Parliament Question: Status of Skill Development Centres

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3879 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES †3879. SHRI AJAY BHATT: Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state: (a) the number of skill Development Centres (SDC) established in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttarakhand; (b) the number of individuals received such training since inception of the said centres till date, State/UT-wise; (c) whether the individuals trained in these skill development centres have secured suitable employment in the job market; (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor and the action plan to address the existing shortcomings in the training model in the said centres? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) & (b): 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 including the state of Uttarakhand. The SIM aims at enabling the youth of India to get future-ready, equipped with industry-relevant skills. The number of Skill India Centres (SIC) delivering skilling under these programmes in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttarakhand is at Annexure I. The number of individuals received such training since inception of the said centres till date, State/UT-wise is at Annexure II. (c) to (e): Amongst the schemes of MSDE, employment is tracked under the Short-Term Training component of PMKVY in the first three versions (PMKVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is on empowering our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) provides a wide range of courses for skill training and facilitates access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities for the trained candidates availableon SIDH portal. Further, Kaushal Melas and PM National Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs) have been organized to facilitate the placements opportunities to the certified candidates. Impact of schemes for skill development including employment, is assessed through their third- party independent evaluation. The evaluation reports have mentioned about success in terms of placement or livelihood improvement of candidates trained under different schemes. The brief details of same are as given below: PMKVY: MSDE’s flagship scheme PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020. As per the study, about 94 percent of the employers surveyed reported they would hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. Further, 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and oriented under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their un-certified peers. JSS: Evaluation study of JSS scheme conducted in 2020 has found that the scheme has helped in almost doubling the household income for those beneficiaries have got employment or were self-employed after the JSS training. The report has further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident from the fact that 77.05% of the beneficiary trainees have undergone occupational shifts. The study also affirmed that the focus of the skilling in the scheme favours self-employment. NAPS: Third-party evaluation study of NAPS conducted in 2021 has observed that the scheme has successfully enhanced the employability of youth by providing structured on-the-job training, with a notable increase in the engagement of apprentices across various industries. In the new version of the scheme, DBT method has been adopted to transfer government's share directly to apprentices' bank accounts, as streamlined reimbursement process was recommended in the report.Annexure I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3879 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 REGARDING ‘STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES’ NUMBER OF SKILL INDIA CENTRES (SIC) (as on 31.12.2025) PMKVY 4.0 (STT+SP) JSS NAPS State/UT CTS/ITIs Centres Centres Establishments A & N Islands 5 1 25 4 Andhra Pradesh 371 6 1,216 521 Arunachal Pradesh 82 - 30 10 Assam 798 6 942 47 Bihar 537 21 720 1356 Chandigarh 10 1 176 3 Chhattisgarh 177 14 319 227 Delhi 144 3 1,846 46 Goa 6 1 513 13 Gujarat 266 9 10,399 493 Haryana 530 2 5,970 380 Himachal Pradesh 180 11 778 268 Jammu And Kashmir 543 2 618 56 Jharkhand 206 13 474 354 Karnataka 398 12 2,806 1468 Kerala 132 9 1,972 442 Ladakh 11 2 16 3 Lakshadweep 1 1 2 1 Madhya Pradesh 1,351 29 1,214 953 Maharashtra 571 21 9,652 1046 Manipur 163 4 31 11 Meghalaya 93 1 45 8 Mizoram 106 1 23 3 Nagaland 85 2 24 9 Odisha 241 29 755 500 Puducherry 22 - 262 15 Punjab 572 2 1,071 329 Rajasthan 1,454 9 1,088 1543 Sikkim 37 - 82 4 Tamilnadu 490 9 3,138 457 Telangana 119 6 1,406 301 DNH & DD 9 2 139 4 Tripura 117 2 83 22 Uttar Pradesh 2,581 47 7,196 3304 Uttarakhand 196 8 835 170 West Bengal 252 8 1,407 317 Overall 12,856 294 57,273 14,688 *PMKKs are being considered functional based on the intent shared by the Training Partners to operationalize the centres, which was submitted in January 2026 as per the directions of MSDE.Annexure II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3879 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026 REGARDING ‘STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES’ NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRAINING STATE/UT WISE PMKVY JSS NAPS* CTS / ITI State/UT (since inception to (Since 2018-19 to (Since 2018-19 to (2018-19 to 31.12.2025) 31.12.2025) 31.12.2025) 31.12.2025) A&N Islands 5,501 7,360 420 4,574 Andhra 5,28,234 80,248 1,03,521 416,695 Pradesh Arunachal 98,157 726 341 5,059 Pradesh Assam 8,39,672 68,386 50,120 31,356 Bihar 7,60,662 2,29,447 31,314 884,949 Chandigarh 28,035 12,120 6,523 7,679 Chhattisgarh 2,04,543 1,46,565 30,498 176,809 Delhi 5,27,730 40,609 1,18,244 80,267 Goa 10,484 12,547 45,002 16,408 Gujarat 4,71,954 1,23,173 5,15,340 680,947 Haryana 7,63,070 53,750 3,54,661 430,045 Himachal 1,76,674 86,411 44,092 163,850 Pradesh Jammu And 4,29,954 13,236 5,429 57,682 Kashmir Jharkhand 3,14,165 1,02,540 54,049 283,095 Karnataka 6,05,744 1,43,999 3,92,353 564,167 Kerala 2,74,836 1,18,023 70,625 269,251 Ladakh 4,076 912 186 2,005 Lakshadweep 390 4,733 46 2,356 Madhya 12,16,005 3,66,982 1,29,859 582,081 Pradesh Maharashtra 13,32,519 2,75,214 12,15,498 945,222 Manipur 1,15,021 49,070 522 3,482 Meghalaya 58,967 5,980 1,139 5,661 Mizoram 44,147 6,591 432 2,533 Nagaland 54,055 12,322 117 2,014 Odisha 6,02,452 3,11,556 56,476 443,484 Puducherry 35,597 - 14,775 6,040 Punjab 5,63,757 22,653 83,788 337,863 Rajasthan 14,08,412 95,209 1,00,199 846,973 Sikkim 19,479 - 1,943 2,569 Tamil Nadu 8,89,722 1,00,901 4,72,590 284,559 Telangana 4,64,884 79,622 2,02,443 255,735 DNH & DD 11,842 15,412 12,790 4,640 Tripura 1,60,367 20,096 2,465 17,811 Uttar Pradesh 25,09,363 6,18,416 3,60,627 2,550,273 Uttarakhand 2,52,138 94,994 1,00,744 83,686 West Bengal 6,51,602 94,378 1,38,619 290,331 Overall 1,64,34,210 34,14,181 47,17,790 10,742,151 *for 2133 apprentices state/UT is not defined *****