Lok Sabha Question No. 4071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Low Recruitment under PMIS
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4071 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 18 TH  AUGUST, 2025 SRAVANA 27, 1947 (SAKA)

## LOW RECRUITMENT UNDER PMIS

## QUESTION

4071. Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  youths  who  had  availed  internships  under  the  PM  Internship Scheme since its inception;
- (b) whether the Government considers the slow pace of implementation and limited uptake as a sign of inadequate planning or poor coordination with the private sector and  implementing  institutions  and  if  so,  the  measures  taken  to  improve  the effectiveness of its implementation;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any review or assessment to find out the reasons for such low recruitment under the scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to restructure the scheme with a more effective
- model and if so, the details thereof?

## 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 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,  Ministry  of Corporate Affairs has launched a Pilot Project of the scheme on 3 rd  October, 2024,  which  is  targeted  to  provide  1.25  lakh  internship  opportunities  to  the youth in one year.

In the round I of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, 280 partner companies posted more than 1.27 lakh internship opportunities on the PMIS Portal across the country. Against this, more than 6.21 lakh applications were received from about 1.81 lakh candidates. Partner companies made over 82,000 internship offers and more than 28,000 candidates accepted offers to join the internship. Over 8700 candidates joined their internship in the round I.

In the round II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, which commenced on  9th  January,  2025,  327  Partner  Companies  have  posted  over  1.18  lakh internship  opportunities  (new  and  edited  unfilled  opportunities  of  previous round) across 735 districts of the country. Over 4.55 lakh applications were received  from  over  2.14  lakh  applicants,  in  this  round.  As  on  12.08.2025, partner companies have made over 82000 offers to the youth and more than 24,000 candidates have accepted offers to join the internship. Currently, rolling out of offers and the process of acceptances/ joining by interns is in progress.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has done adequate planning and is  actively  coordinating/working  with various stakeholders such as  Industry, State  governments,  Industry  associations,  Educational  institutions  etc.  for promotion and implementation of the scheme. The Ministry is also carrying out Information, Education and Communication activities to reach out to the target groups across the country.

- (c) & (d): The primary objective of the PMIS pilot project is to enhance employability of  the  youth  by  providing  training  and  experience  within  the  real  life environment of businesses or organizations. Based on concurrent evaluation and feedback survey carried out by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, outbound calls made by the call centre to the candidates and feedback received from various stakeholders, such as candidates, industry & industry associations and state governments, the reasons for applicants not accepting the offer or not joining  the  internship  are  location  considerations,  duration  of  internship, pursuance of higher education etc.
- (e): Pilot Project is a pivotal phase that has allowed for testing concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation. The full-scale rollout of the PM Internship  Scheme  would  be  based  on  the  feedback  received  from  the stakeholders, consultations and evaluation of outcomes during the implementation of the Pilot Project.

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