Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Establishment of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in Maharashtra
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 399

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## ESTABLISHMENT OF PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA (PMKVY) IN MAHARASHTRA

399.     PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has established and operationalised Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) skill training centres in Maharashtra and particularly in Mumbai;
- (b) if  so,  the  total  number  of  PMKVY  centres  operational  in  Maharashtra  and separately in Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban districts;
- (c) the details of the locations, job roles and sectors covered by these centres;
- (d) the details of the number of candidates enrolled, trained, certified and placed during the last three years, separately for Maharashtra and Mumbai;
- (e) the details of the placement rate and proportion of trainees absorbed in formal employment in Mumbai;
- (f) whether any independent assessment has been conducted by the Government on  the  effectiveness  of  PMKVY  centres  in  addressing  Mumbai's  urban  skill  and employment needs; and
- (g) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen industry linkage, apprenticeships and placement outcomes under PMKVY in Mumbai?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  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 Maharashtra, through accredited and affiliated Training Centres.

PMKVY 4.0 is a demand driven Scheme and skill training centres are set up project wise based on the requirements received from State/ industry/ industry associations/ training providers. The details of Training Centres that have imparted skill development training under PMKVY 4.0 in the State of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban districts, as on 31.12.2025, are given below:

|   S. No. | State/District Name   |   No. of training centres |
|----------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Maharashtra           |                       717 |
|        2 | Mumbai                |                        20 |
|        3 | Mumbai Suburban       |                        11 |

- (c) The details of the locations, job roles and sectors covered by these centres in the State of Maharashtra under PMKVY 4.0 as on 31.12.2025 is given at Annexure I (which is available on Ministry's website at https://www.msde.gov.in/documents?page=1 ).
- (d) Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is to empower trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same through On-Job Training (OJT)  embedded  industry  relevant  skill  courses.  The  details  of  the  number  of candidates enrolled, trained, and certified during the last three years (FY 2022-23 to 2024-25), separately for Maharashtra and Mumbai are given below:
- (e) Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three versions of the Scheme which is PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented  from  FY  2015-16  to  FY  2021-22.  Under  PMKVY  1.0  to  3.0,  80,950 candidates  were  reported  placed  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  including  1,120 candidates from Mumbai.
- (f) An independent third-party impact evaluation of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  4.0  (PMKVY  4.0)  has  been  conducted  by  the Arun  Jaitley  National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM). The evaluation was conducted across 12 States of the country including Maharashtra, to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes and impact of PMKVY at the national and state levels based on beneficiary surveys, stakeholder consultations and analysis of scheme data.
- (g) The  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  strengthen  industry  linkage, apprenticeships  and  placement  outcomes  under  PMKVY  4.0.  The  courses  under PMKVY are designed by industry-led bodies addressing the requirement of emerging sectors.  Training  has  been  imparted  in  Future  ready  job-roles  addressing  the requirement of Industry 4.0, emerging sectors like Drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics,  Mechatronics,  etc.  Further,  to  enable  the  opportunities  for  employments, 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. Details of the  trained  candidates  are  available  on  SIDH  portal  for  connecting  with  potential employers. Through Skill India Digital Hub, candidates can have access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities. Also, On-Job-Training (OJT) has been made an inherent component of the PMKVY. Further, Kaushal Mahotsavs and Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs) have been organized to facilitate the placements opportunities to the certified candidates.

| State/District   | Candidates enrolled   | Candidates trained / oriented   | Candidates certified   |
|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
| Maharashtra      | 1,54,112              | 1,10,652                        | 60,574                 |
| Mumbai           | 4,060                 | 2,453                           | 1,768                  |
| Mumbai Suburban  | 6,046                 | 3,303                           | 2,065                  |

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