Lok Sabha Question No. 17 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Internship to Youths under PMIS
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Shri Sanatan Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 17* ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2025 MAGHA 14, 1946 (SAKA)

## INTERNSHIP TO YOUTHS UNDER PMIS QUESTION

17*.  Shri Sanatan Pandey: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  comprehensive  action  plan  to provide  internship  opportunities  to  one  crore  youth  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri Internship Scheme (PMIS), announced in the Budget 2024-25 and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  steps being taken to partner with the top 500 companies under the said scheme along with the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  said  scheme  is  likely  to  improve  employment  skills  and  future employment opportunities of the youth and if so, the details thereof; and

- (d) the details of internships provided under the said scheme in the country, Statewise particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Haryana?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

[SRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN]

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a), (b), (c) and (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  17*  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  3 RD   FEBRUARY,  2025 REGARDING 'INTERNSHIP TO YOUTHS UNDER PMIS'

- (a) & (b): 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 3 rd  October, 2024,  which  is  targeted  to  provide  1.25  lakh  internship  opportunities  to  the youth in the  Financial Year 2024-25. Guidelines containing details for Prime Minister's Internship Scheme -Pilot Project are available at https://pminternship.mca.gov.in.

The  top  500  companies  have  been  selected  on  the  basis  of  the  average Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure in the last 3 years. Apart from these, any other company/  bank/  financial institution desirous of participating in  the  Scheme, may do so with the approval of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which would take a view keeping in view underrepresented sectors and areas in the above mentioned 500 companies. The list of the partner companies is available at https://pminternship.mca.gov.in. Participation of the companies in this scheme is  voluntary.  The  Ministry  is  working  in  active  collaboration  with  industry associations for the implementation of the Pilot Project.

- (c)  The  Guidelines  of  the  PM  Internship  Scheme  Pilot  Project  provide  that  the duration of the Internship shall be 12 months, and at least half of the internship period must be spent in the actual working experience/ job environment, and not in the classroom. Thus, the PM Internship Scheme provides an opportunity to  the  youth  to  get  training,  gain  experience  and  skills  within  the  real-life environment of the businesses or organizations that helps in bridging the gap between  academic  learning  and  industry  requirements,  in  turn,  assisting enhancement of her/his employability.
- (d)  In Round I of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project about 1.27 lakh Internship Opportunities  were  offered  by  the  partner  companies  across  the  country including in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Haryana. State wise internship opportunities provided under the scheme is enclosed at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE I Of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 17* STATE WISE DETAILS OF INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED IN PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME - PILOT PROJECT (ROUND-I)

| S.No   | State                                    |   No. of Internship Opportunities |
|--------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              |                                12 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH                           |                              4973 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        |                               156 |
| 4      | ASSAM                                    |                              3457 |
| 5      | BIHAR                                    |                              2802 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH                               |                               523 |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH                             |                              3334 |
| 8      | DELHI                                    |                              2470 |
| 9      | GOA                                      |                              1017 |
| 10     | GUJARAT                                  |                             11690 |
| 11     | HARYANA                                  |                              7764 |
| 12     | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         |                              1254 |
| 13     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        |                               761 |
| 14     | JHARKHAND                                |                              3535 |
| 15     | KARNATAKA                                |                             10022 |
| 16     | KERALA                                   |                              2807 |
| 17     | LADAKH                                   |                                72 |
| 18     | LAKSHADWEEP                              |                                 2 |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH                           |                              5627 |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA                              |                             13664 |
| 21     | MANIPUR                                  |                                73 |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA                                |                                55 |
| 23     | MIZORAM                                  |                                25 |
| 24     | NAGALAND                                 |                                45 |
| 25     | ODISHA                                   |                              5142 |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY                               |                               310 |
| 27     | PUNJAB                                   |                              2314 |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN                                |                              4653 |
| 29     | SIKKIM                                   |                               254 |
| 30     | TAMIL NADU                               |                             14585 |
| 31     | TELANGANA                                |                              7913 |
| 32     | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                               232 |
| 33     | TRIPURA                                  |                               395 |
| 34     | UTTAR PRADESH                            |                              9027 |
| 35     | UTTARAKHAND                              |                              1966 |
| 36     | WEST BENGAL                              |                              4577 |
|        | Grand Total                              |                            127508 |