e-Shram Portal
National Database of Unorganised Workers
The e-Shram portal was launched on 26 August 2021 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment as the National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW), seeded with Aadhaar for deduplication. It provides registered workers a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis, enabling access to welfare schemes and social security entitlements. Registration is voluntary and free. As of mid-2025, over 30.98 crore unorganised workers had registered on the portal, making it the world's largest database of unorganised workers. In October 2024, the portal was upgraded into an "One-Stop-Solution" integrating multiple social security and welfare schemes.
- Launch date: 26 August 2021
- Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Purpose: Create a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar
- Unique identifier issued: Universal Account Number (UAN) — 12-digit Aadhaar-linked
- Registrations: over 30.98 crore workers as of mid-2025; women constitute about 53.68% of registrations
- Expanded in October 2024 to integrate multiple social security schemes in a single interface
- Target for gig workers: aggregator companies required to share worker data for seamless benefit linkage
● Tracked since May 29, 2026 · last seen July 27, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes