**Executive Summary**
This report from the Ministry of Electronics & IT highlights the success of the 'FutureSkills PRIME' program, which focuses on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling individuals in new and emerging technologies. Over 15.78 lakh candidates have benefited from the program. The information was submitted in Lok Sabha on December 10, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **FutureSkills PRIME Program:**
* Aims to skill, reskill, and upskill individuals in new technologies.
* Provides premium learning content for flexible, anytime-anywhere learning.
* Offers courses via an online platform: https://futureskillsprime.in
* Features over 500 courses and 2000+ digital fluency pathways.
* 15.78 lakh candidates have benefitted (as of 30.11.2025), including 41% women and 85% from tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
* **IT Sector Performance (in billion dollars):**
| | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25(E) |
| :----------- | :------ | :------ | :------ | :------ | :------ | :--------- |
| Export revenue | 147 | 152 | 178 | 194 | 199.5 | 224.4 |
| Domestic revenue | 44 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 54.4 | 58.2 |
| Total Revenue | 191 | 196 | 227 | 245 | 254 | 282.6 |
* **Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI-CoEs):**
* Established by the Government of India to address healthcare, sustainable cities, and agriculture.
* Led by IISc Bangalore, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Ropar.
* Initiatives include:
* Clean-air monitoring and AI-based traffic/flood prediction (Surat).
* Digital Nagar Palika platform (Kanpur).
* AI tools for chronic disease detection (Healthcare).
* Automatic Weather Stations, AgriLLM, and pest/crop identification (Agriculture).
* **FutureSkills PRIME - Year Wise Achievements**
| Financial Year | Enrolled/Trained |
| :------------- | :--------------- |
| 2020-21 | 91,897 |
| 2021-22 | 2,58,919 |
| 2022-23 | 2,69,682 |
| 2023-24 | 2,86,401 |
| 2024-25 | 3,40,012 |
| 2025-26 | 3,31,399 |
| Total | 15,78,310 |
**Impact Analysis**
**Individuals seeking skills in emerging technologies**
* **Impact:** Access to skilling, reskilling, and upskilling opportunities. Potential for improved career prospects.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the FutureSkills PRIME program via the online platform.
**Central Ministries/Departments and State/UT Governments**
* **Impact:** Required to coordinate and jointly develop/implement initiatives related to Digital India.
* **Action Required:** Continue collaboration for effective execution of the Digital India program.
**NASSCOM**
* **Impact:** Collaboration with the government on the FutureSkills PRIME program.
* **Action Required:** Continue collaboration to effectively implement the initiative.
**IT Sector**
* **Impact:** Benefit from the government's efforts to promote growth, especially in smaller cities.
* **Action Required:** None specified.
**AI-CoE institutions**
* **Impact:** Leading the Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, undertaking strategic initiatives for their sectoral focus.
* **Action Required:** Continue leading and expanding the work on the strategic initiatives.
Key Entities Referenced
FutureSkills PRIME: A programme focused on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling individuals in new and emerging technologies, implemented in collaboration with NASSCOM.
NASSCOM: National Association of Software and Service Companies, collaborating in the implementation of the 'FutureSkills PRIME' programme.
Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI-CoEs): Centres established to address the areas of healthcare, sustainable cities and agriculture, led by institutions like IISc Bangalore, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Ropar.
Ministry of Electronics & IT: The ministry overseeing the 'FutureSkills PRIME' programme.
Digital India: An umbrella programme covering multiple projects implemented across Central Ministries/Departments and State/UT Governments.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
More than 15.78 lakh candidates benefitted from
‘FutureSkills PRIME’ programme
The programme focuses on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling
individuals in new and emerging technologies
प्रव तथ: 10 DEC 2025 3:36PM by PIB Delhi
Digital India is an umbrella programme covering multiple projects implemented across Central
Ministries/Departments and State/UT Governments. Its execution requires close coordination among these
agencies, as many initiatives are jointly developed and implemented.
The details of funds allocated and utilised can be accessed from the website https://www.digitalindia.gov.i
n/about-us/
Government of India is actively promoting the growth of the IT sector, especially in smaller towns and
cities. It aims to develop India as a global hub for software products, boosting the domestic demand and
exports of software products.
The performance of this sector over the last 5 years and estimates for 2024-25 are mentioned below:
(in billion dollars)
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25(E)
Export revenue 147 152 178 194 199.5 224.4
Domestic revenue 44 45 49 51 54.4 58.2
Total Revenue 191 196 227 245 254 282.6
(E) = Estimate Source: NASSCOM
To cater to the demand of this growing industry, the government is undertaking various capacity building
initiatives.
The ‘FutureSkills PRIME’ programme is one such initiative being implemented in collaboration with the
National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).
Focuses on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling individuals in new and emerging technologies
Provides premium learning content to support flexible, anytime-anywhere learning tailored to
candidates’ aptitudes and career aspirationsCourses are offered through an online digital-skills training platform, available at https://futureskills
prime.in
Under the FutureSkills Prime program, there are over 500 courses & 2000+ digital fluency pathways
offered on the platform.
So far, more than 15.78 lakh candidates have benefitted in various courses comprising of approximately
41% women learners and 85% candidates from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Year-wise details are mentioned in
Annexure -1.
Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI-CoEs)
Government of India has established Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI-CoEs). These
centres have been established to address the areas of healthcare, sustainable cities and agriculture.
The AI-CoEs are led by the premier institutions of the nation such as IISc Bangalore, IIT Kanpur, and IIT
Ropar, respectively. These CoEs have undertaken strategic initiatives aligned with their sectoral focus.
Clean-air monitoring in Delhi and AI-based traffic and flood prediction for Surat project by AI-CoE
for sustainable cities.
A Pilot project of Digital Nagar Palika platform in Kanpur streamlines municipal services by
integrating citizen feedback, service requests, and urban management into a single digital system
Under the AI-CoE for Healthcare, projects are underway to develop AI tools on the detection of
various chronic diseases like oral and breast cancer, retinal disease and diabetes
AI-CoE for Agriculture has deployed Automatic Weather Stations, developed AgriLLM and pest &
crop-identification tools.
Annexure -1
Year wise achievements of FutureSkills PRIME:
Financial Year Enrolled/Trained
2020-21 91,897
2021-22 2,58,919
2022-23 2,69,682
2023-24 2,86,401
2024-25 3,40,012
2025-26* 3,31,399
Total 15,78,310
* (as on 30.11.2025)
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
Shri Jitin Prasada in Lok Sabha on 10.12.2025.***
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