Lok Sabha Question No. 3 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Status and Achievement of PMIS
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 3* ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 21 ST  JULY, 2025 ASHADHA 30, 1947 (SAKA)

## STATUS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF PMIS QUESTION

- 3*.      Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of PM Internship Scheme (PMIS) launched to strengthen the young talent across the country along with the achievements made in the second round of its pilot phase; (b) the number of students and educational institutions targeted and selected by the Government under the said scheme, State-wise including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Shimla Lok Sabha Constituency of Himachal Pradesh, Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency  of  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Jalgaon  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  of Maharashtra; (c)  the  detailed  action  plan,  selection  criteria  and  the  process  adopted  for implementation of the scheme along with the students enrolled and benefited so far, State-wise; (d) the contribution of the scheme in strengthening the career, vocational skills, practical knowledge and employment opportunities for the students; and (e) the status of execution and the expected outcome of the said scheme in various States of the country, including Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka,
- Rajasthan and Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS [SRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN]

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a), (b), (c), (d)& (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST   JULY,  2025  REGARDING ' STATUS OF PMIS IN SECOND ROUND '

- (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  17.07.2025, partner companies have made over 71000 offers to the youth and over 22500 offers have been accepted. Currently, rolling out of offers and the process of acceptances/ joining by interns is in progress.

- (b) : 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. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is actively  working  with  various  stakeholders  such  as  state  governments, industry associations, educational institutions etc. 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.

The district wise details of the candidates, who have been offered internship by the partner companies in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh and Jalgaon district of Maharashtra is at Annexure I.

- (c) : The scheme is being implemented through an online portal, which serves as a centralized  platform  for  end-to-end  scheme  implementation  and  internship lifecycle  management.  A  dedicated  dashboard  is  provided  to  each  Partner Company on the Portal, for posting Internship opportunities. Eligible candidates then  have  to  register  themselves  on  the  Portal,  and  apply  for  internship opportunities based on their preferences, including location (state, district), sector, functional role, and qualifications. A pool of candidates, based on the
- applications, is shortlisted for each internship opportunity through the portal, and sent to the companies. Companies select candidates and make internship offers based on their respective selection criteria and processes. The  total  number  of  candidates  who  have  completed  their  profiles  and registration process under PMIS Pilot Project is over 3.38 lakh in Round I and 3.46 lakh in Round II. The number of offers made to the applicants from that State/ UT, in Round-I and Round II of the PMIS Pilot Project is attached at Annexure II. (d)  &  (e)  Under PMIS, 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. The number of candidates who have accepted the internship offer under the PMIS, state wise in Round I and Round II is attached at Annexure III. Currently, rolling out of offers and the process of acceptances/ joining by interns in Round II is in progress.
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## Annexure I to the Lok Sabha Starred Q. No. 3 part (b) to be answered on 21 st  July, 2025

Candidates  who  have  been  offered  internship  by  the  partner  companies  in Shimla  district  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  Sidhi  district  of  Madhya  Pradesh  and Jalgaon district of Maharashtra:

| Name of the District   | Name of the State   |   Round I |   Round II |
|------------------------|---------------------|-----------|------------|
| Shimla                 | Himachal Pradesh    |       120 |         32 |
| Sidhi                  | Madhya Pradesh      |        47 |         99 |
| Jalgaon                | Maharashtra         |        95 |        183 |

## Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Starred Q. No. 3 part (c) to be answered on 21 st  July, 2025

The number of offers made to the applicants from that State/ UT, in Round-I and Round II of the PMIS Pilot Project.

