Lok Sabha Question No. 245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: PM Internship Scheme in Maharashtra
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 2 nd  FEBRUARY, 2026

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 245 MAGHA 13, 1947 (SAKA)

## PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA

## QUESTION

245. Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:

Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:

Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) the  details  of  internship  opportunities  provided  in  Beed  and  Parbhani Parliamentary  Constituencies  of  Maharashtra  under  the  Prime  Minister's Internship Scheme since the introduction of the scheme till date,
- b) the details of companies offering such internship opportunities in Maharashtra and the sectors in which these opportunities are available;
- c) the district-wise number of internship offers made under the said scheme in Maharashtra; and
- d) the number of beneficiaries particularly from Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## [SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

- (a): The PM Internship scheme is being implemented as a national level scheme in which internship opportunities were posted across districts/cities in all States/UTs. However, the internship opportunities posted by the companies in  Beed  and  Parbhani  districts  of  Maharashtra  in  Round  I  are  23  and  10 respectively and in Round II are 44 and 21 respectively.
- (b): The  sector-wise  details  of  companies  offering  internship  opportunities  in both the rounds of PMIS Pilot Project in Maharashtra is placed at Annexure I.
- (c): The  district-wise  number  of  internship  offers  made  under  the  scheme  in Maharashtra is attached at Annexure II.

(d): The number of interns belonging to OBC, SC and ST categories who joined under both the Rounds of the Pilot Project are as follows:-

| Categories   |   Total Interns Joined |
|--------------|------------------------|
| OBC          |                   6893 |
| SC           |                   2291 |
| ST           |                    875 |

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## Annexure I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 245 part (b) to be answered on 2 nd December, 2025

Sector-wise  details  of  companies  offering  internship  opportunities  in  both  the rounds of PMIS Pilot Project in Maharashtra are as follows:-

| S. No   | Sector                         | Company Name                                      |
|---------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                | BAYER CROPSCIENCE LIMITED                         |
|         |                                | DCM SHRIRAM LIMITED                               |
|         |                                | GHARDA CHEMICALS LIMITED                          |
| 1       | Agriculture and allied         | JK PAPER LIMITED                                  |
|         |                                | JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED                        |
|         |                                | MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED                     |
|         |                                | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LIMITED                   |
| 2       | Automotive                     | ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED                             |
| 2       | Automotive                     | BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED.                               |
| 2       | Automotive                     | BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES LIMITED                     |
| 2       | Automotive                     | ENDURANCE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED                    |
| 2       | Automotive                     | HONDA MOTORCYCLE AND SCOOTER INDIA PVT LTD        |
| 2       | Automotive                     | MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED                     |
| 2       | Automotive                     | MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LIMITED                       |
| 2       | Automotive                     | SKODA AUTO VOLKSWAGEN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED       |
| 2       | Automotive                     | TATA MOTORS LIMITED                               |
| 3       | Aviation & Defence             | HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED                     |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | ADITYA BIRLA FINANCE LIMITED                      |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | AXIS BANK LIMITED                                 |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED   |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | BAJAJ ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED      |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | BAJAJ FINANCE LIMITED                             |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED                     |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | BANDHAN BANK LIMITED                              |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | DBS BANK INDIA LIMITED                            |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | DCB BANK LIMITED                                  |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | DEUTSCHE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                    |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | ECGC LIMITED                                      |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | HDB FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED                    |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED             |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | HDFC BANK LIMITED                                 |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | HDFC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                       |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | LIMITED                                           |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | ICICI BANK LIMITED                                |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED   |
| 4       | Banking and financial Services | ICICI PRUDENTIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED |

| S. No   | Sector                      | Company Name                                       |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 5       | Cement & Building Materials | ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED    |
|         |                             | ICICI SECURITIES LIMITED                           |
|         |                             | IIFL FINANCE LIMITED                               |
|         |                             | INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LIMITED |
|         |                             | INDUSIND BANK LTD.                                 |
|         |                             | KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED                        |
|         |                             | KOTAK MAHINDRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED      |
|         |                             | KOTAK MAHINDRA PRIME LIMITED                       |
|         |                             | KOTAK SECURITIES LIMITED                           |
|         |                             | LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED                          |
|         |                             | MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED   |
|         |                             | MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED                         |
|         |                             | MAX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                 |
|         |                             | MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED           |
|         |                             | MUTHOOT FINANCE LIMITED                            |
|         |                             | NIPPON LIFE INDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED         |
|         |                             | RBL BANK LIMITED                                   |
|         |                             | REC LIMITED SBI FUNDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED           |
|         |                             | SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                 |
|         |                             | SHRIRAM FINANCE LIMITED                            |
|         |                             | SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED          |
|         |                             | SMFG INDIA CREDIT COMPANY LIMITED                  |
|         |                             | SUNDARAM FINANCE LIMITED                           |
|         |                             | TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK LIMITED                   |
|         |                             | Tata Capital Limited                               |
|         |                             | THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED            |
|         |                             | THE KARNATAKA BANK LIMITED                         |
|         |                             | TRANSUNION CIBIL LIMITED                           |
|         |                             | ACC LIMITED                                        |
|         |                             | ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED                          |
|         |                             | AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED                             |
|         |                             | BERGER PAINTS INDIA LIMITED                        |
|         |                             | DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT) LIMITED                     |
|         |                             | ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED                           |
|         |                             | DEEPAK NITRITE LIMITED                             |
| 6       | Chemical Industry           | IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED                          |
|         |                             | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LIMITED                    |
| 7       | Consulting Services         | TRANSUNION CIBIL LIMITED                           |

