Lok Sabha Question No. 1259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Status of Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1259

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

1259.  SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

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

- (a) the total number of Skill Development Centres (SDCs) established across the country, along with the number of candidates trained in each centre during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether any new Skill Development Centres sanctioned or established in Tamil Nadu, particularly in educationally and economically backward districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the sectors and skill areas in which training is being imparted at said centres and the placement record of trainees after completion of courses;
- (d) the total funds allocated, released and utilised for Skill Development Centres during the last five years, State-wise, particularly for Tamil Nadu;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  assessment  of  the  quality  of  training, infrastructure  adequacy and faculty availability  in  said  centres along  with  the  steps  taken  to address any gaps; and
- (f) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  enhance  industry  participation,  ensure employment-linked training and improve overall outcomes of the Skill Development 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) scheme, 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 the youth of India to get future-ready, equipped with industry-relevant skills.

Further, the Schemes of MSDE are demand-driven driven and the Training Centres are set up or engaged on need basis. The total number of Skill Development Centres (SDCs) established across the Country along with the number of candidates trained in each centre during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise, is given at Annexure-I .

(c) Under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  placements  were  tracked  in  the  Short-Term  Training  (STT) component in the first three versions of the Scheme, which are PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0 which is under implementation since FY 2022-23, the focus is to empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same.

The details  of  the  Sector  and  job  roles  in  which  training  is  being  imparted  under  Skill  India Mission are available at www.skillindiadigital.gov.in under the tab 'Dashboard'.

(d) Funds  under  PMKVY  and  JSS  schemes  are  released  to  implementing  agencies  for meeting the training cost as per prescribed norms.  Under NAPS, stipend support up to ₹ 1500/ -per month is released to apprentices through DBT. Day-to-day administration as well as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Government/ UT Administration.

Details of the budget released under the PMKVY and JSS schemes during the last five years and the current year are at Annexure- II .

(e) Improvement in the quality of training in Skill Development Centres (SDCs) is an ongoing endeavour.The monitoring and assessment mechanism of the schemes is as follows: -

DGT: In this regard, DGT periodically reviews the affiliation standards and norms for ITIs to ensure  their  relevance  and  effectiveness.  The  curriculum  of  courses  under  the  CTS  is  also updated regularly in consultation with industry partners, to incorporate the latest technological advancements and evolving skill requirements -ensuring that the training remains aligned with market demand.

Further,  the  respective  State  Governments,  in  coordination  with  the  Central  Government, conduct  periodic  joint  inspections  of  ITIs,  which  ensures  standards  in  infrastructure,  faculty qualifications, curriculum implementation, and training delivery in ITIs are up to date.

PMKVY: Under PMKVY, the training  centres  have  been  mandated  to  install  an  Aadhaarenabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS) machine to keep track of candidates' attendance for the training. To ensure compliance, the payment to the training centres has been linked to attendance. Concurrent Monitoring of training centres and candidate skilling lifecycle progress by using the monitoring tools, such as Call Validation, Surprise Centre Visits, Virtual Verification, Outcome outcome-based payment to training centres is also put in place.

NAPS: Under NAPS, a National Steering Committee (NSC) and a Scheme Monitoring and Review Committee (SMRC) have been established at the central level to monitor the scheme. Similarly,  State  Implementation  Review  Committees  (SIRCs)  have  been  constituted  at  the State/UT level.

JSS: MSDE monitors the implementation of the Scheme through periodic review meetings and field  visits.  The  scheme implementation is also monitored through the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) portal. At the State level, the monitoring and supervision of the JSSs is done by the RDSDEs. The RDSDE officials periodically visit and inspect the JSS under their jurisdiction for effective monitoring. A 16-member committee known as Board of Management (BoM) has been established in each JSS, which periodically reviews the programmes implemented by the JSS.

(f): The  Government  has  taken  following  steps  to  enhance  industry  participation,  ensure employment-linked training and improve overall outcomes of Central skill programmes in India, including Tamil Nadu.

