**Executive Summary:**
This document answers questions raised in Lok Sabha regarding the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS). The scheme aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top companies over five years, beginning with a pilot project launched on October 3, 2024, by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The document addresses concerns about the scheme's implementation and outlines measures to improve its effectiveness, including ongoing evaluation and stakeholder coordination. The full-scale rollout of the PMIS will be based on feedback received during the pilot project.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Scheme Overview:**
* The PMIS, announced in the Budget 2024-25, targets one crore internship opportunities in top 500 companies over five years.
* The Ministry of Corporate Affairs launched a pilot project on October 3, 2024, to provide 1.25 lakh internships in one year.
* **Pilot Project Implementation:**
* Round I: 280 partner companies posted over 1.27 lakh internships; 6.21 lakh applications received from 1.81 lakh candidates; 82,000 offers made; 28,000 accepted; 8700 joined.
* Round II (commenced January 9, 2025): 327 companies posted over 1.18 lakh opportunities across 735 districts; 4.55 lakh applications from 2.14 lakh applicants; 82,000 offers made; 24,000 accepted as of August 12, 2025.
* Offer roll-out and acceptance/joining processes are ongoing.
* **Coordination and Promotion:**
* The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is actively coordinating with stakeholders, including industry, state governments, industry associations, and educational institutions.
* Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) activities are being conducted to reach target groups.
* **Evaluation and Feedback:**
* The PMIS pilot project aims to enhance youth employability through real-world business experience.
* Concurrent evaluation, feedback surveys, outbound calls, and stakeholder input are used to assess the scheme.
* Reasons for non-acceptance or non-joining include location, internship duration, and pursuit of higher education.
* **Future Restructuring:**
* The full-scale rollout will be based on stakeholder feedback, consultations, and pilot project outcome evaluations.
* The pilot project is crucial for testing strategies and systems before full implementation.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Youth:**
* *Impact:* Provided with internship opportunities to enhance employability.
* *Action Required:* Apply for internships, consider offers carefully based on location and duration, and accept offers if suitable.
* **Partner Companies:**
* *Impact:* Can recruit interns, contribute to skill development, and potentially identify future employees.
* *Action Required:* Post internship opportunities, review applications, make offers, and provide meaningful internship experiences.
* **Ministry of Corporate Affairs:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the scheme's implementation, coordination, and evaluation.
* *Action Required:* Continue coordinating with stakeholders, monitor progress, gather feedback, and restructure the scheme based on pilot project outcomes.
* **State Governments, Industry Associations, Educational Institutions:**
* *Impact:* Play a role in promoting the scheme and facilitating youth participation.
* *Action Required:* Collaborate with the Ministry, disseminate information, and encourage youth and companies to participate.
Key Entities Referenced
PM Internship Scheme: A government initiative, also referred to as PMIS, designed to provide internship opportunities to youths.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for launching and overseeing the pilot project of the PM Internship Scheme.
SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA: Minister of State of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Budget 2024-25: The Indian government budget in which the PM Internship Scheme was announced.
Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha regarding the PMIS scheme.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where questions about the PM Internship Scheme were raised.
3rd October, 2024: Date on which the Pilot Project of the PM Internship Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
9th January, 2025: Date on which Round II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project commenced.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4071
ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 18TH AUGUST, 2025
SRAVANA 27, 1947 (SAKA)
LOW RECRUITMENT UNDER PMIS
QUESTION
4071. Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of youths who had availed internships under the PM Internship
Scheme since its inception;
(b) whether the Government considers the slow pace of implementation and limited
uptake as a sign of inadequate planning or poor coordination with the private sector
and implementing institutions and if so, the measures taken to improve the
effectiveness of its implementation;
(c) whether the Government has conducted any review or assessment to find out
the reasons for such low recruitment under the scheme;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) whether the Government plans to restructure the scheme with a more effective
model and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY
OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]
(a)&(b): The Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) was announced in the Budget
2024-25. It aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top
500 companies in five years. As an initiation to this scheme, Ministry of
Corporate Affairs has launched a Pilot Project of the scheme on 3rd October,
2024, which is targeted to provide 1.25 lakh internship opportunities to the
youth in one year.
In the round I of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, 280 partner companies
posted more than 1.27 lakh internship opportunities on the PMIS Portal acrossthe country. Against this, more than 6.21 lakh applications were received from
about 1.81 lakh candidates. Partner companies made over 82,000 internship
offers and more than 28,000 candidates accepted offers to join the internship.
Over 8700 candidates joined their internship in the round I.
In the round II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, which commenced
on 9th January, 2025, 327 Partner Companies have posted over 1.18 lakh
internship opportunities (new and edited unfilled opportunities of previous
round) across 735 districts of the country. Over 4.55 lakh applications were
received from over 2.14 lakh applicants, in this round. As on 12.08.2025,
partner companies have made over 82000 offers to the youth and more than
24,000 candidates have accepted offers to join the internship. Currently, rolling
out of offers and the process of acceptances/ joining by interns is in progress.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has done adequate planning and
is actively coordinating/working with various stakeholders such as Industry,
State governments, Industry associations, Educational institutions etc. for
promotion and implementation of the scheme. The Ministry is also carrying out
Information, Education and Communication activities to reach out to the target
groups across the country.
(c) & (d): The primary objective of the PMIS pilot project is to enhance employability
of the youth by providing training and experience within the real life
environment of businesses or organizations. Based on concurrent evaluation
and feedback survey carried out by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, outbound
calls made by the call centre to the candidates and feedback received from
various stakeholders, such as candidates, industry & industry associations and
state governments, the reasons for applicants not accepting the offer or not
joining the internship are location considerations, duration of internship,
pursuance of higher education etc.
(e): Pilot Project is a pivotal phase that has allowed for testing concepts, strategies
and systems before a full-scale implementation. The full-scale rollout of the PM
Internship Scheme would be based on the feedback received from the
stakeholders, consultations and evaluation of outcomes during the
implementation of the Pilot Project.
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