India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
State/UT
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
613
310
648
909
30
Andhra Pradesh
13,199
5,798
32,449
35,471
3,094
Arunachal Pradesh
8,884
667
4,152
10,054
125
Assam
24,517
8,721
38,190
75,182
5,902
Bihar
47,643
12,213
23,613
99,982
4,451
Chandigarh
893
491
319
628
148
Chhattisgarh
9,495
4,356
8,385
16,452
490
Delhi
19,965
2,262
10,686
12,277
2,769
Goa
604
176
183
236
12
Gujarat
35,001
6,503
19,975
39,762
949
Haryana
18,191
8,963
27,411
75,942
8,308
Himachal Pradesh
8,724
3,539
5,348
19,341
3,582
Jammu And Kashmir
21,339
7,352
28,895
85,557
4,689
Jharkhand
34,233
5,302
8,796
30,034
1,785
Karnataka
23,153
8,410
13,025
69,486
7,339
Kerala
12,968
5,673
8,832
10,449
1,118
Ladakh
731
246
445
312
0
Lakshadweep
120
0
0
120
0
Madhya Pradesh
46,659
21,345
34,884
2,59,871
16,686
Maharashtra
39,864
14,913
35,284
75,368
8,180
Manipur
6,424
1,146
2,879
20,798
1,067
Meghalaya
3,406
1,245
2,502
7,938
1,168
Mizoram
4,742
1,162
3,533
6,871
1,384
Nagaland
4,184
1,803
3,830
7,299
662
Odisha
12,645
12,116
21,457
26,231
2,189
Puducherry
1,622
689
1,556
3,096
646
Punjab
18,539
7,568
11,836
1,06,699
10,259
Rajasthan
38,511
9,232
23,564
2,80,156
10,856
Sikkim
1,322
381
2,802
2,874
0
Tamil Nadu
29,057
8,029
34,533
85,689
10,786
Telangana
13,107
8,040
15,390
22,188
6,344
Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu
252
31
301
1,407
75
Tripura
4,490
1,608
5,081
14,363
1,906
Uttar Pradesh
69,015
25,568
71,771
4,63,503
28,823
Uttarakhand
10,522
2,942
11,669
35,364
3,650
West Bengal
31,406
12,370
25,768
36,410
3,916
State/UT
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024- 25
2025-26
A & N Islands
900
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,797
Andhra Pradesh
11,699
16,200
10,800
10,769
10,795
Arunachal Pradesh
-
-
-
-
Assam
9,139
12,600
9,000
10,799
10,798
Bihar
28,769
56,594
37,786
36,733
37,073
Chandigarh
1,600
2,700
1,800
1,770
1,462
Chhattisgarh
18,151
37,777
23,376
24,967
25,158
DNH & DD
2,379
3,255
3,179
2,417
3,197
Delhi
5,440
8,099
5,398
5,391
5,363
Goa
1,740
2,700
1,800
1,700
1,799
Gujarat
19,228
23,917
14,160
14,311
14,889
Haryana
8,939
10,728
7,181
3,333
3,437
Himachal Pradesh
8,424
28,244
18,630
18,052
18,865
Jammu & Kashmir
2,396
500
1,020
680
2,297
Jharkhand
9,964
25,220
22,439
20,976
23,063
Karnataka
18,735
31,492
21,532
21,509
21,377
Kerala
16,148
24,300
16,198
15,929
16,199
Ladakh
-
600
212
-
717
Lakshadweep
-
1,481
1,772
900
999
Madhya Pradesh
52,222
70,259
49,089
51,477
52,082
Maharashtra
38,479
52,934
37,273
36,861
37,612
Manipur
6,285
10,278
7,197
7,219
7,200
Meghalaya
-
1,660
1,800
1,780
1,759
Mizoram
900
2,472
1,800
963
922
Nagaland
1,812
1,999
2,631
540
2,560
Odisha
40,635
71,765
50,828
52,123
52,151
Punjab
3,567
4,138
3,560
2,980
3,458
Rajasthan
12,443
20,651
14,831
15,534
16,180
Tamilnadu
14,045
19,784
14,780
15,124
15,818
Telangana
10,398
15,639
10,300
10,787
10,793
Tripura
2,610
5,397
3,600
3,480
3,567
Uttar Pradesh
88,648
1,22,510
84,573
82,475
82,532
Uttarakhand
12,433
20,687
14,393
13,978
14,304
West Bengal
13,868
17,904
12,599
13,133
14,118
States/UTs
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
A & N Islands
9
41
48
199
177
Andhra Pradesh
15,501
16,424
21,701
22,075
26,446
Arunachal Pradesh
18
42
65
66
204
Assam
14,007
9,660
8,174
5,801
10,028
Bihar
6,476
5,543
5,317
5,502
9,013
Chandigarh
813
668
1,231
1,692
1,739
Chhattisgarh
2,631
4,875
5,249
5,362
6,820
Delhi
17,799
15,817
15,957
22,471
30,330
Goa
3,432
4,406
11,882
11,770
12,412
Gujarat
69,568
76,222
83,957
90,796
1,09,027
Haryana
42,338
62,867
66,714
66,504
85,979
Himachal Pradesh
5,670
6,825
10,212
9,257
10,891
Jammu & Kashmir
832
989
859
1,026
1,230
Jharkhand
8,258
9,151
11,883
9,686
10,674
Karnataka
41,972
58,629
78,457
92,843
1,16,343
Kerala
8,975
11,275
13,104
15,317
15,519
Ladakh
18
28
66
50
19
Lakshadweep
4
9
6
8
14
Madhya Pradesh
17,093
21,205
22,706
26,823
34,210
Maharashtra
1,46,903
1,86,010
2,63,245
2,78,423
3,01,910
Manipur
90
32
18
187
219
Meghalaya
117
181
212
328
175
Mizoram
4
4
12
146
280
Nagaland
27
22
15
24
40
Odisha
8,296
10,458
10,755
10,757
12,416
Puducherry
1,090
1,343
2,469
4,268
5,953
Punjab
11,659
15,361
14,761
15,510
25,649
Rajasthan
9,478
15,204
18,230
22,328
32,243
Sikkim
308
202
298
439
508
Tamilnadu
49,929
72,311
1,01,553
1,01,788
1,43,236
Telangana
38,454
31,821
37,775
34,017
47,501
DNH & DD
1,282
1,006
2,878
3,570
4,100
Tripura
244
368
383
449
533
Uttar Pradesh
38,042
56,946
71,505
78,966
1,06,269
Uttarakhand
9,986
16,436
21,058
22,887
30,643
West Bengal
18,791
26,109
29,538
23,324
35,153
State/UT
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
Andaman and nicobar islands
531
450
481
838
829
Andhra pradesh
45,612
48,110
50,568
52,447
54213
Arunachal pradesh
497
674
733
669
697
Assam
3,500
3,548
5,325
4,256
5725
Bihar
110,399
90,830
125,625
116,293
116754
Chandigarh
910
907
1,083
898
1175
Chhattisgarh
22,320
20,816
24,226
22,237
23970
Delhi
8,774
9,261
10,288
9,368
10970
Goa
2,080
2,126
2,255
2,161
2404
Gujarat
81,236
84,648
98,454
78,811
90790
Haryana
49,032
45,161
54,944
