Parliament Question: Skill Gaps in Emerging Sectors

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1518 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026 SKILL GAPS IN EMERGING SECTORS 1518. SHRI M K RAGHAVAN: Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has identified skill gaps in emerging sectors such as AI, green energy, EVs, semiconductors and logistics; (b) if so, the details of new courses introduced for skill training; and (c) the details of the number of youth trained and placed in these sectors during the last three years and the current year? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a): To identify the skill development needs of respective sectors as well as to determine skill competency standards, 36 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) have been set-up which are led by industry leaders in the respective sectors. Skill Gap studies are conducted by Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) from time to time, which guide the interventions of the Government aimed at preparing the workforce as per the industry needs. Details of the skill gap studies in areas like AI, green energy, semi-conductors and logistics are as under: SSC concerned Skill Gap Study NASSCOM (IT-ITeS SSC) Talent Demand & Supply Report: AI & Big Data Analytics Skill Council for Green Jobs Skill Gap Report for Solar PV, Thermal, Wind & Small Hydro Electronics Sector Skills Council of The Skill Requirement & Job Potential in Indian Electronics India Industry Logistics Sector Skill Council Skill Gap and Manpower Demand Report (b) & (c): Under the Government of India’s Skill India Mission (SIM) , the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills, including the merging sectors like AI, green energy, EVs, semiconductors and logistics. The sector-wise and job role-wise training data under these schemes of MSDE is given at Annexure. Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked under the Short-Term Training component of PMKVY in the first three versions (PMVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is to empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Further,various IT tools like Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) also gives this opportunity. The details of the trained candidates are available on SIDH portal for connecting them with potential employers. Through SIDH, candidates can have access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities. Further, Rozgar Melas and PM National Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs) have been organized to facilitate the placements opportunities to the certified candidates. Under JSS, Livelihood Cell has been set up to orient the candidates for entrepreneurship and livelihood promotion.ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1518 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026. Annexure (a) Details of candidates trained under PMKVY 4.0 on the future-skills job roles during last three years including the current year (up to 31.12.2025) Sector Name Job Role Name 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Aerospace and Aerospace Composite Technician - 8 - Aviation Aerospace and Drone Operator - Multi Rotor - 142 45 Aviation Automotive Automotive Additive Manufacturing Operator 60 200 - Automotive Automotive Additive Manufacturing Technician - 60 - Automotive Automotive Automation and Robotics Engineer 56 301 - Automotive Automotive IIOT Application Engineer - 80 - Automotive Automotive IIOT Application Technician - 300 - Automotive Electric Vehicle Assembly Operator - 430 66 Automotive Electric Vehicle Assembly Technician - 664 81 Automotive Electric Vehicle Maintenance Technician - 682 - Automotive Electric Vehicle Product Design Engineer 60 100 - Automotive Electric Vehicle Quality Control Inspector - 300 - Automotive Electric Vehicle Service Lead Technician - 30 29 Automotive Electric Vehicle Service Technician 835 54,363 990 Automotive Electric Vehicle Test Engineer - 295 - Electronics and Battery System Assembly Operator 60 1,597 45 Hardware Electronics and Battery System Repair Technician - 11,317 - Hardware Electronics and Drone Manufacturing and Assembly Technician 962 6,754 383 Hardware Electronics and Electrical Assembly