Lok Sabha Question No. 2437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Skill Development under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2437

ANSWERED ON -15/12/2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJNA

## 2437.  SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  candidates  skilled  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the details  of  the  number  of  trained  candidates  who  have  been  placed  for employment during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is a shortage of teaching faculty at the Industrial Training Institutes, if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  the vacancies; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  employment facilities for skilled students?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The  state-wise  details  of  number  of  candidates  trained  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) during the last five years is given at Annexure I.
- (b) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY), placements were tracked in the  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  component  in  the  first  three  versions  of  the  Scheme  PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0, implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under  PMKVY  4.0,  which  is  under  implementation  since  FY  2022-23,  the  focus  is  to empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented  for  the  same  through  On-Job  Training  (OJT)  embedded  industry  relevant  skill courses.

The  state-wise  details  of  trained  candidates  reported  placed  under  PMKVY  is  given  at Annexure II.

- (c) The  day-to-day  administration  and  financial  control  of  Government  ITIs -including recruitment  of  instructors,  fall  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State  Governments and UT Administrations.
- (d) 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  through  On-Job  Training (OJT)  embedded  industry  relevant  skill  courses.  Additionally,  following  steps  have  been taken to enhance employability of candidates under PMKVY 4.0:
- Alignment with Industry  Needs : Aligning job roles with the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) including Employability skills modules. · New Age Skills :  Training in emerging technologies like AI, ML, AR/VR, 3D printing, green economy sectors, etc. · Industry  Engagement : Collaborations with major employers and industries to enhance the skilling ecosystem and align training with industry needs. · Flexible  Curriculum :  Offering  customizable  training  programs  in  partnership  with various stakeholders. :  Ensuring  training  materials  are  available  in better
- Promotion  of  vernacular  Languages both English and Hindi, with translations into regional languages for understating of candidates of training content.

Annexure I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF  REPLY TO  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2437 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 REGARDING ' SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJNA '

State-wise details of candidates skilled under PMKVY during last five years:

| State/ UT                   | FY-20-21   | FY-21-22   | FY-22-23   | FY-23-24   | FY-24-25   |
|-----------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1,464      | 613        | 310        | 648        | 909        |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 66,404     | 13,199     | 5,798      | 32,449     | 35,471     |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 51,991     | 8,884      | 667        | 4,152      | 10,054     |
| Assam                       | 3,62,506   | 24,517     | 8,721      | 38,160     | 75,182     |
| Bihar                       | 96,288     | 47,643     | 12,213     | 23,613     | 99,982     |
| Chandigarh                  | 3,834      | 893        | 491        | 319        | 628        |
| Chhattisgarh                | 16,151     | 9,495      | 4,356      | 8,385      | 16,452     |
| Delhi                       | 55,121     | 19,965     | 2,262      | 10,686     | 12,277     |
| Goa                         | 1,709      | 604        | 176        | 183        | 236        |
| Gujarat                     | 48,489     | 35,001     | 6,503      | 19,975     | 39,762     |
| Haryana                     | 54,719     | 18,191     | 8,963      | 27,411     | 75,942     |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 15,612     | 8,724      | 3,539      | 5,348      | 19,341     |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 58,927     | 21,339     | 7,352      | 28,895     | 85,557     |
| Jharkhand                   | 15,452     | 34,233     | 5,302      | 8,796      | 30,034     |
| Karnataka                   | 53,066     | 23,153     | 8,410      | 13,025     | 69,486     |
| Kerala                      | 31,077     | 12,968     | 5,673      | 8,832      | 10,449     |
| Ladakh                      | 181        | 731        | 246        | 445        | 312        |
| Lakshadweep                 | 90         | 120        | -          | -          | 120        |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 95,403     | 46,659     | 21,345     | 34,884     | 2,59,871   |
| Maharashtra                 | 1,48,352   | 39,864     | 14,913     | 35,284     | 75,368     |
| Manipur                     | 34,540     | 6,424      | 1,146      | 2,879      | 20,798     |
| Meghalaya                   | 17,769     | 3,406      | 1,245      | 2,502      | 7,938      |
| Mizoram                     | 11,433     | 4,742      | 1,162      | 3,609      | 6,888      |
| Nagaland                    | 14,399     | 4,184      | 1,803      | 3,830      | 7,299      |
| Odisha                      | 68,828     | 12,645     | 12,116     | 21,457     | 26,231     |
| Puducherry                  | 3,241      | 1,622      | 689        | 1,556      | 3,096      |
| Punjab                      | 57,054     | 18,539     | 7,568      | 11,836     | 1,06,699   |
| Rajasthan                   | 97,822     | 38,511     | 9,232      | 23,564     | 2,80,156   |
| Sikkim                      | 3,634      | 1,322      | 381        | 2,802      | 2,874      |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 72,404     | 29,057     | 8,029      | 34,533     | 85,689     |
| Telangana                   | 33,999     | 13,107     | 8,040      | 15,390     | 22,188     |
| The DNH and D&D             | 222        | 252        | 31         | 301        | 1,407      |
| Tripura                     | 46,676     | 4,490      | 1,608      | 5,005      | 14,346     |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2,39,286   | 69,015     | 25,568     | 71,801     | 4,63,503   |
| Uttarakhand                 | 29,412     | 10,522     | 2,942      | 11,669     | 35,364     |
| West Bengal                 | 53,221     | 31,406     | 12,370     | 25,768     | 36,410     |
| Total                       | 19,60,776  | 6,16,040   | 2,11,170   | 5,39,992   | 20,38,319  |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF  REPLY TO  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2437 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJNA'

State wise details of candidates reported placed under PMKVY during last five years:

| State/ UT                   | FY-20-21   | FY-21-22   | FY-22-23   | FY-23-24             | FY-24-25   |
|-----------------------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | -          | -          |            |                      |            |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 7,555      | 7,100      |            |                      |            |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2,774      | 5,517      |            |                      |            |
| Assam                       | 9,926      | 11,754     |            |                      |            |
| Bihar                       | 11,493     | 15,841     |            |                      |            |
| Chandigarh                  | 1,851      | 402        |            |                      |            |
| Chhattisgarh                | 1,222      | 568        |            |                      |            |
| Delhi                       | 7,510      | 3,742      |            |                      |            |
| Goa                         | 17         | 47         |            |                      |            |
| Gujarat                     | 10,911     | 2,073      |            |                      |            |
| Haryana                     | 7,957      | 4,008      |            |                      |            |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 2,021      | 1,580      |            |                      |            |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 7,556      | 2,126      |            |                      |            |
| Jharkhand                   | 1,606      | 2,276      |            |                      |            |
| Karnataka                   | 5,030      | 6,119      |            | has been under PMKVY |            |
| Kerala                      | 1,213      | 3,094      |            |                      |            |
| Ladakh                      | 67         | -          |            |                      |            |
| Lakshadweep                 | -          | -          |            | Placement            | de-linked  |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 16,010     | 12,649     |            |                      | 4.0.       |
| Maharashtra                 | 8,830      | 7,089      |            |                      |            |
| Manipur                     | 4,661      | 3,064      |            |                      |            |
| Meghalaya                   | 1,604      | 4,871      |            |                      |            |
| Mizoram                     | 1,438      | 1,627      |            |                      |            |
| Nagaland                    | 2,836      | 763        |            |                      |            |
| Odisha                      | 3,704      | 4,211      |            |                      |            |
| Puducherry                  | 2,128      | 748        |            |                      |            |
| Punjab                      | 17,251     | 9,537      |            |                      |            |
| Rajasthan                   | 17,189     | 14,328     |            |                      |            |
| Sikkim                      | 1,479      | 893        |            |                      |            |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 6,016      | 3,865      |            |                      |            |
| Telangana                   | 6,724      | 4,941      |            |                      |            |
| DNH and D&D                 | 230        | 32         |            |                      |            |
| Tripura                     | 1,420      | 2,468      |            |                      |            |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 29,901     | 17,547     |            |                      |            |
| Uttarakhand                 | 9,026      | 3,949      |            |                      |            |
| West Bengal                 | 6,946      | 5,333      |            |                      |            |
| Total                       | 2,16,102   | 1,64,162   |            |                      |            |

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