Lok Sabha Question No. 5833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Evaluation of NCS Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2026 EVALUATION OF NCS PORTAL

## 5833.      SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

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

- (a) the  details  of  current  status  of  implementation  of  the  National Career Service (NCS) Portal, including total number of jobseekers, employers and vacancies registered in the country during the last five  years,  year  and  State/UT-wise,  including  district-wise  for Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Kakinada;
- (b) the  details  of  number  of  placements  facilitated  through  the  said Portal during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  number  of  Model  Career  Centres  established  and employment  exchanges  integrated  with  NCS  in  the  country, State/UT-wise, including the said district;
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any third-party evaluation to assess effectiveness, transparency and jobmatching efficiency of the said Portal;
- (e)
- if so, the key findings thereof;
- (f) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for maintenance,  upgradation  and  awareness  campaigns  of  NCS during the last five years; and
- (g) the details of measures proposed by the Government to enhance outreach in rural and aspirational districts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a)  to  (g):      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.

During  last  five  years,  more  than  8.10  Crore  vacancies  have  been mobilized through NCS Portal and more than 4.47 crore jobseekers, 56.17 lakh  employers  are  registered  on  NCS  portal  across  the  country  till 28.02.2026. In the State of Andhra  Pradesh, more  than 18.68 lakh jobseekers and 1.80 lakh employers are registered during the same period. State/UT-wise, district-wise and year-wise details of jobseekers registered, employers registered and vacancies mobilized  across the country including State of Andhra Pradesh may be seen at https://www.ncs.gov.in/\_layouts/15/ncsp/ViewStaticReport.aspx

Notifying  final  hiring  figures  is  not  a  mandatory  requirement  on  NCS Portal. However, more than 2.16   crore candidates have been shortlisted across the country through NCS Portal during last five years till 28.02.2026.

The NCS project also, inter alia, envisaged setting up of Model Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States/Institutions to deliver employment services. As on 28.02.2026, the Government has approved 407 Model  Career  Centres  out  of  which  30  MCCs  have  been  approved  in  the state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  (including  one  MCC  in  Kakinada).  State/UT-wise details with the approval year of MCCs may be seen at https://www.ncs.gov.in/User\_Manuals/List\_of\_Model\_Career\_Centers.pdf. As on  date,  31  States/UTs  (including  Andhra  Pradesh)  have  been  integrated with  the  NCS  portal  including  8  States/UTs  which  are  directly  using  NCS Portal.

The Government undertakes a systematic review and evaluation of all schemes  and  programmes  before  the  commencement  of  each  Finance Commission cycle to ensure their continued relevance, effectiveness, and alignment with evolving priorities.

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.

Further, budget allocations and expenditure are as per provision of the scheme.

In  order  to  increase  awareness  and  enhance  reach  of  NCS  portal regular  Social  Media  posts  are  released  about  the  availability  of  services and  vacancies  on  NCS  portal.  NCS  monthly  e-newsletters  are  released  to create awareness about new development and activities of NCS. Besides, the Model Career Centres established at the States/UTs regularly conduct various outreach activities viz. workshops, awareness/ orientation programmes for the stakeholders.

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