Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Youth Trained under Skill Development Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Anand Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 172

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## YOUTH TRAINED UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

†172. DR. ANAND KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any assessment regarding the skill gaps in the Indian employment market for providing appropriate skill training and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the youth trained so far under the Skill Development Scheme, State/UT wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the impact of skill training under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering for making at least one skill-training related course mandatory in all non-professional undergraduate programmes to make the scheme more effective and to promote employment-oriented education; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government has any plan to consider it in near future to prepare the youth in accordance with employment and market requirements?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) District  Skill  Committees  (DSCs), established  across  all  States/UTs  are  mandated  with formulating  District  Skill  Development  Plans (DSDPs)  to  support  decentralized,  grassrootslevel  skill  planning  by  identifying  local  employment  opportunities,  skilling  demand,  and available  training  infrastructure.  Government  skill  programmes  are  then  designed  to  bridge these identified skill gaps across sectors. Additionally, 36 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), led by industry experts, regularly conduct skill gap studies to assess sector-wise skill needs and set competency  standards,  which  guide  government  interventions  to  align  the  workforce  with industry requirements.

(b) Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network  of  skill  development  centres  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 and equipped with industry relevant skills. The State/UT-wise details of total number of candidates trained under various schemes of MSDE are given at Annexure-I.

(c) Impact of schemes for skill development are assessed through their third party independent evaluation. The evaluation of schemes of MSDE have acknowledged their positive outcome and mentioned about their success in terms of placement or livelihood improvement of candidates trained, as indicated below:

PMKVY: MSDE's flagship scheme PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020 and as per the study, about 94 percent of the employers surveyed reported they would hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. Further, 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and oriented under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their un-certified peers.

JSS: Evaluation study of JSS scheme conducted in 2020 found that the training nearly doubled household  incomes  for  beneficiaries,  with  strong  participation  from  women  (79%)  and  rural communities (50.5%). The study reported significant livelihood improvements,  including better employment  for  73.4%  of  trainees,  higher  incomes  for  89.1%,  and  effective  beneficiary mobilization at 85.7%. It also noted that 77% of trainees shifted to new occupations, reflecting the scheme's strong focus on self -employment in line with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

ITIs: The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates published in 2018 by MSDE mentions that 63.5% of total ITI pass-outs got employed (wage+self, out of which 6.7% are self-employed).

NAPS: Third-party  evaluation  study  of  NAPS  conducted  in  2021  observed  that  the  scheme improved  youth  employability  by providing structured on-the-job training  and  increasing apprentices participation across industries. In the new version of the scheme, DBT method has been  adopted  to  transfer  government's  share  directly  to  apprentices'  bank  accounts,  as streamlined reimbursement process was recommended in the report.

(d) & (e) National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 highlights that quality higher education must aim  to  develop  good,  thoughtful,  well-rounded,  and  creative  individuals.  Keeping  in  view  of NEP's recommendations, the UGC has revised the Choice Based Credit System and dev eloped a  new  Curriculum  and  Credit  Framework  for  Undergraduate  Programmes.  The  framework reflects the NEP's recommendations such as restricted degree programmes, multiple entry and exist, flexible degree options with single major, double major, multi-/inter-disciplinary choices, and a curriculum built with employability skills in addition to academic subjects. The curriculum consists of major stream courses, minor stream courses and courses from other disciplines, language courses, skill courses, and a set of courses on Environmental education, understanding India, Digital and technological solutions, Health & Wellness, Yoga education, and sports and fitness. The minor stream courses include vocational courses which will help the students to equip with job oriented skills. A minimum of 12 credits will be allotted to the 'Minor' stream relating to Vocational Education and Training and these can be related to the major or minor discipline or choice of the student. These courses will be useful to find  a job for those students who exit before completing the programme.

Further, AICTE has undertaken several initiatives to align technical and higher education with industry requirements and enhance students' employability. Key measures include introduction of  outcome-based  model  curricula  with  mandatory  internships,  and  promotion  of  Industry -Academia Mobility through guidelines that facilitate collaboration and engagement with industry professionals. Institutions are encouraged to sign MoUs with industry partners, and AICTE has collaborated  with  leading  organizations  such  as  Salesforce,  Adobe,  CISCO,  Microsoft,  IBM, CDAC,  Bajaj  Finserv,  Wheebox  and  others  to  integrate  industry-relevant  skill  courses  into academic programmes.

