Lok Sabha Question No. 1357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Skill India Digital Mission
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -1357

ANSWERED ON -08/12/2025

## SKILL INDIA DIGITAL MISSION

1357.  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the total number of youths trained under the Skill Development Scheme (PMKVY 4.0);
- (b) whether any measurable improvement has been noticed in employment after training, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the priority sectors for skill development under the Skill India Digital Mission; and
- (d) the details of youth undergone training in Rajasthan, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) 4.0, 27,08,807 candidates have been trained/ oriented as on 31.10.2025.
- (b)    The PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020, wherein it was found that 52% of the  placed  candidates  who  had  completed  training  under  the  RPL  component  received  higher salary  or  felt  that  they  will  get  higher  salary  compared  to  their  peers  who  have  no  certification. Also,  about  94%  of  the  employers  surveyed  reported  they  would  hire  more  candidates  trained under the scheme.

Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component of the first three versions of the PMKVY Scheme i.e. PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0, 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.

- (c) Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an  extensive network of skill development centres/colleges/institutes etc. under various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training Institutes  (ITIs),  to  all  the  sections  of  the  society  across  the  country.  The  SIM  aims  at  enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.

The Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) is a comprehensive digital platform designed to synergize and transform the skills, education, employment, and entrepreneurship landscape in India. The primary objectives of SIDH include facilitating digital access to skill development by enhancing individual competencies in digital technologies, integrating the skilling ecosystem, enhancing employability and  entrepreneurship,  promoting  lifelong  learning,  serving  as  an  information  gateway,  and leveraging data-driven decision-making.

Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is on providing skill training in emerging and New Age sectors such as cybersecurity, AI, GIG economy, Circular Economy, Renewable energy, etc.

- (d) The district-wise details of candidatestrained/oriented in PMKVY 4.0 Scheme in Rajasthan are as under:

(As on 31.10.2025)

| Sl. No.   | District      | No. of candidates trained / oriented   |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Ajmer         | 5,552                                  |
| 2.        | Alwar         | 21,906                                 |
| 3.        | Banswara      | 3,120                                  |
| 4.        | Baran         | 5,016                                  |
| 5.        | Barmer        | 9,929                                  |
| 6.        | Bharatpur     | 20,377                                 |
| 7.        | Bhilwara      | 6,380                                  |
| 8.        | Bikaner       | 6,498                                  |
| 9.        | Bundi         | 4,374                                  |
| 10.       | Chittorgarh   | 4,235                                  |
| 11.       | Churu         | 12,068                                 |
| 12.       | Dausa         | 10,426                                 |
| 13.       | Dholpur       | 8,408                                  |
| 14.       | Dungarpur     | 762                                    |
| 15.       | Ganganagar    | 10,019                                 |
| 16.       | Hanumangarh   | 14,664                                 |
| 17.       | Jaipur        | 54,703                                 |
| 18.       | Jaisalmer     | 2,157                                  |
| 19.       | Jalore        | 802                                    |
| 20.       | Jhalawar      | 3,918                                  |
| 21.       | Jhunjhunu     | 22,589                                 |
| 22.       | Jodhpur       | 8,374                                  |
| 23.       | Karauli       | 6,174                                  |
| 24.       | Kota          | 7,076                                  |
| 25.       | Nagaur        | 12,829                                 |
| 26.       | Pali          | 2,694                                  |
| 27.       | Pratapgarh    | 580                                    |
| 28.       | Rajsamand     | 1,426                                  |
| 29.       | SawaiMadhopur | 3,473                                  |
| 30.       | Sikar         | 26,474                                 |
| 31.       | Sirohi        | 2,922                                  |
| 32.       | Tonk          | 8,970                                  |
| 33.       | Udaipur       | 5,349                                  |
|           | Total         | 3,14,244                               |

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