Skill Development Programmes

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programmes प्रव तथ: 12 AUG 2026 3:40PM by PIB Delhi 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 Kerala. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills. Some of the key schemes under SIM are: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): The PMKVY Scheme is for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including the state of Kerala. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The scheme aims to impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having a rudimentary level of education and school dropouts up to 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due age relaxation in case of “Divyangjan” and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS): This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support for payment of stipend to apprentices. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the- Job Training / Practical Training at the workplace in the industry. Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS): This scheme is for providing long-term training through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The ITIs offer a range of vocational/skill training courses covering many economic sectors with the objective to provide a skilled workforce to the industry as well as self-employment of youth. State/UT-wise, year-wise and scheme-wise details of the number of candidates trained across the country including Kerala under the major skill development schemes of MSDE during the period from 2021–22 to 2025–26 are provided at Annexures I to IV. Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked under the Short-Term Training component of PMKVY only in the first three versions (PMKVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 2021-22. Under PMKVY (1.0 to 3.0), 26,385 candidates have been reported placed in Kerala. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is to empower the trained candidates to choose their varied career path with orientation through industry relevant skill courses that include the On-the-Job Training (OJT). The Government undertakes periodic reviews of skilling initiatives under the Skill India Mission, assessing enrolment, certification, placement, self-employment outcomes and employer feedback to gauge their effectiveness in strengthening employability and future skills. These reviews support continuous curriculum updates, industry collaboration and improvements in implementation modalities, ensuring thatskilling programmes remain aligned with evolving technology trends and labour-market requirements. The effectiveness of broader skill development schemes is also evaluated through MIS-based monitoring, third-party assessments and beneficiary feedback. Independent impact evaluations of these schemes conducted by Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) in 2025 have demonstrated that these flagship skilling initiatives have successfully expanded access to formal training and certification, while driving measurable improvements in skill confidence, employment participation, and income outcomes across a substantial proportion of beneficiaries. Further, to ensure that the skills imparted are aligned with the industry requirements and thereby improving the employment opportunities, MSDE has inter-alia taken the following specific steps across the country: National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has been set up as an overarching regulator establishing regulations and standards to ensure quality in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) space. NCVET recognizes the industry bodies as the Awarding Bodies (ABs) and/or Assessment Agencies (AAs). The Awarding Bodies are expected to develop the qualifications as per the industry demand and map them with the identified occupations as per the National Classification of Occupations, 2015 and obtain industry validations. NCVET has approved 10209 qualifications as per the industry requirements, out of which 2975 qualifications are valid and active, and 7234 qualifications are archived. Directorate General of Training (DGT) is implementing Flexi MoU Scheme and Dual System of Training (DST) in collaboration with industries to provide training to ITI students in real industrial environment. DGT has signed MoU with IT Tech companies like IBM, Microsoft, Autodesk, AWS, Shell, etc. to ensure industry linkages for the institutes at the state and regional levels. These partnerships facilitate the provision of technical and professional skills training in modern technologies. Under PMKVY, the new age/future skills job-roles have been specially aligned with Industry 4.0 requirements in areas like AI/ML, Robotics, Mechatronics, Drone Technology, etc. for