Parliament Question: Digital Skill Development Platform

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1187 ANSWERED ON – 27.07.2026 DIGITAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

1187. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SMT. ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI RAMESH AWASTHI:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI RADHESHYAM RATHIYA:

DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

MS. BANSURI SWARAJ:

SHRI AVIMANYU SETHI:

SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SHRI TAPIR GAO:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to

state:

(a) whether the Government has developed any digital platform for skilling, reskilling and upskilling and, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of learners, trainers, educational/training institutions and employers registered on the said platform, the key courses available thereon, and the number of youth registered, trained, certified and employed through the platform, State/UT and constituency-wise including Punjab, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, particularly Nabarangpur and Bastar Lok Sabha Constituencies;

(c) whether the Government has launched any special initiative to equip learners, teachers, trainers and training institutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies to enhance employability, strengthen digital skill development and improve transparency in skill certification and, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the number of educational institutions, teachers, trainers, students and candidates benefited under such initiatives, including the number of skill certificates issued in the said States/Constituencies;

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure effective access to the digital skilling platform for citizens in rural, remote and aspirational districts, including through offline or community-based support mechanisms for persons with limited internet connectivity or digitalliteracy and to strengthen AI-based skill development and digital training infrastructure, particularly in the said State/Constituencies; and

(f) the other measures taken by the Government to strengthen digital skill development, improve transparency in skill certification and promote AI-enabled learning across the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) The Government has developed Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the skilling ecosystem under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Launched on 13th September 2023, it brings the entire skilling ecosystem onto a single unified platform, integrating training, assessment, certification, employment and entrepreneurship services, while allowing training providers, employers and government schemes to onboard onto a common interoperable ecosystem. Built on a mobile-first approach and interoperable with other Government platforms such as National Career Service, eShram, DigiLocker and BHASHINI, SIDH advances the Government's vision of a unified, citizen- centric skilling ecosystem accessible to all.

(b) As per Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) data, a total of 35,17,023 learners are registered under PMKVY 4.0, 52,98,397 under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), 10,19,992under the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme, and 4,96,755 under the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative. A total of 78,647 trainers holding a valid Trainer ID are registered on the platform. Further, 13,633 training centres are registered under PMKVY 4.0 (Short Term Training and Special Projects), 296 training centres under the JSS scheme, and 13,888 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are onboarded on SIDH. The key courses available on the platform span short-term skilling and apprenticeship programmes under PMKVY 4.0 and NAPS, community- based training under JSS, and foundational and applied Artificial Intelligence courses under SOAR. The number of youth registered, trained/oriented, certified and employed through the platform, State/UT wise, including in Punjab, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, particularly Nabarangpur and Bastar Lok Sabha Constituencies, is given at Annexure-A.

(c) to (f) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), through the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), has launched the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative to equip learners, educators and the workforce with foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI) knowledge and practical competencies. The initiative comprises nationally recognised, NSQF-aligned, fully online and self-paced AI courses delivered through the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) by NCVET-recognised Awarding Bodies. Subsequently, SOAR has been expanded beyond foundational AI literacy to include AI and AI application-oriented courses focused on AI for jobs, workplace productivity, sector-specific applications, inclusivity, and contextualised AI applications for the informal sector. As on 22.07.2026, a total of 4,96,426 learners have enrolled and 98,576 learners have been certified under the SOAR courses available on the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH).

The Government has undertaken several measures to ensure effective access to digital skilling platforms, including the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), for citizens across rural, remote and aspirational districts. SIDH serves as a one-stop digital platform for accessing skilling, certification, apprenticeship and employment-related opportunities through a single interface.

To facilitate wider outreach and accessibility, the Government has adopted an integrated online and offline approach, including multilingual awareness campaigns, digital outreach, community mobilisation through Panchayats and Common Service Centres, workshops, skill awareness activities and on-ground support initiatives. District Skill Committees are also involved inidentifying local skilling requirements and facilitating training opportunities in rural and underserved areas. Further, initiatives such as Skill Hubs under PMKVY 4.0 and the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme provide skill training opportunities closer to the beneficiaries, including in aspirational, backward and remote regions.

To strengthen AI-based skill development and digital training infrastructure, the Government is promoting skilling in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Green Technologies. Digital and blended learning models, industry partnerships and continuous upskilling and reskilling initiatives are being promoted to ensure access to industry-relevant and future-ready skills across the country.

