Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Internship Opportunities in Andhra Pradesh under PMIS
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 346* ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 18 TH  AUGUST, 2025 SRAVANA 27, 1947 (SAKA)

## INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNTIES IN ANDHRA PRADESH UNDER PMIS QUESTION

346*.      Dr. Byreddy Shabari:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of internship opportunities posted by partner companies under Round  I  and  Round  II  of  the  Prime  Minister  Internship  Scheme  (PMIS)  in  Andhra Pradesh along with the details of the cities in which these internship positions were offered; (b)  the  number  of  applications  received,  offers  made  and  internship  acceptances recorded  in  both  rounds  of  PMIS,  State-wise,  with  district-wise  data  for  Andhra Pradesh; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  analysis  for  non-acceptance  of offers or low joining rates in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the findings thereof; (d)  whether  any  specific  steps  have  been  taken  to  improve  participation  and internship  completion  in  aspirational  and  educationally  backward  districts  of  the State, if so, the details thereof; and (e) the roadmap for expansion of PMIS and proposals received from the Government

- of Andhra Pradesh?

## 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.  346*  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18 TH   AUGUST,  2025 REGARDING 'INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNTIES IN ANDHRA PRADESH UNDER PMIS' (a): The Prime Minister 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. 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 in one year. In the first round of the Pilot Project, which commenced from 3rd October, 2024, more than 1.27 lakh internship opportunities were posted by the partner companies across  745  districts  in  all  States/  UTs  of  the  country,  out  of  which  about  5000 internship  opportunities  were  posted  by  the  companies  in  the  state  of  Andhra Pradesh. In the second round of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, which commenced on 9th January, 2025, about 327 companies have posted over 1.18 lakh internship opportunities (new and edited unfilled opportunities of previous round) across 735 districts of the country. In this round, over 4700 internship opportunities were posted by the companies in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The  district  wise  details  of  the  internship  opportunities  posted  by  companies  in Andhra Pradesh in round II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, is enclosed at Annexure I. (b): In the round I of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, more than 6.21 lakh applications  were  received  from  about  1.81  lakh  candidates.  Partner  companies made  over  82,000  internship  offers,  and  more  than  28,000  candidates  accepted offers to join the internship. In the round II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, which commenced on 9th January,  2025,  over  4.55  lakh  applications  were  received  from  over  2.14  lakh applicants. As on 12.08.2025, partner companies have made over 82000 offers to the youth  and  over  24000  candidates  have  accepted  offers  to  join  the  internship. Currently, rolling out of offers and the process of acceptances/ joining by interns is in progress. State wise details of applications received, offers made by the companies and offers accepted by candidates in round I and round II of the PM Internship Pilot Project are enclosed at Annexure II and Annexure III respectively. District  wise  details  of  applications  received,  offers  made  by  the  companies  and offers accepted by candidates in round I and round II of the PMIS Pilot Project, for the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  are  enclosed  at  Annexure  IV  and  Annexure  V respectively.

(c): On the basis of concurrent evaluation and feedback survey carried out by the Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs,  outbound  calls  made  by  the  call  center  to  the candidates and feedback received from various stakeholders, such as candidates, industry & industry associations and state governments, including Andhra Pradesh, the reasons for applicants not accepting the offer or not joining the internship are location considerations, duration of internship, pursuance of higher education etc. (d)  &  (e):  The  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  is  actively  working  with  various stakeholders such as state governments, central government ministries & departments,  and  industry  associations  for  promotion  and  implementation  of  the scheme. In Andhra Pradesh, MCA has actively collaborated with State Government to  carry  out  extensive  Information,  Education  and  Communication  activities, including  workshops, seminars, and promotional campaigns  - both online and onground to amplify program visibility and to reach out to the target groups in various districts  of  the  State.  With  active  support  from  Nodal  Department,  awareness campaigns were carried out at ITIs, Diploma, degree, and graduate colleges. The Nodal Department is also providing support in monitoring the implementation of the Pilot Project on a regular basis. Further, the PMIS Portal is accessible in 12 different languages, including Telugu, to enhance inclusivity from different geographical regions of the country. Pilot Project is a pivotal phase that has allowed for testing concepts, strategies and systems  before  a  full-scale  implementation.  The  full-scale  roll-out  of  the  PM Internship Scheme would be based on the feedback received from the stakeholder consultations  and  evaluation  of  outcomes  during  the  implementation  of  the  Pilot Project.