Annexure-I

Annexure  as  referred  to  part  (b)  of  reply  of LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 172 to be ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025 regarding Youth Trained under Skill Development Scheme

## State/UT-Wise Total Number of Candidates Trained under MSDE Schemes

|   S.N. | State/UT                    | NAPS (Apprentices engaged since 2021-22 till 31.10.2025)*   | JSS (since 2018-19 till 31.10.2025)   | PMKVY (Since Inception till 31.10.2025)   | CTS (Candidates Enrolled from Session 2014- 15 to 2024-25)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 401                                                         | 6,600                                 | 5,501                                     | 4,949                                                        |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh              | 90,225                                                      | 76,690                                | 5,28,234                                  | 5,81,629                                                     |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 317                                                         | --                                    | 98,157                                    | 6,332                                                        |
|      4 | Assam                       | 44,302                                                      | 66,006                                | 8,39,672                                  | 36,821                                                       |
|      5 | Bihar                       | 27,264                                                      | 2,17,133                              | 7,60,581                                  | 11,11,363                                                    |
|      6 | Chandigarh                  | 5,330                                                       | 11,803                                | 28,035                                    | 10,218                                                       |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                | 22,850                                                      | 1,37,946                              | 2,04,543                                  | 2,13,969                                                     |
|      8 | Delhi                       | 89,901                                                      | 38,845                                | 5,27,664                                  | 1,01,560                                                     |
|      9 | Goa                         | 39,130                                                      | 12,227                                | 10,484                                    | 21,236                                                       |
|     10 | Gujarat                     | 3,83,125                                                    | 1,19,578                              | 4,71,884                                  | 8,37,302                                                     |
|     11 | Haryana                     | 2,87,735                                                    | 52,982                                | 7,63,070                                  | 5,38,047                                                     |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh            | 38,609                                                      | 79,975                                | 1,76,654                                  | 2,23,311                                                     |
|     13 | Jammu And Kashmir           | 4,454                                                       | 12,996                                | 4,29,954                                  | 57,630                                                       |
|     14 | Jharkhand                   | 43,785                                                      | 95,604                                | 3,14,146                                  | 3,51,892                                                     |
|     15 | Karnataka                   | 3,38,175                                                    | 1,36,703                              | 6,05,744                                  | 7,76,554                                                     |
|     16 | Kerala                      | 57,805                                                      | 1,11,843                              | 2,74,836                                  | 3,57,298                                                     |
|     17 | Ladakh                      | 179                                                         | 832                                   | 4,076                                     | 1,851                                                        |
|     18 | Lakshadweep                 | 28                                                          | 4,393                                 | 390                                       | 2,510                                                        |
|     19 | Madhya Pradesh              | 1,07,276                                                    | 3,51,410                              | 12,15,857                                 | 7,23,746                                                     |
|     20 | Maharashtra                 | 10,51,680                                                   | 2,63,937                              | 13,32,397                                 | 12,62,784                                                    |
|     21 | Manipur                     | 406                                                         | 47,010                                | 1,15,021                                  | 2,931                                                        |
|     22 | Meghalaya                   | 937                                                         | 5,380                                 | 58,856                                    | 6,899                                                        |
|     23 | Mizoram                     | 415                                                         | 6,354                                 | 44,147                                    | 4,073                                                        |
|     24 | Nagaland                    | 101                                                         | 11,522                                | 54,055                                    | 2,218                                                        |
|     25 | Odisha                      | 46,899                                                      | 2,94,304                              | 6,02,374                                  | 5,76,855                                                     |
|     26 | Puducherry                  | 13,124                                                      | --                                    | 35,597                                    | 9,160                                                        |
|     27 | Punjab                      | 69,544                                                      | 21,853                                | 5,63,591                                  | 4,46,123                                                     |
|     28 | Rajasthan                   | 84,592                                                      | 90,597                                | 14,08,412                                 | 12,69,995                                                    |
|     29 | Sikkim                      | 1,588                                                       | --                                    | 19,479                                    | 3,245                                                        |
|     30 | Tamil Nadu                  | 4,10,131                                                    | 96,403                                | 8,89,722                                  | 4,04,463                                                     |
|     31 | Telangana                   | 1,68,573                                                    | 75,767                                | 4,64,811                                  | 3,53,439                                                     |

*For 192 engaged apprentices are excluded in 39,58,151 as state is not defined

| 32.   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu   | 11,497    | 14,578    | 11,842      | 5,053       |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
| 33.   | Tripura                                    | 1,678     | 18,937    | 1,60,367    | 20,826      |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh                              | 3,08,923  | 5,92,927  | 25,09,373   | 29,73,580   |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand                                | 88,507    | 90,174    | 2,52,138    | 1,11,209    |
| 36.   | West Bengal                                | 1,18,665  | 89,930    | 6,51,369    | 3,32,991    |
|       | Grand Total                                | 39,58,151 | 32,53,239 | 1,64,33,033 | 1,37,44,062 |

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