Social welfareEmploymentGovernment of India (Central Scheme)
e-Shram (Unorganised Workers Registration)
ई-श्रम (असंगठित श्रमिक पंजीकरण)
National database & identity card for unorganised workers, linking them to welfare/social-security benefits.
Benefit type
Registration + accident cover
For
Worker / labourer
Age
16–59 years
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Worker / labourer
Age
16–59 years
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Details
- Benefit type
- Registration + accident cover
- Benefit detail
- An e-Shram card is registration/identity for unorganised workers and a gateway to linked welfare schemes (PMSBY, PMJJBY, PM-SYM, PDS, Ayushman, NSAP, etc.). It does not itself provide insurance — linked schemes require separate enrolment.
- Target beneficiary
- Unorganised-sector workers.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Active — ~31 crore registrations by Aug 2025; mobile app launched Feb 2025; 14 schemes integrated (PIB). [Corrected: the card does not auto-provide accident cover.] Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:eshram.gov.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
| Fiscal year | Funds (₹ cr) | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | 2,95,88,748e-Shram registrations in Bihar, as on 19 Dec 2024 |
| 2025-26 | — | 2,95,88,748Bihar workers registered |
Sources:pib.gov.in ↗pib.gov.in ↗medianama.com ↗
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Published
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://eshram.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://eshram.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://www.india.gov.in ↗