- i. The Government is actively working to expand training opportunities across the country by encouraging more training infrastructure, especially in underserved areas and launching initiatives like Skill Hubs to integrate skilling with school and college ecosystems.
- ii. Training  centres  are  evaluated  for  adequate  and  modern  equipment  as  part  of  the accreditation and affiliation process.
- iii. The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has been set up as an overarching regulator establishing regulations and standards to ensure quality in the vocational education and training space.
- iv. The Awarding Bodies recognised by NCVET are expected to develop the qualifications as per the industry demand and map them with the identified occupations as per the National Classification  of  Occupation  2015  of  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  and  obtain industry validations.
- v. MSDE has established the Common Cost Norms for the skill development programs/schemes being implemented by Government of India. There are about 20 other ministries/departments implementing the skill development schemes.
- vi. The  training  programmes  offered  under  the  schemes  of  MSDE  are  developed  in collaboration with industries, keeping in view market demands. 36 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), led by industry leaders in the respective sectors, have been set up by National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  which  are  mandated  to  identify  the skill development  needs  of  respective  sectors  as  well  as  to  determine  skill  competency standards.
- vii. Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT)  is  implementing  Flexi  MoU  Scheme  and  Dual System of Training (DST). These initiatives are meant to provide training to ITI students in industrial environment.
- viii. Under NAPS,  apprenticeship training and increasing  engagement with industrial establishments for undertaking apprenticeship programmes is promoted.
- ix. Government of India has signed MoU with 7 countries (i.e., Australia, Denmark, Germany, Japan,  Qatar,  Singapore,  and  UAE)  in  Vocational  Education  and  Training  /  Skill development for the international mobility of the skilled manpower.
- x. DGT has also signed MoU with IT Tech companies like IBM, CISCO, Future Skill Rights Network, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Autodesk and Meta to ensure industry linkages for the institutes at the state & regional levels and to ensure anytime, anywhere learning in new-age courses.
- xi. NSDC,  under  the  Market  led  program,  provides  support  to  training  providers  that collaborate and align skill courses with industry demand.
- xii. Future ready job-roles addressing the requirement of Industry 4.0, emerging sectors like Drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Mechatronics, etc., have been prioritized under PMKVY 4.0. Under CTS also, new age courses have been developed to meet the demand of futuristic job roles in emerging technologies.
- xiii. Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) Portal has been established as a Digital Public Infrastructure for skilling, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1259 ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2025  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES'

Skill Development Centres (SDCs) established across the Country along with the number of candidates trained in each centre, State/UT-wise

## a. State/UT-wise  Skill Development Centres (SDCs)

| S. No.   | State                                  | PMKVY 4.0 centres   | JSS Centres   | ITIs   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------|--------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 5                   | 1             | 4      |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                         | 370                 | 6             | 521    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 82                  | 0             | 10     |
| 4        | Assam                                  | 797                 | 6             | 47     |
| 5        | Bihar                                  | 537                 | 21            | 1,356  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                             | 10                  | 1             | 3      |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                           | 177                 | 14            | 227    |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 9                   | 2             | 4      |
| 9        | Delhi                                  | 144                 | 3             | 46     |
| 10       | Goa                                    | 6                   | 1             | 13     |
| 11       | Gujarat                                | 266                 | 8             | 493    |
| 12       | Haryana                                | 529                 | 2             | 380    |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                       | 179                 | 11            | 268    |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 543                 | 2             | 56     |
| 15       | Jharkhand                              | 206                 | 13            | 354    |
| 16       | Karnataka                              | 397                 | 12            | 1,467  |
| 17       | Kerala                                 | 130                 | 9             | 442    |
| 18       | Ladakh                                 | 11                  | 2             | 3      |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                            | 1                   | 1             | 1      |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                         | 1,350               | 29            | 953    |
| 21       | Maharashtra                            | 570                 | 21            | 1,045  |
| 22       | Manipur                                | 163                 | 4             | 11     |
| 23       | Meghalaya                              | 93                  | 1             | 8      |
| 24       | Mizoram                                | 106                 | 1             | 3      |
| 25       | Nagaland                               | 85                  | 2             | 9      |
| 26       | Odisha                                 | 239                 | 29            | 500    |
| 27       | Puducherry                             | 22                  | -             | 15     |
| 28       | Punjab                                 | 572                 | 2             | 329    |
| 29       | Rajasthan                              | 1,453               | 9             | 1,543  |
| 30       | Sikkim                                 | 37                  | -             | 457    |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                             | 489                 | 9             | 301    |
| 32       | Telangana                              | 118                 | 6             | 4      |
| 33       | Tripura                                | 117                 | 2             | 22     |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2,581               | 47            | 3,300  |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                            | 196                 | 8             | 170    |
| 36       | West Bengal                            | 250                 | 8             | 317    |
| Total    | Total                                  | 12,840              | 293           | 14,682 |

