Parliament Question: Welfare of Urban Informal and Migrant Workers in Maharashtra

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5036 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026 WELFARE OF URBAN INFORMAL AND MIGRANT WORKERS IN MAHARASHTRA 5036. SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)whether the Government is aware that a large section of urban informal and migrant workers in Maharashtra, particularly those engaged in construction, transport, manufacturing and urban service sectors remain outside effective and comprehensive social security coverage despite the existence of multiple centrally sponsored schemes and if so, the reasons therefor; (b)whether the Government has any data of the workers registered on the e-Shram portal, including the extent of Aadhaar and bank account seeding and the actual benefits delivered to them so far and if so, the details thereof, district-wise in Maharashtra; (c)whether the Government has reviewed complaints relating to non- payment of wages, denial of insurance coverage, unsafe working conditions and workplace accidents reported by urban workers in the said State and if so, the details thereof; (d)whether gaps persist between e-Shram registration and access to welfare benefits, including accident insurance, health cover and portability for migrant workers and if so, the reasons therefor; and (e)the details of the time-bound steps proposed by the Government to strengthen labour law enforcement, improve e-Shram-linked benefit delivery and ensure effective social security for unorganised and migrant workers in Maharashtra? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) to (e): The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme to provide old age protection to the workers of unorganised sector. This is a voluntary Contd..2/-:: 2 :: and contributory pension scheme. Under the scheme, a monthly assured pension of Rs. 3000/- is provided to the unorganised workers after attaining the age of 60 years. The workers in the age group of 18 to 40 years whose monthly income is Rs. 15000/- or less and not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS (Govt. funded) are eligible to join the scheme. The monthly contribution amount ranges from Rs. 55/- to Rs. 200/-, depending upon the entry age of the beneficiary. Under the scheme, 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution is paid by the Central Government. Enrolment in the Scheme is done through the Common Service Centres, with its network of about 4 lakh Centres across the country. Eligible unorganised workers can also self-enrol through visiting the portal www.maandhan.in. 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 e-Shram 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 18th March 2026, over 31.57crore unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal. District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal in Maharashtra is at annexure-I. District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal in Maharashtra enrolled under various social welfare schemes is at annexure-II. So far, fourteen (14) schemes of different Central Ministries/Departments have been integrated with eShram to extend benefits and access to social security, insurance and skill development programmes to eShram cardholders across the country. These include Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAMG), 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 Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). Contd..3/-:: 3 :: Apart from the above, eShram has linkages with the National Career Service (NCS) for job opportunities, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) for skill development, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) for pension benefits. The portal serves as a facilitative platform designed to consolidate beneficiary data for the delivery of Central Government social security/welfare schemes. While it provides a one-stop solution for schemes integrated/mapped with the portal, it does not serve as a gatekeeper. Eligible beneficiaries can avail benefits under these schemes irrespective of their eShram registration status. The Code on Wages 2019 has come into force with effect from 21.11.2025 across the country. Under the Code on Wages, 2019, there are provisions for fixation and payment of minimum wages and equal remuneration, its payment and bonus. Further, the Code has provisions related to offences and penalties in case there is any violation including non payment of wages. The Code on Occupational Safety, Health and working conditions code, 2020 provides for universal application of occupational safety, health and welfare standards in all establishments having 10 or more workers and even for establishment with one employee, carrying out hazardous or life-threatening occupations. ** *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5036 for 23.03.2026. District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal in Maharashtra as on 18.03.2026. Sl. No. District name Registration Count 1 Ahilyanagar 5,20,524 2 Akola 4,56,628 3 Amravati 7,02,612 4 Beed 3,94,461 5 Bhandara 4,43,020 6 Buldhana 5,41,413 7 Chandrapur 5,69,479 8 ChhatrapatiSambhajinagar 7,25,365 9 Dharashiv 2,82,427 10 Dhule 4,07,097 11 Gadchiroli 3,30,028 12 Gondia 5,04,835 13 Hingoli 2,74,949 14 Jalgaon 9,25,085 15 Jalna 3,68,580 16 Kolhapur 6,98,243 17 Latur 3,56,435 18 Mumbai 5,27,960 19 Mumbai Suburban 5,80,192 20 Nagpur 8,79,134 21 Nanded 5,61,027 22 Nandurbar 3,07,588 23 Nashik 7,65,189 24 Palghar 6,33,294 25 Parbhani 2,69,564 26 Pune 8,68,794 27 Raigad 3,61,949 28 Ratnagiri 2,42,131 29 Sangli 3,92,371 30 Satara 4,67,023 31 Sindhudurg 1,60,975 32 Solapur 5,25,488 33 Thane 10,76,371 34 Wardha 2,88,282 35 Washim 2,83,161 36 Yavatmal 7,39,593 Total Registration 1,84,31,267Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5036 for 23.03.2026. District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram portal in Maharashtra enrolled under various social welfare schemes as on 18.03.2026. S. PM- PM N Distri SVAN VB G- PMAY IGN IGNW PMAY MS PMJJ PMKI PMM o. cts ONORC IDHI RAM-G -G DPS PS -U Y BY PMSBY PMJAY SAN VY Ahilya 1 nagar 4,06,951 6,729 49,448 5,487 18 542 448 125 38,371 1,32,524 3,41,729 78,882 6,322 2 Akola 3,65,006 6,868 56,923 9,716 86 175 1,696 12 20,379 1,15,150 2,66,467 59,004 9,422 Amrav 3 ati 5,44,879 12,010 1,65,422 13,544 114 986 2,417 16 44,335 1,75,973 4,27,972 83,892 6,714 4 Beed 2,60,709 3,712 87,511 2,577 64 134 2,173 29 41,932 1,48,179 1,92,023 66,655 10,143 Bhand 1,00,40 5 ara 3,94,983 2,561 2,24,445 15,772 73 2,786 632 34 70,586 1,98,319 3,37,098 5 8,849 Buldh 6 ana 4,25,829 4,590 65,438 7,285 169 802 773 5 27,208 1,52,796 2,72,553 86,760 4,746 Chand 7 rapur 5,06,273 6,323 1,84,406 8,958 288 2,386 373 6 62,843 1,92,678 3,92,763 91,342 6,463 Chhatr apatiS ambha 8 jinagar 5,23,047 17,483 1,25,069 5,025 134 247 984 6 59,946 1,92,080 3,40,332 87,914 11,881 Dharas 9 hiv 2,19,886 1,780 34,006 1,789 18 258 966 32 38,584 1,11,794 1,82,889 47,348 7,339 10 Dhule 3,30,702 5,585 49,043 7,915 34 1,368 550 - 17,754 81,004 2,42,787 35,579 6,150 Gadch 11 iroli 2,89,816 763 1,63,210 7,749 136 1,432 731 9 35,833 1,03,201 2,48,285 61,312 3,626 Gondi 1,05,90 12 a 4,47,543 2,304 2,84,393 25,213 124 1,720 1,796 8 78,513 2,27,398 3,87,798 0 10,191 Hingol 13 i 2,01,081 1,586 61,352 2,394 20 213 2,719 11 28,186 1,01,242 1,50,443 49,717 2,078 Jalgao 1,03,63 14 n 6,93,702 12,169 87,315 11,825 158 5,529 1,485 4 46,005 2,14,685 5,32,508 3 12,868 15 Jalna 3,05,162 6,336 78,204 2,177 94 387 1,170 10 32,379 1,03,949 2,17,322 68,421 2,370 Kolha 1,03,42 16 pur 5,31,627 11,672 24,969 2,078 34 533 427 37 64,802 1,90,269 4,58,051 7 17,883 17 Latur 2,91,712 4,134 62,249 2,735 65 552 1,690 17 38,686 1,18,906 2,22,981 49,182 2,849 Mumb 18 ai 3,38,683 16,954 5,031 1,007 12 29 186 9 31,615 1,01,547 2,71,535 34,830 2,160 Mumb ai Subur 19 ban 3,85,296 18,009 3,317 815 5 41 172 2 29,432 1,00,512 2,82,941 25,681 1,538 Nagpu 20 r 7,69,078 29,103 74,579 5,371 27 720 1,346 60 84,952 2,57,898 5,83,501 67,809 14,992 Nande 21 d 4,13,470 7,662 83,408 8,867 10 123 2,615 14 50,751 1,96,232 3,00,137 84,700 8,437 Nandu 22 rbar 2,55,587 1,987 68,108 16,058 109 1,922 505 30 14,272 76,772 1,87,334 22,810 3,663 23 Nashik 5,55,742 21,980 67,256 8,014 144 2,023 266 13 53,802 1,76,933 4,09,885 58,223 14,636 Palgha 24 r 4,51,517 8,818 1,11,464 7,777 31 1,807 140 11 41,352 1,43,236 3,66,444 43,732 11,342 Parbha 25 ni 2,06,566 5,984 44,238 1,991 38 340 2,512 7 22,985 85,347 1,40,852 38,092 2,083 26 Pune 5,36,781 21,410 24,820 2,592 33 174 1,408 38 79,239 1,69,118 4,35,604 76,341 8,394 27 Raigad 2,87,374 4,073 14,279 1,284 64 494 224 18 28,969 89,147 2,49,893 22,175 4,842 Ratnag 28 iri 1,78,556 2,078 23,322 1,453 36 412 16 25 33,509 96,592 1,52,683 27,780 4,063 29 Sangli 2,98,059 5,827 16,309 2,917 32 181 727 36 24,982 76,906 2,35,137 66,321 11,40330 Satara 3,35,723 3,913 29,372 3,442 25 321 189 12 48,252 1,04,585 2,77,434 81,839 15,107 Sindhu 31 durg 1,38,770 1,161 23,360 771 38 190 27 62 23,746 69,930 1,26,950 29,424 3,044 Solapu 32 r 3,11,145 12,555 25,531 3,636 30 442 791 28 47,209 1,63,878 2,74,793 65,770 5,388 33 Thane 7,22,667 40,282 26,295 3,629 11 139 348 10 53,237 1,78,301 5,55,104 61,257 13,020 Wardh 34 a 2,67,646 2,978 36,113 2,247 67 320 546 3 36,376 1,05,600 2,14,635 34,579 2,975 Washi 35 m 2,50,858 2,656 48,415 3,022 13 109 551 8 14,869 74,441 1,62,991 46,244 2,611 Yavat 36 mal 6,11,908 5,789 1,49,716 14,950 93 887 1,821 5 37,836 1,95,484 4,34,426 93,435 6,673 *****