Lok Sabha Question No. 4140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC under PMIS
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Anand Kumar

4140. Dr. Anand Kumar:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  students  applied  and  got  selected  for  Pradhan  Mantri  Internship Scheme (PMIS), State-wise;
- (b) the details of total expenditure incurred on the internship scheme;
- (c) whether there is any provision for reservation to SC, ST and OBC students under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to introduce short-term internship programme under the said scheme so that students pursuing full-time education can improve their employment  skills  through  internship  along  with  their  studies  and  become  fully prepared for employment by the time they complete their studies; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 2024-25, 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  a  year.  In  the  round  I  of  the  Pilot Project, which commenced from 3rd October, 2024, more than 1.27 lakh internship opportunities were posted by the partner companies across the country.

Against these, approximately 6.21 lakh applications were received from more than 1.81 lakh applicants. Based on the requirements sought by the Companies in the internship opportunities offered and the qualifications of the applicants, in the first

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4140 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 18 TH  AUGUST, 2025 SRAVANA 27, 1947 (SAKA)

## RESERVATION FOR SC/ST/OBC UNDER PMIS

## QUESTION

round of the Pilot Project, partner companies made over 82,000 internship offers to over 60,000 candidates.

State  wise  details  of  the  number  of  candidates  who  applied  for  internship  and candidates who got internship offers in round I of the PM Internship Pilot Project, is enclosed at Annexure I.

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 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  over  69000  candidates.  Currently,  rolling  out  of  offers  and  the process of acceptances/ joining by interns is in progress.

State  wise  details  of  the  number  of  candidates  who  applied  for  internship  and candidates who got internship offers in round II of the PM Internship Pilot Project, is enclosed at Annexure II.

- (b): In the Budget Estimate of FY 2024-25, an amount of Rs. 2000 crores was allocated to Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for the FY 2024-25 for PM Internship Scheme. For the  Pilot  Project  of  the  PM  Internship  Scheme,  targeted  at  providing  1.25  lakh internship opportunities to the youth, an amount of Rs. 840 crore was approved. Revised Estimate was arrived at Rs. 380 crores in the FY 2024-25.

For the FY 2025-26, an amount of Rs. 10831.07 crore has been allocated.

Approximately Rs. 55 crore has been spent under the scheme since inception.

- (c):  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  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 in the shortlist sent to the concerned company for further selection as per their respective processes and criterion.
- (d) & (e): Under the PM Internship scheme pilot project, youth between the age group of 21- 24 years, who have passed High School, Higher Secondary School, possess a  certificate  from  an  ITI,  hold  a  diploma  from  a  Polytechnic  Institute,  or  are graduates with degrees such as BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, etc. and

are not employed full-time and not engaged in full-time education are eligible to apply In  the  pilot  project,  the  company  is  expected  to  provide  the  person  an  actual working experience on a skill in which the company is directly involved. At least half  of  the  internship  period  would  be  in  the  actual  work/  real-life  business environment. Thus, the scheme 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 intention of enhancing their employability by bridging the gap between academic learning and industry requirements. Pilot Project is a pivotal phase that has allowed for testing concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation. The full-scale roll-out of the PM Internship Scheme would be based on the feedback received from the stakeholder consultations and evaluation of outcomes during the implementation of the Pilot Project.

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## Annexure I

Annexure I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 4140 part (a) to be answered on 18.08.2025.

State wise details of the number of candidates who applied for internship and candidates who got internship offers in round I of the PM Internship Pilot Project

