The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje today informed the Lok Sabha that over 29.82 crore unorganized workers have registered on eShram portal till 22nd of this month. In a written reply, she said the Centre had launched eShram portal in August 2021 for the creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers verified and seeded with Aadhaar. The Minister said eShram portal is meant to register and support the unorganised workers by providing them with a Universal Account Number and eShram cards. She said, the Government has taken several steps for awareness and to expedite the registration of unorganised workers on the eShram portal.