Lok Sabha Question No. 3561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Enrollment, Employment, Curriculum and Retention under Skill Development Programs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi, Shri Karti P Chidambaram, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3561

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## ENROLLMENT, EMPLOYMENT, CURRICULUM AND RETENTION UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

3561. SHRI KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM: ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI: DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of candidates enrolled, certified and placed under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Pradhan  Mantri  National  Apprenticeship  Scheme  (PMNAPS) and the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), year-wise since FY 2021-22, disaggregated by State, gender and social category, year-wise;
- (b) the number of certified candidates who secured wage employment within three months of  certification  including  those  employed  in  the  formal  sector  and  the  informal  sector separately;
- (c) whether the Government maintain records on the job retention rates and the average post- placement earnings, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details separately about the course curriculum, teaching methods and the details of the trainers for these schemes since FY 2021-22

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c):    The state-wise number of candidates trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY),  Pradhan  Mantri  National  Apprenticeship  Scheme  (PM-NAPS)  and  the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) since FY 2021-22 is given at Annexure-I . The gender-wise and category-wise number of candidates trained under these schemes is given at Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked under the Short Term Training component of  PMKVY in  the  first  three  versions,  which  is  PMKVY1.0,  PMKVY  2.0  and PMKVY 3.0, implemented from 2015-16 up to 2021-22. The number of candidates reported placed across the country in these three versions of PMKVY was 24,37,887. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is on empowering the trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Further, various IT tools like Skill India Digital Hub also give this opportunity.

Third party evaluation of schemes of MSDE have acknowledged their positive outcome and mentioned  about  their  success  in  terms  of  placement  or  livelihood  improvement  of candidates trained, as indicated below:

PMKVY : MSDE's flagship scheme PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020. As per the study, about 94 percent of the employers surveyed reported that they would hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. Further, 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and oriented under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their un-certified peers.

JSS : Evaluation study of JSS scheme conducted in 2020 has found that the scheme has helped  in  almost  doubling  the  household  income  for  those  beneficiaries  who  have  got employment  or  are  self-employed  after  the  JSS  training.  Considering  79%  women representation, 50.5% of the rural share, 73.4% change in the employment for enhanced livelihood, 89.1% change in the average income of each beneficiary, 85.7% mobilization of beneficiaries by JSS, the report has further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident from the fact that 77.05% of the beneficiary trainees have undergone occupational shifts.  The  study also  affirmed  that  the  focus  of  the  skilling  in  the  scheme favours self-employment which is in tune with Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

ITIs : The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates published in 2018 by MSDE mentions that  63.5%  of  total  ITI  pass-outs  got  employed  (wage+self,  out  of  which  6.7%  are  selfemployed).

NAPS :  Third-party  evaluation  study  of  NAPS  conducted  in  2021  has  observed  that the scheme has successfully enhanced the employability of youth by providing structured on-the-job training, with a notable increase in the engagement of apprentices across various industries. In the new version of the scheme, DBT method has been adopted to transfer government's share directly to apprentices' bank accounts, as streamlined reimbursement process was recommended in the report.

(d):       The Ministry places strong emphasis on maintaining relevant and high-quality training standards. Awarding bodies regularly review and update course curricula, ensuring alignment with current industry requirements. Training partners are mandated  to follow standardised training  delivery  protocols,  and  trainers  are  certified  as  per  National  Skills  Qualifications Framework  (NSQF)  norms.  Teaching  methods  have  also  evolved  to  incorporate  digital, blended, and hands-on approaches in alignment with emerging technologies.

ANNEXURES  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3561 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025 REGARDING 'ENROLLMENT,  EMPLOYMENT,  CURRICULUM  AND  RETENTION  UNDER  SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS'

