**Executive Summary**
This document presents the response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 245, answered on February 2, 2026, concerning the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS) in Maharashtra. It details the internship opportunities available in various districts and sectors of Maharashtra under the PMIS, as well as the number of beneficiaries from OBC, SC, and ST categories. The document includes annexures with sector-wise details of companies offering internships and district-wise internship offers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Internship Opportunities in Maharashtra:**
* The PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) is implemented nationally, posting opportunities across all states/UTs.
* In Beed and Parbhani districts, Round I had 23 and 10 internship opportunities, respectively, while Round II had 44 and 21 opportunities, respectively.
* **Sector-wise Internship Details (Annexure I):**
* Annexure I provides sector-wise details of companies offering internship opportunities in both rounds of the PMIS Pilot Project in Maharashtra.
* Sectors include Agriculture & Allied, Automotive, Aviation & Defence, Banking & Financial Services, Cement & Building Materials, Chemical Industry, Consulting Services, Diversified Conglomerates, FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods), Gems & Jewellery, Healthcare, Housing, Infrastructure & Construction, IT and Software Development, Manufacturing & Industrial, Media, Entertainment & Education, Metals & Mining, Oil, Gas & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Retail & Consumer Durables, Telecom, Textile Manufacturing, Travel & Hospitality.
* **District-wise Internship Offers (Annexure II):**
* Annexure II presents the district-wise number of internship offers made under the PMIS in Maharashtra across two rounds.
* **Beneficiary Statistics:**
* The number of interns belonging to OBC, SC, and ST categories who joined under both rounds of the Pilot Project is as follows:
* OBC: 6893
* SC: 2291
* ST: 875
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Aspiring Interns (particularly from Beed and Parbhani Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra)**
* **Impact:** Provided with detailed information regarding the internship opportunities available in various sectors and districts under the PMIS.
* **Action Required:** Review the details in Annexure I and II to identify suitable internship opportunities and apply through the PMIS portal.
**Stakeholder: Companies Offering Internships (in Maharashtra)**
* **Impact:** Document references their participation in the PMIS Pilot Project, helping fulfill their roles in social responsibility.
* **Action Required:** Continue to engage with the PMIS by providing internship opportunities and engaging interns.
**Stakeholder: Government (Ministry of Corporate Affairs)**
* **Impact:** The document is a public response to the Lok Sabha question.
* **Action Required:** Continue to monitor and support the PMIS, collect and analyze data on internship participation, and use this information to improve and expand the scheme.
Key Entities Referenced
PM Internship Scheme: A national-level scheme providing internship opportunities across districts/cities in all States/UTs in India.
Maharashtra: The state in India where the pilot project of the PM Internship Scheme is being implemented.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The ministry responsible for the implementation of the PM Internship scheme as evidenced by the question directed to the Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the unstarred question regarding the internship scheme was raised.
Beed and Parbhani: Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra, focus of the specific inquiry on internship opportunities.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 245
ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 2nd FEBRUARY, 2026
MAGHA 13, 1947 (SAKA)
PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA
QUESTION
245. Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:
Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:
Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
a) the details of internship opportunities provided in Beed and Parbhani
Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra under the Prime Minister's
Internship Scheme since the introduction of the scheme till date,
b) the details of companies offering such internship opportunities in Maharashtra
and the sectors in which these opportunities are available;
c) the district-wise number of internship offers made under the said scheme in
Maharashtra; and
d) the number of beneficiaries particularly from Other Backward Classes (OBC),
Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY
OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]
(a): The PM Internship scheme is being implemented as a national level scheme
in which internship opportunities were posted across districts/cities in all
States/UTs. However, the internship opportunities posted by the companies
in Beed and Parbhani districts of Maharashtra in Round I are 23 and 10
respectively and in Round II are 44 and 21 respectively.
(b): The sector-wise details of companies offering internship opportunities in
both the rounds of PMIS Pilot Project in Maharashtra is placed at Annexure
I.