Further, the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative has been designed as a fully online, self- paced AI learning programme to promote AI-enabled learning across the country through the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH). The courses are NSQF-aligned and credit-linked under the National Credit Framework (NCrF), with credits being integrated with the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) to facilitate transparent recognition and accumulation of learning outcomes. This enables learners to access nationally recognised AI courses from anywhere in the country while promoting portability, transparency and lifelong learning within the skilling ecosystem.ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1187 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2026 State/Ut-Wise Number of Candidates Enrolled and Certified TC State No of Candidates Enrolled No of Candidates Certified PMKVY PMKVY SOAR NAPS JSS ITI SOAR NAPS JSS ITI

4.0 4.0 Andaman And Nicobar 326 2,320 569 3,597 2,148 64 1,053 188 3,590 743 Islands Andhra 33,140 1,07,607 1,17,246 21,564 1,57,228 5,817 47,345 23,245 21,552 46,688 Pradesh Arunachal 391 19,924 446 - 2,099 104 7,025 71 - 793 Pradesh Assam 11,556 1,78,170 53,738 21,637 15,306 2,720 72,075 8,870 21,595 5,633 Bihar 32,660 1,53,331 37,050 74,504 3,58,672 5,210 79,922 6,327 72,269 88,314 Chandigarh 633 1,815 7,022 3,232 3,156 123 913 1,233 2,962 1,416 Chhattisgarh 8,010 32,354 32,728 50,505 70,433 1,444 16,089 14,891 50,283 28,867 Delhi 15,842 35,112 1,33,771 5,634 30,626 2,448 17,074 9,203 5,594 11,910 Goa 690 494 49,960 10,774 6,820 169 339 4,065 10,743 2,688 Gujarat 18,103 81,501 5,65,729 3,519 2,68,055 3,199 37,567 1,06,241 3,498 90,285 Haryana 16,587 1,41,757 3,99,524 29,440 1,59,886 3,475 80,072 91,408 29,316 57,587 Himachal 4,351 37,497 48,947 6,770 59,145 943 19,868 5,188 6,578 25,551 Pradesh Jammu And 8,508 1,49,598 5,878 37,037 26,777 2,033 92,376 1,012 36,811 10,847 Kashmir Jharkhand 10,106 47,499 59,921 2,977 1,28,702 1,531 26,521 24,061 2,856 31,108 Karnataka 20,481 1,20,988 4,47,703 44,099 2,15,010 4,446 61,903 57,117 43,933 54,491 Kerala 8,784 28,861 78,383 42,986 93,773 1,866 10,946 29,481 42,957 38,201 Ladakh 78 1,331 204 32,228 1,164 13 526 87 32,129 498 Lakshadweep 11 120 59 717 911 0 0 44 717 460 Madhya 24,454 3,98,725 1,49,759 1,924 2,22,503 3,934 2,13,734 29,991 1,924 59,989 Pradesh Maharashtra 71,075 1,60,552 13,46,717 1,04,099 3,74,708 14,226 74,927 2,25,703 1,03,805 1,27,192 Manipur 1,553 31,935 609 75,193 2,427 625 15,539 24 74,840 867 Meghalaya 647 16,653 1,212 14,659 2,706 136 6,242 136 14,524 1,073 Mizoram 133 14,142 473 3,539 984 22 6,026 16 3,539 369 Nagaland 256 18,296 176 1,885 943 48 7,044 9 1,864 406 Odisha 13,695 68,274 61,896 3,100 1,82,004 2,225 31,506 21,858 3,080 45,574 Puducherry 597 7,844 17,048 - 2,195 143 3,602 1,759 - 672 Punjab 9,159 1,78,045 96,176 1,04,612 1,28,614 1,757 1,10,297 16,204 1,04,387 45,201 Rajasthan 22,656 3,80,574 1,15,488 6,618 2,89,003 3,885 2,51,836 19,285 6,615 77,125 Sikkim 204 7,108 2,249 - 1,096 23 1,962 114 - 409 Tamil Nadu 23,161 1,62,257 5,41,317 31,834 1,15,712 5,526 99,847 49,263 31,750 35,375 Telangana 16,176 61,604 2,27,138 30,942 1,03,614 3,268 32,740 45,428 30,665 24,620 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And 3,004 2,067 14,708 21,780 2,571 861 1,374 700 21,755 1,011 Daman And Diu Tripura 2,144 32,513 2,771 7,047 7,406 818 14,196 459 7,018 2,080 Uttar Pradesh 86,453 6,91,315 4,10,215 1,65,567 10,35,939 15,576 4,12,151 63,435 1,64,474 2,15,610 Uttarakhand 6,145 61,938 1,15,059 28,662 31,686 1,147 34,419 12,073 28,627 8,867 West Bengal 24,986 82,902 1,56,508 27,311 1,26,750 4,779 40,156 23,449 27,200 43,515 Total 4,96,755 35,17,023 52,98,397 10,19,992 42,30,772 94,604 19,29,212 8,92,638 10,13,450 11,86,035PMKVY 4.0 District-wise Update for Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Punjab, as per SIDH reports till 30.06.2026:

