Lok Sabha Question No. 1315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: PMKVY Training and Employment Outcomes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1315

ANSWERED ON -08/12/2025

## PMKVY TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES

## 1315.  SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  current  status  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY) including  the  total  number  of  candidates  registered,  trained  and  certificates  provided  to  them under the scheme during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of candidates received placement assistance by Training Partners, year and State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the total number of candidates who received employment after completing training under the scheme, sector, year and State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)        Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  since  2015.  Under  PMKVY,  skill training  is  imparted  through  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Re-skilling  and  Up-skilling  through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country. The current version of PMKVY i.e.  PMKVY 4.0  which is being implemented from the FY 2022-23, focuses on delivery of skill training  in  a  market-oriented  and  demand  driven  manner  by  making  the  existing  skilling ecosystem more flexible, swift, and geared to meet the emerging demand along with emphasis on improving the employability of candidates.

The State/UT-wise details of total number of candidates enrolled, trained, and certified under the PMKVY during the last five years are given at Annexure I.

- (b & c) Under  PMKVY,  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 4.0 which is under implementation since FY 2022-23, the focus is to empower our 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 year-wise details of the candidates placed under the first three versions of PMKVY are given at Annexure-II.

The sector-wise  details  of  the  candidates  placed  under  the  first  three  versions  of  PMKVY  are given at Annexure-III.

The State/UT-wise details of the candidates placed under the first three versions of PMKVY are given at Annexure-IV.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1315 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025  REGARDING  'PMKVY  TRAINING  AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES'

State-wise details of the number of candidates enrolled, trained & certified in FY 2020-21

| State/ UT                   | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 147        | 1,464     | 589         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 7,100      | 66,404    | 84,486      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 31,601     | 51,991    | 36,291      |
| Assam                       | 2,27,325   | 3,62,506  | 2,82,702    |
| Bihar                       | 64,881     | 96,288    | 1,19,913    |
| Chandigarh                  | 782        | 3,834     | 3,977       |
| Chhattisgarh                | 4,223      | 16,151    | 14,091      |
| Delhi                       | 6,971      | 55,121    | 67,677      |
| Goa                         | 451        | 1,709     | 2,253       |
| Gujarat                     | 11,549     | 48,489    | 63,777      |
| Haryana                     | 5,531      | 54,719    | 84,805      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 3,053      | 15,612    | 20,800      |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 4,280      | 58,927    | 85,786      |
| Jharkhand                   | 6,133      | 15,452    | 62,875      |
| Karnataka                   | 11,496     | 53,066    | 70,186      |
| Kerala                      | 5,193      | 31,077    | 36,400      |
| Ladakh                      | 118        | 181       | 414         |
| Lakshadweep                 | 120        | 90        | 79          |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 33,399     | 95,403    | 1,20,888    |
| Maharashtra                 | 15,222     | 1,48,352  | 2,59,742    |
| Manipur                     | 23,414     | 34,540    | 29,881      |
| Meghalaya                   | 9,974      | 17,769    | 13,385      |
| Mizoram                     | 7,170      | 11,433    | 6,804       |
| Nagaland                    | 6,615      | 14,399    | 11,564      |
| Odisha                      | 12,097     | 68,828    | 95,329      |
| Puducherry                  | 1,354      | 3,241     | 2,856       |
| Punjab                      | 11,474     | 57,054    | 57,822      |
| Rajasthan                   | 38,835     | 97,822    | 2,13,261    |
| Sikkim                      | 2,395      | 3,634     | 3,044       |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 6,824      | 72,404    | 1,19,857    |
| Telangana                   | 7,836      | 33,999    | 49,905      |
| DNH & DD                    | 250        | 222       | 1,172       |
| Tripura                     | 24,083     | 46,676    | 39,668      |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 60,836     | 2,39,286  | 3,73,026    |
| Uttarakhand                 | 3,299      | 29,412    | 35,822      |
| West Bengal                 | 9,608      | 53,221    | 87,171      |
| Total                       | 6,65,639   | 19,60,776 | 25,58,298   |