## (B) Number of Candidates trained:

| S. No.   | State                                  | PMKVY     | JSS       | ITIs      |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 3,974     | 6600      | 10,574    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1,56,073  | 61,027    | 2,17,100  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 75,873    | -         | 75,873    |
| 4        | Assam                                  | 5,14,676  | 52,840    | 5,67,516  |
| 5        | Bihar                                  | 2,83,508  | 1,84,858  | 4,68,366  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                             | 6,313     | 9,249     | 15,562    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                           | 55,180    |           | 55,180    |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1,02,437  | 1,19,671  | 2,22,108  |
| 9        | Delhi                                  | 2,908     | 12,486    | 15,394    |
| 10       | Goa                                    | 1,50,482  | 30,840    | 1,81,322  |
| 11       | Gujarat                                | 1,93,448  | 9,884     | 2,03,332  |
| 12       | Haryana                                | 55,788    | 93,212    | 1,49,000  |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                       | 2,06,295  | 39,925    | 2,46,220  |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 94,918    | 77,872    | 1,72,790  |
| 15       | Jharkhand                              | 1,73,135  | 8,290     | 1,81,425  |
| 16       | Karnataka                              | 69,980    | 87,752    | 1,57,732  |
| 17       | Kerala                                 | 1,915     | 1,14,291  | 1,16,206  |
| 18       | Ladakh                                 | 330       | 89,254    | 89,584    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                            | 4,71,190  | -         | 4,71,190  |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                         | 3,18,238  | -         | 3,18,238  |
| 21       | Maharashtra                            | 66,744    | 2,80,282  | 3,47,026  |
| 22       | Manipur                                | 33,321    | 2,09,863  | 2,43,184  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                              | 29,218    | 39,686    | 68,904    |
| 24       | Mizoram                                | 32,099    | -         | 32,099    |
| 25       | Nagaland                               | 1,42,746  | -         | 1,42,746  |
| 26       | Odisha                                 | 10,822    | 9,062     | 19,884    |
| 27       | Puducherry                             | 2,11,611  |           | 2,11,611  |
| 28       | Punjab                                 | 4,59,809  | 2,51,387  | 7,11,196  |
| 29       | Rajasthan                              | 11,013    | 17,032    | 28,045    |
| 30       | Sikkim                                 | 2,39,546  |           | 2,39,546  |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                             | 97,301    | 77,526    | 1,74,827  |
| 32       | Telangana                              | 2,213     | 77,830    | 80,043    |
| 33       | Tripura                                | 73,410    | 59,041    | 1,32,451  |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                          | 8,95,886  | 4,73,404  | 13,69,290 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                            | 92,110    | 74,591    | 1,66,701  |
| 36       | West Bengal                            | 1,62,283  | 69,976    | 2,32,259  |
|          | Total                                  | 54,96,793 | 26,71,350 | 81,68,143 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1259 ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2025  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES'