Training Total Short Term Training Recognition of Prior Total TC State TC District Centres Trained/ (STT+SP) Learning (RPL) Enrolled (STT+SP) Oriented Trained/ Trained/ Enrolled Certified Enrolled Certified Oriented Oriented Chhattisgarh Balod 2 153 138 91 181 181 76 334 319 Balodabazar- Chhattisgarh 4 475 312 160 - - - 475 312 Bhatapara Balrampur- Chhattisgarh 2 1,530 1,050 957 - - - 1,530 1,050 Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh Bastar 12 1,645 1,276 1,013 70 50 31 1,715 1,326 Chhattisgarh Bemetara 4 472 456 316 - - - 472 456 Chhattisgarh Bijapur 4 725 460 159 - - - 725 460 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur 12 1,555 1,204 419 467 - - 2,022 1,204 Dakshin Bastar Chhattisgarh 6 397 307 205 - - - 397 307 Dantewada Chhattisgarh Dhamtari 7 638 638 308 510 510 332 1,148 1,148 Chhattisgarh Durg 16 2,294 1,648 759 757 757 466 3,051 2,405 Chhattisgarh Gariyaband 2 838 687 456 - - - 838 687 Gaurela- Chhattisgarh Pendra- 1 401 191 185 - - - 401 191 Marwahi Janjgir- Chhattisgarh 6 1,591 1,129 511 - - - 1,591 1,129 Champa Chhattisgarh Jashpur 4 1,271 967 721 - - - 1,271 967 Chhattisgarh Kabeerdham 4 445 359 244 - - - 445 359 Chhattisgarh Kondagaon 5 650 537 307 - - - 650 537 Chhattisgarh Korba 7 1,083 933 553 - - - 1,083 933 Chhattisgarh Korea 6 1,234 910 659 - - - 1,234 910 Chhattisgarh Mahasamund 13 1,424 1,348 876 41 41 - 1,465 1,389 Chhattisgarh Mungeli 3 350 294 115 69 68 54 419 362 Chhattisgarh Narayanpur 3 279 279 118 - - - 279 279 Chhattisgarh Raigarh 5 1,133 982 587 - - - 1,133 982 Chhattisgarh Raipur 19 1,608 1,108 527 138 120 57 1,746 1,228 Chhattisgarh Rajnandgaon 14 1,965 1,837 1,046 942 918 612 2,907 2,755 Chhattisgarh Sukma 2 87 85 42 - - - 87 85 Chhattisgarh Surajpur 11 2,695 2,275 1,849 - - - 2,695 2,275 Chhattisgarh Surguja 5 2,057 1,472 1,223 - - - 2,057 1,472 Uttar Bastar Chhattisgarh 4 184 125 55 - - - 184 125 Kanker Odisha Angul 7 1,027 976 635 - - - 1,027 976 Odisha Balangir 7 1,809 1,268 623 - - - 1,809 1,268 Odisha Balasore 10 2,881 1,953 1,091 1,114 986 632 3,995 2,939 Odisha Bargarh 5 1,775 1,216 695 - - - 1,775 1,216 Odisha Bhadrak 5 508 452 340 - - - 508 452 Odisha Boudh 4 1,481 1,023 428 288 152 118 1,769 1,175 Odisha Cuttack 13 1,741 1,384 747 1,413 1,309 895 3,154 2,693 Odisha Deogarh 1 34 34 - 29 29 - 63 63 Odisha Dhenkanal 11 1,782 1,400 821 843 763 384 2,625 2,163 Odisha Gajapati 3 1,126 932 588 1,315 1,248 750 2,441 2,180 Odisha Ganjam 11 4,948 2,925 2,232 2,767 2,763 2,378 7,715 5,688 Odisha Jagatsinghapur 