RAS question
Approximately how many unorganised workers are registered on e-Shram portal overall?
Correct answer: (B) 31 crore.
Approximately 31 crore unorganised workers are registered on the e-Shram portal overall.
Explanation
The 31-crore figure is the closest option because the Press Information Bureau release says that, as of 3 August 2025, over 30.98 crore unorganised workers had registered on the e-Shram portal. The same release explains that the Ministry of Labour and Employment launched e-Shram on 26 August 2021 to create a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers seeded with Aadhaar. It also states that the portal registers and supports unorganised workers by providing a Universal Account Number on a self-declaration basis. Since 30.98 crore rounds to about 31 crore, option B captures the official reported scale of registrations.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 10 crore is far below the PIB-reported figure of over 30.98 crore registered unorganised workers.
- (C) 20 crore understates the portal's scale because the official figure is already above 30.98 crore.
- (D) 50 crore overstates the registration count; the cited PIB release supports an approximate figure of 31 crore, not 50 crore.
Concept
This tests welfare-delivery infrastructure in Indian Economy, especially digital labour databases for the unorganised sector. RAS often asks such figures because they connect social security schemes with administrative capacity and beneficiary identification.