Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment addresses a Lok Sabha question regarding unorganised sector workers. It highlights the eShram portal (launched August 26, 2021) for creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. As of August 12, 2025, over 30.99 crore workers are registered. The eShram portal has been enhanced with a One-Stop Solution, multilingual functionality (January 7, 2025) and a mobile application (February 24, 2025) to improve accessibility and integrate various social security schemes.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **eShram Portal and Registration:**
* eShram portal (eshram.gov.in) launched on August 26, 2021, to create a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar.
* Provides a Universal Account Number (UAN) to registered workers based on self-declaration.
* As of August 12, 2025, over 30.99 crore unorganised workers are registered.
* **Eligibility Criteria:**
* Workers in the unorganised sector, who are not income tax payees or members of ESIC/EPFO, are eligible.
* Eligible workers must be between 16-59 years old.
* **eShram One-Stop Solution:**
* Launched on October 21, 2024, to integrate various social security schemes into a single portal.
* Enables registered workers to access schemes and track benefits.
* Fourteen schemes from different Central Ministries/Departments are integrated, including PMSVANidhi, PMSBY, PMJJBY, NFBS, MGNREGS, PMAYG, ABPMJAY, PMAYU, PMMSY, PMKISAN, ONORC and PMMVY.
* **Additional Linkages:**
* eShram is linked with PMSYM, NCS, Skill India Digital Hub, UMANG, DigiLocker, myScheme, and Open Government Data Platform (OGD).
* **Accessibility Enhancements:**
* Multilingual functionality launched on January 7, 2025, using the Bhashini platform, supporting 22 Indian languages.
* eShram mobile application launched on February 24, 2025, providing real-time access to welfare schemes.
* **Data on Unorganised Workers:**
* State/UT-wise details of workers engaged in unorganised sectors are provided in Annexure I.
* District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram in Rajasthan are provided in Annexure II.
Impact Analysis:
Unorganised Sector Workers:
* Impact: Access to a centralized platform for registration, information, and access to social security and welfare schemes. Increased accessibility through multilingual support and a mobile application.
* Action Required: Register on the eShram portal to obtain a UAN and avail benefits of integrated schemes.
Ministry of Labour and Employment:
* Impact: Enhanced data collection and management of unorganised sector workers, improved monitoring and implementation of social security schemes.
* Action Required: Maintain and update the eShram portal, integrate additional schemes, and ensure accessibility for all eligible workers.
Central Ministries and Departments:
* Impact: Streamlined delivery of social security and welfare schemes to unorganised sector workers through the eShram platform.
* Action Required: Integrate their respective schemes with the eShram portal and ensure seamless data sharing and benefit delivery.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies.
eShram portal: A National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar, for registering and supporting unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN).
National Database of Unorganised Workers: A comprehensive database of unorganised workers in India.
Rajasthan: A state in India, where district-wise details of beneficiaries are tracked.
Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi): A micro-credit facility scheme to provide affordable loans to street vendors.
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): A personal accident insurance scheme.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGS): An Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY): A national public health insurance fund of the Government of India that aims to provide free access to health insurance coverage for low income earners in the country.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064
TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025
WORKERS OF UNORGANISED SECTORS
†4064. SMT. MANJU SHARMA:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)whether the Government has any data regarding the number of the
workers engaged in the unorganised sectors;
(b)if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
(c)the details of the ongoing schemes being implemented or likely to be
implemented in near future for the workers in the unorganised sectors
across the country;
(d)the details of the criteria set for the said schemes;
(e)the details of the people benefitted with the said schemes in
Rajasthan, district-wise; and
(f)the steps taken by the Government to ensure the social safety of the
workers engaged in the unorganised sectors?
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.
As on 12th August 2025, over 30.99 crore unorganised
workers have already registered on eShram portal.
Any worker, engaged in the unorganised sector and is not (i)
an income tax payee (ii) a member of ESIC or EPFO, is an unorganised
worker. Any unorganised worker, who is aged between 16-59 years, is
eligible to register on the eShram portal.
Contd..2/-::2::
State/UT-wise details of workers engaged in unorganised
sectors and district-wise details of unorganised workers registered on
eShram in Rajasthan are at annexure-I and annexure-II.
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).
Apart from the above, eShram has linkages 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).
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. 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. 4064 for
18.08.2025 regarding “Workers of Unorganised Sectors” .
State/UT-wise details of workers engaged in unorganised sectors are as under:
State Name Total
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 34,494
ANDHRA PRADESH 86,26,454
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2,10,070
ASSAM 77,18,576
BIHAR 3,00,41,767
CHANDIGARH 1,88,598
CHHATTISGARH 86,04,722
DELHI 35,80,892
GOA 83,116
GUJARAT 1,21,85,535
HARYANA 54,02,887
HIMACHAL PRADESH 20,04,049
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 36,00,123
JHARKHAND 96,97,632
KARNATAKA 1,08,93,719
KERALA 60,68,417
LADAKH 34,705
LAKSHADWEEP 2,843
MADHYA PRADESH 1,89,40,070
MAHARASHTRA 1,78,62,879
MANIPUR 4,64,392
MEGHALAYA 3,52,767
MIZORAM 72,271
NAGALAND 2,38,437
ODISHA 1,36,11,166
PUDUCHERRY 1,94,933
PUNJAB 58,65,729
RAJASTHAN 1,49,19,023
SIKKIM 48,976
TAMIL NADU 93,24,673
TELANGANA 45,45,018
THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 75,445
TRIPURA 8,96,650
UTTAR PRADESH 8,39,92,913
UTTARAKHAND 30,86,830
WEST BENGAL 2,64,83,035Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4064 for
18.08.2025 regarding “Workers of Unorganised Sectors”.
District-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eShram in Rajasthan are as under:
Districts Total
Jaipur 14,07,057
Alwar 8,15,267
Bharatpur 6,77,075
Nagaur 6,69,645
Barmer 6,27,421
Jodhpur 6,09,382
Bhilwara 6,07,426
Ajmer 5,87,891
Sikar 5,58,421
Udaipur 4,45,111
Jhalawar 4,35,917
Dholpur 4,33,870
Jhunjhunu 4,32,000
Churu 4,30,608
Bikaner 4,25,454
Ganganagar 4,13,617
Kota 4,07,805
Hanumangarh 4,03,763
Dausa 3,96,079
Jalore 3,92,378
Banswara 3,75,246
Pali 3,73,673
Karauli 3,62,737
Tonk 3,58,346
Sawai Madhopur 3,20,787
Baran 3,17,542
Chittorgarh 3,14,760
Bundi 2,65,707
Dungarpur 2,64,925
Rajsamand 2,50,547
Pratapgarh 2,12,919
Sirohi 2,07,213
Jaisalmer 1,15,409
Didwana-Kuchaman 1,270
Balotra 853
Beawar 785
Khairthal-Tijara 684
Kotputli-Behror 558
Salumbar 540
Phalodi 392
Deeg 205
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