## State-wise details of the number of candidates enrolled, trained & certified in FY 2021-22

| State/ UT                   | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 777        | 613       | 656         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 15,241     | 13,199    | 12,988      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 7,930      | 8,884     | 10,808      |
| Assam                       | 24,811     | 24,517    | 36,441      |
| Bihar                       | 31,649     | 47,643    | 32,762      |
| Chandigarh                  | 1,057      | 893       | 757         |
| Chhattisgarh                | 8,432      | 9,495     | 7,355       |
| Delhi                       | 15,522     | 19,965    | 14,884      |
| Goa                         | 540        | 604       | 358         |
| Gujarat                     | 26,752     | 35,001    | 27,300      |
| Haryana                     | 24,140     | 18,191    | 13,087      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 10,995     | 8,724     | 7,426       |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 29,272     | 21,339    | 9,121       |
| Jharkhand                   | 13,241     | 34,233    | 20,901      |
| Karnataka                   | 28,348     | 23,153    | 18,579      |
| Kerala                      | 16,533     | 12,968    | 9,501       |
| Ladakh                      | 991        | 731       | 10          |
| Lakshadweep                 | -          | 120       | -           |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 48,287     | 46,659    | 31,622      |
| Maharashtra                 | 49,479     | 39,864    | 31,508      |
| Manipur                     | 5,489      | 6,424     | 6,111       |
| Meghalaya                   | 4,197      | 3,406     | 3,875       |
| Mizoram                     | 5,146      | 4,742     | 3,970       |
| Nagaland                    | 5,591      | 4,184     | 2,793       |
| Odisha                      | 21,006     | 12,645    | 10,966      |
| Puducherry                  | 1,750      | 1,622     | 1,756       |
| Punjab                      | 18,645     | 18,539    | 14,257      |
| Rajasthan                   | 27,373     | 38,511    | 32,927      |
| Sikkim                      | 1,447      | 1,322     | 959         |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 34,879     | 29,057    | 17,250      |
| Telangana                   | 16,994     | 13,107    | 9,440       |
| DNH & DD                    | 33         | 252       | 175         |
| Tripura                     | 6,002      | 4,490     | 7,476       |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 60,740     | 69,015    | 52,949      |
| Uttarakhand                 | 11,739     | 10,522    | 7,358       |
| West Bengal                 | 23,156     | 31,406    | 21,472      |
| Total                       | 5,98,184   | 6,16,040  | 4,79,798    |

State-wise details of the number of candidates enrolled, trained & certified in FY 2022-23

| State/ UT                   | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 400        | 310       | 480         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 7,502      | 5,798     | 6,807       |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2,340      | 667       | 3,624       |
| Assam                       | 8,526      | 8,721     | 11,112      |
| Bihar                       | 13,368     | 12,213    | 18,270      |
| Chandigarh                  | 270        | 491       | 383         |
| Chhattisgarh                | 5,295      | 4,356     | 3,192       |
| Delhi                       | 4,363      | 2,262     | 4,197       |
| Goa                         | -          | 176       | 222         |
| Gujarat                     | 8,256      | 6,503     | 6,501       |
| Haryana                     | 13,288     | 8,963     | 7,322       |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 2,982      | 3,539     | 4,186       |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 11,557     | 7,352     | 17,023      |
| Jharkhand                   | 5,002      | 5,302     | 6,828       |
| Karnataka                   | 5,092      | 8,410     | 7,790       |
| Kerala                      | 4,111      | 5,673     | 6,514       |
| Ladakh                      | 330        | 246       | 437         |
| Lakshadweep                 | -          | -         | 52          |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 17,835     | 21,345    | 22,506      |
| Maharashtra                 | 17,688     | 14,913    | 16,940      |
| Manipur                     | 3,251      | 1,146     | 2,295       |
| Meghalaya                   | 265        | 1,245     | 1,928       |
| Mizoram                     | 1,713      | 1,162     | 1,455       |
| Nagaland                    | 649        | 1,803     | 2,952       |
| Odisha                      | 10,694     | 12,116    | 7,526       |
| Puducherry                  | 778        | 689       | 834         |
| Punjab                      | 5,810      | 7,568     | 6,963       |
| Rajasthan                   | 5,330      | 9,232     | 13,781      |
| Sikkim                      | 2,299      | 381       | 602         |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 15,914     | 8,029     | 12,811      |
| Telangana                   | 5,411      | 8,040     | 6,804       |
| DNH & DD                    | 388        | 31        | 33          |
| Tripura                     | 1,801      | 1,608     | 2,342       |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 33,721     | 25,568    | 31,373      |
| Uttarakhand                 | 4,012      | 2,942     | 3,945       |
| West Bengal                 | 8,768      | 12,370    | 12,672      |
| Total                       | 2,29,009   | 2,11,170  | 2,52,702    |

