Lok Sabha Question No. 3615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Implementation of PMIS in Top 500 Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3615 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 11 TH  AUGUST, 2025 SRAVANA 20, 1947 (SAKA)

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMIS IN TOP 500 COMPANIES

## QUESTION

3615. Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the status of implementation of the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) in the country, with particular reference to Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  whether it is true that companies beyond top 500 are showing interest in participating in the scheme;
- (c)  whether it is also true that CII, FICCI and other industry organisations reached out to the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether there are any plans to tweak the scheme to allow companies beyond the top 500 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): 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, the 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  to  over  60,000

candidates,  out  of  which  more  than  28,000  candidates  accepted  offers  to  join  the internship, and over 8700 candidates joined their internship. In  the  round  II  of  the  PM  Internship  Scheme  Pilot  Project,  which  commenced  on  9th January,  2025,  about  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 06.08.2025, partner companies have made over 78,500 offers to the youth. In round II, over 4,700 internship opportunities have been posted by the companies in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and over 10,000 offers have been made by the companies to the candidates  from  Andhra  Pradesh.  Currently,  rolling  out  of  offers  and  the  process  of acceptances/ joining by interns is in progress. (b) to (d): Under the scheme, top 500 companies have been identified by the Ministry on the basis of their average CSR expenditure of the last three years.  Apart from these, any other company/ bank/ financial institution desirous of participating in the Scheme, may do so with the approval of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which would take a view keeping  in  view  under  represented  sectors  and  areas  in  the  above  mentioned  500 companies. The Ministry is working in active collaboration with industry associations such as CII and FICCI for the implementation of the Pilot Project.

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