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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
Eligibility
Unorganised-sector workers aged 16–59 (non-EPF/ESIC, non-income-tax-payers).

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

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.

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 yearFunds (₹ 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.inpib.gov.inmedianama.com

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Public — not yet added
Beneficiaries
2,95,88,748 workers, as of 2024-12-19. [scope: Bihar]
Published
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
RTI needed

Sources