Lok Sabha Question No. 3785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: PM Internship Scheme
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. June Maliah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 16 th  MARCH, 2026

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3785 PHALGUNA 25, 1947 (SAKA)

## PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME

## QUESTION

3785. Smt. June Maliah:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the amount sanctioned (in Rs.) for the PM internship scheme in the budget 2025-26 and utilised (in Rs.) as of 1 March, 2026;
- (b)  the total number of candidates who have sought internship from the scheme and total number of candidates who received internship;
- (c)  the number of students who have been retained/hired by the companies they were interning with, company-wise;
- (d)  the  number of companies that have posted less than 10 and 50 internship opportunities, company-wise and category-wise; and
- (e)  the  number  of  candidates  who  have  left  the  internship  before  the  tenure ended?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

- (a) Details of amount sanctioned and utilized for the Prime Minister Internship Scheme in FY 2025-26 is placed at Annexure I.
- (b) In the Round I of the Pilot Project, which commenced from 3 rd  October, 2024, approximately  6.21  lakh  applications  were  received  from  more  than  1.81 lakh  candidates  and  the  partner  companies  made  over  82,000  internship offers to over 60,000 candidates.

In the Round II of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, which commenced on 9th January, 2025, approximately 4.55 lakh applications were received

- from more than 2.14 lakh candidates and the partner companies made over 83000 internship offers to over 71000 candidates. (c) The PM Internship Scheme is designed to enhance industry-relevant skills, improve job readiness, and foster professional exposure through structured internships in India's  top -performing companies and institutions to create job  ready,  skilled  work  force.  The  scheme  is  not  designed  to  provide placement offers. (d) Details  of  companies  that  have  provided  less  than  10  and  50  internship opportunities  in  Round  I  and  Round  II  of  the  PM  Internship  Scheme  Pilot Project, are placed at Annexure II. (e) As  on  09.03.2026,  7292  candidates  have  left  the  internship  without
- completing, in both the rounds of the PMIS Pilot Project.

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Annexure I

Annexure I to Lok Sabha Q No. 3785 to be answered on 16.03.2026.

Details of amount sanctioned and utilized for the Prime Minister Internship Scheme in FY 2025-26 as on 28.02.2026 is given below:

| (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)         | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.                  | Financial Year          | Budget Allocation & Estimates | Revised Estimates       | Actual Expenditure      |
| 1.                      | 2025-26                 | 10831.07*                     | 526                     | 87.46                   |

*Rs.  10831.07  crore  has  been  allocated  to  the  Ministry  for  the  main  Scheme. However, the main scheme could not be commenced, and Pilot Project has been continued.

Annexure II

Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3785 to be answered on 16.03.2026.

Details  of  Companies  that  have  provided  less  than  10 and  50  internship opportunities in Round I and Round II of the Pilot Project.

|   S.No | Companies that have provided less than 10 and 50 internship opportunities   |   Number of Opportunities Posted |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|      1 | ATLAS COPCO (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED                                         |                                1 |
|      2 | MAHARASHTRA EASTERN GRID POWER TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED                 |                                1 |
|      3 | DCB BANK LIMITED                                                            |                                1 |
|      4 | GHARDA CHEMICALS LIMITED                                                    |                                1 |
|      5 | MACLEODS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD                                                |                                1 |
|      6 | MAHANAGAR GAS LIMITED                                                       |                                1 |
|      7 | WINSOL SOLAR FIELDS (POLEPALLY) PRIVATE LIMITED                             |                                1 |
|      8 | YARROW INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED                                       |                                1 |
|      9 | GLENMARK LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED                                              |                                2 |
|     10 | INGRAM MICRO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                                          |                                2 |
|     11 | ERICSSON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                                              |                                2 |
|     12 | MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED                                    |                                2 |
|     13 | SAVEX TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED                                          |                                2 |
|     14 | SRF LIMITED                                                                 |                                2 |
|     15 | TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                  |                                3 |
|     16 | HEIDELBERGCEMENT INDIA LIMITED.                                             |                                4 |
|     17 | DEUTSCHE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                                              |                                4 |
|     18 | HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                                 |                                4 |
|     19 | UNITED SPIRITS LIMITED                                                      |                                4 |
|     20 | FINOLEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                                  |                                5 |
|     21 | INDIAN RAILWAY FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED                                  |                                5 |
|     22 | IL&FS TAMIL NADU POWER COMPANY LIMITED                                      |                                5 |
|     23 | NARAYANA HRUDAYALAYA LIMITED                                                |                                5 |
|     24 | PNC INFRATECH LIMITED                                                       |                                5 |
|     25 | 3M INDIA LIMITED                                                            |                                6 |
|     26 | AMERICAN EXPRESS(INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED                                     |                                6 |
|     27 | PRESTIGE ESTATES PROJECTS LIMITED                                           |                                8 |
|     28 | SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED                                  |                                8 |
|     29 | FINOLEX CABLES LIMITED                                                      |                               10 |
|     30 | ADANI HARBOUR SERVICES LIMITED                                              |                               10 |
|     31 | INDIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE LIMITED                                              |                               10 |
|     32 | CESC LTD                                                                    |                               10 |
|     33 | CULVER MAX ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED                                    |                               10 |
|     34 | CYBAGE SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED                                             |                               10 |
|     35 | MACROTECH DEVELOPERS LIMITED                                                |                               10 |
|     36 | PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                                 |                               10 |
|     37 | PFIZER LIMITED                                                              |                               11 |