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Annexure I Annexure I to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 346* part (a) to be answered on 18 th  August 2025. District wise details of internship opportunities posted by companies in Andhra Pradesh in round

II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project.

| S. No.   | State of Applicants   |   Number of Opportunities in Round II |
|----------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1.       | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU |                                     2 |
| 2.       | ANAKAPALLI            |                                   170 |
| 3.       | ANANTPUR              |                                   167 |
| 4.       | ANNAMAYYA             |                                    10 |
| 5.       | BAPATLA               |                                    25 |
| 6.       | CHITTOOR              |                                   227 |
| 7.       | EAST GODAVARI         |                                   625 |
| 8.       | ELURU                 |                                    64 |
| 9.       | GUNTUR                |                                   174 |
| 10.      | KAKINADA              |                                   226 |
| 11.      | KONASEEMA             |                                    79 |
| 12.      | KRISHNA               |                                   332 |
| 13.      | KURNOOL               |                                   170 |
| 14.      | NANDYAL               |                                    30 |
| 15.      | NTR                   |                                    72 |
| 16.      | PALNADU               |                                    20 |
| 17.      | PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM  |                                     3 |
| 18.      | PRAKASAM              |                                   101 |
| 19.      | SPSR NELLORE          |                                   126 |
| 20.      | SRI SATHYA SAI        |                                    64 |
| 21.      | SRIKAKULAM            |                                   158 |
| 22.      | TIRUPATI              |                                   111 |
| 23.      | VISAKHAPATANAM        |                                  1100 |
| 24.      | VIZIANAGARAM          |                                    74 |
| 25.      | WEST GODAVARI         |                                   467 |
| 26.      | Y.S.R.                |                                   118 |
|          | TOTAL                 |                                  4715 |

Annexure II

Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 346* part (b) to be answered on 18 th  August 2025. State wise details of applications received, offers made by the companies and offers accepted by candidates in round I.

| S. No.   | State                                    |   Applications received |   Offers made by companies |   Offers accepted by candidates |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              |                      60 |                         20 |                               7 |
| 2.       | ANDHRA PRADESH                           |                   62405 |                       6164 |                            1970 |
| 3.       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        |                     122 |                         29 |                              14 |
| 4.       | ASSAM                                    |                   26785 |                       3843 |                            1780 |
| 5.       | BIHAR                                    |                   47706 |                       5668 |                            2418 |
| 6.       | CHANDIGARH                               |                     578 |                        117 |                              35 |
| 7.       | CHHATTISGARH                             |                   13977 |                       2284 |                             806 |
| 8.       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                     137 |                         40 |                              12 |
| 9.       | DELHI                                    |                   17863 |                       2698 |                            1000 |
| 10.      | GOA                                      |                     132 |                         28 |                               7 |
| 11.      | GUJARAT                                  |                   20109 |                       4541 |                            1019 |
| 12.      | HARYANA                                  |                   40064 |                       5990 |                            1293 |
| 13.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         |                    3175 |                        929 |                             177 |
| 14.      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        |                    5159 |                        769 |                             296 |
| 15.      | JHARKHAND                                |                   14721 |                       2699 |                            1075 |
| 16.      | KARNATAKA                                |                   23115 |                       3098 |                             980 |
| 17.      | KERALA                                   |                   12105 |                       1938 |                             524 |
| 18.      | LADAKH                                   |                      93 |                         34 |                              17 |
| 19.      | LAKSHADWEEP                              |                       0 |                          0 |                               0 |
| 20.      | MADHYA PRADESH                           |                   67224 |                       6244 |                            2058 |
| 21.      | MAHARASHTRA                              |                   23945 |                       3718 |                            1188 |
| 22.      | MANIPUR                                  |                     343 |                         71 |                              37 |
| 23.      | MEGHALAYA                                |                     231 |                         45 |                              27 |
| 24.      | MIZORAM                                  |                      27 |                          5 |                               2 |
| 25.      | NAGALAND                                 |                     256 |                         58 |                              28 |
| 26.      | ODISHA                                   |                   24290 |                       3267 |                            1328 |
| 27.      | PUDUCHERRY                               |                     631 |                        105 |                              33 |
| 28.      | PUNJAB                                   |                    3101 |                        742 |                             223 |
| 29.      | RAJASTHAN                                |                   27814 |                       4314 |                            1410 |
| 30.      | SIKKIM                                   |                      41 |                         15 |                               8 |
| 31.      | TAMIL NADU                               |                   15635 |                       2347 |                             672 |
| 32.      | TELANGANA                                |                   37386 |                       4439 |                            1380 |
| 33.      | TRIPURA                                  |                    1098 |                        200 |                             110 |
| 34.      | UTTAR PRADESH                            |                  108317 |                      11563 |                            4656 |
| 35.      | UTTARAKHAND                              |                    3395 |                        622 |                             230 |
| 36.      | WEST BENGAL                              |                   19922 |                       3433 |                            1321 |
|          | Total                                    |                  621962 |                      82077 |                           28141 |

Annexure III

Annexure III to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 346* part (b) to be answered on 18 th  August 2025.

