Artificial Intelligence and Skill India Initiatives

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Artificial Intelligence and Skill India Initiatives प्रव तथ: 27 JUL 2026 3:53PM by PIB Delhi 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/institutes 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. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future-ready, equipped with industry-relevant skills including emerging technologies.

PMKVY 4.0 implemented since FY 2022-23 gives special emphasis on future skills and emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotics, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Green Technologies, to prepare youth for new and emerging job roles.

The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

(MSDE), has developed 170 NSQF-compliant courses, including 32 new-age/Future Skills courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS), in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Robotics, Cyber Security, and Green Skills, etc. These courses are designed to equip youth across the country with industry-relevant skills in emerging technologies, enhance their employability, and meet the evolving demand for skilled manpower across various sectors. These courses are delivered through a nationwide network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).

The number of candidates trained under Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technology-related skilling programmes, year and State/UT-wise, is at Annexure.

Under PMKVY 1.0 to PMKVY 3.0, which were implemented during FY-2015-16 to FY 2021-23, a total of 1.11 Crore candidates were certified, out of which 24.38 lakhs were reported placed under the Short Term Training (STT) component of the scheme. Further, under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is to empower the trained candidates to choose their varied career paths, and they are suitably oriented for the same. Hence, placements are not monitored under PMKVY 4.0.

Skill Gap studies are conducted from time to time to assess the industry demand and the employability of the candidates trained under various Skill India initiatives in various sectors. Such studies guide the interventions of the Government aimed at preparing the workforce as per the industry needs. Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) have undertaken skill gap studies across sectors such as Electronics, Logistics, Advance Manufacturing, etc. providing demand–supply assessments and manpower projections.

Further, to synergize initiatives of skill development in the country and to fulfil the regional skill requirements, the schemes of MSDE focus on implementation of training interventions with participation of States and Districts through State Skill Development Mission (SSDMs) and District Skill Committees

(DSCs). DSCs identify sectors with employment opportunities as well as the associated demand for skilling in the district, and map the available facilities for Skill Training. The SANKALP (SkillAcquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion) scheme also supported a National Skill Gap Study by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), that provided a standardized, data-driven framework to assess skill gaps across seven high-growth sectors including computer programming activities under the IT sector. The skill gap studies help the Government to align the skilling initiatives with industry demand and future workforce needs across the country. Skill Development Programmes of the Government are designed and implemented to bridge identified skill gaps across sectors.

To reduce the employability gap of candidates trained under skill development programs, the following

specific steps have been taken by MSDE: i. 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 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) space.

ii. The Awarding Bodies recognized 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 Occupations, 2015 and obtain industry validations.

iii. 36 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), led by industry leaders in the respective sectors, have been set up which identify the skill development needs of respective sectors as well as to determine skill competency standards.

iv. Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the aegis of MSDE is implementing Flexi MoU Scheme and Dual System of Training (DST) which are meant to provide training to ITI students in industrial environment as per their requirements.

v. Under PMKVY, the new age/future skills job-roles have been specially aligned with Industry 4.0 requirements in areas like AI/ML, Robotics, Mechatronics, Drone Technology, etc. for upcoming market demand and industry requirements.

vi. DGT has introduced new age /future skills courses under CTS to provide training in emerging areas such as 5G Network Technician, Artificial Intelligence Programming assistant, Cyber Security Assistant, Drone Technician etc.

vii. DGT has signed MoU with IT Tech companies like IBM, CISCO, Microsoft, AWS etc. to ensure industry linkages for the institutes at the state and regional levels. These partnerships facilitate the provision of technical and professional skills training in modern technologies.

viii. Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) established at Ahmedabad and Mumbai, in Public Private Partnership

(PPP) Mode, provide training to create a pool of industry-ready workforce for Industry, equipped with cutting-edge technology and hands-on training. ix. Kaushal Melas and Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs) are organised to facilitate placements and apprenticeship opportunities to the certified candidates.

x. The Government has launched PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a centrally sponsored scheme with an investment of Rs.60,000 crore. The scheme envisages the upgradation of 1,000 Government ITIs across the country in a hub-and-spoke model comprising 200 hub ITIs and 800 spoke ITIs. PM-SETU focuses on improving employability outcomes through industry-led governance, and indirectly supports self-employment and entrepreneurship by enabling learners (including early-stage enterprises and first-time entrepreneurs) to acquire industry-relevant skills, gain exposure to real work environments, and access career guidance, placement support, and self-employment support through strengthened institutional systems and industry linkages.

