Lok Sabha Question No. 2434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Implementation of PM-YUVA
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2434

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-YUVA

## 2434.  SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (PMYUVA) across the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries and entrepreneurs supported under the scheme, State/ UTwise;
- (c) the budget allocated and utilized under PM-YUVA, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the entrepreneurial skills and training provided under the said scheme; and
- (e) whether the Government  has  assessed the impact of  PM-YUVA  on  promoting entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth, if so, the findings thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in association with Wadhwani Operating Foundation  (WOF)  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Yuva  Udyamita  Vikas Abhiyan (PM-YUVA) on 9th November, 2016 with the objective to create an enabling ecosystem for entrepreneurship development through entrepreneurship education and training across the country. This  was  implemented  in  Institutes  of Higher  Learning  (Colleges,  Universities, Polytechnics). A total of 239 Institutes of Higher Learning were empanelled across 26 States/ UTs. However, the scheme was restructured in June 2018 to include skill training institutes under MSDE,  namely,  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and Polytechnics. The number of beneficiaries reached through PM-YUVA in Phase-I State/UT-wise is given in Annexure I .

Based on the learnings from PM-YUVA Phase-I, the Ministry rolled out Phase-II of PM-YUVA from November 2019 to March 2022 through National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), an autonomous institution under the administrative control of the Ministry, in around 300 Institutes under the skill ecosystem. The aim of the Pilot Project was to  promote  entrepreneurship  as  an  alternate  career  choice  and  provide  mentoring  support  to potential and early-stage entrepreneurs from the skill ecosystem. The project was implemented in Ten States and Two Union Territories (viz. Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Delhi and Puducherry).

The  number  of  beneficiaries  reached  through  PM-YUVA  Phase-II  State/UT-wise  is  given  in Annexure II .

An amount of Rs. 6 Crore was utilized against an allocation of Rs.499.9 Crore on PM-YUVA Phase I and an amount of Rs. 12 Crore was spent against an allocation of Rs 12 Crore on PMYUVA Phase II.

Under PM-YUVA, a structured framework of entrepreneurship education, capacity building and handholding support was implemented across the project States/UTs. The entrepreneurial skills and training imparted under the scheme included the following:

- i. Entrepreneurship Awareness and Mobilisation: Orientation programmes for principals, students and community members to build understanding of entrepreneurship as a viable career pathway and to sensitise stakeholders about opportunities, schemes and support systems.
- ii. Entrepreneurship  Education  and  Training: Delivery  of  structured  Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) within skilling institutes aimed at equipping trainees with competencies  such  as  opportunity  identification,  business  planning,  financial  literacy, market assessment, regulatory compliances and enterprise management.
- iii. Training of Trainers (ToT) and Faculty Mentor Training: Capacity building of institutional faculty  to  deliver  entrepreneurship  curriculum  effectively,  including  pedagogy,  facilitation skills, assessment of business ideas, and mentoring techniques.
- iv. Mentoring and Handholding Support: Organizing Mentoring Camps and provision of probono mentoring to support potential and existing entrepreneurs in refining business plans, understanding  market  linkages,  accessing  credit,  and  addressing  early-stage  enterprise challenges.
- v. Exposure,  Events  and  Recognition: Facilitation  of  entrepreneurship-related  events, competitions and award platforms to provide students and trainees exposure to entrepreneurial ecosystems, peer networks and role models.

Through these interventions, the scheme provided end-to-end entrepreneurial training covering awareness,  education,  capacity  building,  mentoring  and  enterprise  support  for  beneficiaries across the project States/UTs.

(e) The Ministry conducted an independent evaluation of both PM-YUVA Phase-I and PMYUVA Phase-II. The findings of the evaluation reveal that Phase-I was successful in generating employment  and  imparting  business  skills.  Aspiring  entrepreneurs  successfully  established networks with mentors, government officials and investors. Under Phase-II, the scheme benefited micro-enterprises  in  the  unorganized  sector  by  aiding  with  financial  mainstreaming  and documentation.  The  scheme  envisaged  creation  of  600  new  and  1000  scale-up  enterprises, against which 1045 new enterprises were set-up and 968 existing enterprises were scaled-up.

ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2434 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PM -YUVA'

ANNEXURE I The number of beneficiaries reached through PM-YUVA in Phase-I State/UT-wise is as

## given below:

| Sl.No.   | State Name        | Number of students enrolled   | Student attempted final assessment   | Student passed final assessment   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 295                           | 124                                  | 116                               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 36                            | 14                                   | 12                                |
| 3        | Assam             | 440                           | 150                                  | 91                                |
| 4        | Delhi             | 1920                          | 829                                  | 655                               |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 9                             | 1                                    | 0                                 |
| 6        | Haryana           | 563                           | 473                                  | 382                               |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | 285                           | 42                                   | 34                                |
| 8        | Jammu and Kashmir | 58                            | 0                                    | 0                                 |
| 9        | Jharkhand         | 35                            | 11                                   | 4                                 |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 636                           | 299                                  | 260                               |
| 11       | Kerala            | 2128                          | 1382                                 | 1232                              |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1357                          | 1158                                 | 974                               |
| 13       | Maharashtra       | 1134                          | 527                                  | 329                               |
| 14       | Meghalaya         | 64                            | 26                                   | 18                                |
| 15       | Nagaland          | 37                            | 0                                    | 0                                 |
| 16       | Odisha            | 359                           | 79                                   | 72                                |
| 17       | Pondicherry       | 246                           | 173                                  | 154                               |
| 18       | Punjab            | 791                           | 490                                  | 412                               |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | 1050                          | 620                                  | 493                               |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu        | 2874                          | 1432                                 | 1084                              |
| 21       | Telangana         | 1345                          | 551                                  | 430                               |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh     | 773                           | 275                                  | 200                               |
| 23       | West Bengal       | 974                           | 527                                  | 440                               |
|          | Total             | 17,409                        | 9,183                                | 7,392                             |

The number of beneficiaries reached through PM-YUVA in Phase-II State/UT-wise is as given below:

| State         | Principals'   | Student     | Community Awareness Program   | Number of Participants   | Number of Participants   | Number of Participants   | Number of Participants   |
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| State         | Orientation   | Orientation |                               | EDP Certified            | ToT                      | Faculty Mentor Training  | Mentoring Camp           |
| Assam         | 33            | 1626        | 480                           | 1531                     | 46                       | 0                        | 330                      |
| Bihar         | 35            | 3022        | 234                           | 1056                     | 38                       | 28                       | 290                      |
| Delhi         | 27            | 1883        | 401                           | 686                      | 20                       | 20                       | 236                      |
| Kerala        | 34            | 5018        | 1163                          | 1607                     | 61                       | 25                       | 573                      |
| Maharashtra   | 51            | 4827        | 675                           | 999                      | 47                       | 18                       | 500                      |
| Tamil Nadu    | 39            | 3187        | 70                            | 566                      | 73                       | 23                       | 733                      |
| Telangana     | 63            | 5044        | 291                           | 1918                     | 0                        | 27                       | 371                      |
| Uttarakhand   | 40            | 2461        | 498                           | 656                      | 26                       | 21                       | 300                      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 32            | 3567        | 667                           | 2313                     | 59                       | 42                       | 310                      |
| West Bengal   | 42            | 4125        | 524                           | 1870                     | 73                       | 23                       | 308                      |
| Total         | 396           | 34760       | 5003                          | 13202                    | 443                      | 227                      | 3951                     |

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