Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Status of Youth Trained/Employed under the PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *103

ANSWERED ON -28/07/2025

## STATUS OF YOUTH TRAINED/EMPLOYED UNDER THE PMKVY

*103.  SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE

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

(a) the  number  of  youth  trained  and  employed  therefrom  under  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) during the last five years;

(b) whether the Yojana is limited to urban areas and the rural youth are deprived of benefits from the said Yojana and if so, the reasons therefore;

(c) whether a large percentage of youth trained under skill development schemes are still unemployed; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *103  ANSWERED  ON  28.07.2025  REGARDING 'STATUS OF YOUTH TRAINED/EMPLOYED UNDER THE PMKVY' (a) to (d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its  flagship  scheme  Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY), since  2015,  for  imparting  skill  development  training  through  Short-Term  Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth  across  the  country  including  rural  areas.  Under  PMKVY,  during  the  last  five financial years (2020-21 to 2024-25), 53,62,012 candidates has been trained/oriented. Under PMKVY,  placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three versions of the Scheme which is PMKVY 1.0 (2015-16), PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20) and PMKVY 3.0 (2020-22). Under the first three versions of PMKVY, out of 56.89 lakh STT certified candidates, 24.3 lakh candidates have been reported placed which is 43%. Under  PMKVY  4.0  (2022-26),  the  focus  is  to  empower  the  trained  candidates  to choose  their  varied  career  path  and  is  suitably  oriented.    Further,  to  enable  the opportunities  for  employment,  Skill  India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH)  platform  has  been launched as a one-stop platform that integrates skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems to provide a lifelong array of services targeting a wide range  of  stakeholders.  The  details  of  the  trained  candidates  are  available  on  SIDH portal for connecting with potential employers. Further, candidates can have access to jobs  and  apprenticeship  opportunities  through  the  platform.  Additionally,  On-JobTraining  (OJT)  has  been  made  an  inherent  component  of  the  PMKVY.  To  ensure active  interaction  between  employers  and  candidates,  Rozgar  Melas  are  organized across the country.

Additionally, under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), that supports seamless  education-to-work  transition  through  structured  apprenticeship  training, 44.91 lakh apprentices have been engaged as on 30.06.2025. Under Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme which is a community-driven skilling scheme targeting women and other vulnerable sections of the community with an aim to improve their livelihood, as  on  31.03.2025,  30.93  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  and  oriented  for  self employment.

Further, under PM Vishwakarma scheme, as on 30.06.2025, 23.20 lakh artisans and craftspeople have been provided up-skilling in the eighteen (18) trades

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