Enrolment, Employment and Retention Under Skill Development Programmes

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Enrolment, Employment and Retention Under Skill Development Programmes Posted On: 28 JUL 2025 5:11PM by PIB Delhi Under the Government of India’s Skill India Mission (SIM) , the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centers / institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country including Uttar Pradesh. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills. The total number of candidates trained under various schemes of MSDE since FY 2021-22 are given below: Scheme 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 PMKVY 6,16,040 2,11,170 5,39,340 20,34,686 JSS 4,61,996 7,26,284 5,07,337 4,55,856 NAPS 5,90,785 7,38,252 9,32,731 9,85,641 CTS 12,25,851 12,51,181 14,45,362 13,09,640 Note: Under NAPS data is for apprentices engaged and in CTS data is of candidates enrolled for session 2021-2024 Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked under the ShortTerm Training component of PMKVY in the first three versions, which is PMKVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0, implemented from 2015-16 up to 2021-22. The number of candidates reported placed across the country in these three versions of PMKVY was 24,37,887. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is on empowering the trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Further, various IT tools like Skill India Digital Hub also give this opportunity. Third party evaluation of schemes of MSDE have acknowledged their positive outcome and mentioned about their success in terms of placement or livelihood improvement of candidates trained, as indicated below: PMKVY: MSDE’s flagship scheme PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020. As per the study, about 94 percent of the employers surveyed reported they would hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. Further, 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and oriented under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their un-certified peers. JSS: Evaluation study of JSS scheme conducted in 2020 has found that the scheme has helped in almost doubling the household income for those beneficiaries who have got employment or are self-employed after the JSS training. Considering 79% women representation, 50.5% of the rural share, 73.4% change in the employment for enhanced livelihood, 89.1% change in the average income of each beneficiary, 85.7%mobilization of beneficiaries by JSS, the report has further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident from the fact that 77.05% of the beneficiary trainees have undergone occupational shifts. The study also affirmed that the focus of the skilling in the scheme favours self-employment which is in tune with Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. ITIs: The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates published in 2018 by MSDE mentions that 63.5% of total ITI pass-outs got employed (wage+self, out of which 6.7% are self-employed). NAPS: Third-party evaluation study of NAPS conducted in 2021 has observed that the scheme has successfully enhanced the employability of youth by providing structured on-the-job training, with a notable increase in the engagement of apprentices across various industries. In the new version of the scheme, DBT method has been adopted to transfer government's share directly to apprentices' bank accounts, as streamlined reimbursement process was recommended in the report. This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. ****** VV/SH (Release ID: 2149329)