Lok Sabha Question No. 432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Schemes to provide Employment to People with Highly employable Skills
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 432

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2026

SCHEMES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO PEOPLE WITH HIGHLY EMPLOYABLE SKILLS

432.      SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the population of young people with highly employable skills is increasing in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of schemes/initiatives undertaken by the Government to provide employment to such individuals during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  started  any  drive  to  identify  the young individuals in the age group of 21-30 with highly employable skills in the country;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of other schemes and initiatives of the Government to facilitate  the  employment  skilling  and  other  opportunities  for young population of the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): 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.  The  SIM  aims  at  enabling youth of  India  to  get  future  ready  and  equipped  with  industry  relevant skills.  State-wise  details  of  candidates  trained  under  PMKVY  since inception up to 31.10.2025 are given at Annexure.

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  of the  youth  is  a  priority  of  the  Government.  Accordingly,  Government  is implementing  various  employment  generation  schemes/  programmes. The  details  of  various  employment  generation  schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing  career  related  services  including  information  on  jobs  from private and government sectors, online & offline job fairs, job search & matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  skill  development courses, skill/training programmes  etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].  Further,  the  NCS  portal  is  integrated  with  leading skilling platforms and initiatives to enhance employability.

In  addition,  the  Government  is  implementing  Employment  Linked Incentive  (ELI)  Scheme  named  as  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Viksit  Bharat Rozgar Yojana to support employment generation, enhance employability and  social  security  across  all  sectors,  with  special  focus  on  the manufacturing  sector.  The  scheme  with  an  outlay  of  Rs  99,446  Crore aims  to  incentivize  the  creation  of  more  than  3.5  Crore  jobs  in  the country, over a period of 2 years.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 432 due for reply on 02.02.2026. State-wise details of candidates trained / oriented under PMKVY since inception up to 31.10.2025:

| S.No   | State / UT                                   | Trained / Oriented   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 5,501                |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                               | 5,28,234             |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 98,157               |
| 4      | Assam                                        | 8,39,672             |
| 5      | Bihar                                        | 7,60,581             |
| 6      | Chandigarh                                   | 28,035               |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                                 | 2,04,543             |
| 8      | Delhi                                        | 5,27,664             |
| 9      | Goa                                          | 10,484               |
| 10     | Gujarat                                      | 4,71,884             |
| 11     | Haryana                                      | 7,63,070             |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,76,654             |
| 13     | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 4,29,954             |
| 14     | Jharkhand                                    | 3,14,146             |
| 15     | Karnataka                                    | 6,05,744             |
| 16     | Kerala                                       | 2,74,836             |
| 17     | Ladakh                                       | 4,076                |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                                  | 390                  |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh                               | 12,15,857            |
| 20     | Maharashtra                                  | 13,32,397            |
| 21     | Manipur                                      | 1,15,021             |
| 22     | Meghalaya                                    | 58,856               |
| 23     | Mizoram                                      | 44,147               |
| 24     | Nagaland                                     | 54,055               |
| 25     | Odisha                                       | 6,02,374             |
| 26     | Puducherry                                   | 35,597               |
| 27     | Punjab                                       | 5,63,591             |
| 28     | Rajasthan                                    | 14,08,412            |
| 29     | Sikkim                                       | 19,479               |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                                   | 8,89,722             |
| 31     | Telangana                                    | 4,64,811             |
| 32     | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 11,842               |
| 33     | Tripura                                      | 1,60,367             |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                                | 25,09,373            |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                                  | 2,52,138             |
| 36     | West Bengal                                  | 6,51,369             |
|        | Total                                        | 1,64,33,033          |

Source: Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship