Lok Sabha Question No. 5980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: NCS Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Atul Garg, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5980 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2026

## NCS PORTAL

5980.      SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:

SHRI ATUL GARG:

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

- (a) whether the National Career Service (NCS) portal has achieved a historic  milestone  by  mobilizing  over  3.43  crore  vacancies  in Financial Year 2025-26, effectively becoming the nation's largest digital employment exchange, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  successful  integration  of  NCS  with  the  "Skill  India Digital Hub" now allows for a seamless transition from "Skilling" to "Placement" for job seekers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the enhanced utilization of "Model Career Centres" (MCCs) in rural districts to provide physical counselling and softskills training to non-urban youth particularly in Maharashtra;
- (d) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  onboard  more private sector employers and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  (MSMEs)  onto  the  portal  to  diversify  the  job  roles available beyond government vacancies; and
- (e) the manner in which the said modernized employment infrastructure  bridges  the  "Information  Asymmetry"  in  the  job market, democratizing access to opportunities for youth from Tier2 and Tier-3 cities?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As on 28.02.2026, more than 3.66 crore vacancies have been mobilized on NCS portal across the country in Financial Year 2025-26.

NCS portal is  integrated  with  Skill  India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH)  that  is specially designed and developed to skill, reskill and upskill individuals through an online training platform for jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.  The  integration  of  NCS  Portal  with  SIDH  has  paved  the way  for  the  skilled  jobseekers  on  SIDH  to  avail  the  benefits  of  NCS Portal and the jobseekers to avail the skilling services offered by SIDH.

The  NCS  project  also,  inter  alia,  envisaged  setting  up  of  Model Career Centres (MCCs) in the country including Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities to deliver  career  related  services  such  as  organizing  online/  offline  job fairs,  mobilize  the  employers,  provide  online/  offline  career  counselling at local level etc. in collaboration with State and other institutions to the jobseekers (including youth) and employers through outreach activities. Till date the Government has approved 407 Model Career Centres across the  country,  of  which  28  MCCs  have  been  approved  in  the  State  of Maharashtra (including rural districts).

Further,  a  module  on  NCS  Portal  facilitates  the  approved  career counsellors to provide career counselling and guidance services. As on 28.02.2026, more than 1180 career counsellors have onboarded on NCS Portal  and  till  date  more  than  55  Lakh  online/  offline  career  guidance sessions have been conducted nationwide (including Maharashtra).

Ministry  has  also  signed  several  MoUs  with  the  private  and  public employers/ portals (including Udyam Portal of Ministry of MSME)/platforms to strengthen public-private partnerships for enhancing employment  opportunities  for  all  jobseekers.  Till  date  more  than  35 Memorandums  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  have  been  signed  including MoUs  with  private  partners  such  as  APNA,  Swiggy,  Rapido,  Zomato, Amazon, TCS iON, Quikr, FoundIt (Monster) etc. offering facilities such as  job  fairs  listing,  skill  development  programmes,  career  counselling etc. available on the NCS Portal

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 conducts various outreach activities viz. workshops, awareness/ orientation programmes for the stakeholders.

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