MP, Haryana, TN, Bihar and Bengal top states with highest placement of skilled workers under PMKVY

Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and West Bengal have emerged as top five states with highest placement of skilled workers compared to other bigger states with higher number of certified candidates, suggesting greater demand for skilled workers in these states.

As per the official data of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana since the launch of the scheme in 2015, Madhya Pradesh provided jobs to 30.7% of its skill certified candidates under PMKVY followed by Haryana (29.6%), Tamil Nadu (27.6%), Bihar (25.4%) and West Bengal (24.7%).

However, UP, Maharashtra and Rajasthan which have the highest number of certified candidates have placement rates of 21.2%, 8.3% and 19.3% respectively.


“The state-wise analysis shows while the rate of skills training and certification is high in bigger and populous states, high placement of skilled workforce is happening even in states like West Bengal and Bihar,” a senior official said.

“This means there is a growing demand for skilled workers even in states which are not typically industrial in nature,” the official said, adding that going forward we will see a higher rate of placement as a proportion of total certified candidates under PMKVY 4.0.

State-wise data for PMKVY since 2015, accessed exclusively by ET, shows top 10 states in training under PMKVY are Uttar Pradesh (1.9 million), Maharashtra (1.2 million), Rajasthan (1.09 million), Madhya Pradesh (0.9 million), Tamil Nadu (0.75 million), Assam (0.72 million), Haryana (0.65 million), Bihar (0.63 million), West Bengal (0.58 million) and Odisha (0.55 million).

These 10 states constitute 58.9% or 7.3 million of the total 12.4 million youth certified under PMKVY and 63.2% or 1.54 million placed candidates out of the total placement of 2.43 million in over eight years since the scheme came into existence.

Under the Skill India Mission, the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) is imparting skills training through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) since 2015.

PMKVY has two training components, namely, short term training (STT) and recognition of prior learning (RPL). Under PMKVY, placement opportunities are being provided to STT certified candidates, while RPL is not linked with placements as it recognizes the existing skills of the candidate.