| 38          | COROMANDEL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED                                   |   13 |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 39          | NATIONAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION OF INDIA                             |   15 |
| 40          | NIPPON LIFE INDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED                         |   15 |
| 41          | STAR CEMENT LIMITED                                                |   15 |
| 42          | RIYA TRAVEL AND TOURS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED                      |   16 |
| 43          | BHARAT FORGE LTD                                                   |   17 |
| 44          | MANGALORE REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED                      |   17 |
| 45          | D B POWER LIMITED                                                  |   18 |
| 46          | ADANI TOTAL GAS LIMITED                                            |   19 |
| 47          | APARNA INFRAHOUSING PRIVATE LIMITED (PART IX )                     |   20 |
| 48          | ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED                                               |   20 |
| 49          | FIVE-STAR BUSINESS FINANCE LIMITED                                 |   20 |
| 50          | PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                                |   20 |
| 51          | AU SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED                                      |   20 |
| 52          | KNR CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED                                          |   20 |
| 53          | LUPIN LIMITED                                                      |   20 |
| 54          | MICRO LABS LIMITED                                                 |   20 |
| 55          | MPHASIS LIMITED                                                    |   20 |
| 56          | CGI INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED |   21 |
| 57          | KOTAK MAHINDRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                      |   25 |
| 58          | THE FEDERAL BANK LTD                                               |   25 |
| 59          | WONDER CEMENT LIMITED                                              |   25 |
| 60          | IIFL HOME FINANCE LIMITED                                          |   25 |
| 61          | ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE AMC LIMITED                                  |   25 |
| 62          | DECCAN FINE CHEMICALS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED                      |   25 |
| 63          | DILIP BUILDCON LIMITED                                             |   26 |
| 64          | ASTER DM HEALTHCARE LIMITED                                        |   26 |
| 65          | ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                    |   27 |
| 66          | BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES LIMITED                                      |   27 |
| 67          | SMFG INDIA CREDIT COMPANY LIMITED                                  |   29 |
| 68          | CYIENT LIMITED                                                     |   30 |
| 69          | HP INDIA SALES PRIVATE LIMITED                                     |   30 |
| 70          | TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF TELANGANA LIMITED                      |   30 |
| 71          | SHIV-NARESH SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED                                 |   31 |
| 72          | GUJARAT ALKALIES AND CHEMICALS LIMITED                             |   31 |
| 73          | M.P. AGROTONICS LIMITED                                            |   32 |
| 74          | SIEMENS LIMITED                                                    |   33 |
| 75 MARRIOTT | HOTELS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (TRF.)                                |   34 |
| 76          | ZOHO CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED                                   |   35 |
| 77          | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (INDIA) LIMITED                                  |   35 |
| 78          | SARDA ENERGY & MINERALS LIMITED                                    |   35 |
| 79          | PROCTER & GAMBLE HOME PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED                     |   37 |
| 80          | YASHODA HEALTHCARE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED                        |   39 |
| 81          | JINDAL SAW LIMITED                                                 |   40 |
| 82          | SBI CARDS AND PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED                             |   40 |

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|   83 | TRANSUNION CIBIL LIMITED                          |   40 |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|------|
|   84 | ZERODHA BROKING LIMITED                           |   40 |
|   85 | JAQUAR AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED                |   42 |
|   86 | ASHOKA BUILDCON LIMITED                           |   42 |
|   87 | KOTAK SECURITIES LIMITED                          |   42 |
|   88 | ICICI PRUDENTIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED |   43 |
|   89 | DBS BANK INDIA LIMITED                            |   43 |
|   90 | ADITYA BIRLA FINANCE LIMITED                      |   45 |
|   91 | LAURUS LABS LIMITED                               |   45 |
|   92 | INTERNATIONAL TRACTORS LIMITED                    |   46 |
|   93 | INFO EDGE (INDIA) LIMITED                         |   49 |