Lok Sabha Question No. 1584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Low Employment Outcomes on NCS Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1584

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## LOW EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES ON NCS PORTAL

## 1584.     DR.MALLU RAVI :

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognisance of the Report of the  Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  on  Labour,  presented  in December  2023,  which  noted  low  placement  outcomes  despite high registrations on the National Career Service (NCS) portal;
- (b) the number of youth registered and actually placed from Nagarkurnool Parliamentary Constituency during 2022 -2025;
- (c) whether constituency-level placement data has been analysed to identify chronic underperformance in backward regions and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  employer  participation  from  rural  Telangana  remains disproportionately  low,  as  reported  by  Press  Information  Bureau (PIB)  review  on  NCS  dated  18  July  2024  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the corrective measures proposed to shift NCS from registration metrics to placement accountability?

## 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.

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. These centres connect local youth  and  other  job  seekers  with  job  opportunities  through  use  of technology as well as career counselling and training.

During  the  last  three  years  2022-2025,  more  than  2.95  crore jobseekers  are  registered  on  NCS  Portal  out  of  which  more  than  4.68 lakh  jobseekers  are  registered  in  the  State  of  Telangana  including Nagarkurnool  Parliamentary  Constituency  and  more  than  41.51  lakh employers are registered on NCS Portal out of which more than 1.63 lakh employers  are  registered  in  the  State  of  Telangana.  Further,  Notifying final hiring figures is not a mandatory requirement on NCS Portal. Further,  Ministry  has  signed  several  MoUs  with  the  private  and public employers/ portals/Platforms to strengthen public-private partnerships for enhancing employment opportunities for all jobseekers. Till  date  more  than  35  Memorandums  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  have been signed including MoUs with private partners such as APNA, Swiggy, Rapido, Zomato, Amazon, TCS iON, Quikr, FoundIt (Monster) etc. offering facilities such as job fairs listing, skill development programmes, career counselling etc. available on the NCS Portal. Improvements in the portal is a continuous and dynamic process. Changes/updations are planned as per the need of the hour using latest available technology as and when required. The updations of NCS portal includes integration with various job/skill portals (public/private), enhanced AI features, cloud based web applications (for jobseeker and employer), robust verification mechanism, multilingual support, etc.

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