State-wise details of the number of candidates enrolled, trained & certified in FY 2023-24

| State/ UT                   | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 1,568      | 648       | 131         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 63,754     | 32,449    | 19,188      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 14,922     | 4,152     | 705         |
| Assam                       | 1,18,765   | 38,160    | 17,234      |
| Bihar                       | 83,812     | 23,613    | 12,195      |
| Chandigarh                  | 1,087      | 319       | 253         |
| Chhattisgarh                | 18,322     | 8,385     | 4,961       |
| Delhi                       | 18,967     | 10,686    | 6,095       |
| Goa                         | 443        | 183       | 26          |
| Gujarat                     | 60,334     | 19,975    | 8,905       |
| Haryana                     | 75,571     | 27,411    | 12,978      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 20,229     | 5,348     | 3,473       |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 1,02,934   | 28,895    | 15,255      |
| Jharkhand                   | 32,232     | 8,796     | 5,321       |
| Karnataka                   | 57,294     | 13,025    | 6,581       |
| Kerala                      | 19,291     | 8,832     | 4,397       |
| Ladakh                      | 946        | 445       | 247         |
| Lakshadweep                 | 120        | -         | -           |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 2,61,757   | 34,884    | 19,745      |
| Maharashtra                 | 93,019     | 35,284    | 16,702      |
| Manipur                     | 15,078     | 2,879     | 572         |
| Meghalaya                   | 9,903      | 2,502     | 1,024       |
| Mizoram                     | 6,457      | 3,609     | 1,110       |
| Nagaland                    | 9,414      | 3,830     | 1,251       |
| Odisha                      | 44,321     | 21,457    | 12,225      |
| Puducherry                  | 3,320      | 1,556     | 1,078       |
| Punjab                      | 1,06,463   | 11,836    | 6,185       |
| Rajasthan                   | 2,46,762   | 23,564    | 11,372      |
| Sikkim                      | 4,333      | 2,802     | 714         |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 93,349     | 34,533    | 18,865      |
| Telangana                   | 33,590     | 15,390    | 10,827      |
| DNH & DD                    | 1,550      | 301       | 107         |
| Tripura                     | 18,056     | 5,005     | 2,618       |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 3,90,866   | 71,801    | 35,217      |
| Uttarakhand                 | 44,932     | 11,669    | 6,360       |
| West Bengal                 | 51,830     | 25,768    | 12,077      |
| Total                       | 21,25,591  | 5,39,992  | 2,75,994    |

## State-wise details of the number of candidates enrolled, trained & certified in FY 2024-25

| State/ UT                   | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 15         | 909       | 939         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 25,488     | 35,471    | 23,133      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2,565      | 10,054    | 5,934       |
| Assam                       | 29,899     | 75,182    | 46,316      |
| Bihar                       | 49,451     | 99,982    | 54,471      |
| Chandigarh                  | 187        | 628       | 512         |
| Chhattisgarh                | 8,159      | 16,452    | 10,377      |
| Delhi                       | 10,372     | 12,277    | 8,441       |
| Goa                         | 39         | 236       | 305         |
| Gujarat                     | 11,158     | 39,762    | 27,300      |
| Haryana                     | 50,801     | 75,942    | 50,803      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 13,069     | 19,341    | 12,843      |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 29,873     | 85,557    | 68,307      |
| Jharkhand                   | 8,772      | 30,034    | 17,835      |
| Karnataka                   | 51,829     | 69,486    | 32,278      |
| Kerala                      | 4,619      | 10,449    | 5,427       |
| Ladakh                      | 55         | 312       | 345         |
| Lakshadweep                 | -          | 120       | -           |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 94,118     | 2,59,871  | 1,47,984    |
| Maharashtra                 | 43,680     | 75,368    | 45,346      |
| Manipur                     | 11,712     | 20,798    | 13,124      |
| Meghalaya                   | 3,617      | 7,938     | 3,952       |
| Mizoram                     | 5,640      | 6,888     | 3,590       |
| Nagaland                    | 5,654      | 7,299     | 4,311       |
| Odisha                      | 11,442     | 26,231    | 16,399      |
| Puducherry                  | 2,072      | 3,096     | 1,756       |
| Punjab                      | 47,793     | 1,06,699  | 79,906      |
| Rajasthan                   | 1,21,852   | 2,80,156  | 2,04,017    |
| Sikkim                      | 421        | 2,874     | 1,041       |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 47,713     | 85,689    | 62,587      |
| Telangana                   | 17,151     | 22,188    | 16,038      |
| DNH & DD                    | -          | 1,407     | 883         |
| Tripura                     | 7,849      | 14,346    | 8,991       |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2,41,644   | 4,63,503  | 3,10,827    |
| Uttarakhand                 | 10,618     | 35,364    | 22,470      |
| West Bengal                 | 18,553     | 36,410    | 22,231      |
| Total                       | 9,87,880   | 20,38,319 | 13,31,019   |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1315 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025  REGARDING  'PMKVY  TRAINING  AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES'