## ANNEXURE-I

## A. State-Wise Number of Candidates trained under PMKVY since FY 2021-22

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| State                                | FY-21- 22         | FY-22- 23   | FY-23- 24   | FY-24-25          | FY-25-26(as on 30 th June 2025)   |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands          | 613               | 310         | 648         | 909               | 30                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 13,199            | 5,798       | 32,423      | 35,451            | 2,240                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 8,884             | 667         | 4,152       | 10,054            | 125                               |
| Assam                                | 24,517            | 8,721       | 38,190      | 75,162            | 5,279                             |
| Bihar                                | 47,643            | 12,213      | 23,583      | 99,960            | 3,086                             |
| Chandigarh                           | 893               | 491         | 319         | 628               | 122                               |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 9,495             | 4,356       | 8,337       | 16,461            | 311                               |
| Delhi                                | 19,965            | 2,262       | 10,686      | 12,253            | 1,276                             |
| Goa                                  | 604               | 176         | 183         | 236               | -                                 |
| Gujarat                              | 35,001            | 6,503       | 19,975      | 39,736            | 432                               |
| Haryana                              | 18,191            | 8,963       | 27,365      | 75,305            | 7,876                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 8,724             | 3,539       | 5,348       | 19,275            | 2,657                             |
| Jammu And Kashmir                    | 21,339            | 7,352       | 28,875      | 85,490            | 3,562                             |
| Jharkhand                            | 34,233            | 5,302       | 8,796       | 30,021            | 1,016                             |
| Karnataka                            | 23,153            | 8,410       | 13,025      | 69,431            | 5,453                             |
| Kerala                               | 12,968            | 5,673       | 8,802       | 10,456            | 718                               |
| Ladakh                               | 731               | 246         | 445         | 312               | -                                 |
| Lakshadweep                          | 120               | -           | -           | 120               | -                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 46,659            | 21,345      | 34,833      | 2,58,623          | 11,720                            |
| Maharashtra                          | 39,864            | 14,913      | 35,257      | 74,939            | 3,901                             |
| Manipur                              | 6,424             | 1,146       | 2,879       | 20,798            | 846                               |
| Meghalaya                            | 3,406             | 1,245       | 2,502       | 7,908             | 341                               |
| Mizoram                              | 4,742             | 1,162       | 3,609       | 6,861             | 1,411                             |
| Nagaland                             | 4,184             | 1,803       | 3,830       | 7,299             | 542                               |
| Odisha                               | 12,645            | 12,116      | 21,429      | 26,185            | 1,293                             |
| Puducherry                           | 1,622             | 689         | 1,556       | 3,096             | 512                               |
| Punjab                               | 18,539            | 7,568       | 11,816      | 1,06,401          | 6,048                             |
| Rajasthan                            | 38,511            | 9,232       | 23,551      | 2,79,609          | 9,615                             |
| Sikkim                               | 1,322             | 381         | 2,802       | 2,874             | -                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 29,057            | 8,029       | 34,509      | 85,713            | 5,246                             |
| Telangana                            | 13,107            | 8,040       | 15,390      | 22,188            | 3,873                             |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu | 252               | 31          | 301         | 1,407             | -                                 |
| Tripura                              | 4,490             | 1,608       | 5,005       | 14,256            | 928                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 69,015            | 25,568      | 71,569      | 4,63,569          | 23,944                            |
| Uttarakhand                          | 10,522            | 2,942       | 11,584      | 35,290            | 2,037                             |
| West Bengal                          | 31,406            | 12,370      | 25,766      | 36,410            | 2,571                             |
| Total                                | 6,16,040 2,11,170 |             |             | 5,39,34020,34,686 | 1,09,011                          |

## B. State-Wise Number of Apprentices Engaged under NAPS since FY 2021-22

| State                       |   FY-21- 22 |   FY-22- 23 |   FY-23- 24 |   FY-24- 25 |   FY-25-26(as on 30 th June 2025) |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands |           9 |          41 |          48 |         199 |                                44 |

