Lok Sabha Question No. 3879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Status of Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Ajay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3879

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026

## STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

† 3879. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

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

- (a) the number of skill Development Centres (SDC) established in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttarakhand;
- (b) the  number of individuals received such training since inception of the said centres till date, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the individuals trained in these skill development centres have secured suitable employment in the job market;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) if  not, the reasons therefor and the action plan to address the existing shortcomings in the training model in the said centres?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b):  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 under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  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  including  the  state  of Uttarakhand. The SIM aims at enabling the youth of India to get future-ready, equipped with industry-relevant skills.

The  number  of  Skill  India  Centres  (SIC)  delivering  skilling  under  these  programmes  in  the country, State/UT-wise including Uttarakhand is at Annexure I .

The number of individuals received such training since inception of the said centres till date, State/UT-wise is at Annexure II.

(c)  to  (e):      Amongst  the  schemes  of  MSDE,  employment  is  tracked  under  the  Short-Term Training component of PMKVY in the first three versions (PMKVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is on empowering our trained  candidates  to  choose  their  varied  career  path  and  they  are  suitably  oriented  for  the same.  Skill  India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH)  provides  a  wide  range  of  courses  for  skill  training  and facilitates access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities for the trained candidates available on SIDH portal. Further, Kaushal Melas and PM National Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs) have been organized to facilitate the placements opportunities to the certified candidates.

Impact of schemes for skill development including employment, is assessed through their thirdparty independent evaluation. The evaluation reports have mentioned about success in terms of placement or livelihood improvement   of candidates trained under different schemes. The brief details of same are as given below:

PMKVY :  MSDE's flagship scheme PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020. 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  has  found  that  the  scheme  has helped in almost doubling the household income for those beneficiaries   have got employment or were self-employed after the JSS training.  The report has further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident from the fact that 77.05% of the beneficiary trainees have undergone  occupational  shifts.  The  study  also  affirmed  that  the  focus  of  the  skilling  in  the scheme favours self-employment.

NAPS : Third-party evaluation study of NAPS conducted in 2021 has observed that the scheme has successfully enhanced the employability of youth by providing structured on-the-job training, with a notable increase in the engagement of apprentices across various 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.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3879  ANSWERED  ON  16.03.2026  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES '

## NUMBER OF SKILL INDIA CENTRES (SIC)

(as on 31.12.2025)

| State/UT          | PMKVY 4.0 (STT+SP) Centres   | JSS Centres   | NAPS Establishments   | CTS/ITIs   |
|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------|
| A & N Islands     | 5                            | 1             | 25                    | 4          |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 371                          | 6             | 1,216                 | 521        |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 82                           | -             | 30                    | 10         |
| Assam             | 798                          | 6             | 942                   | 47         |
| Bihar             | 537                          | 21            | 720                   | 1356       |
| Chandigarh        | 10                           | 1             | 176                   | 3          |
| Chhattisgarh      | 177                          | 14            | 319                   | 227        |
| Delhi             | 144                          | 3             | 1,846                 | 46         |
| Goa               | 6                            | 1             | 513                   | 13         |
| Gujarat           | 266                          | 9             | 10,399                | 493        |
| Haryana           | 530                          | 2             | 5,970                 | 380        |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 180                          | 11            | 778                   | 268        |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 543                          | 2             | 618                   | 56         |
| Jharkhand         | 206                          | 13            | 474                   | 354        |
| Karnataka         | 398                          | 12            | 2,806                 | 1468       |
| Kerala            | 132                          | 9             | 1,972                 | 442        |
| Ladakh            | 11                           | 2             | 16                    | 3          |
| Lakshadweep       | 1                            | 1             | 2                     | 1          |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1,351                        | 29            | 1,214                 | 953        |
| Maharashtra       | 571                          | 21            | 9,652                 | 1046       |
| Manipur           | 163                          | 4             | 31                    | 11         |
| Meghalaya         | 93                           | 1             | 45                    | 8          |
| Mizoram           | 106                          | 1             | 23                    | 3          |
| Nagaland          | 85                           | 2             | 24                    | 9          |
| Odisha            | 241                          | 29            | 755                   | 500        |
| Puducherry        | 22                           | -             | 262                   | 15         |
| Punjab            | 572                          | 2             | 1,071                 | 329        |
| Rajasthan         | 1,454                        | 9             | 1,088                 | 1543       |
| Sikkim            | 37                           | -             | 82                    | 4          |
| Tamilnadu         | 490                          | 9             | 3,138                 | 457        |
| Telangana         | 119                          | 6             | 1,406                 | 301        |
| DNH & DD          | 9                            | 2             | 139                   | 4          |
| Tripura           | 117                          | 2             | 83                    | 22         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2,581                        | 47            | 7,196                 | 3304       |
| Uttarakhand       | 196                          | 8             | 835                   | 170        |
| West Bengal       | 252                          | 8             | 1,407                 | 317        |
| Overall           | 12,856                       | 294           | 57,273                | 14,688     |

