E-shram portal registers record 31.78 crore unorganised workers in five years

Prelims-testable facts

• 01The e-Shram portal was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on August 26, 2021.
• 02The e-Shram portal registers unorganised workers on a self-declaration basis and provides them with a Universal Account Number (UAN).
• 03As of July 14, 2026, over 31.78 crore unorganised workers have been registered on the e-Shram portal.
• 04e-Shram has integrated fifteen central schemes to extend benefits and access to social security schemes to eShram cardholders.
• 05The e-Shram portal provides linkages with National Career Service (NCS) for Job Opportunities, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) for Skill Development, and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) for Pension.
• 06e-Shram has been designed to tailor services to align with unique State/UT needs through Microsites launched on January 29, 2025.
• 07The eShram– 'One-Stop-Solution' was launched on October 21, 2024, to integrate different social security/welfare schemes at a single portal.

Trap alerts

• Most people think that the e-Shram portal only registers gig and platform workers, but actually it also includes migrant workers.
• Most people think that the e-Shram portal is only for registration purposes, but actually it provides access to various social security schemes as well.