Only 22% of candidates trained under PMKVY found a job, shows data

The government has allocated Rs 11,880.5 crore under PMKVY since 2015

Fewer than one in four candidates certified under a key government skill development scheme have been placed. 

A Business Standard analysis shows that 22.2 per cent of certified candidates were placed under all versions of PMKVY as on March 14, 2023. The overall numbers have seen some variation between phases. Placement hit its peak of 23.4 per cent in phase 2. The current number for phase 3 is 10.1 per cent. 
 

In a Lok Sabha reply on Monday, the minister of skill development and entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said that the government would soon launch Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana