Lok Sabha Question No. 922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Reservation to SC/ST/OBC in PM Internship Scheme
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar, Shri Ananta Nayak, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 922 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 2 ND  December, 2024 AGRAHAYANA 11, 1946 (SAKA)

## RESERVATION TO SC/ST/OBC IN PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME QUESTION

922.  SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI ANANTA NAYAK:

SHRI RAMASHANKAR RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) launched recently by the Government;
- (b) the eligibility criteria set by the government under PMIS along with the total number  of  students  likely  to  be  benefitted  and  the  total  number  of  candidates registered till date, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has made any provisions of reservation for SC, ST and OBC students under the PMIS and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the total amount of money likely to be spent on the said pilot project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

(a) & (b): The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS) was announced in the Budget 2024-25.  It aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in  top  500  companies  in  five  years.  As  an  initiation  to  this  Scheme,  a  Pilot Project of the Scheme targeted at providing 1.25 lakh internship opportunities for the Financial Year 2024-25 has been launched on 03.10.2024. Guidelines containing salient features and eligibility criteria set by the Government under the  Prime  Minister's  Internship  Scheme -  Pilot  Project  are  available  on  the portal https://pminternship.mca.gov.in. The portal was opened for registrations of the youth from 12 th  October, 2024 to 15 th  November, 2024; a total of 4.87 lakh eligible applicants completed their KYC and registered themselves during this period.  Further, about 3.38 lakh candidates have completed their profiles on the Portal. State-wise list of candidates who have completed their profiles as on 26 th  November  on the PMIS Portal is enclosed at Annexure-I. (c): As per the Guidelines of the PM Internship Scheme- Pilot Project, a pool of candidates  based  on  the  number  of  applications,  is  shortlisted  for  each internship opportunity through the Portal. The shortlisting process is aimed at promoting  diversity  and  social  inclusivity  in  the  internship  program  through providing  for  representation  of  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Other Backward Classes as well as Persons with Disabilities in the shortlist sent to the concerned company for further selection as per their respective processes and criterion. (d):  For the Pilot Project of the PM Internship Scheme, targeted at providing 1.25 lakh internship opportunities to the youth, an amount of Rs. 840 crores has been approved.

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## Lok Sabha Question No: 922 (Unstarred)

## (b) Total Number of Candidates who have successfully completed their profile on PMIS Portal: 338115

| Sr. No.                                | States                      |   Number of Candidates |
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1                                      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                     33 |
| 2                                      | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                  29365 |
| 3                                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                     81 |
| 4                                      | ASSAM                       |                  10914 |
| 5                                      | BIHAR                       |                  22707 |
| 6                                      | CHANDIGARH                  |                    612 |
| 7                                      | CHHATTISGARH                |                   7235 |
| 8 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND | DIU                         |                     91 |
| 9                                      | DELHI                       |                  12447 |
| 10                                     | GOA                         |                    119 |
| 11                                     | GUJARAT                     |                  13644 |
| 12                                     | HARYANA                     |                  28462 |
| 13                                     | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                   2147 |
| 14 JAMMU AND                           | KASHMIR                     |                   2941 |
| 15                                     | JHARKHAND                   |                   8227 |
| 16                                     | KARNATAKA                   |                  12081 |
| 17                                     | KERALA                      |                   6992 |
| 18                                     | LADAKH                      |                     45 |
| 19                                     | LAKSHADWEEP                 |                      1 |
| 20                                     | MADHYA PRADESH              |                  32286 |
| 21                                     | MAHARASHTRA                 |                  14783 |
| 22                                     | MANIPUR                     |                    218 |
| 23                                     | MEGHALAYA                   |                    135 |
| 24                                     | MIZORAM                     |                     26 |
| 25                                     | NAGALAND                    |                    246 |
| 26                                     | ODISHA                      |                  10872 |
| 27                                     | PUDUCHERRY                  |                    342 |
| 28                                     | PUNJAB                      |                   2535 |
| 29                                     | RAJASTHAN                   |                  14185 |
| 30                                     | SIKKIM                      |                     23 |
| 31                                     | TAMIL NADU                  |                   9383 |
| 32                                     | TELANGANA                   |                  17972 |
| 33                                     | TRIPURA                     |                    580 |
| 34 UTTAR                               | PRADESH                     |                  64630 |
| 35                                     | UTTARAKHAND                 |                   2194 |
| 36                                     | WEST BENGAL                 |                   9561 |
| Grand                                  | Total                       |                 338115 |