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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3561
ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025
ENROLLMENT, EMPLOYMENT, CURRICULUM AND RETENTION UNDER SKILL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
3561. SHRI KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM:
ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:
DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:
Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased
to state:
(a) the total number of candidates enrolled, certified and placed under the Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Scheme (PM-
NAPS) and the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), year-wise
since FY 2021-22, disaggregated by State, gender and social category, year-wise;
(b) the number of certified candidates who secured wage employment within three months
of certification including those employed in the formal sector and the informal sector
separately;
(c) whether the Government maintain records on the job retention rates and the average
post- placement earnings, if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the details separately about the course curriculum, teaching methods and the details
of the trainers for these schemes since FY 2021-22
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL
DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (c): The state-wise number of candidates trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana (PMKVY), Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Scheme (PM-NAPS) and the
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) since FY 2021-22 is given
at Annexure-I. The gender-wise and category-wise number of candidates trained under these
schemes is given at Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.
Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked under the Short Term 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 that they would hire
more candidates trained under PMKVY. Further, 52 percent of the candidates who wereplaced 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.
(d): The Ministry places strong emphasis on maintaining relevant and high-quality training
standards. Awarding bodies regularly review and update course curricula, ensuring alignment
with current industry requirements. Training partners are mandated to follow standardised
training delivery protocols, and trainers are certified as per National Skills Qualifications
Framework (NSQF) norms. Teaching methods have also evolved to incorporate digital,
blended, and hands-on approaches in alignment with emerging technologies.ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3561 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025 REGARDING
‘ENROLLMENT, EMPLOYMENT, CURRICULUM AND RETENTION UNDER SKILL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS’
ANNEXURE-I
A. State-Wise Number of Candidates trained under PMKVY since FY 2021-22
FY-21- FY-22- FY-23- FY-25-26(as on 30th
State FY-24-25
22 23 24 June 2025)
Andaman And Nicobar
613 310 648 909 30
Islands
Andhra Pradesh 13,199 5,798 32,423 35,451 2,240
Arunachal Pradesh 8,884 667 4,152 10,054 125
Assam 24,517 8,721 38,190 75,162 5,279
Bihar 47,643 12,213 23,583 99,960 3,086
Chandigarh 893 491 319 628 122
Chhattisgarh 9,495 4,356 8,337 16,461 311
Delhi 19,965 2,262 10,686 12,253 1,276
Goa 604 176 183 236 -
Gujarat 35,001 6,503 19,975 39,736 432
Haryana 18,191 8,963 27,365 75,305 7,876
Himachal Pradesh 8,724 3,539 5,348 19,275 2,657
Jammu And Kashmir 21,339 7,352 28,875 85,490 3,562
Jharkhand 34,233 5,302 8,796 30,021 1,016
Karnataka 23,153 8,410 13,025 69,431 5,453
Kerala 12,968 5,673 8,802 10,456 718
Ladakh 731 246 445 312 -
Lakshadweep 120 - - 120 -
Madhya Pradesh 46,659 21,345 34,833 2,58,623 11,720
Maharashtra 39,864 14,913 35,257 74,939 3,901
Manipur 6,424 1,146 2,879 20,798 846
Meghalaya 3,406 1,245 2,502 7,908 341
Mizoram 4,742 1,162 3,609 6,861 1,411
Nagaland 4,184 1,803 3,830 7,299 542
Odisha 12,645 12,116 21,429 26,185 1,293
Puducherry 1,622 689 1,556 3,096 512
Punjab 18,539 7,568 11,816 1,06,401 6,048
Rajasthan 38,511 9,232 23,551 2,79,609 9,615
Sikkim 1,322 381 2,802 2,874 -
Tamil Nadu 29,057 8,029 34,509 85,713 5,246
Telangana 13,107 8,040 15,390 22,188 3,873
Dadra & Nagar Haveli And
252 31 301 1,407 -
Daman & Diu
Tripura 4,490 1,608 5,005 14,256 928
Uttar Pradesh 69,015 25,568 71,569 4,63,569 23,944
Uttarakhand 10,522 2,942 11,584 35,290 2,037
West Bengal 31,406 12,370 25,766 36,410 2,571
Total 6,16,040 2,11,170 5,39,340 20,34,686 1,09,011
B. State-Wise Number of Apprentices Engaged under NAPS since FY 2021-22
FY-21- FY-22- FY-23- FY-24- FY-25-26(as on 30th
State
22 23 24 25 June 2025)
Andaman And Nicobar
9 41 48 199 44
IslandsAndhra Pradesh 15,722 16,203 21,701 22,075 6,534
Arunachal Pradesh 18 42 65 66 40
Assam 14,007 9,661 8,173 5,802 2,576
Bihar 6,476 5,543 5,317 5,502 1,129
Chandigarh 813 671 1,228 1,692 329
Chhattisgarh 2,631 4,875 5,249 5,362 1,593
Delhi 17,799 15,818 15,956 22,472 7,050
Goa 3,432 4,406 11,882 11,774 3,015
Gujarat 69,569 76,226 83,956 90,818 25,467
Haryana 42,345 62,866 66,720 66,574 18,106
Himachal Pradesh 5,670 6,825 10,212 9,266 2,651
Jammu And Kashmir 832 989 859 1,026 367
Jharkhand 8,258 9,152 11,882 9,687 1,997
Karnataka 42,084 58,523 78,457 92,849 25,551
Kerala 8,975 11,275 13,104 15,318 3,708
Ladakh 18 28 66 50 11
Lakshadweep 4 9 6 8 1
Madhya Pradesh 17,093 21,205 22,707 26,832 7,935
Maharashtra 1,46,899 1,86,005 2,63,261 2,78,605 72,877
Manipur 90 32 18 187 5
Meghalaya 117 181 212 328 29
Mizoram 4 4 12 146 85
Nagaland 27 22 15 24 6
Odisha 8,296 10,458 10,755 10,757 3,713
Puducherry 1,090 1,343 2,469 4,269 1,552
Punjab 11,659 15,361 14,761 15,509 4,698
Rajasthan 9,473 15,204 18,230 22,328 7,362
Sikkim 308 202 298 439 174
Tamil Nadu 49,929 72,311 1,01,553 1,01,805 34,795
Telangana 38,454 31,821 37,775 34,019 10,211
Dadra & Nagar Haveli And
1,282 1,006 2,878 3,570 1,155
Daman & Diu
Tripura 244 368 383 449 104
Uttar Pradesh 38,042 56,946 71,505 78,968 24,384
Uttarakhand 9,986 16,436 21,058 22,889 7,602
West Bengal 18,791 26,109 29,538 23,368 8,453
Total 5,90,446 7,38,167 9,32,309 9,85,032 2,85,309
C. State-Wise Number of Candidates trained under PMGDISHA since FY 2021-22
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Sl. No. State
Trained Trained Trained
1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 113 2292 417
2 Andhra Pradesh 4,03,327 4,58,029 3,17,067
3 Arunachal Pradesh 55 3,900 6,417
4 Assam 2,09,863 39,140 24,303
5 Bihar 11,48,267 12,25,733 7,14,451
6 Chhattisgarh 22,095 16,482 19,992
7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu 839 8,119 7,763
8 Goa 5,726 45,945 201
9 Gujarat 3,92,727 2,80,278 2,25,260
10 Haryana 1,34,806 68,674 8541
11 Himachal Pradesh 98,146 1,08,253 1,29,046
12 Jammu And Kashmir 1,36,830 1,66,199 1,23,56113 Jharkhand 2,37,226 3,10,038 1,71,472
14 Karnataka 1,66,128 4,39,052 11,94,180
15 Kerala 2,424 14,464 77,928
16 Ladakh 19,895 495 39
17 Lakshadweep 17 0 0
18 Madhya Pradesh 10,07,830 6,94,769 81,107
19 Maharashtra 9,99,047 15,10,186 4,26,845
20 Manipur 847 10,223 1,506
21 Meghalaya 30,767 12,291 4,319
22 Mizoram 1,709 13,075 2,290
23 Nagaland 233 1,016 3,811
24 Odisha 3,05,467 4,43,092 27,5,995
25 Puducherry 1,971 2,575 2,660
26 Punjab 1,99,030 16,4,577 32,376
27 Rajasthan 7,79,490 7,73,203 5,29,008
28 Sikkim 1520 19,203 1,768
29 Tamil Nadu 2,39,532 2,80,533 2,07,605
30 Telangana 1,48,425 3,13,582 2,57,543
31 Tripura 1,32,254 2,401 0
32 Uttar Pradesh 24,18,999 12,47,488 2,30,418
33 Uttarakhand 1,46,950 1,38,064 1,146
34 West Bengal 3,95,331 3,99,560 2,41,901
Total 97,87,886 92,12,931 53,20,936
Note: The training under the PMGDISHA scheme was officially concluded on 31.03.2024ANNEXURE-II
Gender-Wise Number of candidates trained under PMKVY, PM-NAPS and PMGDISHA
since FY 2021-22
Scheme Gender FY-21-22 FY-22-23 FY-23-24 FY-24-25
PMKVY(as on 30th June 2025) Male 3,10,268 1,00,171 2,57,504 9,49,569
Female 3,05,751 1,10,997 2,81,830 1,194,124
Transgender 21 2 6 4
NAPS (as on 30th June 2025) Male 4,66,511 5,89,239 7,35,438 9,72,191
Female 1,24,005 1,48,983 1,96,914 2,98,152
Transgender 2 5 9
Male 56,26,659 57,28,061 36,40,096 -
PMGDISHA Female 41,60,998 34,84,773 16,80,782 -
Transgender 229 97 58 -
Note: Under NAPS data is for apprentices engaged and the training under the PMGDISHA
scheme was officially concluded on 31.03.2024ANNEXURE-III
Category-Wise Number of candidates trained under PMKVY, PM-NAPS and PMGDISHA
since FY 2021-22
Scheme Category FY-21-22 FY-22-23 FY-23-24 FY-24-25
PMKVY (as on 30th June 2025) SC 76,813 31,889 79,853 3,31,277
ST 51,624 18,282 40,501 1,15,577
OBC 2,38,075 83,813 2,13,227 9,84,567
NAPS (as on 30th June 2025) SC 71,667 85,044 1,10,957 1,54,353
ST 25,484 30,658 41,784 60,589
OBC 1,63,948 2,07,957 2,75,125 3,79,985
SC 16,90,455 14,80,940 6,98,042 -
PMGDISHA ST 8,34,393 7,33,389 4,82,368 -
OBC 39,33,041 36,44,580 18,88,683 -
Note: Under NAPS data is for apprentices engaged and the training under the PMGDISHA
scheme was officially concluded on 31.03.2024
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