Lok Sabha Question No. 90 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Reworking on PM Internship Scheme to Boost Employment
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 90* ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025 MAGHA 21, 1946 (SAKA)

REWORKING ON PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT QUESTION

- *90. Shri Sudheer Gupta:

Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  reworking  on  Prime  Minister  Internship  Scheme aimed at boosting employment in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has launched a pilot phase in some of the States under the said scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the outcome and learning of the pilot phase, Statewise and district-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  finalised  the  modalities  for  operating  the  said scheme and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said scheme is likely to be rolled out completely; and
- (e)  the  details  of  total  amount  earmarked/sanctioned/utilised  under  the  said scheme since its inception?

## 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.90  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  10 TH   FEBRUARY,  2025 REGARDING 'REWORKING ON PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT'

- (a) to  (d):  The  Prime  Minister's  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.  Through  this  Scheme,  youth  will  gain exposure  for  12  months  to  real-life  business  environment,  across  varied professions and employment opportunities with the intention of enhancing their  employability  by  bridging  the  gap  between  academic  learning  and industry requirements. As an initiation to PMIS, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has launched a Pilot Project of the Scheme on 3rd October, 2024, which is targeted at providing 1.25 lakh internship opportunities 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. In Round I of the  Pilot  Project,  Companies  offered  more  than  1.27  lakh  opportunities across different sectors, across all States/UTs. The second round of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project has started from 9th January, 2025, and the companies  are  in  the  process  of  posting  new  as  well  as  editing  unfilled internship opportunities.

The Pilot Project is a pivotal phase that allows for testing concepts, strategies  and  systems  before  a  full-scale  implementation.  Based  on  the feedback received and evaluation of outcomes during the implementation of the Pilot Project, lessons drawn will be factored in while rolling out the first phase of the PM Internship Scheme, as announced in the Budget 2024-25.

The Guidelines of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project provide for constitution  of  a  Monitoring  and  Steering  Committee  comprising  of  all stakeholders including industry representatives to oversee design implementation,  operations  and  other  aspects.    Further,  a  concurrent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework is also provided for to enable tracking of the outcomes as well as ensure corrective actions during the course of implementation of the pilot project.

- (e): For the Pilot Project of the Scheme, an amount of Rs. 840 crores have been approved. So far, approximately Rs.48 crore have been spent so far.

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