Skill India
In progress (Extended)Launched July 2015 · Education
Make India the "skill capital of the world": bridge industry demand and youth skills, and build employability for the 15–59 age group.
What was promised
- Train 400 million (40 crore) people by 2022 under the National Skill Development Mission.
The 400-million target was not achieved on any official count. The honest story is the individual who did get skilled, and what the restructured programme must fix.
Progress update history
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FY 2025-26
PMKVY trained 1.60 crore people from FY2015-16 to December 2024, a wide miss against 40 crore. PMKVY 4.0 certified only 3.04 lakh in FY2025-26 against a 30 lakh target (about 10%).
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March 2026
The restructured Skill India Programme (February 2025) runs to March 2026 with an outlay of ₹8,800 crore and 2.27 crore beneficiaries to date.
Sources: Parliament answer (Sansad), Skill India: PMKVY training