(c): The district-wise number of internship offers made under the scheme in
Maharashtra is attached at Annexure II.(d): The number of interns belonging to OBC, SC and ST categories who joined
under both the Rounds of the Pilot Project are as follows:-
Categories Total Interns Joined
OBC 6893
SC 2291
ST 875
****Annexure I
Annexure I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 245 part (b) to be answered on 2nd
December, 2025
Sector-wise details of companies offering internship opportunities in both the
rounds of PMIS Pilot Project in Maharashtra are as follows:-
S.
Sector Company Name
No
BAYER CROPSCIENCE LIMITED
DCM SHRIRAM LIMITED
GHARDA CHEMICALS LIMITED
Agriculture and
1 JK PAPER LIMITED
allied
JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LIMITED
ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED
BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED.
BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES LIMITED
ENDURANCE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
2 Automotive HONDA MOTORCYCLE AND SCOOTER INDIA PVT LTD
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LIMITED
SKODA AUTO VOLKSWAGEN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
TATA MOTORS LIMITED
Aviation &
3
Defence HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED
ADITYA BIRLA FINANCE LIMITED
AXIS BANK LIMITED
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED
BAJAJ ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
BAJAJ FINANCE LIMITED
BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED
BANDHAN BANK LIMITED
DBS BANK INDIA LIMITED
DCB BANK LIMITED
Banking and DEUTSCHE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
4 financial ECGC LIMITED
Services HDB FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
HDFC BANK LIMITED
HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED
HDFC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
ICICI BANK LIMITED
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED
ICICI PRUDENTIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
LIMITEDS.
Sector Company Name
No
ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED
ICICI SECURITIES LIMITED
IIFL FINANCE LIMITED
INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY LIMITED
INDUSIND BANK LTD.
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED
KOTAK MAHINDRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED
KOTAK MAHINDRA PRIME LIMITED
KOTAK SECURITIES LIMITED
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA FINANCIAL SERVICES
LIMITED
MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED
MAX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
MUTHOOT FINANCE LIMITED
NATIONAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION OF INDIA
NIPPON LIFE INDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
RBL BANK LIMITED
REC LIMITED
SBI FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
SHRIRAM FINANCE LIMITED
SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
SMFG INDIA CREDIT COMPANY LIMITED
SUNDARAM FINANCE LIMITED
TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED
TATA AIG GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Tata Capital Limited
THE KARNATAKA BANK LIMITED
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
TRANSUNION CIBIL LIMITED
ACC LIMITED
ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Cement &
AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED
5 Building
BERGER PAINTS INDIA LIMITED
Materials
DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT) LIMITED
ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED
DEEPAK NITRITE LIMITED
GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD
Chemical
6 IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED
Industry
KANSAI NEROLAC PAINTS LIMITED
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LIMITED
Consulting
7
Services TRANSUNION CIBIL LIMITED
8 ADANI HARBOUR SERVICES LIMITEDS.
Sector Company Name
No
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
Diversified
HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LAB PRIVATE
Conglomerates
LIMITED
ADANI WILMAR LIMITED
BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD
DABUR INDIA LIMITED
EVEREST FOOD PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
FMCG (Fast- HAVELLS INDIA LIMITED
Moving HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED
9
Consumer ITC LIMITED
Goods) MARICO LIMITED
PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
PIRAMAL PHARMA LIMITED
TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED
UNITED SPIRITS LIMITED
Gems & MALABAR GOLD LIMITED
10
Jewellery TITAN COMPANY LIMITED
APOLLO HOSPITALS ENTERPRISE LIMITED
11 Healthcare CIPLA LIMITED
DR. LAL PATHLABS LIMITED
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
IIFL HOME FINANCE LIMITED
12 Housing OBEROI REALTY LIMITED
PNB HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED
TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED
ASHOKA BUILDCON LIMITED
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
MACROTECH DEVELOPERS LIMITED
Infrastructure & MEGHA ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED
13
Construction MODERN ROAD MAKERS P LTD
NCC LIMITED
PNC INFRATECH LIMITED
RITES LIMITED
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
CULVER MAX ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED
CYBAGE SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
INGRAM MICRO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
IT and Software JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED
14
Development NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD.