upcoming market demand and industry requirements. DGT has introduced new age /future skills courses under CTS to provide training in emerging areas such as 5G Network, AI Programming , Cyber Security, Drone Technology , Internet of Things, etc. MSDE has launched Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), a unified platform that integrates skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems to provide a life-long array of services. Through Skill India Digital Hub, candidates can have access to skill training, jobs and apprenticeship opportunities. The details of the trained candidates are available on SIDH portal for connecting with potential employers. Two (02) Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) have been established at Ahmedabad and Mumbai, in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, with an aim to align industry-ready workforce to emerging economic opportunities. 36 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), led by industry leaders in the respective sectors, have been set up which are mandated to identify the skill development needs of respective sectors as well as to determine skill competency standards. Kaushal Mahotsavs and PM National Apprenticeship Melas have been organized by the Ministry to facilitate the placements opportunities to the certified candidates across the country. The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisages greater integration of vocational education with mainstream education and promotes seamless mobility between academic and vocational pathways. In line with this vision, the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP), developed in collaboration with UGC and AICTE, enables students enrolled in degree and diploma programmes to undertake apprenticeship training as an integral part of their curriculum. The programme enhances employability, promotes outcome-based learning, strengthens industry-academia linkages and facilitates acquisition of industry-relevant skills.Government has launched PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a centrally sponsored scheme of Rs.60,000 crore to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs across the country in a hub-and-spoke model comprising 200 hub ITIs and 800 spoke ITIs. Driven by industry-led governance, the initiative enhances employability and fosters entrepreneurship by equipping learners and early-stage business owners with relevant skills, real-world exposure, and comprehensive career guidance. By strengthening institutional systems and vital industry linkages, it delivers robust placement support while empowering first-time entrepreneurs to successfully launch and sustain their ventures. Annexure-I State/UT-wise, year-wise number of candidates trained across the country under PMKVY scheme during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26: State/UT 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Andaman And 613 310 648 909 30 Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh 13,199 5,798 32,449 35,471 3,094 Arunachal 8,884 667 4,152 10,054 125 Pradesh Assam 24,517 8,721 38,190 75,182 5,902 Bihar 47,643 12,213 23,613 99,982 4,451 Chandigarh 893 491 319 628 148 Chhattisgarh 9,495 4,356 8,385 16,452 490 Delhi 19,965 2,262 10,686 12,277 2,769 Goa 604 176 183 236 12 Gujarat 35,001 6,503 19,975 39,762 949 Haryana 18,191 8,963 27,411 75,942 8,308 Himachal 8,724 3,539 5,348 19,341 3,582 PradeshJammu And 21,339 7,352 28,895 85,557 4,689 Kashmir Jharkhand 34,233 5,302 8,796 30,034 1,785 Karnataka 23,153 8,410 13,025 69,486 7,339 Kerala 12,968 5,673 8,832 10,449 1,118 Ladakh 731 246 445 312 0 Lakshadweep 120 0 0 120 0 Madhya Pradesh 46,659 21,345 34,884 2,59,871 16,686 Maharashtra 39,864 14,913 35,284 75,368 8,180 Manipur 6,424 1,146 2,879 20,798 1,067 Meghalaya 3,406 1,245 2,502 7,938 1,168 Mizoram 4,742 1,162 3,533 6,871 1,384 Nagaland 4,184 1,803 3,830 7,299 662 Odisha 12,645 12,116 21,457 26,231 2,189 Puducherry 1,622 689 1,556 3,096 646 Punjab 18,539 7,568 11,836 1,06,699 10,259 Rajasthan 38,511 9,232 23,564 2,80,156 10,856 Sikkim 1,322 381 2,802 2,874 0 Tamil Nadu 29,057 8,029 34,533 85,689 10,786 Telangana 13,107 8,040 15,390 22,188 6,344 Dadra And Nagar 252 31 301 1,407 75 Haveli And Daman And Diu Tripura 4,490 1,608 5,081 14,363 1,906Uttar Pradesh 69,015 25,568 71,771 4,63,503 28,823 Uttarakhand 10,522 2,942 11,669 35,364 3,650 West Bengal 31,406 12,370 25,768 36,410 3,916 Annexure-II State/UT-wise, year-wise number of candidates trained across the country under JSS scheme during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26: State/UT 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024- 25 2025-26 A & N Islands 900 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,797 Andhra Pradesh 11,699 16,200 10,800 10,769 