Funds released to the States/UTs during last five years and the current year

## (i) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

|   Sl No | State                                    | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-26   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 1.15      | 0.59      | 0.08      | 0.02      | 0.84      | -         |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 34.04     | 9.55      | 3.16      | 35.68     | 15.95     | 9.51      |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 14.46     | 10.11     | 1.50      | 5.35      | 5.41      | 0.87      |
|       4 | Assam                                    | 75.20     | 53.46     | 11.01     | 43.26     | 42.21     | 13.33     |
|       5 | Bihar                                    | 62.41     | 55.80     | 15.82     | 31.92     | 62.33     | 0.94      |
|       6 | Chandigarh                               | 0.91      | 0.49      | 0.26      | 0.61      | 0.57      | -         |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                             | 7.19      | 3.98      | 2.49      | 13.00     | 8.37      | 4.23      |
|       8 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 0.33      | 0.18      | 0.01      | 0.26      | 0.90      | -         |
|       9 | Delhi                                    | 48.63     | 3.52      | 3.60      | 12.63     | 19.50     | 0.66      |
|      10 | Goa                                      | 0.06      | 0.03      | 0.06      | 0.23      | 0.07      | -         |
|      11 | Gujarat                                  | 27.01     | 9.04      | 3.36      | 16.26     | 18.79     | 0.39      |
|      12 | Haryana                                  | 35.57     | 8.67      | 3.93      | 26.89     | 58.23     | 3.99      |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 14.05     | 5.44      | 2.81      | 9.39      | 14.46     | 3.63      |
|      14 | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 35.83     | 16.52     | 16.80     | 34.89     | 69.30     | 2.80      |
|      15 | Jharkhand                                | 10.86     | 9.45      | 4.95      | 13.30     | 19.71     | 0.71      |
|      16 | Karnataka                                | 45.28     | 11.69     | 3.47      | 18.36     | 33.19     | 1.28      |
|      17 | Kerala                                   | 11.11     | 6.63      | 4.64      | 11.20     | 4.36      | 0.50      |
|      18 | Lakshadweep                              | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh                           | 63.67     | 45.03     | 19.24     | 51.19     | 205.84    | 18.23     |
|      20 | Maharashtra                              | 104.65    | 25.45     | 7.10      | 43.13     | 44.44     | 3.83      |
|      21 | Manipur                                  | 18.30     | 7.63      | 2.05      | 7.04      | 10.08     | 16.42     |
|      22 | Meghalaya                                | 5.31      | 2.92      | 0.46      | 2.96      | 4.36      | (1.03)    |
|      23 | Mizoram                                  | 5.74      | 3.10      | 0.81      | 3.06      | 2.75      | 3.23      |
|      24 | Nagaland                                 | 3.18      | 1.74      | 3.09      | 3.88      | 4.27      | 1.17      |
|      25 | Odisha                                   | 44.02     | 14.50     | 5.41      | 20.19     | 14.31     | 1.63      |
|      26 | Puducherry                               | 2.68      | 1.28      | 0.49      | 2.67      | 1.24      | -         |
|      27 | Punjab                                   | 29.93     | 10.91     | 5.19      | 27.24     | 104.17    | 2.30      |
|      28 | Rajasthan                                | 68.14     | 35.29     | 10.40     | 63.43     | 292.42    | 5.15      |
|      29 | Sikkim                                   | 3.31      | 1.65      | 0.85      | 3.15      | 1.26      | 0.08      |
|      30 | Tamil Nadu                               | 31.66     | 11.04     | 5.40      | 41.48     | 63.08     | 1.04      |
|      31 | Telangana                                | 24.13     | 9.39      | 3.67      | 24.44     | 11.07     | 1.87      |
|      32 | Tripura                                  | 21.57     | 8.52      | 1.60      | 5.72      | 8.94      | 1.49      |
|      33 | Uttar Pradesh                            | 133.05    | 66.64     | 19.07     | 97.47     | 352.64    | 10.99     |

(₹ in crore)