| S. No   | Sector                      | Company Name                                       |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         | Diversified Conglomerates   | GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED                   |
|         | Diversified Conglomerates   | HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LAB PRIVATE LIMITED |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | ADANI WILMAR LIMITED                               |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD                           |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | DABUR INDIA LIMITED                                |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | EVEREST FOOD PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED              |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED                   |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | HAVELLS INDIA LIMITED                              |
|         | Moving                      | HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED                         |
| 9       | Consumer                    | ITC LIMITED                                        |
|         | Goods)                      | MARICO LIMITED                                     |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | PIRAMAL PHARMA LIMITED                             |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED                     |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED                           |
|         | FMCG (Fast-                 | UNITED SPIRITS LIMITED                             |
| 10      | Gems & Jewellery            | MALABAR GOLD LIMITED                               |
| 10      | Gems & Jewellery            | TITAN COMPANY LIMITED                              |
| 11      | Healthcare                  | APOLLO HOSPITALS ENTERPRISE LIMITED                |
| 11      | Healthcare                  | CIPLA LIMITED                                      |
| 12      |                             | GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED                   |
| 12      | Housing                     | OBEROI REALTY LIMITED                              |
| 12      |                             | PNB HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED                        |
| 13      | Infrastructure &            | ASHOKA BUILDCON LIMITED                            |
| 13      | Infrastructure &            | GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED                   |
| 13      | Infrastructure &            | MACROTECH DEVELOPERS LIMITED                       |
| 13      | Infrastructure &            | MEGHA ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED        |
| 13      | Construction                | MODERN ROAD MAKERS P LTD                           |
| 13      | Infrastructure &            | PNC INFRATECH LIMITED                              |
|         |                             | RITES LIMITED                                      |
|         |                             | CULVER MAX ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED           |
|         |                             | HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED                           |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | CYBAGE SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED                    |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | INGRAM MICRO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                 |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED                         |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LTD.              |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | PERSISTENT SYSTEMS                                 |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | NCC LIMITED                                        |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | LIMITED TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED          |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED                              |
| 14      | IT and Software Development | WIPRO LIMITED                                      |
| 15      | IT and Software Development | 3M INDIA LIMITED                                   |
| 14      | IT and Software Development |                                                    |

| S. No         | Company Name                                        |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Manufacturing | ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE LIMITED       |
|               | AMBUJA CEMENTS LIMITED                              |
|               | ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED                                |
|               | ATLAS COPCO (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED                 |
|               | BERGER PAINTS INDIA LIMITED                         |
|               | BHARAT FORGE LTD                                    |
|               | CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED              |
|               | CUMMINS INDIA LIMITED                               |
|               | CUMMINS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED          |
|               | ENDURANCE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED                      |
|               | EXIDE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                            |
|               | FINOLEX CABLES LIMITED                              |
|               | FINOLEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED                          |
|               | ITC LIMITED                                         |
|               | J. K. CEMENT LIMITED.                               |
|               | JCB INDIA LIMITED                                   |
|               | JSW ENERGY LIMITED                                  |
|               | JSW STEEL LIMITED                                   |
|               | KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED |
|               | MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED                   |
|               | PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                         |
|               | RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS LIMITED         |
|               | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                         |
|               | SIEMENS LIMITED                                     |
|               | SKF INDIA LIMITED                                   |
|               | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED                    |
|               | TUBE INVESTMENTS OF INDIA LIMITED                   |
|               | ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED                            |
|               | WHIRLPOOL OF INDIA LIMITED                          |
| 16            | BENNETT COLEMAN AND COMPANY LIMITED                 |
| 16            | CULVER MAX ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED            |
| 16            | SUN TV NETWORK LIMITED                              |
| 16            | SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED          |
| 17            | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED                         |
| 17            | IREL (INDIA) LIMITED                                |
| 17            | MOIL LIMITED                                        |
|               | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED                    |
|               | ADANI POWER LIMITED                                 |
|               | ADANI TRANSMISSION (INDIA) LIMITED                  |
|               | BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED                |
|               | ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED                             |
| 18            | GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED                                |
|               | HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED             |
|               | INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED                      |
|               | JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED                          |
|               | LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED                           |
|               | MAHANAGAR GAS LIMITED                               |