State wise details of applications received, offers made by the companies and offers accepted by candidates in round II (as on 12.08.2025).

| S. No.   | State                                    | Applications received   |   Offers made by companies |   Offers accepted by candidates |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              | 34                      |                          8 |                               4 |
| 2.       | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 75,206                  |                      10899 |                            2809 |
| 3.       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 75                      |                         19 |                               8 |
| 4.       | ASSAM                                    | 7,157                   |                       2338 |                            1229 |
| 5.       | BIHAR                                    | 33,125                  |                       5426 |                            1525 |
| 6.       | CHANDIGARH                               | 257                     |                         65 |                              13 |
| 7.       | CHHATTISGARH                             | 15,344                  |                       3587 |                             849 |
| 8.       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 81                      |                       1291 |                             449 |
| 9.       | DELHI                                    | 6,260                   |                         54 |                              14 |
| 10.      | GOA                                      | 252                     |                       2973 |                             623 |
| 11.      | GUJARAT                                  | 12,405                  |                       1767 |                             597 |
| 12.      | HARYANA                                  | 6,943                   |                        410 |                             106 |
| 13.      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 1,261                   |                        939 |                             330 |
| 14.      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 5,517                   |                       1448 |                             620 |
| 15.      | JHARKHAND                                | 4,828                   |                       2397 |                             751 |
| 16.      | KARNATAKA                                | 12,275                  |                       1623 |                             656 |
| 17.      | KERALA                                   | 6,060                   |                          9 |                               3 |
| 18.      | LADAKH                                   | 57                      |                       9055 |                            2283 |
| 19.      | LAKSHADWEEP                              | 2                       |                          0 |                               0 |
| 20.      | MADHYA PRADESH                           | 50,482                  |                       5403 |                            1606 |
| 21.      | MAHARASHTRA                              | 27,342                  |                         32 |                              18 |
| 22.      | MANIPUR                                  | 117                     |                         53 |                              15 |
| 23.      | MEGHALAYA                                | 157                     |                          3 |                               2 |
| 24.      | MIZORAM                                  | 6                       |                         44 |                              12 |
| 25.      | NAGALAND                                 | 91                      |                       7025 |                            1765 |
| 26.      | ODISHA                                   | 65,239                  |                         57 |                              11 |
| 27.      | PUDUCHERRY                               | 269                     |                       2248 |                             471 |
| 28.      | PUNJAB                                   | 7,738                   |                       6127 |                            1323 |
| 29.      | RAJASTHAN                                | 32,288                  |                         25 |                               4 |
| 30.      | SIKKIM                                   | 93                      |                       1937 |                             654 |
| 31.      | TAMIL NADU                               | 9,970                   |                       4010 |                            1298 |
| 32.      | TELANGANA                                | 27,201                  |                         20 |                               7 |
| 33.      | TRIPURA                                  | 4,536                   |                       1091 |                             316 |
| 34.      | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 32,105                  |                       7010 |                            2720 |
| 35.      | UTTARAKHAND                              | 1,541                   |                        386 |                             137 |
| 36.      | WEST BENGAL                              | 8,953                   |                       2331 |                             903 |
|          | TOTAL                                    | 4,55,267                |                      82110 |                           24131 |

