Parliament Question: PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) 4.0

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1396 ANSWERED ON – 11.02.2026 PM KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJNA (PMKVY) 4.0 1396. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:- (a) the number of candidates enrolled, trained and certified under PMKVY 4.0 so far, State/UT-wise since FY 2022-23; and (b) whether there is a shortfall in achieving the target, if so, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) and (b) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PMKVY 4.0), for imparting skill development training through Short- Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to the youth across the country since FY 2022-23. RPL is a demand based skilling program and is aimed to be industry relevant. State/UT-wise details of Candidates enrolled, trained, certified under PMKVY 4.0 since 2022-23 till 31.12.2025 is at Annexure-A.Annexure -A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1396 ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026 State/UT-wise details of candidates enrolled, trained, certified under PMKVY 4.0 since 2022-23 till 31.12.2025 is as under: State/ UT No. of Candidates No. of Candidates No. of Candidates enrolled Trained Certified Andaman And Nicobar Islands 1,983 1,587 1,053 Andhra Pradesh 96,774 70,672 45,526 Arunachal Pradesh 19,827 14,331 7,025 Assam 1,57,217 1,18,932 70,365 Bihar 1,46,837 1,27,445 78,071 Chandigarh 1,544 1,095 800 Chhattisgarh 31,776 25,178 15,907 Delhi 33,846 25,155 16,320 Goa 482 419 331 Gujarat 79,886 60,559 37,047 Haryana 1,39,746 1,11,575 79,462 Himachal Pradesh 36,340 27,933 19,047 Jammu And Kashmir 1,44,425 1,18,677 91,088 Jharkhand 46,296 39,950 25,656 Karnataka 1,14,558 88,506 59,546 Kerala 28,141 20,262 10,710 Ladakh 1,331 757 526 Lakshadweep 120 120 - Madhya Pradesh 3,74,373 3,07,931 2,08,521 Maharashtra 1,54,877 1,15,231 70,738 Manipur 30,161 24,634 15,369 Meghalaya 13,994 11,012 5,567 Mizoram 13,769 11,881 5,970 Nagaland 15,717 11,713 6,447 Odisha 66,676 49,235 30,302 Puducherry 6,170 5,270 3,567 Punjab 1,60,182 1,28,616 1,01,851 Rajasthan 3,74,027 3,14,244 2,51,432 Sikkim 7,053 5,676 1,915 Tamil Nadu 1,56,964 1,30,056 96,404 Telangana 56,846 42,228 30,536 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And 1,938 1,708 1,316 Daman And Diu Tripura 27,729 20,636 13,049 Uttar Pradesh 6,66,676 5,62,007 4,06,351 Uttarakhand 59,925 49,234 32,693 West Bengal 79,088 65,519 39,234 Total 33,47,294 27,09,984 18,79,742 *****