Parliament Question: Pradhan Mantri Internship Scheme in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1213 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 27th JULY, 2026 SHRAVANA 5, 1948 (SAKA) PRADHAN MANTRI INTERNSHIP SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH QUESTION 1213. Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the status of implementation of PM Internship Scheme in Andhra Pradesh, district- wise, with particular reference to Krishna district, since its implementation; (b) whether it is a fact that the Government is proposing to ease rules to companies and also students to allow Post Graduates, MBAs, etc., in PMIS, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Phase-III has been launched, if so, the details thereof; (d) the number of participating companies in Phase-I, II and III; (e) the efforts being made by the Government to increase participation and reduce high dropout rate under this scheme; and (f) whether there is any proposal to increase the monthly stipend from the present Rs. 6000 per month 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): District wise details of offers made by the companies, offers accepted by candidates and candidates joined from the state of Andhra Pradesh, including Krishna district, in Round I, Round II and Round III of the PMIS Pilot Project is placed at Annexure I. Round III of the PMIS Pilot project is ongoing. (b): The revised Guidelines of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) – Pilot Project, issued vide Office Memorandum (O.M.) dated 12.03.2026, has expanded the categories of companies/organizations eligible to participate in the Pilot Project. Accordingly, top 2000 companies based on the average CSR expenditure during the last three financial years, companies having annual turnover of more than Rs.1,000 crores or having net worth of more than Rs.500 crores during the immediately preceding financial year, and companies from under-represented sectors are eligibleto participate under PMIS Pilot Project. Additionally, other organizations such as Professional Associations/ institutions, selected MSMEs, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), companies under Special Economic Zones (SEZs), statutory Authorities, State Government nominated companies etc. are also eligible to participate under the PMIS Pilot Project. Further, the revised Guidelines has expanded the eligibility criteria to include postgraduates students to participate in PMIS Pilot Project, however, candidates having qualifications such as MBA or equivalent, are not eligible to participate in the PMIS Pilot Project. (c): Round III of the PMIS Pilot Project was launched on 20.03.2026 with revised Guidelines. (d): No. of companies/organizations who have participated in the Round I, II and III in the PMIS Pilot Project is placed as Annexure II. (e): Based on the learning during the implementation of the Round I and Round II of the PMIS Pilot Project, following measures have been taken to increase participation and reduce high dropout rate under the PMIS Pilot Project: i. As per the revised guidelines of the PMIS Pilot Project issued vide O.M. dated 12.03.2026 following key changes have been made: a. A flexible duration of internships of either 6 or 9 months based on the company’s requirements is provided. b. The monthly allowance has been enhanced from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 9000. c. The age requirement for youth has been relaxed from 21–24 to 18–25 years. Further, candidates who have a master’s degree and students from final year of graduation/post-graduation are eligible. d. Scope of companies/organisations eligible to participate has been expanded. e. Adopted a rolling internship cycle allowing continuous posting, selection, and onboarding. ii. Portal Improvement: functionality for geo-tagging internship location, moving vacancies and candidates between one location to another and, more visibility of additional benefits given by companies to the candidates. iii. Targeted Information, Education and Communications (IEC) activities. iv. Active engagement and coordination with States, UTs, Ministries and Departments of the Central Government and Industry Associations for enhancing the outreach of the scheme. (f): As per the revised Guidelines issued vide O.M. dated 12.03.2026, the monthly assistance payable to interns has already been enhanced from ₹5,000 to ₹9,000 with effect from March 2026. ******Annexure I Annexure I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1213 part (a) to be answered on 27.07.2026 The District wise details of offers made by the companies, offers accepted by candidates and interns joined in the state of Andhra Pradesh in Round I are as under: S. No. Districts Offers made Offers Interns joined by companies accepted by candidates 1. Alluri Sitharama Raju 55 17 3 2. Anakapalli 353 124 32 3. Ananthapuramu 330 111 22 4. Annamayya 172 57 10 5. Bapatla 189 60 12 6. Chittoor 186 51 8 7. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 314 83 22 Konaseema 8. East Godavari 288 89 15 9. Eluru 180 62 15 10. Guntur 255 73 20 11. Kakinada 227 75 17 12. Krishna 203 60 8 13. Kurnool 302 99 17 14. Nandyal 191 52 10 15. NTR 226 73 14 16. Palnadu 288 92 13 17. Parvathipuram 91 32 11 Manyam 18. Prakasam 345 111 21 19. Sri Potti Sriramulu 211 78 21 Nellore 20. Sri Sathya Sai 145 55 13 21. Srikakulam 271 87 18 22. Tirupati 170 53 10 23. Visakhapatnam 370 139 36 24. Vizianagaram 246 80 18 25. West Godavari 214 60 10 26. Y.S.R. 342 97 15 TOTAL 6164 1970 411The District wise details of offers made by the companies, offers accepted by candidates and interns joined in the state of Andhra Pradesh in Round II are as under: S. No. Districts Offers made Offers Interns Joined by companies accepted by candidates 1. Alluri Sitharama Raju 101 18 1 2. Anakapalli 472 128 29 3. Ananthapuramu 397 116 27 4. Annamayya 277 77 16 5. Bapatla 312 65 16 6. Chittoor 291 72 20 7. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema 1027 257 73 8. East Godavari 391 105 15 9. Eluru 449 112 32 10. Guntur 576 146 34 11. Kakinada 421 87 18 12. Krishna 472 105 17 13. Kurnool 568 110 20 14. Nandyal 388 102 20 15. NTR 269 69 16 16. Palnadu 420 109 14 17. Parvathipuram Manyam 152 44 5 18. Prakasam 481 133 26 19. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 392 95 26 20. Sri Sathya Sai 275 85 21 21. Srikakulam 382 122 28 22. Tirupati 467 104 27 23. Visakhapatnam 657 175 48 24. Vizianagaram 371 100 17 25. West Godavari 673 213 48 26. Y.S.R. 414 121 36 TOTAL 11095 2870 650The District wise details of offers made by the companies, offers accepted by candidates and interns joined in the state of Andhra Pradesh in Round III* (as on 15.07.2026) are as under: S. No. Districts Offers made Offers Interns joined by companies accepted by candidates 1. Alluri Sitharama Raju 7 2 0 2. Anakapalli 61 37 23 3. Ananthapuramu 84 47 34 4. Annamayya 32 19 8 5. Bapatla 34 15 6 6. Chittoor 35 23 20 7. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema 89 36 27 8. East Godavari 157 96 82 9. Eluru 50 26 18 10. Guntur 82 45 29 11. Kakinada 67 36 23 12. Krishna 53 31 22 13. Kurnool 57 38 25 14. Markapuram 2 2 0 15. Nandyal 41 16 6 16. NTR 42 19 9 17. Palnadu 38 18 11 18. Parvathipuram Manyam 15 8 7 19. Prakasam 56 26 14 20. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 47 25 15 21. Sri Sathya Sai 32 11 6 22. Srikakulam 58 36 21 23. Tirupati 73 44 36 24. Visakhapatnam 92 55 28 25. Vizianagaram 58 34 16 26. West Godavari 81 60 42 27. Y.S.R. 77 43 28 TOTAL 1520 848 556 *Currently, Round III of the Pilot Project is ongoing.Annexure II Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1213 part (d) to be answered on 27.07.2026 No. of companies/organizations participated in the Round I, II and III in the PMIS Pilot Project are as under: S.No. No. of Companies/organizations Round III* Round I Round II (As on 15.07.2026) 1 280 327 340 *Currently, Round III of the Pilot Project is ongoing.