Year-wise details of the candidates reported placed under PMKVY Scheme.

| FY       | Reported Placed   |
|----------|-------------------|
| FY-15-16 | 2,18,019          |
| FY-16-17 | 35,556            |
| FY-17-18 | 4,53,076          |
| FY-18-19 | 7,04,220          |
| FY-19-20 | 6,08,389          |
| FY-20-21 | 2,16,102          |
| FY-21-22 | 1,64,162          |
| FY-22-23 | 38,054            |
| FY-23-24 | 309               |
| Total    | 24,37,887         |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1315 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025  REGARDING  'PMKVY  TRAINING  AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES'

Sector-wise details of the candidates reported placed under PMKVY.

| S.No.   | Sector Name                                      | Reported Placed   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Aerospace and Aviation                           | 1,514             |
| 2       | Agriculture                                      | 91,447            |
| 3       | Apparel                                          | 4,20,613          |
| 4       | Automotive                                       | 42,836            |
| 5       | Beauty and Wellness                              | 1,48,122          |
| 6       | BFSI                                             | 45,802            |
| 7       | Capital Goods                                    | 22,939            |
| 8       | Construction                                     | 86,567            |
| 9       | Training in ITIs by Directorate General Training | 0                 |
| 10      | Domestic Workers                                 | 10,273            |
| 11      | Electronics and Hardware                         | 4,07,374          |
| 12      | Food Processing                                  | 11,515            |
| 13      | Furniture and Fittings                           | 8,616             |
| 14      | Gems and Jewellery                               | 14,768            |
| 15      | Green Jobs                                       | 18,248            |
| 16      | Handicrafts and Carpet                           | 8,315             |
| 17      | Healthcare                                       | 70,929            |
| 18      | Hydrocarbon                                      | 139               |
| 19      | IASC                                             | 0                 |
| 20      | Infrastructure Equipment                         | 1,012             |
| 21      | Iron and Steel                                   | 16,315            |
| 22      | IT-ITeS                                          | 1,25,619          |
| 23      | Leather                                          | 38,863            |
| 24      | Life Sciences                                    | 10,855            |
| 25      | Logistics                                        | 2,04,465          |
| 26      | Management                                       | 33,953            |
| 27      | Media and Entertainment                          | 39,627            |
| 28      | Mining                                           | 7,728             |
| 29      | Paints And Coatings                              | 0                 |
| 30      | Persons with Disability                          | 16,665            |
| 31      | Plumbing                                         | 18,381            |
| 32      | Power                                            | 40,258            |
| 33      | Retail                                           | 2,15,261          |
| 34      | Rubber                                           | 13,557            |
| 35      | Sports                                           | 1,523             |
| 36      | Telecom                                          | 1,30,748          |
| 37      | Textiles And Handlooms                           | 34,799            |
| 38      | Tourism & Hospitality                            | 78,241            |
|         | Total                                            | 24,37,887         |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1315 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025  REGARDING  'PMKVY  TRAINING  AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES'

State-wise details of the candidates reported placed under PMKVY.

| S.No.   | State/ UT                   | Reported Placed   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 124               |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 1,11,640          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 14,014            |
| 4       | Assam                       | 67,257            |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 1,27,855          |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  | 6,361             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                | 28,142            |
| 8       | Delhi                       | 78,349            |
| 9       | Goa                         | 1,105             |
| 10      | Gujarat                     | 69,289            |
| 11      | Haryana                     | 1,58,981          |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh            | 27,185            |
| 13      | Jammu And Kashmir           | 53,656            |
| 14      | Jharkhand                   | 29,461            |
| 15      | Karnataka                   | 74,225            |
| 16      | Kerala                      | 26,385            |
| 17      | Ladakh                      | 1,063             |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                 | 0                 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh              | 2,21,845          |
| 20      | Maharashtra                 | 80,950            |
| 21      | Manipur                     | 16,094            |
| 22      | Meghalaya                   | 13,608            |
| 23      | Mizoram                     | 9,682             |
| 24      | Nagaland                    | 6,181             |
| 25      | Odisha                      | 71,066            |
| 26      | Puducherry                  | 10,504            |
| 27      | Punjab                      | 1,28,913          |
| 28      | Rajasthan                   | 1,86,018          |
| 29      | Sikkim                      | 3,942             |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                  | 1,72,336          |
| 31      | Telangana                   | 1,12,967          |
| 32      | DNH And DD                  | 2,817             |
| 33      | Tripura                     | 18,682            |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh               | 3,38,882          |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                 | 52,597            |
| 36      | West Bengal                 | 1,15,711          |
| Total   | Total                       | 24,37,887         |

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