(ii) Jan Shishan Sansthan:

|   Sl No | State                                    | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26   | 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26   | 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26   | 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman And Nicobar                      | 0.00      | 0.45      | 0.50                              | 0.50                              | 0.50                              | 0.25                              |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 3.12      | 3.03      | 3.31                              | 3.36                              | 2.99                              | 1.50                              |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | -         | -         | -                                 | -                                 | -                                 | -                                 |
|       4 | Assam                                    | 2.46      | 2.91      | 2.74                              | 2.74                              | 2.90                              | 1.50                              |
|       5 | Bihar                                    | 5.34      | 9.25      | 11.90                             | 11.69                             | 10.11                             | 5.13                              |
|       6 | Chandigarh                               | 0.49      | 0.42      | 0.52                              | 0.56                              | 0.48                              | 0.25                              |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                             | 3.07      | 6.70      | 7.61                              | 7.34                              | 6.74                              | 3.50                              |
|       8 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 0.48      | 0.82      | 0.95                              | 0.96                              | 0.75                              | 0.50                              |
|       9 | Delhi                                    | 1.48      | 1.44      | 1.68                              | 1.68                              | 1.50                              | 0.75                              |
|      10 | Goa                                      | 0.50      | 0.48      | 0.56                              | 0.55                              | 0.48                              | 0.25                              |
|      11 | Gujarat                                  | 5.00      | 5.12      | 4.79                              | 4.48                              | 3.84                              | 2.00                              |
|      12 | Haryana                                  | 2.50      | 2.45      | 2.15                              | 2.20                              | 0.97                              | 0.50                              |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 0.76      | 4.77      | 5.71                              | 5.72                              | 4.70                              | 2.65                              |
|      14 | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 0.88      | 1.15      | 0.13                              | 0.25                              | 0.38                              | 0.25                              |
|      15 | Jharkhand                                | 1.30      | 5.32      | 5.72                              | 6.31                              | 6.04                              | 3.13                              |
|      16 | Karnataka                                | 4.38      | 5.60      | 6.51                              | 6.63                              | 5.86                              | 3.00                              |
|      17 | Kerala                                   | 4.37      | 4.17      | 5.01                              | 5.04                              | 4.45                              | 2.25                              |
|      18 | Ladakh                                   | 0.00      | 0.57      | 0.46                              | 0.25                              | 0.00                              | 0.25                              |
|      19 | Lakshadweep                              | 0.00      | 0.20      | 0.50                              | 0.46                              | 0.38                              | 0.25                              |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh                           | 12.87     | 14.28     | 14.94                             | 15.03                             | 14.11                             | 7.31                              |
|      21 | Maharashtra                              | 9.78      | 10.17     | 11.31                             | 11.46                             | 10.27                             | 5.13                              |
|      22 | Manipur                                  | 1.50      | 1.94      | 2.23                              | 2.18                              | 2.00                              | 1.00                              |
|      23 | Meghalaya                                | 0.00      | 0.20      | 0.50                              | 0.50                              | 0.50                              | 0.25                              |
|      24 | Mizoram                                  | 0.00      | 0.45      | 0.56                              | 0.52                              | 0.48                              | 0.25                              |
|      25 | Nagaland                                 | 0.50      | 0.95      | 0.64                              | 0.63                              | 0.25                              | 0.38                              |
|      26 | Odisha                                   | 8.01      | 13.23     | 15.38                             | 15.19                             | 14.38                             | 7.97                              |
|      27 | Punjab                                   | 0.97      | 0.75      | 1.05                              | 0.99                              | 0.98                              | 0.50                              |
|      28 | Rajasthan                                | 2.51      | 4.06      | 4.29                              | 4.52                              | 4.30                              | 2.25                              |
|      29 | Tamil Nadu                               | 3.36      | 3.19      | 4.06                              | 4.32                              | 4.27                              | 2.00                              |
|      30 | Telangana                                | 2.93      | 2.74      | 3.20                              | 3.24                              | 2.89                              | 1.50                              |
|      31 | Tripura                                  | 0.48      | 0.84      | 1.07                              | 1.02                              | 0.97                              | 0.50                              |
|      32 | Uttar Pradesh                            | 22.05     | 22.99     | 25.79                             | 26.03                             | 23.29                             | 12.25                             |
|      33 | Uttarakhand                              | 2.72      | 3.46      | 4.64                              | 4.34                              | 3.97                              | 2.00                              |
|      34 | West Bengal                              | 3.87      | 3.54      | 4.25                              | 3.69                              | 3.81                              | 2.00                              |

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(₹ in crore)