Annexure IV Annexure IV to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 346* part (b) to be answered on 18 th  August 2025. District wise details of applications received, offers made by the companies and offers accepted by candidates in round I of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

| S. No.   | Districts                   |   Applications received |   Offers made by companies |   Offers accepted by candidates |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU       |                     387 |                         55 |                              17 |
| 2.       | ANAKAPALLI                  |                    2470 |                        353 |                             124 |
| 3.       | ANANTHAPURAMU               |                    3233 |                        330 |                             111 |
| 4.       | ANNAMAYYA                   |                    1877 |                        172 |                              57 |
| 5.       | BAPATLA                     |                    1880 |                        189 |                              60 |
| 6.       | CHITTOOR                    |                    1669 |                        186 |                              51 |
| 7.       | DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA |                    2328 |                        314 |                              83 |
| 8.       | EAST GODAVARI               |                    2477 |                        288 |                              89 |
| 9.       | ELURU                       |                    1751 |                        180 |                              62 |
| 10.      | GUNTUR                      |                    3046 |                        255 |                              73 |
| 11.      | KAKINADA                    |                    2353 |                        227 |                              75 |
| 12.      | KRISHNA                     |                    2400 |                        203 |                              60 |
| 13.      | KURNOOL                     |                    2915 |                        302 |                              99 |
| 14.      | NANDYAL                     |                    2009 |                        191 |                              52 |
| 15.      | NTR                         |                    1971 |                        226 |                              73 |
| 16.      | PALNADU                     |                    2911 |                        288 |                              92 |
| 17.      | PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM        |                     972 |                         91 |                              32 |
| 18.      | PRAKASAM                    |                    4168 |                        345 |                             111 |
| 19.      | SRI POTTI SRIRAMULU NELLORE |                    2972 |                        211 |                              78 |
| 20.      | SRI SATHYA SAI              |                    1468 |                        145 |                              55 |
| 21.      | SRIKAKULAM                  |                    2531 |                        271 |                              87 |
| 22.      | TIRUPATI                    |                    2017 |                        170 |                              53 |
| 23.      | VISAKHAPATNAM               |                    3286 |                        370 |                             139 |
| 24.      | VIZIANAGARAM                |                    2872 |                        246 |                              80 |
| 25.      | WEST GODAVARI               |                    2591 |                        214 |                              60 |
| 26.      | Y.S.R.                      |                    3851 |                        342 |                              97 |
|          | TOTAL                       |                   62405 |                       6164 |                            1970 |

Annexure V Annexure V to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 346* part (b) to be answered on 18 th  August 2025. District wise details of applications received, offers made by the companies and offers accepted by candidates in round II in Andhra Pradesh. (As on 12.08.2025)

| S. No.   | Districts                   | Applications received   | Offers made by companies   | Offers accepted by candidates   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU       | 398                     | 99                         | 16                              |
| 2.       | ANAKAPALLI                  | 2,857                   | 465                        | 126                             |
| 3.       | ANANTAPUR                   | 3,310                   | 391                        | 114                             |
| 4.       | ANNAMAYYA                   | 2,194                   | 273                        | 77                              |
| 5.       | BAPATLA                     | 2,573                   | 302                        | 63                              |
| 6.       | CHITTOOR                    | 2,286                   | 285                        | 70                              |
| 7.       | EAST GODAVARI               | 3,961                   | 1,014                      | 249                             |
| 8.       | ELURU                       | 2,462                   | 386                        | 102                             |
| 9.       | GUNTUR                      | 3,737                   | 437                        | 109                             |
| 10.      | KAKINADA                    | 2,921                   | 570                        | 146                             |
| 11.      | DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA | 2,322                   | 402                        | 80                              |
| 12.      | KRISHNA                     | 3,629                   | 452                        | 102                             |
| 13.      | KURNOOL                     | 3,782                   | 552                        | 103                             |
| 14.      | NANDYAL                     | 3,022                   | 372                        | 98                              |
| 15.      | NTR                         | 2,339                   | 257                        | 67                              |
| 16.      | PALNADU                     | 3,215                   | 403                        | 105                             |
| 17.      | PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM        | 938                     | 150                        | 44                              |
| 18.      | PRAKASAM                    | 4,354                   | 472                        | 132                             |
| 19.      | SPSR NELLORE                | 2,785                   | 378                        | 93                              |
| 20.      | SRI SATHYA SAI              | 2,033                   | 263                        | 82                              |
| 21.      | SRIKAKULAM                  | 2,734                   | 367                        | 117                             |
| 22.      | TIRUPATI                    | 3,172                   | 455                        | 104                             |
| 23.      | VISAKHAPATANAM              | 4,483                   | 648                        | 167                             |
| 24.      | VIZIANAGARAM                | 2,996                   | 361                        | 99                              |
| 25.      | WEST GODAVARI               | 3,614                   | 650                        | 205                             |
| 26.      | Y.S.R.                      | 3,089                   | 407                        | 121                             |
|          | TOTAL                       | 75,206                  | 10,811                     | 2,791                           |

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