Lok Sabha Question No. 2519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: NCS Digital Platform in Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## NCS DIGITAL PLATFORM IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

2519.      SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- the  details  of  the  number  of  Employment  Exchanges  currently operational in Maharashtra, particularly those located in Mumbai along with the number of fully integrated with the National Career
- (a) Service (NCS) digital platform;
- (b) the  details  of  skill  development,  job  fairs  and  career-counselling programmes  conducted  through  NCS  in  Maharashtra  including Mumbai along with the number of youth got benefited;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to link the NCS platform with the  Maharashtra  State  Skill  Development  Mission  to  improve coordination  and  outreach  in  Mumbai  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether any evaluation or performance audit of NCS implementation  district  has  been  conducted  in  Maharashtra, district-wise particularly in Mumbai and if so, the details thereof along  with  the  findings  regarding  technical  gaps,  placement outcomes and employer participation; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to strengthen digital services, reduce platform downtime, and improve real-time job matching in Mumbai?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e) The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is running  the  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Portal  which  is  a  one-stop solution for providing career related services including jobs from private and  government  sectors,  information  on  online  &  offline  job  fairs,  job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on  skill  development  courses,  skill/training  programmes  etc.  through  a digital  platform  [www.ncs.gov.in].  The  NCS  portal  has  already  been integrated  with  the  state  employment  portal  of  Maharashtra  and  Skill India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH)  Portal  of  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship.

As  on  20.11.2025,  there  are  1008  Employment  Exchanges  in  the country  out  of  which  51  Employment  Exchanges  are  in  Maharashtra (including 4 in Mumbai), of which 26 Employment Exchanges that have been upgraded as MCCs.

NCS Portal provides online/offline career counselling and vocational  guidance  services  to  its  registered  users.  More  than  1182 Career Counsellors have been on boarded on NCS portal. Till date more than 55 lakh online/ offline career guidance sessions have  been conducted nationwide, of which more than 3.87 lakh sessions have been held in Maharashtra, including Mumbai.

Till  date  more  than  3,000  job  fairs  have  been  organized  in  the Maharashtra, including Mumbai, in which more than 90,000 candidates have been shortlisted.

As  on  20.11.2025,  more  than  6.02  Crore  jobseekers,  more  than 54.27 lakh employers are registered and more than 8.17 vacancies have been mobilized on NCS portal. State/UT-wise and district-wise details of jobseekers registered, employer registered and vacancies mobilized may be seen at https://www.ncs.gov.in/\_layouts/15/ncsp/ViewStaticReport.aspx

The Government undertakes a systematic review and evaluation of all  schemes  and  programmes  before  the  commencement  of  each Finance Commission cycle to ensure their continued relevance, effectiveness, and alignment with evolving priorities.

Improvements in the portal is a continuous and dynamic process. Changes/updations are planned as per the need of the hour using latest available technology as and when required. The updations of NCS portal includes integration with various job/skill portals (public/private), enhanced AI features, cloud based web applications (for jobseeker and employer), robust verification mechanism, multilingual support, etc.

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