**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to provide skill development training to youth. The scheme has trained 1.64 crore candidates and certified 1.29 crore since 2015, with a deadline of December 31, 2025, for further training. The latest version, PMKVY 4.0, focuses on empowering trained candidates for self-employment or wage employment through On-job Training (OJT).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Implementation:**
* Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) has been implemented by MSDE since 2015, offering Short-Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for upskilling and reskilling youth.
* A total of 1.64 crore candidates have been trained/oriented nationwide from 2015 to December 31, 2025.
* Out of the total trained candidates, 1.29 crore have been certified.
* **Short-Term Training (STT) Performance:**
* In PMKVY versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 (FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22), 56.89 lakh candidates were certified under STT.
* A placement rate of 42.8% was recorded for STT, with 24.3 lakh candidates placed.
* **Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Impact:**
* RPL validates skills acquired through experience, providing formal recognition and improving employability for workers in the informal sector.
* 52% of candidates under RPL reported receiving higher salaries or expecting improved earnings compared to uncertified peers.
* **PMKVY 4.0 Focus:**
* Empowering trained candidates to pursue self-employment or wage employment.
* Incorporating On-job Training (OJT) with industry-relevant skill courses.
* **Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH):**
* A comprehensive digital platform enhancing accessibility, transparency, and effectiveness of skilling resources.
* Supports learners, job seekers, employers, training partners, and assessment agencies.
* Facilitates online registration, access to digital learning resources, information on job roles, and linkages with employment/apprenticeship opportunities.
* Ensures transparent monitoring of training, certification, and placement outcomes.
**Impact Analysis**
**Trained Youth**
* **Impact:** Increased employability, formal recognition of skills, higher earning potential, and better career path choices through STT and RPL components. PMKVY 4.0 aims to empower them for self or wage employment.
* **Action Required:** Engage with PMKVY programs, utilize the Skill India Digital Hub for registration and learning resources, and participate in OJT for PMKVY 4.0.
**Employers**
* **Impact:** Access to a pool of skilled and certified candidates, with a high willingness (94%) to hire PMKVY trained individuals.
* **Action Required:** Continue to consider and hire candidates trained under the PMKVY scheme.
**Informal Sector Workers**
* **Impact:** Formal validation of existing skills through RPL, leading to eligibility for structured jobs and improved employability.
* **Action Required:** Participate in RPL programs to gain formal certification for acquired skills.
**Training Providers and Assessment Agencies**
* **Impact:** Increased opportunities for engagement and a transparent platform for monitoring training and certification outcomes through SIDH.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the Skill India Digital Hub for operations and to align with scheme requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): Flagship scheme implemented by MSDE for skill development training, up-skilling, and re-skilling.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): Component of PMKVY for up-skilling and re-skilling, validating skills acquired through experience.
Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH): Digital platform enhancing accessibility and effectiveness of skilling resources and employment opportunities.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE): Government ministry responsible for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
NITI Aayog: Organization that conducted evaluations of the PMKVY scheme.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
GENERATING JOB-READY YOUTH UNDER
PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA
Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 4:14PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, for imparting skill development training
through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) to youth across the country. Under PMKVY, since 2015 to 31.12.2025, a total of 1.64 crore
candidates have been trained/oriented across the country, out of which 1.29 crore candidates have been
certified.
Under PMKVY scheme, placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first
three versions of the Scheme - PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0, implemented from FY 2015-
16 to FY 2021-22. In these versions of PMKVY, out of 56.89 lakh candidates that have been certified in
STT, 24.3 lakh candidates have been reported placed which makes the overall placement rate at 42.8%.
An evaluation by NITI Aayog (October 2020) indicated that approximately 94 percent of surveyed
employers expressed willingness to hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. The study also noted that
52 percent of candidates placed in employment or oriented under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
component reported receiving higher salaries or expecting improved earnings compared to uncertified
peers. An independent evaluation of PMKVY 2.0 conducted by the Indian Institute of Public
Administration (IIPA) found that about 70.5 percent of surveyed candidates were placed in their desired
skill sector.
Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 the focus is to empower our trained
candidates to choose their varied career path, either for self-employment or wage-employment, and they
are suitably oriented for the same through On-job Training (OJT) embedded industry relevant skill
courses.
The Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) is a comprehensive digital platform that enhances accessibility,
transparency, and effectiveness of skilling resources for learners, job seekers, employers, training partners,
and assessment agencies across India. It plays a crucial role in supporting rural and semi-urban youth by
enabling online registration for training programs, providing access to digital learning resources, and
offering detailed information on job roles and accredited training providers. SIDH also facilitates linkages
with employment and apprenticeship opportunities, while enabling transparent monitoring of training,
certification, and placement outcomes. By improving the accessibility of skilling opportunities, the
platform ensures that youth in rural and semi-urban areas can engage with programs that enhance their
employability.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) has significantly benefited workers in the informal sector by
formally validating the skills they have acquired through experience. By providing official certificates,
RPL gives these workers formal recognition, making them eligible for structured jobs and improving their
employability. The evaluation conducted by NITI Aayog (October 2020) indicated that approximately 94percent of surveyed employers expressed willingness to hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. The
study further highlighted that 52 percent of candidates placed in employment or oriented under the
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component reported receiving higher salaries or expecting improved
earnings compared to uncertified peers.
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 Rajya Sabha today.
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