Lok Sabha Question No. 401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Internship opportunities under PM Internship Scheme
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 401 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2026 MAGHA 13, 1947 (SAKA)

## INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES UNDER PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME QUESTION

401. Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  internship  opportunities  provided  across  the  country under the PM Internship scheme since its launch and out of these, the number of internships approved and successfully completed;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  impact  assessment  of  the increase in employability of youth through this scheme, particularly in relation to candidates from second and third-tier towns and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  current  status  of  internship  opportunities  under  this  scheme  in Darbhanga district in Bihar; and
- (d) whether the Government has set any measurable outcomes or performance indicators  to  assess  skill  upgradation,  increase  in  employability  and  sectorwise placements under this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY

OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

(a):  In Round I of the PMIS Pilot Project, partner Companies posted more than 1.27 lakh  internship  opportunities  and  made  over  82000  internship  offers  to  the candidates.

In  Round  II  Pilot  Project,  partner  Companies  posted  more  than  1.18  lakh internship  opportunities  (new  and  edited  unfilled  opportunities  of  previous round) and made over 83000 internship offers to the candidates.

The duration of internship offered under the Pilot Project being of 12 months, the completion dates of internship under Round 1 are from November 2025 to March 2026 and under Round 2 are from April 2026 onwards, depending on the date  of  joining  of  the  interns.  As  on  27.01.2026,  3417  interns  from  Round  I have completed the internship.

- (b): In accordance with the Guidelines of the PM Internship Scheme Pilot Project, a  Monitoring  and  Steering  Committee  comprising  different  stakeholders including industry representatives, state governments, various departments/ministries  of  the  central  government,  has  been  constituted  to oversee design, implementation, operations and other aspects of the Scheme. Further, a concurrent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework is also provided to enable tracking of the outcomes as well as ensure corrective actions during the course of implementation of the pilot project.

The  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  (MCA)  is  regularly  taking  feedback  from various  stakeholders  to  analyze  the  scheme's  impact.  The  assessment  of impact  of  scheme  has  been  carried  out  in  respect  of  all  the  candidates irrespective of any state or city.

- (c):  In  PMIS  Pilot  Project,  partner  companies  posted  45  and  57  internship opportunities  in  Round  I  and  Round  II  respectively  in  Darbhanga  district  of Bihar.
- (d): A dedicated dashboard has been developed to monitor various key performance  indicators  (KPIs)  such  as  number  of  the  internships  offered, applications  received,  selections  by  the  companies,  offers  made,  interns joined, internships completed, etc. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is regularly taking feedback from various stakeholders to analyze the scheme's impact.  Further,  there  is  a  provision  for  companies  to  update  quarterly progress report of the intern's performance on the PMIS -Portal.

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.

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