Lok Sabha Question No. 2527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Number of Unemployment Youth in the Country
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2527

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH IN THE COUNTRY

†2527. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

- (a)  the  number  of  unemployed  youths  in  the  country  imparted  training  so  far  by  the Government under Kaushal Vikas Yojana, State-wise;
- (b) the number of jobs placement provided to the unemployed youth who trained under the above Yojana, State-wise;
- (c) whether the unemployed trained youth, have been provided assistance in the form of loan for self-employment; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise amount of loan provided?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship  Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  since  2015.  Under PMKVY, skill training is imparted through Short Term Training (STT) and Re-skilling and Upskilling  through  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  to  youth  across  the  country.  The PMKVY Scheme offers  skill  training  in  various  sectors  to  make  them  job-ready.  Under PMKVY 4.0 which is currently under implementation from 2022-23 onwards, the focus is to empower  trained  candidates  to  choose  their  varied  career  path  and  they  are  suitably oriented for the same.           State-wise details of candidates trained under this scheme of MSDE are at Annexure-I

Placements were tracked under the Short-Term Training component of PMKVY in the first three versions (PMVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 202122. Under PMKVY (1.0 to 3.0), 24.38 lakh candidates were reported placed across India, whose state-wise details are at Annexure-I . 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  (SIDH)  also  gives  this opportunity.

MSDE has launched Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) a unified platform that integrates skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems to provide a life-long array of services to key stakeholders. Details of the trained candidates are available on SIDH portal for connecting with potential employers. Through SIDH, candidates can have access to jobs and  apprenticeship  opportunities.  Further,  Rozgar  Melas  and  Pradhan  Mantri  National Apprenticeship  Melas  (PMNAMs)  have  been  organized  to  facilitate  the  placements opportunities to the certified candidates.

(c) & (d) : To provide access to credit/loan to youth for establishing business enterprises or startups, the Government implements various schemes like Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY),  Start-Up  India,  Stand-Up  India,  PM  Vishwakarma,  etc.  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched on 08 th  April 2015 to provide collateral free institutional credit to any individual, who is otherwise eligible to take a loan and has a business plan for small business enterprise. He/she can avail loan up to Rs. 20 lakh under the Scheme for income generating  activities  in  the  manufacturing,  trading,  services,  and  the  activities  allied  to agriculture sector. Under PMMY, both term loan and working capital requirements can be met.

PM Vishwakarma, launched on 17 th  September 2023, provides end to end holistic support to traditional artists and craftspeople engaged in 18 identified trades through access to skill training, collateral free credit, modern tools, market linkage support and incentive for digital transactions.

Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  was implemented up to 30 th  September 2024 with an aim of reducing poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities. Under Self employment programme (SEP) component of DAY-NULM, financial assistant was provided to individuals/groups of urban poor for setting up gainful self-employment ventures/ micro-enterprises, suited to their skills, aptitude and local conditions.

Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS), launched in October 2022, aims to ease access to early-stage debt requirements for startups. The objective of CGSS is to provide guarantees  up  to  a  specified  limit  against  credit  instruments  extended  by  Member Institutions for startup financing. Stand-Up India Scheme launched on 5th April, 2016 aims to promote entrepreneurship among the SC/ST and Women by facilitating bank loans of value between Rs.10 lakh and Rs.1 crore for setting up greenfield enterprises in trading, manufacturing and services sector.

State-wise details of number of loan accounts and amount sanctioned under PMMY up to June 2025 are at Annexure-II . State-wise details of number of loan accounts and amount sanctioned under PM Vishwakarma up to June 2025 are at Annexure-III . State-wise details of the beneficiaries and loan amount disbursed under SEP implemented up to September 2024 are at Annexure-IV.

## ANNEXURES REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2527  ANSWERED  ON  04.08.2025  REGARDING  'NUMBER  OF UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH IN THE COUNTRY