AnnexureNumber of candidates trained under Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technology since 2019, year and State/UT-wise

(i) PMKVY 4.0:

State/UT Name 2022-23 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026-27 (up 24 25 26 to 30.06.2026) Andaman And Nicobar Islands - - - 30 - Andhra Pradesh - 418 7,569 841 1,308 Arunachal Pradesh - - 1,441 - 49 Assam - 685 6,015 189 1,789 Bihar - 846 28,590 1,049 341 Chandigarh - 19 - - 70 Chhattisgarh - 64 2,922 102 - Delhi - 180 1,432 563 253 Goa - - - 12 - Gujarat - 465 6,377 327 371 Haryana - 275 14,047 1,030 704 Himachal Pradesh - 105 3,672 1,813 295 Jammu And Kashmir - 1,383 11,854 1,375 281 Jharkhand - 525 3,202 - 73 Karnataka - 694 24,280 4,259 681 Kerala - 194 3,925 142 67 Madhya Pradesh - 3,229 67,064 5,260 2,588 Maharashtra - 954 15,425 1,659 106Manipur - 30 153 30 100 Meghalaya - 30 525 52 130 Mizoram - 244 763 90 136 Nagaland - 72 454 50 115 Odisha - 407 4,729 371 40 Puducherry - - 475 272 486 Punjab - 630 22,290 3,356 12,296 Rajasthan - 1,106 84,144 2,707 329 Sikkim - 39 603 - 50 Tamil Nadu - 2,717 22,645 7,086 280 Telangana - 1,016 10,646 3,831 1,257 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman - - 309 75 54 And Diu Tripura - 13 1,370 933 645 Uttar Pradesh - 2,079 88,868 6,672 5,563 Uttarakhand - 351 7,697 616 146 West Bengal - 771 4,855 301 805

(ii) CTS/ITIs:

State/UT Name 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 10 5 8 5 24 41 40 Andhra Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 21Assam 0 0 0 20 112 70 99 Bihar 32 111 17 143 209 434 491 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 24 24 68 Chhattisgarh 11 54 41 78 75 98 119 Delhi 16 0 14 0 23 175 269 Goa 0 12 18 19 23 44 58 Gujarat 28 156 121 117 170 226 304 Haryana 186 98 55 85 125 82 86 Himachal Pradesh 64 131 62 174 139 168 116 Jammu And Kashmir 24 24 46 47 48 170 202 Jharkhand 8 19 46 34 391 368 587 Karnataka 35 21 3282 5552 5956 4052 5826 Kerala 224 162 171 163 249 269 318 Ladakh 0 0 10 19 20 16 18 Madhya Pradesh 13 1 4 0 118 219 431 Maharashtra 195 145 210 322 650 785 3113 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 12 29 Odisha 134 243 216 735 1323 1385 1876 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Punjab 7 0 0 0 27 27 133 Rajasthan 82 33 67 82 194 329 385Tamil Nadu 175 189 235 470 7470 6047 7082 Telangana 64 8 36 134 566 3134 11629 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And 0 0 0 0 14 6 1 Daman And Diu Tripura 0 25 0 31 0 24 0 Uttar Pradesh 239 152 156 172 398 6048 8139 Uttarakhand 54 12 25 33 33 31 156 West Bengal 163 94 178 176 785 607 690

(iii) NAPS (Apprentices engaged):

State/UT 2019- 2020- 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024- 2025-26 2026-27 20 21 25 Andhra 0 0 0 0 1 9 79 36 Pradesh Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bihar 0 0 0 1 0 3 37 14 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Chhattisgarh 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Delhi 0 0 0 40 1 26 79 46 Goa 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 Gujarat 0 7 56 120 514 892 1,205 175 Haryana 0 5 0 5 299 373 530 97 Himachal 0 0 0 0 57 57 25 1 PradeshJammu And 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Kashmir Jharkhand 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 0 Karnataka 0 3 0 144 152 324 1,895 181 Kerala 0 0 0 7 11 2 14 3 Madhya 0 0 0 16 47 44 674 65 Pradesh Maharashtra 0 0 10 859 4,163 2,073 1,713 203 Odisha 0 0 0 0 2 4 119 28 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Punjab 0 0 0 8 41 19 31 5 Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 20 213 726 49 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Tamil Nadu 0 0 4 322 471 361 448 75 Telangana 1 1 12 24 323 735 55 The Dadra 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Tripura 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 Uttar 0 0 1 83 29 95 866 150 Pradesh Uttarakhand 0 0 1 6 162 148 244 44 West Bengal 0 0 1 7 6 6 21 1This 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 Lok Sabha today.

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