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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 732
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026
NCS PLATFORM AND EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION
732. SHRI RAJIB BHATTACHARJEE:
SHRI RYAGA KRISHNAIAH:
SHRI MADAN RATHORE:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the progress achieved during the year 2025 under the National
Career Service (NCS) platform in terms of job seekers
registered, employers onboarded and vacancies mobilised;
(b) the number of NCS centres operational across the country and
the range of counselling, guidance and placement services
provided through these centres;
(c) the steps taken to integrate NCS with skilling initiatives, State
employment exchanges and digital job portals;
(d) the measures adopted to improve outreach to youth, women and
disadvantaged sections; and
(e) whether the Ministry has assessed placement outcomes and
service effectiveness?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (e): The National Career Service (NCS) Portal is a one-stop
solution for providing career related services including jobs from
private and government sectors, information on online & offline job
fairs, job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance,
information on skill development courses, skill/training programmes
etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in] to all stakeholders
across the country.
As on 20.01.2026, more than 78.86 lakh jobseekers and more than
12.36 lakh employers are registered on NCS portal during the FY 2025-
26. Further, more than 3.43 crore vacancies have been mobilised on
NCS Portal during the FY 2025-26.The NCS project also inter alia, envisaged setting up of Model
Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States/Institutions to
deliver employment services. Till date the Government has approved
407 Model Career Centres across the country.
Further, a module on NCS Portal facilitates the approved career
counsellors to provide career counselling and guidance services. As on
20.01.2026, more than 1180 career counsellors have onboarded on NCS
Portal and till date more than 55 Lakh online/ offline career guidance
sessions have been conducted nationwide.
To enhance the employability, digital and career skills of
jobseekers and empower & equip youth with an array of essential
employable skills, NCS Portal inter-alia offers online employability
enhancement programmes, digital skill enhancement programmes and
self-placed career skill programme. NCS portal is integrated with Skill
India Digital Hub (SIDH) that is specially designed and developed to
skill, reskill and upskill individuals through an online training platform
for jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. The integration of NCS Portal
with SIDH has paved the way for the skilled jobseekers on SIDH to avail
the benefits of NCS Portal and the jobseekers to avail the skilling
services offered by SIDH.
In order to increase awareness and enhance reach of NCS portal
regular Social Media posts are released about the availability of
services and vacancies on NCS portal. NCS monthly e-newsletters are
released to create awareness about new development and activities of
NCS. Besides, the Model Career Centres established at the States/UTs
regularly conduct various outreach activities viz. workshops,
awareness/ orientation programmes for the stakeholders.
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