Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Internship Opportunities Under PMIS in Maharashtra and Tripura
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb, Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3596 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 11 TH  AUGUST, 2025 SRAVANA 20, 1947 (SAKA)

## INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES UNDER PMIS IN MAHARASHTRA AND TRIPURA QUESTION

3596.      Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  proposed  and  sanctioned  internship  opportunities  by  each State/Union  Territory  under  Prime  Minister  Internship  Scheme  along  with  Statewise details thereof including Tripura;
- (b)  the  special  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  ensure  equal  opportunities to youth of the rural and urban areas under the scheme particularly of Maharashtra;
- (c)  the  extent  to  which  the  said  scheme  has  contributed  to  remove  regional imbalances in skill development and employment particularly in small States like Tripura;
- (d)  the  details  of  concrete  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  remove  regional imbalances;
- (e) the mechanisms such as performance reports, payment systems etc. have been put in place to monitor the effectiveness of skill enhancement achieved through
- the scheme;
- (f) if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the feedback received from the participating companies regarding improvement in the quality of trainees and selection process and reaction of the Government thereto?

## 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) announced in the Budget 202425,  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 3rd October, 2024, which is targeted to provide 1.25 lakh internship opportunities in one year. In the first round of the Pilot Project, which commenced from 3rd October, 2024, more than 1.27  lakh  internship  opportunities  were  posted  by  the  partner  companies across 745 districts in all States/ UTs of the country.

In  the  second  round  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.

State-wise details of the number of internship opportunities, including Tripura, posted  by  the  companies,  in  round  II  of  the  PMIS  Pilot  Project  are  given  in Annexure.

- (b) to (d): The PMIS Portal which serves as a centralized platform for end-to-end Scheme  implementation  and  management,  is  accessible  in  12  different languages, to enhance inclusivity from different geographical regions of the country. As per the Guidelines of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, a pool of candidates based on the number of applications received from all parts of the country, is shortlisted for each internship opportunity through the Portal, by matching the qualifications of the applicants with the qualifications sought by  the  company  for  that  internship  opportunity.  The  shortlisting  process  is aimed at promoting diversity, regional inclusivity 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 from  all  the  regions  of  the  country  in  the  shortlist  sent  to  the  concerned company for further selection as per their respective processes and criterion.

Further, Ministry of Corporate  Affairs is actively working  with  various stakeholders  such  as  state  governments,  central  government  ministries  & departments, industry and industry associations 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, including in the states of Maharashtra and Tripura.

- (e)  &  (f):  Under  the  PMIS  Pilot  Project,  the  company  is  expected  to  provide  the person an actual working experience on a skill in which the company is directly involved.  It  provides  an  opportunity  to  the  youth  to  get  training  and  gain experience and skills within the real-life environment of various businesses or organizations with the objective of enhancing their employability by bridging the gap between academic learning and industry requirements.

The monthly allowance and one time grant is being paid through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into the interns' Aadhaar seeded bank accounts.

Further,  as  per  guidelines  of  the  pilot  project,  a  concurrent  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework is provided to enable tracking of the outcomes  as  well  as  to  ensure  corrective  actions  during  the  course  of implementation  of  the  pilot  project.  Additionally,  the  Ministry  of  Corporate Affairs (MCA) is gathering feedback from various stakeholders to analyze the scheme's impact as it continues to be implemented.

- (g): The guidelines of the pilot project state that the companies would follow their own mechanism for assessing the candidates on a periodic basis, and conduct continuous evaluation of the interns' performance and conduct in accordance with their policies.

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Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3596 part (a) to be answered on 11.08.2025

State wise details of the Internship opportunities posted by the partner companies, in Round II of the PMIS Pilot Project.

| S. No   | State                                    | No. of Internship opportunities posted by the companies in Round II of the PMIS Pilot Project   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              | 9                                                                                               |
| 2.      | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 4715                                                                                            |
| 3.      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 227                                                                                             |
| 4.      | ASSAM                                    | 2516                                                                                            |
| 5.      | BIHAR                                    | 2316                                                                                            |
| 6.      | CHANDIGARH                               | 406                                                                                             |
| 7.      | CHHATTISGARH                             | 3399                                                                                            |
| 8.      | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 204                                                                                             |
| 9.      | DELHI                                    | 2048                                                                                            |
| 10.     | GOA                                      | 848                                                                                             |
| 11.     | GUJARAT                                  | 11672                                                                                           |
| 12.     | HARYANA                                  | 5646                                                                                            |
| 13.     | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 1414                                                                                            |
| 14.     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 533                                                                                             |
| 15.     | JHARKHAND                                | 2586                                                                                            |
| 16.     | KARNATAKA                                | 9928                                                                                            |
| 17.     | KERALA                                   | 3251                                                                                            |
| 18.     | LADAKH                                   | 60                                                                                              |
| 19.     | LAKSHADWEEP                              | 2                                                                                               |
| 20.     | MADHYA PRADESH                           | 5220                                                                                            |
| 21.     | MAHARASHTRA                              | 15187                                                                                           |
| 22.     | MANIPUR                                  | 67                                                                                              |
| 23.     | MEGHALAYA                                | 114                                                                                             |
| 24.     | MIZORAM                                  | 49                                                                                              |
| 25.     | NAGALAND                                 | 86                                                                                              |
| 26.     | ODISHA                                   | 3449                                                                                            |
| 27.     | PUDUCHERRY                               | 409                                                                                             |
| 28.     | PUNJAB                                   | 2297                                                                                            |
| 29.     | RAJASTHAN                                | 4839                                                                                            |
| 30.     | SIKKIM                                   | 223                                                                                             |
| 31.     | TAMIL NADU                               | 15785                                                                                           |
| 32.     | TELANGANA                                | 5357                                                                                            |
| 33.     | TRIPURA                                  | 383                                                                                             |
| 34.     | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 7714                                                                                            |
| 35.     | UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL                  | 1561 4428                                                                                       |
| 36.     |                                          |                                                                                                 |
|         | Total                                    | 118948                                                                                          |

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