## Annexure-I

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| State/UT          | Trained/oriented (Since 2015-16 to 30.06.2025)   | Reported Placed ( Since 2015-16 to 2021-22)   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| A & N Islands     | 5,501                                            | 124                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 5,27,676                                         | 1,11,640                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 98,157                                           | 13,631                                        |
| Assam             | 8,39,371                                         | 66,354                                        |
| Bihar             | 7,59,846                                         | 1,26,782                                      |
| Chandigarh        | 28,009                                           | 6,355                                         |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2,04,474                                         | 28,112                                        |
| Delhi             | 5,26,790                                         | 78,271                                        |
| Goa               | 10,484                                           | 1,105                                         |
| Gujarat           | 4,71,538                                         | 69,289                                        |
| Haryana           | 7,62,041                                         | 1,58,951                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1,76,021                                         | 26,726                                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 4,29,204                                         | 52,629                                        |
| Jharkhand         | 3,14,048                                         | 28,955                                        |
| Karnataka         | 6,05,147                                         | 74,225                                        |
| Kerala            | 2,74,550                                         | 26,385                                        |
| Ladakh            | 4,076                                            | 944                                           |
| Lakshadweep       | 390                                              | -                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 12,13,250                                        | 2,20,115                                      |
| Maharashtra       | 13,31,385                                        | 80,950                                        |
| Manipur           | 1,14,910                                         | 16,094                                        |
| Meghalaya         | 58,706                                           | 13,608                                        |
| Mizoram           | 44,147                                           | 9,566                                         |
| Nagaland          | 54,013                                           | 6,181                                         |
| Odisha            | 6,02,124                                         | 71,056                                        |
| Puducherry        | 35,491                                           | 10,504                                        |
| Punjab            | 5,59,406                                         | 1,28,905                                      |
| Rajasthan         | 14,06,943                                        | 1,84,004                                      |
| Sikkim            | 19,479                                           | 3,798                                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 8,85,134                                         | 1,71,794                                      |
| Telangana         | 4,64,107                                         | 1,12,967                                      |
| DNH & DD          | 11,842                                           | 2,817                                         |
| Tripura           | 1,59,920                                         | 18,682                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 25,06,438                                        | 3,38,634                                      |
| Uttarakhand       | 2,51,815                                         | 52,584                                        |
| West Bengal       | 6,50,830                                         | 1,15,537                                      |
| Overall           | 1,64,07,263                                      | 24,28,274                                     |

## State-wise details of candidates trained & reported placed under PMKVY

## State-wise details of no. of loan accounts and amount sanctioned under PMMY up to June 2025

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | No. of Loan Accounts (in Lakh)   |   Sanctioned Amount (Rs Lakh Crore) |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N Islands     | 0.55                             |                                0.01 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 106.16                           |                                1.28 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.54                             |                                0.02 |
| 4        | Assam             | 120.30                           |                                0.7  |
| 5        | Bihar             | 617.86                           |                                3.15 |
| 6        | Chandigarh        | 2.00                             |                                0.03 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh      | 101.98                           |                                0.64 |
| 8        | DNH & DD          | 0.44                             |                                0.01 |
| 9        | Delhi             | 35.79                            |                                0.43 |
| 10       | Goa               | 3.90                             |                                0.06 |
| 11       | Gujarat           | 161.77                           |                                1.37 |
| 12       | Haryana           | 97.73                            |                                0.77 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh  | 11.55                            |                                0.24 |
| 14       | Jharkhand         | 157.21                           |                                0.83 |
| 15       | Karnataka         | 508.56                           |                                3.23 |
| 16       | Kerala            | 175.21                           |                                1.25 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep       | 0.13                             |                                0    |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 322.73                           |                                1.94 |
| 19       | Maharashtra       | 429.28                           |                                2.96 |
| 20       | Manipur           | 4.63                             |                                0.03 |
| 21       | Meghalaya         | 3.07                             |                                0.03 |
| 22       | Mizoram           | 1.70                             |                                0.03 |
| 23       | Nagaland          | 1.71                             |                                0.03 |
| 24       | Odisha            | 343.00                           |                                1.59 |
| 25       | Pondicherry       | 12.51                            |                                0.08 |
| 26       | Punjab            | 99.75                            |                                0.83 |
| 27       | Rajasthan         | 230.68                           |                                1.84 |
| 28       | Sikkim            | 1.76                             |                                0.02 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu        | 596.36                           |                                3.44 |
| 30       | Telangana         | 80.86                            |                                0.79 |
| 31       | Tripura           | 33.07                            |                                0.19 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh     | 535.00                           |                                3.45 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand       | 34.05                            |                                0.33 |
| 34       | West Bengal       | 529.66                           |                                3.04 |
| 35       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 21.92                            |                                0.49 |
| 36       | Ladakh            | 0.65                             |                                0.02 |
|          | Overall           | 5,385.07                         |                               35.13 |