| S. No   | Company Name                                            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|         | MEGHA ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED             |
|         | NAYARA ENERGY LIMITED                                   |
|         | NTPC LIMITED                                            |
|         | NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED              |
|         | OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED                 |
|         | POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED                 |
|         | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                             |
|         | TORRENT POWER LIMITED                                   |
|         | WESTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED                              |
| 19      | ALKEM LABORATORIES LIMITED                              |
| 19      | CIPLA LIMITED                                           |
| 19      | EMCURE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED                          |
| 19      | GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED                        |
| 19      | IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED                               |
| 19      | LUPIN LIMITED                                           |
| 19      | MACLEODS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD                            |
| 19      | PFIZER LIMITED                                          |
| 19      | PIRAMAL PHARMA LIMITED                                  |
| 19      | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED                   |
| 19      | ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LIMITED                              |
| 20      | AVENUE SUPERMARTS LIMITED                               |
| 20      | BATA INDIA LTD                                          |
| 20      | OBEROI REALTY LIMITED                                   |
| 20      | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                             |
| 20      | SIGNIFY INNOVATIONS INDIA LIMITED                       |
| 20      | TITAN COMPANY LIMITED                                   |
| 20      | VOLTAS LIMITED                                          |
| 20      | WELSPUN LIVING LIMITED                                  |
| 21      | BHARTI TELEMEDIA LIMITED                                |
| 21      | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED                             |
|         | TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED                                   |
| 22      | GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD                                   |
| 22      | WELSPUN LIVING LIMITED                                  |
| 23      | GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED                        |
| 23      | INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED |
| 23      | ITC LIMITED                                             |
| 23      | JUBILANT FOODWORKS LIMITED                              |
| 23      | LEMON TREE HOTELS LIMITED                               |
| 23      | RIYA TRAVEL AND TOURS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED           |

## Annexure II

## Annexure II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 245 part (c) to be answered on 2 nd December, 2025

| S.N.       | District Wise             | Total Offers Made   | Total Offers Made   |
|------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S.N.       | District Wise             | Round I             | Round II            |
| 1.         | Ahilyanagar               | 111                 | 205                 |
| 2.         | Akola                     | 47                  | 105                 |
| 3.         | Amravati                  | 129                 | 196                 |
| 4.         | Beed                      | 56                  | 83                  |
| 5.         | Bhandara                  | 55                  | 147                 |
| 6.         | Buldhana                  | 63                  | 85                  |
| 7.         | Chandrapur                | 73                  | 172                 |
| 8.         | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 116                 | 157                 |
| 9.         | Dharashiv                 | 34                  | 61                  |
| 10.        | Dhule                     | 60                  | 94                  |
| 11.        | Gadchiroli                | 12                  | 49                  |
| 12.        | Gondia                    | 70                  | 105                 |
| 13.        | Hingoli                   | 22                  | 39                  |
| 14.        | Jalgaon                   | 122                 | 242                 |
| 15.        | Jalna                     | 56                  | 66                  |
| 16.        | Kolhapur                  | 80                  | 108                 |
| 17.        | Latur                     | 101                 | 116                 |
| 18.        | Mumbai                    | 226                 | 241                 |
| 19. Mumbai | Suburban                  | 213                 | 226                 |
| 20.        | Nagpur                    | 338                 | 495                 |
| 21.        | Nanded                    | 95                  | 122                 |
| 22.        | Nandurbar                 | 20                  | 30                  |
| 23.        | Nashik                    | 178                 | 393                 |
| 24.        | Palghar                   | 122                 | 110                 |
| 25.        | Parbhani                  | 32                  | 62                  |
| 26.        | Pune                      | 433                 | 632                 |
| 27.        | Raigad                    | 77                  | 102                 |
| 28.        | Ratnagiri                 | 20                  | 30                  |
| 29.        | Sangli                    | 73                  | 85                  |
| 30.        | Satara                    | 43                  | 127                 |
| 31.        | Sindhudurg                | 14                  | 24                  |
| 32.        | Solapur                   | 135                 | 162                 |
| 33.        | Thane                     | 348                 | 294                 |
| 34.        | Wardha                    | 65                  | 104                 |
| 35.        | Washim                    | 24                  | 66                  |
| 36.        | Yavatmal                  | 55                  | 92                  |
| Grand      | Total                     | 3718                | 5427                |