Lok Sabha Question No. 3701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Criteria to Evaluate Success of PMIS and PMIS Cells
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Chandan Chauhan, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Smt. Sandhya Ray, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Ramesh Awasthi, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Chintamani Maharaj, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Alok Sharma, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Khagen Murmu, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3701 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2025

## Chaitra 3, 1947 (SAKA)

## Criteria to Evaluate Success of PMIS and PMIS Cell

3701. Shri Dineshbhai Makwana: Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh: Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar: Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne: Shri Praveen Patel: Shri Basavaraj Bommai: Shri Lumba Ram Chaudhary: Shri Bhojraj Nag: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor: Smt. Bharti Pardhi: Shri Chandan Chauhan: Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi: Shri Dilip Saikia: Shri Damodar Agrawal: Smt. Sandhya Ray: Shri P P Chaudhary: Shri Ramesh Awasthi: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato: Shri Chintamani Maharaj: Shri Yogender Chandolia: Shri Janardan Mishra: Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya: Shri Alok Sharma: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary: Ms Kangna Ranaut: Smt. Aparajita Sarangi: Dr. Bhola Singh: Shri Naba Charan Majhi: Shri Manoj Tiwari: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan: Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane: Shri Khagen Murmu: Dr. Rajesh Mishra:

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has laid down any criteria to evaluate the success of internships provided under the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) and if so, the details thereof;

- (b)  whether  any  financial  or  non-financial  incentives  are  being  provided  to  the companies participating in the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any specific guidelines for companies to set up in- house PMIS cells and if so, the number of companies that have set up inhouse cells so far;
- (d) whether there is any dedicated monitoring system to assess the effectiveness of the said internal cells and if so, the measures/steps taken by the Government to ensure that companies from all sectors including MSMEs actively participate in the said scheme; and
- (e)  whether  there  is  any  mechanism  to  track  and  assess  skill  enhancement  of interns during and after the said programme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## [SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

- (a) : The Prime Minister's 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 3rd October, 2024, which is targeted  to  provide  1.25  lakh  internship  opportunities  to  the  youth.  Guidelines containing  details  for  Prime  Minister's  Internship  Scheme -  Pilot  Project  are available at https://pminternship.mca.gov.in.

In  accordance with the Guidelines of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, a Monitoring and Steering Committee comprising of different stakeholders including industry representatives, state governments, various departments/ministries of the central  government,  has  been  constituted  to  oversee  design,  implementation, operations and other aspects of the Scheme.  Further, a concurrent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework is also provided to enable tracking of the outcomes as well as ensure corrective actions during the course of implementation of the pilot project. A dedicated dashboard has been developed to monitor various key  performance  indicators  (KPIs)  such  as  number  of  the  internships  offered, applications received, selections by the companies, grievances raised etc.

Further, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is gathering feedback from various stakeholders to analyze the scheme's impact as it continues to be implemented.

- (b): The Guidelines of the PM Internship Scheme has a provision to recognize and award companies based on their exceptional performance, innovation, and other criteria.

(c): Government has not fixed any specific guidelines for companies to set up inhouse PMIS cells.

(d): As the participation of the companies in the scheme is voluntary, government has not set up any dedicated monitoring system to assess the effectiveness of the internal cells set up by the companies.

The guidelines provide that in case the partner company cannot directly provide internship opportunities, it may tie-up with companies in its forward and backward

supply chain (e.g. suppliers/ customers/ vendors) or other companies/institutions in its group; or otherwise, which may include MSMEs. (e):  As  per  the  Guidelines  of  the  PM  Internship  Scheme -Pilot  Project,  the companies are expected to provide the person an actual working experience on a skill in which the company is directly involved. The companies are also required to strictly  ensure that at least half of the internship period would be in the actual work/  real-life  business  environment.  Further,  the  Guidelines  also  provide  that companies shall follow their own mechanism for assessing the candidates on a periodic basis.

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