*PMKKs are being considered functional based on the intent shared by the Training Partners to operationalize the centres, which was submitted in January 2026 as per the directions of MSDE.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3879  ANSWERED  ON  16.03.2026  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES '

## NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TRAINING STATE/UT WISE

| State/UT          | PMKVY (since inception to 31.12.2025)   | JSS (Since 2018-19 to 31.12.2025)   | NAPS* (Since 2018-19 to 31.12.2025)   | CTS / ITI (2018-19 to 31.12.2025)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| A&N Islands       | 5,501                                   | 7,360                               | 420                                   | 4,574                               |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 5,28,234                                | 80,248                              | 1,03,521                              | 416,695                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 98,157                                  | 726                                 | 341                                   | 5,059                               |
| Assam             | 8,39,672                                | 68,386                              | 50,120                                | 31,356                              |
| Bihar             | 7,60,662                                | 2,29,447                            | 31,314                                | 884,949                             |
| Chandigarh        | 28,035                                  | 12,120                              | 6,523                                 | 7,679                               |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2,04,543                                | 1,46,565                            | 30,498                                | 176,809                             |
| Delhi             | 5,27,730                                | 40,609                              | 1,18,244                              | 80,267                              |
| Goa               | 10,484                                  | 12,547                              | 45,002                                | 16,408                              |
| Gujarat           | 4,71,954                                | 1,23,173                            | 5,15,340                              | 680,947                             |
| Haryana           | 7,63,070                                | 53,750                              | 3,54,661                              | 430,045                             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1,76,674                                | 86,411                              | 44,092                                | 163,850                             |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 4,29,954                                | 13,236                              | 5,429                                 | 57,682                              |
| Jharkhand         | 3,14,165                                | 1,02,540                            | 54,049                                | 283,095                             |
| Karnataka         | 6,05,744                                | 1,43,999                            | 3,92,353                              | 564,167                             |
| Kerala            | 2,74,836                                | 1,18,023                            | 70,625                                | 269,251                             |
| Ladakh            | 4,076                                   | 912                                 | 186                                   | 2,005                               |
| Lakshadweep       | 390                                     | 4,733                               | 46                                    | 2,356                               |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 12,16,005                               | 3,66,982                            | 1,29,859                              | 582,081                             |
| Maharashtra       | 13,32,519                               | 2,75,214                            | 12,15,498                             | 945,222                             |
| Manipur           | 1,15,021                                | 49,070                              | 522                                   | 3,482                               |
| Meghalaya         | 58,967                                  | 5,980                               | 1,139                                 | 5,661                               |
| Mizoram           | 44,147                                  | 6,591                               | 432                                   | 2,533                               |
| Nagaland          | 54,055                                  | 12,322                              | 117                                   | 2,014                               |
| Odisha            | 6,02,452                                | 3,11,556                            | 56,476                                | 443,484                             |
| Puducherry        | 35,597                                  | -                                   | 14,775                                | 6,040                               |
| Punjab            | 5,63,757                                | 22,653                              | 83,788                                | 337,863                             |
| Rajasthan         | 14,08,412                               | 95,209                              | 1,00,199                              | 846,973                             |
| Sikkim            | 19,479                                  | -                                   | 1,943                                 | 2,569                               |
| Tamil Nadu        | 8,89,722                                | 1,00,901                            | 4,72,590                              | 284,559                             |
| Telangana         | 4,64,884                                | 79,622                              | 2,02,443                              | 255,735                             |
| DNH & DD          | 11,842                                  | 15,412                              | 12,790                                | 4,640                               |
| Tripura           | 1,60,367                                | 20,096                              | 2,465                                 | 17,811                              |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 25,09,363                               | 6,18,416                            | 3,60,627                              | 2,550,273                           |
| Uttarakhand       | 2,52,138                                | 94,994                              | 1,00,744                              | 83,686                              |
| West Bengal       | 6,51,602                                | 94,378                              | 1,38,619                              | 290,331                             |
| Overall           | 1,64,34,210                             | 34,14,181                           | 47,17,790                             | 10,742,151                          |

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