged in domestic and cottage industries; and

(c) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (c): 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) including platform workers, migrant workers etc. The eShram portal registers the unorganised workers including gig and platform workers and provides them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self- declaration basis.

As on 22nd March 2026, over 31.57 crore unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal including over 7,90,343 unorganised workers in Sonbhadra district.

Details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal enrolled under various social welfare schemes in Sonbhadra is annexed.

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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), 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.

Government is implementing Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) under the administrative control of Ministry of MSME through Khadi and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC), for assisting entrepreneurs in setting up of new micro- enterprises including cottage industries involved in activities such as agro-based food processing, beekeeping, textiles, leather, etc. * *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

5873 for 30.03.2026 regarding “Social Security Measures on e-Shram Portal” raised by Shri Chhotelal.

Details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal enrolled under various social welfare schemes in Sonbhadra as on 22.03.2026.

S.N Schemes Enrollme o. nts 1 One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) 6,90,561 2 Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi) 4,266 3 Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) 1,84,644 (VB-G RAM G) 4 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) 38,268 5 Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) 7 6 Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) 17 7 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) 7,884 8 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) 0 9 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) 1,898 10 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) 59,168 11 Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) 3,17,866 12 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) 92,302 13 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna Yojana (PMMVY) 1,369 *****