Lok Sabha Question No. 1400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: National Career Service (NCS) Platform and Employment Facilitation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Ananta Nayak, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Khagen Murmu, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Anurag Sharma, Shri Tejasvi Surya, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1400

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE (NCS) PLATFORM AND EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION

1400.     SHRI ANANTA NAYAK:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  achieved  during  the  year  2025  under the National Career Service (NCS) platform in terms of job seekers registered, employers onboarded and vacancies mobilised;
- (b) the  details  of  the  number  of  National  Career  Service  Centres operational  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise,  particularly  in Rajasthan  and  the  range  of  counselling,  guidance,  skill  mapping and placement services provided through the said Centres;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to integrate NCS with skilling initiatives, State employment exchanges and digital job portals to enhance employment matching;
- (d) the  details  of  the  measures  adopted  by  the  Government  to improve  outreach  to  youth,  women  and  disadvantaged  sections, State/UT-wise,  particularly  in  Rajasthan  and  Jalgaon  Lok  Sabha Constituency; and
- (e) whether the Government has assessed placement outcomes and service effectiveness under National Career Service (NCS) and if so, the details of key findings and follow-up actions thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e) The National Career Service (NCS) Portal is a one-stop solution for  providing  career  related  services  including  jobs  from  private  and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search

& matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development  courses,  skill/training  programmes  etc.  through  a  digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in] to all stakeholders across the country.

As on 20.01.2026, more than 78.86 lakh jobseekers and more than 12.36 lakh employers are registered on NCS portal during the FY 202526. Further, more than 3.43 crore vacancies have been mobilised on NCS Portal during the FY 2025-26.

The  NCS  project  also  inter  alia,  envisaged  setting  up  of  Model Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States/Institutions to deliver career  related  services.  Till  date  the  Government  has  approved  407 Model Career Centres across the country.  State/UT-wise  details  of  the number of Model Career Centres including in the State of Rajasthan may be seen at

https://www.ncs.gov.in/User\_Manuals/List\_of\_Model\_Career\_Centers.pdf

Further,  a  module  on  NCS  Portal  facilitates  the  approved  career counsellors to provide career counselling and guidance services. As on 20.01.2026, more than 1180 career counsellors have onboarded on NCS Portal  and  till  date  more  than  55  Lakh  online/  offline  career  guidance sessions have been conducted nationwide.

To enhance the employability, digital and career skills of jobseekers  and  empower  &  equip  youth  with  an  array  of  essential employable  skills, NCS  Portal  inter-alia offers online employability enhancement  programmes,  digital  skill  enhancement  programmes  and self-placed  career  skill  programme.  NCS  portal  is  integrated  with  Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) that is specially designed and developed to skill, reskill and upskill individuals through an online training platform for jobs and  entrepreneurial  opportunities.  The  integration  of  NCS  Portal  with SIDH has paved the way for the skilled jobseekers on SIDH to avail the benefits of NCS Portal and the jobseekers to avail the skilling services offered by SIDH.

In  order  to  increase  awareness and enhance reach of NCS portal regular Social Media posts are released about the availability of services and vacancies on NCS portal. NCS monthly e-newsletters are released to of  NCS. States/UTs regularly conduct various outreach activities viz. workshops, awareness/

create awareness  about  new  development  and  activities Besides, the Model  Career  Centres  established at the orientation programmes for the stakeholders.

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