Lok Sabha Question No. 305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Setting up of New Jan Shikshan Sansthan
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 305

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## SETTING UP OF NEW SHIKSHAN SANSTHA

## 305.    SHRI KESINENISIVANATH: SHRI B K PARTHASARATH:

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

- a. the  total  number  of  New  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  sanctioned  and  operational  in the country, State/UT-wise;
- b. the details of the agencies running the JSS, State/UT-wise along with the number of people trained;
- c. the Expression of Interests that has been invited by the Government for setting up of New JSS, State/UT and district-wise for the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and the current year; and
- d. whether the Government plans to establish more JSS in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &   (b):  At  present,   294  Jan Shikshan  Sansthans (JSS) are functioning across 26 States and 7 UTs. These  JSSs  are registered as Non  Governmental  Organizations under the Societies Registration  Act,  1860  for  the  purpose  of  running  them.  State-wise  details  of  functional  JSSs  and number of trained beneficiaries are given at Annexure-I .  State-wise details of functional JSSs are given at Annexure-II . Since the details in aforementioned Annexure-II are too lengthy. It is uploaded on Ministry's website at https://www.msde.gov.in/documents?page=1

Since July 2018 and till 31st December 2025, a total of 34.14 lakh beneficiaries have been trained under the JSS scheme.

- (c)     An Expression of Interest (EoI) to establish new Jan Shikshan Sansthans  for Skill Development in  the  country  was  released  on  22nd  May  2023  by  this  Ministry,  however  the  EoI  was  cancelled subsequently.
- (d)      At present no such proposal is under consideration.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 305 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

Details of functional JSSs (state-wise) and number of trained beneficiaries are given as under :

| Sl No   | State/UT                                 |   No. of functional JSS | Number of beneficiaries Trained   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar                      |                       1 | 7,360                             |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                           |                       6 | 80,248                            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                       0 | 726                               |
| 4       | Assam                                    |                       6 | 68,386                            |
| 5       | Bihar                                    |                      21 | 2,29,447                          |
| 6       | Chandigarh                               |                       1 | 12,120                            |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                             |                      14 | 1,46,565                          |
| 8       | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                       2 | 15,412                            |
| 9       | Delhi                                    |                       3 | 40,609                            |
| 10      | Goa                                      |                       1 | 12,547                            |
| 11      | Gujarat                                  |                       9 | 1,23,173                          |
| 12      | Haryana                                  |                       2 | 53,750                            |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                         |                      11 | 86,411                            |
| 14      | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                       2 | 13,236                            |
| 15      | Jharkhand                                |                      13 | 1,02,540                          |
| 16      | Karnataka                                |                      12 | 1,43,999                          |
| 17      | Kerala                                   |                       9 | 1,18,023                          |
| 18      | Ladakh                                   |                       2 | 912                               |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                              |                       1 | 4,733                             |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                           |                      29 | 3,66,982                          |
| 21      | Maharashtra                              |                      21 | 2,75,214                          |
| 22      | Manipur                                  |                       4 | 49,070                            |
| 23      | Meghalaya                                |                       1 | 5,980                             |
| 24      | Mizoram                                  |                       1 | 6,591                             |
| 25      | Nagaland                                 |                       2 | 12,322                            |
| 26      | Odisha                                   |                      29 | 3,11,556                          |
| 27      | Punjab                                   |                       2 | 22,653                            |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                |                       9 | 95,209                            |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                               |                       9 | 1,00,901                          |
| 30      | Telangana                                |                       6 | 79,622                            |
| 31      | Tripura                                  |                       2 | 20,096                            |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh                            |                      47 | 6,18,416                          |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                              |                       8 | 94,994                            |
| 34      | West Bengal                              |                       8 | 94,378                            |
|         | Grand Total                              |                     294 | 34,14,181                         |