6 1,138 837 585 1,042 935 473 2,180 1,772 Odisha Jajpur 5 220 100 64 294 284 144 514 384 Odisha Jharsuguda 1 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 Odisha Kalahandi 2 46 43 24 92 92 - 138 135 Odisha Kandhamal 6 1,706 1,105 839 370 340 183 2,076 1,445 Odisha Kendrapara 7 2,351 1,299 700 865 714 389 3,216 2,013 Odisha Keonjhar 4 980 412 12 133 133 81 1,113 545 Odisha Khordha 43 8,661 6,463 3,956 677 661 360 9,338 7,124 Odisha Koraput 5 1,568 936 396 132 122 47 1,700 1,058 Odisha Malkangiri 4 1,132 601 472 - - - 1,132 601 Odisha Mayurbhanj 25 3,275 2,422 972 394 291 277 3,669 2,713Odisha Nabarangpur 3 1,671 1,012 929 - - - 1,671 1,012 Odisha Nayagarh 8 1,886 1,401 1,041 292 237 174 2,178 1,638 Odisha Nuapada 3 1,937 1,380 1,274 73 48 - 2,010 1,428 Odisha Puri 10 1,229 840 355 2,206 1,862 1,383 3,435 2,702 Odisha Rayagada 11 2,291 1,688 1,071 886 886 529 3,177 2,574 Odisha Sambalpur 8 663 575 307 178 177 112 841 752 Odisha Sonepur 3 1,180 788 434 - - - 1,180 788 Odisha Sundargarh 11 1,734 1,110 504 71 65 42 1,805 1,175 Punjab Amritsar 24 13,629 8,408 5,565 - - - 13,629 8,408 Punjab Barnala 13 2,342 1,982 1,586 309 197 186 2,651 2,179 Punjab Bathinda 56 14,483 11,711 9,620 - - - 14,483 11,711 Punjab Faridkot 22 6,572 5,006 2,786 - - - 6,572 5,006 Fatehgarh Punjab 4 322 267 205 - - - 322 267 Sahib Punjab Fazilka 66 15,737 14,951 13,684 2,969 2,719 2,110 18,706 17,670 Punjab Ferozepur 40 8,241 7,217 5,814 1,834 1,555 1,151 10,075 8,772 Punjab Gurdaspur 20 3,327 3,085 2,562 45 - - 3,372 3,085 Punjab Hoshiarpur 13 3,731 2,942 1,999 585 536 417 4,316 3,478 Punjab Jalandhar 37 12,359 7,854 5,878 1,295 1,156 698 13,654 9,010 Punjab Kapurthala 7 1,847 1,488 1,073 1,000 940 580 2,847 2,428 Punjab Ludhiana 57 11,898 9,966 8,652 3,197 2,766 1,866 15,095 12,732 Punjab Mansa 45 13,094 11,179 9,935 - - - 13,094 11,179 Punjab Moga 44 9,895 7,642 6,332 1,436 1,436 577 11,331 9,078 Punjab Pathankot 15 4,174 2,855 2,190 480 480 62 4,654 3,335 Punjab Patiala 38 9,891 8,008 6,021 3,829 2,679 1,702 13,720 10,687 Punjab Rupnagar 13 2,393 2,292 1,628 - - - 2,393 2,292 Punjab S.A.S Nagar 22 4,040 3,250 1,915 755 701 320 4,795 3,951 Punjab Sangrur 35 7,907 6,685 5,412 375 240 236 8,282 6,925 Shahid Bhagat Punjab 11 3,939 1,821 1,169 - - - 3,939 1,821 Singh Nagar Sri Muktsar Punjab 28 6,785 5,630 4,675 980 666 556 7,765 6,296 Sahib Punjab Tarn Taran 9 2,081 1,443 990 269 249 145 2,350 1,692 Total - 1,044 2,40,666 1,85,284 1,36,307 38,007 33,062 21,585 2,78,673 2,18,346 *****