Operator - Control Panel - 97 - Hardware Electronics and Electronic Hardware Assembly Operator 140 10,030 695 Hardware Electronics and HVAC Technician 75 48 - Hardware Electronics and Solar LED Technician 1,349 37,984 1,498 Hardware Electronics and Solar Panel Installation Technician 804 21,840 853 Hardware Electronics and Battery System Design Engineer 60 387 - Hardware Electronics and Electronics Machine Maintenance Executive 30 22,771 493 Hardware Electronics and Embedded Full-Stack IoT Analyst 40 310 - Hardware Electronics and Embedded Product Design Engineer-Technical - 111 - Hardware Lead Electronics and Embedded Software Engineer - 1,199 558 Hardware Electronics and Internet of Things (IoT) Assistant - 144 20 Hardware Electronics and Internet of Things (IoT) Developer - 221 - Hardware Electronics and IoT Hardware Analyst 60 2,873 262 HardwareElectronics and Mechanical Fitter Electronics 143 3,680 460 Hardware Electronics and Mechatronics Designer and System Integrator - 43 8 Hardware Electronics and Motor & Controller Repairing Technician 60 744 45 Hardware Electronics and Motor and Controller Design Engineer - 570 - Hardware Electronics and Welding Operator Electronics 60 435 - Hardware Electronics and Winding Operator 30 594 - Hardware Green Jobs Green Hydrogen Plant Entrepreneur - 556 336 Green Jobs Green Hydrogen Plant Junior Technician- Storage - 180 358 Green Jobs Green Hydrogen Plant Technician - 771 381 Green Jobs O&M Electrical & Instrumentation Technician- - 215 55 Wind Power Plant Green Jobs Rooftop Solar Grid Engineer - 999 30 Green Jobs Small Hydro Power Plant Technician-(Jal Urja - 150 - Mitra) Green Jobs Solar EV Charging Entrepreneur - 60 - Green Jobs Solar Photovoltaic Entrepreneur - 2,470 - Green Jobs Solar Proposal Evaluation Specialist - 360 - Green Jobs Solar PV Business Development Executive 225 401 - Green Jobs Solar PV Designer - 2,658 - Green Jobs Solar PV Engineer (Option: Solar Water Pumping - 52 - System) Green Jobs Solar PV Manufacturing Technician 125 234 - Green Jobs Solar PV Project Manager (E&C) - 187 - Hydrocarbon Advance Course on Green Hydrogen - 550 - Hydrocarbon Concepts of Green Hydrogen - 165 - Hydrocarbon Green Hydrogen Plant Supervisor - 78 - Information Cyber Security Assistant - 66 60 Technology Information Cyber Security Associate - 150 - Technology IT-ITeS Cloud Application Developer - 4,220 706 IT-ITeS Cloud Consultant - 168 52 IT-ITeS 3D Printing Modelling Engineer - 80 - IT-ITeS AI - Business Intelligence Analyst - 1,997 734 IT-ITeS AI - Data Architect - 575 822 IT-ITeS AI - Data Engineer 141 981 143 IT-ITeS AI - Data Quality Analyst - 5,990 1,276 IT-ITeS AI - Data Scientist 52 3,810 89 IT-ITeS AI - Database Administrator - 5,710 448 IT-ITeS AI - DevOps Engineer - 4,074 295 IT-ITeS AI - Machine Learning Engineer 127 7,234 435 IT-ITeS AI - Solution Architect 19 222 - IT-ITeS Analyst Application Security - 30 - IT-ITeS Analyst Security Operations Centre - 73 - IT-ITeS Application Architect - Web & Mobile 21 270 - IT-ITeS Application Developer - Web & Mobile 114 14,283 8,155 IT-ITeS AR/VR Architect - - 30 IT-ITeS AR/VR Consultant - 240 - IT-ITeS AR/VR Infrastructure Engineer - 30 - IT-ITeS AR/VR Support Analyst - 554 - IT-ITeS Blockchain App Developer - 185 60 IT-ITeS Blockchain Architect - 540 40 IT-ITeS Cloud Administrator - 614 45IT-ITeS Cloud Computing with AWS and Azure - 45 - IT-ITeS Cloud Infrastructure Analyst - 42 100 IT-ITeS Cloud Security Analyst - 360 - IT-ITeS Consultant Network Security - 60 20 IT-ITeS Data Annotator - 658 - IT-ITeS Information Security Specialist - 90 404 IT-ITeS IoT - Domain Specialist - 197 - IT-ITeS IoT - Network Specialist - 217 25 IT-ITeS IoT - Product Manager - 384 - IT-ITeS IoT - Security Specialist - 154 - IT-ITeS IoT - Software Analyst - 2,462 2,198 IT-ITeS IoT - Solution Architect - 6,893 1,054 IT-ITeS IoT - Test Analyst - 180 60 IT-ITeS Mobile Device Management Analyst - 305 - IT-ITeS Product Manager - Web & Mobile 216 512 - IT-ITeS Security Analyst - 163 - IT-ITeS Software Vulnerability/Penetration Tester - 240 - IT-ITeS User Experience Designer - 298 550 Logistics Data Feeder - Warehouse 317 490 30 Logistics Functional Analyst - WMS - 45 - Logistics Land Transportation Executive - 239 - Logistics Packaging