Parliament Question: Employment outcomes of PMKVY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 602 ANSWERED ON – 04/02/2026 EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF PMKVY 602 SHRI A. A. RAHIM: Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state: (a) The total number of candidates trained, assessed, certified and placed under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) during last five years, year-wise and component wise; (b) The number of candidates securing sustained employment beyond six months after completion of training; (c) Whether Government has identified instances of concentration of training in limited job roles, low placement outcomes or submission of unreliable placement data by training providers and the action taken in such cases; and (d) Whether Government is ready to take actions to ensure long-term employment for the candidates who registered in PMKVY? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) since 2015. Under PMKVY, skill training is imparted through Short Term Training (STT) and Re-skilling and Up-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country. The current version of PMKVY i.e. PMKVY 4.0 which is being implemented from the FY 2022-23, focuses on delivery of skill training in a market-oriented and demand driven manner by making the existing skilling ecosystem more flexible, swift, and geared to meet the emerging demand along with emphasis on improving the employability of candidates. The year-wise and component-wise details of total number of candidates trained, assessed, certified and reported placed under the PMKVY during the last five years are given at Annexure I. (b) & (c) Under PMKVY, placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three versions of the Scheme which is PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0 which is under implementation since FY 2022- 23, the focus is to empower trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same through On-Job Training (OJT) embedded industry relevant skill courses. During the FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22, a total of 23,99,524 candidates have been reported placed under PMKVY. PMKVY 4.0 is a demand-driven scheme wherein training in various job roles is undertaken based on proposals submitted by implementing entities. While examining such proposals, allocation of targets tooversubscribed job roles is avoided in order to prevent concentration of training in a limited number of job roles. (d) Under PMKVY 4.0, for ensuring long term employment the focus is to empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same through On-Job Training (OJT) embedded industry relevant skill courses. Additionally, following steps have been taken to enhance employability of candidates under PMKVY 4.0: • Alignment with Industry Needs: Aligning job roles with the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) including Employability skills modules. • New Age Skills: Training in emerging technologies like AI, ML, AR/VR, 3D printing, green economy sectors, etc. • Industry Engagement: Collaborations with major employers and industries to enhance the skilling ecosystem and align training with industry needs. • Flexible Curriculum: Offering customizable training programs in partnership with various stakeholders. • Promotion of vernacular languages: Ensuring training materials are available in both English and Hindi, with translations into regional languages for better understating of candidates of training content.Annexure I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602 ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026 REGARDING “EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF PMKVY” Year-wise and Component-wise details of the number of candidates trained, assessed & certified and reported placed during the last five years are: Short Term Training (STT+SP) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Reported FY Trained Assessed Certified Oriented Assessed Certified Placed FY 21-22 3,76,895 3,64,183 2,55,562 1,64,162 2,39,145 2,42,555 2,24,236 FY 22-23 2,04,391 1,71,231 2,22,030 - 6,779 25,672 30,672 FY 23-24 3,88,948 1,99,258 1,94,607 - 1,51,014 86,449 81,387 FY 24-25 17,33,503 12,39,094 11,33,603 - 3,04,816 2,11,234 1,97,417 FY 25-26 1,20,965 2,14,055 2,59,770 - 10,738 23,278 27,566 Total 28,24,702 21,87,821 20,65,572 1,64,162 7,12,492 5,89,188 5,61,278 *****