| S.No      | State of Applicants                  |   No. of candidates who applied for internship | No. of candidates to whom offers were made   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS            |                                             18 | 12                                           |
| 2.        | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |                                          17371 | 4687                                         |
| 3.        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |                                             43 | 24                                           |
| 4.        | ASSAM                                |                                           7384 | 2744                                         |
| 5.        | BIHAR                                |                                          12494 | 4160                                         |
| 6.        | CHANDIGARH                           |                                            222 | 94                                           |
| 7.        | CHHATTISGARH                         |                                           4186 | 1622                                         |
| 8.        | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |                                             44 | 27                                           |
| 9.        | DELHI                                |                                           5682 | 2122                                         |
| 10.       | GOA                                  |                                             45 | 19                                           |
| 11.       | GUJARAT                              |                                           6510 | 3205                                         |
| 12.       | HARYANA                              |                                          13381 | 4382                                         |
| 13.       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |                                           1210 | 679                                          |
| 14.       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    |                                           1643 | 603                                          |
| 15.       | JHARKHAND                            |                                           4172 | 1878                                         |
| 16.       | KARNATAKA                            |                                           6672 | 2244                                         |
| 17.       | KERALA                               |                                           3457 | 1427                                         |
| 18.       | LADAKH                               |                                             28 | 24                                           |
| 19.       | MADHYA PRADESH                       |                                          20466 | 4917                                         |
| 20.       | MAHARASHTRA                          |                                           7332 | 2657                                         |
| 21.       | MANIPUR                              |                                            118 | 53                                           |
| 22.       | MEGHALAYA                            |                                             72 | 34                                           |
| 23.       | MIZORAM                              |                                             16 | 4                                            |
| 24.       | NAGALAND                             |                                            109 | 48                                           |
| 25.       | ODISHA                               |                                           6528 | 2418                                         |
| 26.       | PUDUCHERRY                           |                                            174 | 70                                           |
| 27.       | PUNJAB                               |                                           1049 | 538                                          |
| 28.       | RAJASTHAN                            |                                           8436 | 3292                                         |
| 29.       | SIKKIM                               |                                             15 | 10                                           |
| 30.       | TAMIL NADU                           |                                           4699 | 1683                                         |
| 31.       | TELANGANA                            |                                          10689 | 3250                                         |
| 32.       | TRIPURA                              |                                            376 | 148                                          |
| 33. UTTAR | PRADESH                              |                                          30889 | 8875                                         |
| 34.       | UTTARAKHAND                          |                                           1034 | 442                                          |
| 35.       | WEST BENGAL                          |                                           5384 | 2474                                         |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                |                                         181948 | 60,866                                       |

Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.4140 part (a) to be answered on 18.08.2025.

State wise details of the number of candidates who applied for internship and candidates who got internship offers in round II of the PM Internship Pilot Project

| S.No   | State of Applicants                  |   No. of candidates who applied for internship |   No. of applicants to whom offers were made |
|--------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS            |                                             20 |                                            8 |
| 2.     | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |                                          33854 |                                         9399 |
| 3.     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |                                             41 |                                           17 |
| 4.     | ASSAM                                |                                           2913 |                                         1906 |
| 5.     | BIHAR                                |                                          16596 |                                         4713 |
| 6.     | CHANDIGARH                           |                                            135 |                                           53 |
| 7.     | CHHATTISGARH                         |                                           6775 |                                         2844 |
| 8.     | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |                                             38 |                                           16 |
| 9.     | DELHI                                |                                           2972 |                                         1112 |
| 10.    | GOA                                  |                                            125 |                                           43 |
| 11.    | GUJARAT                              |                                           5706 |                                         2422 |
| 12.    | HARYANA                              |                                           3389 |                                         1521 |
| 13.    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |                                            674 |                                          347 |
| 14.    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    |                                           2741 |                                          834 |
| 15.    | JHARKHAND                            |                                           2283 |                                         1227 |
| 16.    | KARNATAKA                            |                                           5809 |                                         2046 |
| 17.    | KERALA                               |                                           3304 |                                         1369 |
| 18.    | LADAKH                               |                                             31 |                                            7 |
| 19.    | MADHYA PRADESH                       |                                          23385 |                                         7630 |
| 20.    | MAHARASHTRA                          |                                          13449 |                                         4576 |
| 21.    | MANIPUR                              |                                             61 |                                           29 |
| 22.    | MEGHALAYA                            |                                             74 |                                           41 |
| 23.    | MIZORAM                              |                                              4 |                                            3 |
| 24.    | NAGALAND                             |                                             55 |                                           38 |
| 25.    | ODISHA                               |                                          30666 |                                         6165 |
| 26.    | PUDUCHERRY                           |                                            129 |                                           44 |
| 27.    | PUNJAB                               |                                           3852 |                                         1821 |
| 28.    | RAJASTHAN                            |                                          15589 |                                         5219 |
| 29.    | SIKKIM                               |                                             49 |                                           19 |
| 30.    | TAMIL NADU                           |                                           4727 |                                         1653 |
| 31.    | TELANGANA                            |                                          12675 |                                         3538 |
| 32.    | TRIPURA                              |                                           1896 |                                          903 |
| 33.    | UTTAR PRADESH                        |                                          15383 |                                         6076 |
| 34.    | UTTARAKHAND                          |                                            773 |                                          328 |
| 35.    | WEST BENGAL                          |                                           4059 |                                         1977 |
|        | TOTAL                                |                                         214232 |                                        69944 |