Designer - 24 - Logistics Supply Chain Associate - 336 - Logistics Supply Chain Executive - 1,232 189 Logistics Warehouse Associate - - 120 Logistics Warehouse Manager - 1,506 886 Logistics Warehouse Supervisor 3,594 9,185 862 Media and 3D Printing Operator - 247 40 Entertainment Media and Technical artist -AR-VR - 12,223 1,625 Entertainment Telecom AI & ML - Jr. Telecom Data Analyst - 254 - Telecom AI Devices Installation Operator - 165 - Telecom Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - 150 - Engineer - 5G Networks Telecom Infrastructure Technician - 5G Networks - 1,178 - Telecom IoT Installation Solution Architect - 60 90 Telecom IoT Technical Service Operator - 96 - Telecom Machine Learning (ML) Engineer - 240 60 Telecom Project Engineer - 5G Networks 404 2,832 4 Telecom Technician 5G - Active Network Installation 375 19,684 745 Telecom Telecom E-Waste Handler 60 2,253 - Telecom Telecom Rigger - 5G and Legacy Networks 602 1,938 20 Telecom Telecom Technician - IoT Devices/Systems 419 27,185 2,820 Telecom Wireless Technician - 1,940 2,085 (b) Details of the candidates engaged under NAPS in new-age trades during last three years and the current year (up to 31.12.2025) Sector Name Course Name 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Automotive Electric Vehicle Service Lead Technician 92 287 371 222 Green Jobs Facility Cleaning Professional 742 3,590 1,667 1,430 Green Jobs Solar Lighting Assembler - 6 67 30 Green Jobs Solar Pv Business Development Executive 1 3 14 Green Jobs Solar Pv Cell Manufacturing Technician - 53 86 68 Green Jobs Solar Pv Installer (Suryamitra) 57 - 5 38 Green Jobs Solar Pv Installer- Electrical 8 16 24 16Green Jobs Solar Pv Maintenance Technician- Electrical - 2 1 - (Ground Mount) Green Jobs Solar Pv Manufacturing Operator 15 28 159 325 Green Jobs Solar Pv Project Helper 45 341 495 1,754 Green Jobs Solar Technician (Electrical) 72 63 101 414 Green Jobs Waste Water Treatment Plant- Technician 1 6 2 - IT-ITeS Ai - Business Intelligence Analyst - 11 81 80 IT-ITeS Ai - Data Engineer - 17 116 50 IT-ITeS Ai - Database Administrator - 14 44 39 IT-ITeS Ai - Machine Learning Engineer - 2 10 18 IT-ITeS Ai – Data Quality Analyst - 116 298 377 IT-ITeS Ai – Data Scientist - 13 116 236 IT-ITeS AI – Devops Engineer - 11 173 136 IT-ITeS Python Ai Trainee - - - 20 IT-ITeS Trainee - Ai Cloud Engineer - - - 13 Logistics Cargo Booking Clerk - 18 Logistics Cargo Vehicle Driver (Non-Hazardous Goods) - - 304 473 Logistics Case Packer/ Palletizer Operator - - - 7 Logistics Clearance Support Agent 4 52 3 2 Logistics Cold Storage Supervisor - Packing And - - - 3 Grading Logistics Commercial Vehicle Driver – LMO - - 1,244 471 Logistics Consignment Booking Assistant - 126 3 48 Logistics Consignment Tracking Assistant - 18 3 9 Logistics Consignment Tracking Executive - 15 13 17 Logistics Container Repair And Maintenance Supervisor - - 1 6 Logistics Courier Associate - Operations - 367 1,089 1,188 Logistics Courier Delivery Management Executive - - 2 1 Logistics Courier Delivery Executive - 323 202 130 Logistics Courier Executive - Operations - 50 4 34 Logistics Courier Manager - Operations - - 3 - Logistics Courier Supervisor - Operations - - - 1 Logistics Crane Operator - Port Terminals/Cfs/Icd - - 7 20 Logistics Customer Support & Vehicle Operations 19 154 299 152 Executive Logistics Data Feeder - Warehouse - - - 15 Logistics Data Feeder ( All Logistics Sub Sector ) 227 673 459 104 Logistics Data Feeder (All Logistics Sub Sectors) - - - 27 Logistics Data Feeder (All Logistics Sub-Sectors) 19 - - - Logistics Digital Retail Apprentice - - - 18 Logistics Document Executive (Custom Clearance) 15 12 Logistics Documentation & Claims Management 12 125 496 157 Executive Logistics Documentation And Claims Management 10 17 2 - Executive Logistics Drone Operator - Over Dimensional Cargo - - 1 1 Logistics E-Commerce Delivery Associate - - 11 398 Logistics E-Commerce Manager - - 9 37 Logistics E-Commerce Micro Entrepreneur - - 1 130 Logistics E-Commerce Order Fulfilment Associate - - - 1 Logistics E-Commerce Order Fulfilment Executive - - - 10 Logistics E-Commerce Team Lead -V 2.0 - 91 181 99 Logistics Exim - Supervisor - - - 3 Logistics Exim Executive -V 2.0 73 23 20 Logistics Exim Supervisor 198 - - - Logistics Field Executive (Custom Clearance) 35 17 - - Logistics Field Executive (Custom Clearance) 4 - - - Logistics Forklift Operator - - - 12Logistics Fresh Stock Binner - - - 7 Logistics Functional Analyst - Wms 39 90 6 Logistics Goods Packaging Machine Operator 2,228 2,165 2,268 1,095 Logistics Goods Packaging Machine Operator 1,123 - 635 Logistics Green Hydrogen Procurement Manager - - 1 Logistics Green Hydrogen Refuelling Hub Operator - - 23 52 Logistics Green Hydrogen Tube Trailer - Driver - - 2 5 Logistics Home Goods Delivery Associate - - - 14 Logistics Hub - Branch Operations Executive (Courier) 203 - - - Logistics Hub-Branch Operation Executive 195 241 148 52 Logistics In-Plant Logistics Executive 96 5 3 - Logistics In-Plant Logistics Executive (Supply Chain) 128 - - - Logistics International Freight Forwarding Executive - 56 78 57 Logistics International Freight Forwarding Executive 35 - - - Logistics Inventory, Materials Manager - - 16 33 Logistics Junior Cargo Operator - Port - - 14 103 Terminals/CFS/ICD Logistics Key Accounts Management Executive - - - 42 Logistics Key Accounts Management Executive - - - - 5 Courier Logistics Key Consignor Executive - - 2 6 Logistics Labelling Machine Operator - - - 7 Logistics Land Transportation Associate - 807 1,656 914 Logistics Land Transportation Executive 1 - - - Logistics Land Transportation Executive V2.0 - 1 124 95 Logistics Land Transportation Supervisor - 3 29 13 Logistics Loader Unloader - - - 12 Logistics Loading Supervisor 54 298 245 65 Logistics Logistics Customer Care Executive - - - 7 Logistics Maintenance Engineer - - - 35 Logistics Manual Mhe Loading Operator 1 - - - Logistics Material Handler 1,491 66 - - Logistics Medium Commercial Vehicle Driver - - - 8 Logistics MHE Operator And Technician 102 7 - - Logistics MHE Operator And Technician / Material - 637 442 535 Handler Logistics Mhe Maintenance Executive 213 140 174 258 Logistics Multimodal Transport Planner - - 6 2 Logistics Order Packer - - - 397 Logistics Order Picker (Mhe) Operator - - - 39 Logistics Packaging Designer - - - 24 Logistics Packer 1,965 4,397 7,146 9,588 Logistics Port Terminals/Cfs/Icd Supervisor - - 3 2 Logistics Procurement and Order Fulfilment Executive 6 - - - (Supply Chain) Logistics Rail Logistics Executive - - 2 1 Logistics Refrigeration Equipment Maintenance - 33 68 218 Specialist Logistics Rubber Tyre Gantry (Rtg) Crane Operator - - - 27 Logistics Storage And Inventory Executive 1,635 680 478 236 Logistics Supply Chain Associate / In-Plant Logistics - 198 674 472 Assistant Logistics Supply Chain Executive - 115 280 458 Logistics Supply Chain Executive (Sustainability) - - 3 42 Logistics Supply Chain Supervisor - Agri Commodities - 4 33 22 Logistics Supply Chain Sustainability Specialist - - 2 28 Logistics Transport Coordinator 24 92 180 31 Logistics Transportation Data Analyst - - - 18Logistics Warehouse Picker 571 718 31 - Logistics Warehouse Associate (Intermediate) 17 - - - Logistics Warehouse Associate- V.2 - 1,056 3,019 17,119 Logistics Warehouse Binner 69 96 667 2,768 Logistics Warehouse Claims Coordinator 102 167 81 5 Logistics Warehouse Data Analyst - - 4 15 Logistics Warehouse Executive V.2 136 - - - Logistics Warehouse Executive (Receipts & Dispatch) 220 745 1,441 1,153 Logistics Warehouse Executive (Receipts And Dispatch) 29 - - - Logistics Warehouse Lead 8 3 18 42 Logistics Warehouse Management Supervisor - - 14 14 Logistics Warehouse Manager - - 2 15 Logistics Warehouse Picker 923 - - - Logistics Warehouse Picker - Automotive - - - 207 Logistics Warehouse Picker-3.0 8 5,114 525 276 Logistics Warehouse Quality Checker - V.3 - 606 1,426 855 Logistics Warehouse Supervisor - 3.0 - 221 476 331 Logistics Warehouse Supervisor V3 - - - 21 Logistics Warehousing, Inventory, Transportation (Wit) - 56 221 166 Retails and Direct Selling - 26 61 - Logistics (c) Details of the candidates trained/enrolled under CTS of Directorate General of Training (DGT) in new-age trades during last three sessions Trade Name Session 2023 Session 2024 Session 2025 AI Programming assistant 0 439 512 Mechanic Electric Vehicle 4,318 5,994 7,614 Semiconductor Technician 0 0 31 Small Hydro Power Plant Technician 0 0 19 Solar Technician (Electrical) 2,280 3,125 5,750 *****