|             |                                          | No. of Offers made   | No. of Offers made   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No        | State                                    | Round 1              | Round 2              |
| 1           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              | 20                   | 8                    |
| 2           | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 6164                 | 8911                 |
| 3           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 29                   | 17                   |
| 4           | ASSAM                                    | 3843                 | 1944                 |
| 5           | BIHAR                                    | 5668                 | 4532                 |
| 6           | CHANDIGARH                               | 117                  | 53                   |
| 7           | CHHATTISGARH                             | 2284                 | 3312                 |
| 8           | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 40                   | 19                   |
| 9           | DELHI                                    | 2698                 | 1141                 |
| 10          | GOA                                      | 28                   | 48                   |
| 11          | GUJARAT                                  | 4541                 | 2587                 |
| 12          | HARYANA                                  | 5990                 | 1610                 |
| 13          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 929                  | 383                  |
| 14          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 769                  | 834                  |
| 15          | JHARKHAND                                | 2699                 | 1390                 |
| 16          | KARNATAKA                                | 3098                 | 2207                 |
| 17          | KERALA                                   | 1938                 | 1535                 |
| 18          | LADAKH                                   | 34                   | 8                    |
| 19          | LAKSHADWEEP                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 20          | MADHYA PRADESH                           | 6244                 | 7822                 |
| 21          | MAHARASHTRA                              | 3718                 | 5028                 |
| 22          | MANIPUR                                  | 71                   | 32                   |
| 23          | MEGHALAYA                                | 45                   | 46                   |
| 24          | MIZORAM                                  | 5                    | 3                    |
| 25          | NAGALAND                                 | 58                   | 38                   |
| 26          | ODISHA                                   | 3267                 | 5714                 |
| 27          | PUDUCHERRY                               | 105                  | 38                   |
| 28          | PUNJAB                                   | 742                  | 1983                 |
| 29          | RAJASTHAN                                | 4314                 | 5436                 |
| 30          | SIKKIM                                   | 15                   | 23                   |
| 31          | TAMIL NADU                               | 2347                 | 1751                 |
| 32          | TELANGANA                                | 4439                 | 3517                 |
| 33          | TRIPURA                                  | 200                  | 758                  |
| 34          | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 11563                | 6259                 |
| 35          | UTTARAKHAND                              | 622                  | 361                  |
| 36          | WEST BENGAL                              | 3433                 | 2110                 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                              | 82077                | 71458                |

Annexure III

Annexure III to the Lok Sabha Starred Q. No. 3 part (d) & (e) to be answered on 21 st July, 2025

The number of candidates who have accepted offers from that State/ UT, in RoundI and Round II of the PMIS Pilot Project.

| Sl. No.     | Name of State/UTs           |   Round I |   Round II |
|-------------|-----------------------------|-----------|------------|
| 1           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |         7 |          4 |
| 2           | ANDHRA PRADESH              |      1970 |       2503 |
| 3           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |        14 |          8 |
| 4           | ASSAM                       |      1780 |       1203 |
| 5           | BIHAR                       |      2418 |       1388 |
| 6           | CHANDIGARH                  |        35 |         11 |
| 7           | CHHATTISGARH                |       806 |        807 |
| 8           | DELHI                       |      1000 |        431 |
| 9           | GOA                         |         7 |         14 |
| 10          | GUJARAT                     |      1019 |        600 |
| 11          | HARYANA                     |      1293 |        580 |
| 12          | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |       177 |        104 |
| 13          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |       296 |        321 |
| 14          | JHARKHAND                   |      1075 |        609 |
| 15          | KARNATAKA                   |       980 |        732 |
| 16          | KERALA                      |       524 |        653 |
| 17          | LADAKH                      |        17 |          3 |
| 18          | MADHYA PRADESH              |      2058 |       2049 |
| 19          | MAHARASHTRA                 |      1188 |       1559 |
| 20          | MANIPUR                     |        37 |         18 |
| 21          | MEGHALAYA                   |        27 |         13 |
| 22          | MIZORAM                     |         2 |          2 |
| 23          | NAGALAND                    |        28 |         12 |
| 24          | ODISHA                      |      1329 |       1488 |
| 25          | PUDUCHERRY                  |        33 |         10 |
| 26          | PUNJAB                      |       223 |        459 |
| 27          | RAJASTHAN                   |      1410 |       1235 |
| 28          | SIKKIM                      |         8 |          4 |
| 29          | TAMIL NADU                  |       672 |        592 |
| 30          | TELANGANA                   |      1379 |       1222 |
| 31          | DIU                         |        12 |          7 |
| 32          | TRIPURA                     |       110 |        304 |
| 33          | UTTAR PRADESH               |      4656 |       2623 |
| 34          | UTTARAKHAND                 |       230 |        134 |
| 35          | WEST BENGAL                 |      1321 |        882 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 |     28141 |      22584 |

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