| Andhra Pradesh                       | 15,722                              | 16,203                              | 21,701                              | 22,075                              | 6,534    |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 18                                  | 42                                  | 65                                  | 66                                  | 40       |
| Assam                                | 14,007                              | 9,661                               | 8,173                               | 5,802                               | 2,576    |
| Bihar                                | 6,476                               | 5,543                               | 5,317                               | 5,502                               | 1,129    |
| Chandigarh                           | 813                                 | 671                                 | 1,228                               | 1,692                               | 329      |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 2,631                               | 4,875                               | 5,249                               | 5,362                               | 1,593    |
| Delhi                                | 17,799                              | 15,818                              | 15,956                              | 22,472                              | 7,050    |
| Goa                                  | 3,432                               | 4,406                               | 11,882                              | 11,774                              | 3,015    |
| Gujarat                              | 69,569                              | 76,226                              | 83,956                              | 90,818                              | 25,467   |
| Haryana                              | 42,345                              | 62,866                              | 66,720                              | 66,574                              | 18,106   |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 5,670                               | 6,825                               | 10,212                              | 9,266                               | 2,651    |
| Jammu And Kashmir                    | 832                                 | 989                                 | 859                                 | 1,026                               | 367      |
| Jharkhand                            | 8,258                               | 9,152                               | 11,882                              | 9,687                               | 1,997    |
| Karnataka                            | 42,084                              | 58,523                              | 78,457                              | 92,849                              | 25,551   |
| Kerala                               | 8,975                               | 11,275                              | 13,104                              | 15,318                              | 3,708    |
| Ladakh                               | 18                                  | 28                                  | 66                                  | 50                                  | 11       |
| Lakshadweep                          | 4                                   | 9                                   | 6                                   | 8                                   | 1        |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 17,093                              | 21,205                              | 22,707                              | 26,832                              | 7,935    |
| Maharashtra                          | 1,46,899 1,86,005 2,63,261 2,78,605 | 1,46,899 1,86,005 2,63,261 2,78,605 | 1,46,899 1,86,005 2,63,261 2,78,605 | 1,46,899 1,86,005 2,63,261 2,78,605 | 72,877   |
| Manipur                              | 90                                  | 32                                  | 18                                  | 187                                 | 5        |
| Meghalaya                            | 117                                 | 181                                 | 212                                 | 328                                 | 29       |
| Mizoram                              | 4                                   | 4                                   | 12                                  | 146                                 | 85       |
| Nagaland                             | 27                                  | 22                                  | 15                                  | 24                                  | 6        |
| Odisha                               | 8,296                               | 10,458                              | 10,755                              | 10,757                              | 3,713    |
| Puducherry                           | 1,090                               | 1,343                               | 2,469                               | 4,269                               | 1,552    |
| Punjab                               | 11,659                              | 15,361                              | 14,761                              | 15,509                              | 4,698    |
| Rajasthan                            | 9,473                               | 15,204                              | 18,230                              | 22,328                              | 7,362    |
| Sikkim                               | 308                                 | 202                                 | 298                                 | 439                                 | 174      |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 49,929                              | 72,311                              | 1,01,553                            | 1,01,805                            | 34,795   |
| Telangana                            | 38,454                              | 31,821                              | 37,775                              | 34,019                              | 10,211   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu | 1,282                               | 1,006                               | 2,878                               | 3,570                               | 1,155    |
| Tripura                              | 244                                 | 368                                 | 383                                 | 449                                 | 104      |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 38,042                              | 56,946                              | 71,505                              | 78,968                              | 24,384   |
| Uttarakhand                          | 9,986                               | 16,436                              | 21,058                              | 22,889                              | 7,602    |
| West Bengal                          | 18,791                              | 26,109                              | 29,538                              | 23,368                              | 8,453    |
| Total                                | 5,90,446 7,38,167 9,32,309 9,85,032 | 5,90,446 7,38,167 9,32,309 9,85,032 | 5,90,446 7,38,167 9,32,309 9,85,032 | 5,90,446 7,38,167 9,32,309 9,85,032 | 2,85,309 |

## C.   State-Wise Number of Candidates trained under PMGDISHA since FY 2021-22

|   Sl. No. | State                                | 2021-22 Trained   | 2022-23 Trained   | 2023-24 Trained   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands          | 113               | 2292              | 417               |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                       | 4,03,327          | 4,58,029          | 3,17,067          |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 55                | 3,900             | 6,417             |
|         4 | Assam                                | 2,09,863          | 39,140            | 24,303            |
|         5 | Bihar                                | 11,48,267         | 12,25,733         | 7,14,451          |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                         | 22,095            | 16,482            | 19,992            |
|         7 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu | 839               | 8,119             | 7,763             |
|         8 | Goa                                  | 5,726             | 45,945            | 201               |
|         9 | Gujarat                              | 3,92,727          | 2,80,278          | 2,25,260          |
|        10 | Haryana                              | 1,34,806          | 68,674            | 8541              |
|        11 | Himachal Pradesh                     | 98,146            | 1,08,253          | 1,29,046          |
|        12 | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 1,36,830          | 1,66,199          | 1,23,561          |