## State-wise  details  of  no.  of  loan  accounts  and  amount  sanctioned  under  PM Vishwakarma up to June 2025

| Sr No   | State/ UT         | No. of Loan Accounts   |   Sanctioned Amount (in Rs Lakh) |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | A & N Islands     | 64                     |                            57.55 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 37,429                 |                         30276.1  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 141                    |                           132.68 |
| 4       | Assam             | 13,654                 |                         12768.6  |
| 5       | Bihar             | 16,794                 |                         14494.1  |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 23                     |                            19.95 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 9,109                  |                          7570.83 |
| 8       | Delhi             | 97                     |                            85.45 |
| 9       | Goa               | 923                    |                           821.99 |
| 10      | Gujarat           | 41,171                 |                         37221.8  |
| 11      | Haryana           | 6,608                  |                          6125.33 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,641                  |                          1537.93 |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 13,366                 |                         12365.3  |
| 14      | Jharkhand         | 4,448                  |                          3181.19 |
| 15      | Karnataka         | 1,12,681               |                         89372.1  |
| 16      | Kerala            | 4,263                  |                          3863.52 |
| 17      | Ladakh            | 414                    |                           409.37 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep       | 08                     |                             6.5  |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh    | 41,334                 |                         37473.8  |
| 20      | Maharashtra       | 42,955                 |                         37760.6  |
| 21      | Manipur           | 1,471                  |                          1363.49 |
| 22      | Meghalaya         | 09                     |                             8.4  |
| 23      | Mizoram           | 68                     |                            67.5  |
| 24      | Nagaland          | 242                    |                           235.08 |
| 25      | Odisha            | 13,724                 |                         11756.2  |
| 26      | Puducherry        | 98                     |                            94.21 |
| 27      | Punjab            | 1,458                  |                          1336.21 |
| 28      | Rajasthan         | 49,072                 |                         43508.3  |
| 29      | Sikkim            | 176                    |                           169.25 |
| 30      | Telangana         | 25,585                 |                         24023.5  |
| 31      | DNH & DD          | 68                     |                            54.45 |
| 32      | Tripura           | 3,859                  |                          3314.57 |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh     | 10,741                 |                          9760.57 |
| 34      | Uttarakhand       | 819                    |                           750.39 |
|         | Overall           | 4,54,513               |                        391987    |

Annexure-IV State-wise  details  of  the  beneficiaries  and  loan  amount  disbursed  under  SEP

## component of DAY-NULM up to September 2024

| S. No          | State/UT          | No. of Beneficiaries   |   Amount Disbursed (in Rs Crore) |
|----------------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1              | A&N Islands       | 7                      |                             0.13 |
| 2              | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,07,097               |                          1029.21 |
| 3              | Arunachal Pradesh | 76                     |                             1.35 |
| 4              | Assam             | 6,520                  |                            71.98 |
| 5              | Bihar             | 13,769                 |                           152.62 |
| 6              | Chandigarh        | 410                    |                             4.2  |
| 7              | Chhattisgarh      | 49,323                 |                           389.62 |
| 8              | Goa               | 264                    |                             1.48 |
| 9              | Gujarat           | 30,324                 |                           303.33 |
| 10             | Haryana           | 8,008                  |                            88.29 |
| 11             | Himachal Pradesh  | 4,022                  |                            46.1  |
| 12             | J&K               | 16,383                 |                           286.32 |
| 13             | Jharkhand         | 12,767                 |                           115.29 |
| 14             | Karnataka         | 26,592                 |                           337.32 |
| 15             | Kerala            | 14,492                 |                           166.33 |
| 16             | Ladakh            | 22                     |                             0.42 |
| 17             | Madhya Pradesh    | 92,624                 |                           948.98 |
| 18             | Maharashtra       | 62,485                 |                           578.23 |
| 19             | Manipur           | 136                    |                             2.3  |
| 20             | Meghalaya         | 137                    |                             1.83 |
| 21             | Mizoram           | 2,471                  |                            31.97 |
| 22             | Nagaland          | 382                    |                             5.03 |
| 23             | NCT of Delhi      | 1,213                  |                            11.47 |
| 24             | Odisha            | 45,950                 |                           307.35 |
| 25             | Puducherry        | 612                    |                             3.42 |
| 26             | Punjab            | 12,149                 |                           123.24 |
| 27             | Rajasthan         | 32,943                 |                           323.77 |
| 28             | Sikkim            | 35                     |                             0.63 |
| 29             | Tamil Nadu        | 3,09,247               |                          1864.2  |
| 30             | Telangana         | 15,623                 |                           137.72 |
| 31             | Tripura           | 2,034                  |                            30.93 |
| 32             | Uttar Pradesh     | 90,188                 |                          1151.76 |
| 33 Uttarakhand |                   | 9,173                  |                           134.01 |
| 34             | West Bengal       | 14,421                 |                           124.19 |
| Overall        |                   | 9,81,899               |                          8775.02 |

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