NCC LIMITED
PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED
WIPRO LIMITED
15 3M INDIA LIMITEDS.
Sector Company Name
No
ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
LIMITED
AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED
ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED
ATLAS COPCO (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
BERGER PAINTS INDIA LIMITED
BHARAT FORGE LTD
CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED
CUMMINS INDIA LIMITED
CUMMINS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
ENDURANCE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
EXIDE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
FINOLEX CABLES LIMITED
FINOLEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED
ITC LIMITED
Manufacturing &
J. K. CEMENT LIMITED.
Industrial
JCB INDIA LIMITED
JSW ENERGY LIMITED
JSW STEEL LIMITED
KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED
MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED
PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS LIMITED
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
SIEMENS LIMITED
SKF INDIA LIMITED
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED
TUBE INVESTMENTS OF INDIA LIMITED
ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED
WHIRLPOOL OF INDIA LIMITED
BENNETT COLEMAN AND COMPANY LIMITED
Media,
CULVER MAX ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED
16 Entertainment &
SUN TV NETWORK LIMITED
Education
SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED
HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
IREL (INDIA) LIMITED
17 Metals & Mining
MOIL LIMITED
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED
ADANI POWER LIMITED
ADANI TRANSMISSION (INDIA) LIMITED
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED
ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED
Oil, Gas & GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED
18
Energy HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED
MAHANAGAR GAS LIMITEDS.
Sector Company Name
No
MEGHA ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED
NAYARA ENERGY LIMITED
NTPC LIMITED
NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED
OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED
POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
TORRENT POWER LIMITED
WESTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED
ALKEM LABORATORIES LIMITED
CIPLA LIMITED
EMCURE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED
19 Pharmaceutical LUPIN LIMITED
MACLEODS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
PFIZER LIMITED
PIRAMAL PHARMA LIMITED
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LIMITED
AVENUE SUPERMARTS LIMITED
BATA INDIA LTD
OBEROI REALTY LIMITED
Retail &
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
20 Consumer
SIGNIFY INNOVATIONS INDIA LIMITED
Durables
TITAN COMPANY LIMITED
VOLTAS LIMITED
WELSPUN LIVING LIMITED
BHARTI TELEMEDIA LIMITED
21 Telecom RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED
Textile GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD
22
Manufacturing WELSPUN LIVING LIMITED
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM
CORPORATION LIMITED
Travel &
23 ITC LIMITED
Hospitality
JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED
LEMON TREE HOTELS LIMITED
RIYA TRAVEL AND TOURS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITEDAnnexure II
Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 245 part (c) to be answered on 2nd
December, 2025
S.N. Total Offers Made
District Wise
Round I Round II
1. Ahilyanagar 111 205
2. Akola 47 105
3. Amravati 129 196
4. Beed 56 83
5. Bhandara 55 147
6. Buldhana 63 85
7. Chandrapur 73 172
8. Chhatrapati
116
Sambhajinagar 157
9. Dharashiv 34 61
10. Dhule 60 94
11. Gadchiroli 12 49
12. Gondia 70 105
13. Hingoli 22 39
14. Jalgaon 122 242
15. Jalna 56 66
16. Kolhapur 80 108
17. Latur 101 116
18. Mumbai 226 241
19. Mumbai Suburban 213 226
20. Nagpur 338 495
21. Nanded 95 122
22. Nandurbar 20 30
23. Nashik 178 393
24. Palghar 122 110
25. Parbhani 32 62
26. Pune 433 632
27. Raigad 77 102
28. Ratnagiri 20 30
29. Sangli 73 85
30. Satara 43 127
31. Sindhudurg 14 24
32. Solapur 135 162
33. Thane 348 294
34. Wardha 65 104
35. Washim 24 66
36. Yavatmal 55 92
Grand Total 3718 5427