| 13   | Jharkhand      | 2,37,226   | 3,10,038   | 1,71,472   |
|------|----------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 14   | Karnataka      | 1,66,128   | 4,39,052   | 11,94,180  |
| 15   | Kerala         | 2,424      | 14,464     | 77,928     |
| 16   | Ladakh         | 19,895     | 495        | 39         |
| 17   | Lakshadweep    | 17         | 0          | 0          |
| 18   | Madhya Pradesh | 10,07,830  | 6,94,769   | 81,107     |
| 19   | Maharashtra    | 9,99,047   | 15,10,186  | 4,26,845   |
| 20   | Manipur        | 847        | 10,223     | 1,506      |
| 21   | Meghalaya      | 30,767     | 12,291     | 4,319      |
| 22   | Mizoram        | 1,709      | 13,075     | 2,290      |
| 23   | Nagaland       | 233        | 1,016      | 3,811      |
| 24   | Odisha         | 3,05,467   | 4,43,092   | 27,5,995   |
| 25   | Puducherry     | 1,971      | 2,575      | 2,660      |
| 26   | Punjab         | 1,99,030   | 16,4,577   | 32,376     |
| 27   | Rajasthan      | 7,79,490   | 7,73,203   | 5,29,008   |
| 28   | Sikkim         | 1520       | 19,203     | 1,768      |
| 29   | Tamil Nadu     | 2,39,532   | 2,80,533   | 2,07,605   |
| 30   | Telangana      | 1,48,425   | 3,13,582   | 2,57,543   |
| 31   | Tripura        | 1,32,254   | 2,401      | 0          |
| 32   | Uttar Pradesh  | 24,18,999  | 12,47,488  | 2,30,418   |
| 33   | Uttarakhand    | 1,46,950   | 1,38,064   | 1,146      |
| 34   | West Bengal    | 3,95,331   | 3,99,560   | 2,41,901   |
|      | Total          | 97,87,886  | 92,12,931  | 53,20,936  |

Note: The training under the PMGDISHA scheme was officially concluded on 31.03.2024

## ANNEXURE-II

Gender-Wise Number of candidates trained under PMKVY, PM-NAPS and PMGDISHA since FY 2021-22

| Scheme                       | Gender      | FY-21-22   | FY-22-23   | FY-23-24   | FY-24-25   |
|------------------------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| PMKVY(as on 30 th June 2025) | Male        | 3,10,268   | 1,00,171   | 2,57,504   | 9,49,569   |
| PMKVY(as on 30 th June 2025) | Female      | 3,05,751   | 1,10,997   | 2,81,830   | 1,194,124  |
| PMKVY(as on 30 th June 2025) | Transgender | 21         | 2          | 6          | 4          |
| NAPS (as on 30 th June 2025) | Male        | 4,66,511   | 5,89,239   | 7,35,438   | 9,72,191   |
| NAPS (as on 30 th June 2025) | Female      | 1,24,005   | 1,48,983   | 1,96,914   | 2,98,152   |
| NAPS (as on 30 th June 2025) | Transgender | 2          |            | 5          | 9          |
| PMGDISHA                     | Male        | 56,26,659  | 57,28,061  | 36,40,096  | -          |
|                              | Female      | 41,60,998  | 34,84,773  | 16,80,782  | -          |
|                              | Transgender | 229        | 97         | 58         | -          |

Note: Under NAPS data is for apprentices engaged and the training under the PMGDISHA scheme was officially concluded on 31.03.2024

ANNEXURE-III

## Category-Wise Number of candidates trained under PMKVY, PM-NAPS and PMGDISHA since FY 2021-22

| Scheme                        | Category   | FY-21-22   | FY-22-23   | FY-23-24   | FY-24-25   |
|-------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| PMKVY (as on 30 th June 2025) | SC         | 76,813     | 31,889     | 79,853     | 3,31,277   |
| PMKVY (as on 30 th June 2025) | ST         | 51,624     | 18,282     | 40,501     | 1,15,577   |
| PMKVY (as on 30 th June 2025) | OBC        | 2,38,075   | 83,813     | 2,13,227   | 9,84,567   |
| NAPS (as on 30 th June 2025)  | SC         | 71,667     | 85,044     | 1,10,957   | 1,54,353   |
| NAPS (as on 30 th June 2025)  | ST         | 25,484     | 30,658     | 41,784     | 60,589     |
| NAPS (as on 30 th June 2025)  | OBC        | 1,63,948   | 2,07,957   | 2,75,125   | 3,79,985   |
|                               | SC         | 16,90,455  | 14,80,940  | 6,98,042   | -          |
| PMGDISHA                      | ST         | 8,34,393   | 7,33,389   | 4,82,368   | -          |
|                               | OBC        | 39,33,041  | 36,44,580  | 18,88,683  | -          |

Note: Under NAPS data is for apprentices engaged and the training under the PMGDISHA scheme was officially concluded on 31.03.2024

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