Year, Occupation Sector Wise Platform Based Gig Workers Registered on eShram Portal
The dataset compiles occupation sector wise number of platform based gig workers registered in the e-Shram portal as of 31 December of each year. The sectors include Capital Goods and Manufacturing, Construction, Electronics and HW, Miscellaneous, Tourism and Hospitality, Agriculture, Automobile and Transportation, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Beauty and Wellness, Domestic and Household Workers, Food Industry, Gem and Jewellery, Handicrafts and Carpets, Healthcare, Leather Industry Works, Office Administration and Facility Management, Organised Retail, Professionals, Retail, Service, Musical Instruments, Apparel, Education, Glass and Ceramics, Mining, Printing, Private Security, Textile and Handloom, Tobacco Industry, Wood and Carpentry.
NB: Data for 2026 is as of 30 April 2026.
Year, Occupation Sector Wise Platform Based Gig Workers Registered on eShram Portal
The dataset compiles occupation sector wise number of platform based gig workers registered in the e-Shram portal as of 31 December of each year. The sectors include Capital Goods and Manufacturing, Construction, Electronics and HW, Miscellaneous, Tourism and Hospitality, Agriculture, Automobile and Transportation, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Beauty and Wellness, Domestic and Household Workers, Food Industry, Gem and Jewellery, Handicrafts and Carpets, Healthcare, Leather Industry Works, Office Administration and Facility Management, Organised Retail, Professionals, Retail, Service, Musical Instruments, Apparel, Education, Glass and Ceramics, Mining, Printing, Private Security, Textile and Handloom, Tobacco Industry, Wood and Carpentry.
NB: Data for 2026 is as of 30 April 2026.
The calendar year to which the gig worker figures pertain.
occupation_sector
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The industry or occupational sector in which gig workers are engaged.
gig_workers
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140
176
The absolute number of gig workers recorded for the given sector and year.
unit
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1
186
The unit of measurement for the gig worker figures, expressed as absolute counts of workers.
note
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2
31
Supplementary notes providing context for the data, such as the cutoff date for the most recent year's figures.
Citation
Ministry of Labour and Employment. (2026). Year, Occupation Sector Wise Platform Based Gig Workers Registered on eShram Portal [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23699