51,465
53477
Himachal pradesh
20,332
22,691
23,371
18,801
16973
Jammu and kashmir
8,062
8,130
8,504
8,226
10047
Jharkhand
29,760
35,573
40,108
40,263
48331
Karnataka
66,238
73,068
78,724
64,447
71839
Kerala
35,493
34,741
33,196
30,445
30132
Ladakh
171
326
368
375
421
Lakshadweep
374
303
360
341
210
Madhya pradesh
63,306
69,194
73,224
69,309
79970
Maharashtra
112,997
121,884
128,009
115,889
130810
Manipur
108
668
812
721
894
Meghalaya
508
738
714
992
1000
Mizoram
256
334
396
260
328
Nagaland
186
267
240
379
324
Odisha
57,401
54,005
65,801
54,855
61348
Puducherry
689
737
796
695
704
Punjab
39,992
39,986
43,997
40,370
44247
Rajasthan
95,342
99,263
109,648
90,937
88418
Sikkim
181
424
312
353
431
Tamil nadu
28,496
35,078
41,127
35,466
39119
Telangana
27,183
26,480
29,579
33,583
40452
Dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu
443
666
908
822
841
Tripura
1,603
2,470
2,452
2,240
2714
Uttar pradesh
273,714
269,106
333,024
317,044
385871
Uttarakhand
8,918
10,807
11,499
8,661
11526
West bengal
29,207
37,711
44,211
40,216
42323
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 Kerala. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills. Some of the key schemes under SIM are:
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): The PMKVY Scheme is for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including the state of Kerala.
Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The scheme aims to impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having a rudimentary level of education and school dropouts up to 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due age relaxation in case of "Divyangjan" and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS): This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support for payment of stipend to apprentices. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the- Job Training / Practical Training at the workplace in the industry.
Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS): This scheme is for providing long-term training through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The ITIs offer a range of vocational/skill training courses covering many economic sectors with the objective to provide a skilled workforce to the industry as well as self-employment of youth.
State/UT-wise, year-wise and scheme-wise details of the number of candidates trained across the country including Kerala under the major skill development schemes of MSDE during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 are provided at Annexures I to IV.
Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked under the Short-Term Training component of PMKVY only in the first three versions (PMKVY1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 2021-22. Under PMKVY (1.0 to 3.0), 26,385 candidates have been reported placed in Kerala. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is to empower the trained candidates to choose their varied career path with orientation through industry relevant skill courses that include the On-the-Job Training (OJT).
The Government undertakes periodic reviews of skilling initiatives under the Skill India Mission, assessing enrolment, certification, placement, self-employment outcomes and employer feedback to gauge their effectiveness in strengthening employability and future skills. These reviews support continuous curriculum updates, industry collaboration and improvements in implementation modalities, ensuring that skilling programmes remain aligned with evolving technology trends and labour-market requirements. The effectiveness of broader skill development schemes is also evaluated through MIS-based monitoring, third-party assessments and beneficiary feedback. Independent impact evaluations of these schemes conducted by Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) in 2025 have demonstrated that these flagship skilling initiatives have successfully expanded access to formal training and certification, while driving measurable improvements in skill confidence, employment participation, and income outcomes across a substantial proportion of beneficiaries.
Further, to ensure that the skills imparted are aligned with the industry requirements and thereby improving the employment opportunities, MSDE has inter-alia taken the following specific steps across the country:
Annexure-I
State/UT-wise, year-wise number of candidates trained across the country under PMKVY scheme during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26:
Annexure-II
State/UT-wise, year-wise number of candidates trained across the country under JSS scheme during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26:
Annexure-III
State/UT-wise, year-wise number of apprentices engaged across the country under NAPS scheme during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26:
Annexure-IV
State/UT-wise, year-wise number of candidates enrolled across the country under CTS scheme during the period from session 2021-22 to 2025-26:
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