10,795 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - Assam 9,139 12,600 9,000 10,799 10,798 Bihar 28,769 56,594 37,786 36,733 37,073 Chandigarh 1,600 2,700 1,800 1,770 1,462 Chhattisgarh 18,151 37,777 23,376 24,967 25,158 DNH & DD 2,379 3,255 3,179 2,417 3,197 Delhi 5,440 8,099 5,398 5,391 5,363 Goa 1,740 2,700 1,800 1,700 1,799 Gujarat 19,228 23,917 14,160 14,311 14,889 Haryana 8,939 10,728 7,181 3,333 3,437 Himachal Pradesh 8,424 28,244 18,630 18,052 18,865 Jammu & Kashmir 2,396 500 1,020 680 2,297 Jharkhand 9,964 25,220 22,439 20,976 23,063Karnataka 18,735 31,492 21,532 21,509 21,377 Kerala 16,148 24,300 16,198 15,929 16,199 Ladakh - 600 212 - 717 Lakshadweep - 1,481 1,772 900 999 Madhya Pradesh 52,222 70,259 49,089 51,477 52,082 Maharashtra 38,479 52,934 37,273 36,861 37,612 Manipur 6,285 10,278 7,197 7,219 7,200 Meghalaya - 1,660 1,800 1,780 1,759 Mizoram 900 2,472 1,800 963 922 Nagaland 1,812 1,999 2,631 540 2,560 Odisha 40,635 71,765 50,828 52,123 52,151 Punjab 3,567 4,138 3,560 2,980 3,458 Rajasthan 12,443 20,651 14,831 15,534 16,180 Tamilnadu 14,045 19,784 14,780 15,124 15,818 Telangana 10,398 15,639 10,300 10,787 10,793 Tripura 2,610 5,397 3,600 3,480 3,567 Uttar Pradesh 88,648 1,22,510 84,573 82,475 82,532 Uttarakhand 12,433 20,687 14,393 13,978 14,304 West Bengal 13,868 17,904 12,599 13,133 14,118 Annexure-III State/UT-wise, year-wise number of apprentices engaged across the country under NAPS scheme during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26:States/UTs 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 A & N Islands 9 41 48 199 177 Andhra Pradesh 15,501 16,424 21,701 22,075 26,446 Arunachal Pradesh 18 42 65 66 204 Assam 14,007 9,660 8,174 5,801 10,028 Bihar 6,476 5,543 5,317 5,502 9,013 Chandigarh 813 668 1,231 1,692 1,739 Chhattisgarh 2,631 4,875 5,249 5,362 6,820 Delhi 17,799 15,817 15,957 22,471 30,330 Goa 3,432 4,406 11,882 11,770 12,412 Gujarat 69,568 76,222 83,957 90,796 1,09,027 Haryana 42,338 62,867 66,714 66,504 85,979 Himachal Pradesh 5,670 6,825 10,212 9,257 10,891 Jammu & Kashmir 832 989 859 1,026 1,230 Jharkhand 8,258 9,151 11,883 9,686 10,674 Karnataka 41,972 58,629 78,457 92,843 1,16,343 Kerala 8,975 11,275 13,104 15,317 15,519 Ladakh 18 28 66 50 19 Lakshadweep 4 9 6 8 14 Madhya Pradesh 17,093 21,205 22,706 26,823 34,210 Maharashtra 1,46,903 1,86,010 2,63,245 2,78,423 3,01,910 Manipur 90 32 18 187 219Meghalaya 117 181 212 328 175 Mizoram 4 4 12 146 280 Nagaland 27 22 15 24 40 Odisha 8,296 10,458 10,755 10,757 12,416 Puducherry 1,090 1,343 2,469 4,268 5,953 Punjab 11,659 15,361 14,761 15,510 25,649 Rajasthan 9,478 15,204 18,230 22,328 32,243 Sikkim 308 202 298 439 508 Tamilnadu 49,929 72,311 1,01,553 1,01,788 1,43,236 Telangana 38,454 31,821 37,775 34,017 47,501 DNH & DD 1,282 1,006 2,878 3,570 4,100 Tripura 244 368 383 449 533 Uttar Pradesh 38,042 56,946 71,505 78,966 1,06,269 Uttarakhand 9,986 16,436 21,058 22,887 30,643 West Bengal 18,791 26,109 29,538 23,324 35,153 Annexure-IV State/UT-wise, year-wise number of candidates enrolled across the country under CTS scheme during the period from session 2021-22 to 2025-26: State/UT 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Andaman and 531 450 481 838 829 nicobar islands Andhra pradesh 45,612 48,110 50,568 52,447 54213Arunachal pradesh 497 674 733 669 697 Assam 3,500 3,548 5,325 4,256 5725 Bihar 110,399 90,830 125,625 116,293 116754 Chandigarh 910 907 1,083 898 1175 Chhattisgarh 22,320 20,816 24,226 22,237 23970 Delhi 8,774 9,261 10,288 9,368 10970 Goa 2,080 2,126 2,255 2,161 2404 Gujarat 81,236 84,648 98,454 78,811 90790 Haryana 49,032 45,161 54,944 51,465 53477 Himachal pradesh 20,332 22,691 23,371 18,801 16973 Jammu and kashmir 8,062 8,130 8,504 8,226 10047 Jharkhand 29,760 35,573 40,108 40,263 48331 Karnataka 66,238 73,068 78,724 64,447 71839 Kerala 35,493 34,741 33,196 30,445 30132 Ladakh 171 326 368 375 421 Lakshadweep 374 303 360 341 210 Madhya pradesh 63,306 69,194 73,224 69,309 79970 Maharashtra 112,997 121,884 128,009 115,889 130810 Manipur 108 668 812 721 894 Meghalaya 508 738 714 992 1000 Mizoram 256 334 396 260 328 Nagaland 186 267 240 379 324Odisha 57,401 54,005 65,801 54,855 61348 Puducherry 689 737 796 695 704 Punjab 39,992 39,986 43,997 40,370 44247 Rajasthan 95,342 99,263 109,648 90,937 88418 Sikkim 181 424 312 353 431 Tamil nadu 28,496 35,078 41,127 35,466 39119 Telangana 27,183 26,480 29,579 33,583 40452 Dadra and nagar 443 666 908 822 841 haveli and daman and diu Tripura 1,603 2,470 2,452 2,240 2714 Uttar pradesh 273,714 269,106 333,024 317,044 385871 Uttarakhand 8,918 10,807 11,499 8,661 11526 West bengal 29,207 37,711 44,211 40,216 42323 This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. *** SH (रलीज़ आईडी: 2298233) आगंतुक पटल : 549 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही