Lok Sabha Question No. 1291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Employment Schemes for Highly Skilled Youth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1291

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  JULY, 2025

## EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES FOR HIGHLY SKILLED YOUTH

1291.    SHRI MANISH JAISWAL: SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  population  of  young  people  with  highly  employable skills is increasing in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of schemes/initiatives undertaken by the Government to provide employment to such individuals during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  started  any  drive  to  identify  the young individuals in the age group of 21-30 with highly employable skills in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the details of other schemes and initiatives of the Government to facilitate  the  employment,  skilling  and  other  opportunities  for young population of the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM) , the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an  extensive  network  of  skill development centres under various schemes,  viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme  (NAPS)  and Craftsman Training Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs),  to  all  the sections  of  the  society  across  the  country.  The  SIM  aims  at  enabling youth of India to  get  future  ready  and  equipped  with  industry  relevant skills.  State-wise  details  of  candidates  trained  under  PMKVY  since inception up to 30th June, 2025 are given at Annexure.

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  of the  youth  is  a  priority  of  the  Government.  Accordingly,  Government  is implementing  various  employment  generation  schemes/  programmes. These interalia include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme  (PMEGP),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training Institutes  (RSETIs),  Deen  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM), PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), etc. The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

In  addition,  the  Union  Cabinet  has approved  the  Employment Linked  Incentive  (ELI)  Scheme  to  support  employment  generation, enhance  employability  and  social  security  across  all  sectors,  with special focus on the manufacturing sector.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1291 due for reply on 28.07.2025. State-wise details of candidates trained / oriented under PMKVY since inception up to 30th June, 2025:

| State             | Trained/Oriented   |
|-------------------|--------------------|
| A & N Islands     | 5,501              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 5,27,676           |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 98,157             |
| Assam             | 8,39,371           |
| Bihar             | 7,59,846           |
| Chandigarh        | 28,009             |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2,04,474           |
| Delhi             | 5,26,790           |
| Goa               | 10,484             |
| Gujarat           | 4,71,538           |
| Haryana           | 7,62,041           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1,76,021           |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 4,29,204           |
| Jharkhand         | 3,14,048           |
| Karnataka         | 6,05,147           |
| Kerala            | 2,74,550           |
| Ladakh            | 4,076              |
| Lakshadweep       | 390                |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 12,13,250          |
| Maharashtra       | 13,31,385          |
| Manipur           | 1,14,910           |
| Meghalaya         | 58,706             |
| Mizoram           | 44,147             |
| Nagaland          | 54,013             |
| Odisha            | 6,02,124           |
| Puducherry        | 35,491             |
| Punjab            | 5,59,406           |
| Rajasthan         | 14,06,943          |
| Sikkim            | 19,479             |
| Tamil Nadu        | 8,85,134           |
| Telangana         | 4,64,107           |
| DNH & DD          | 11,842             |
| Tripura           | 1,59,920           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 25,06,438          |
| Uttarakhand       | 2,51,815           |
| West Bengal       | 6,50,830           |