Digital Skill Development Platform

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The Government has developed Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the skilling ecosystem under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Launched on 13th September 2023, it brings the entire skilling ecosystem onto a single unified platform, integrating training, assessment, certification, employment and entrepreneurship services, while allowing training providers, employers and government schemes to onboard onto a common interoperable ecosystem. Built on a mobile-first approach and interoperable with other Government platforms such as National Career Service, eShram, DigiLocker and BHASHINI, SIDH advances the Government's vision of a unified, citizen-centric skilling ecosystem accessible to all.

As per Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) data, a total of 35,17,023 learners are registered under PMKVY 4.0, 52,98,397 under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), 10,19,992under the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme, and 4,96,755 under the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative. A total of 78,647 trainers holding a valid Trainer ID are registered on the platform. Further, 13,633 training centres are registered under PMKVY 4.0 (Short Term Training and Special Projects), 296 training centres under the JSS scheme, and 13,888 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are onboarded on SIDH. The key courses available on the platform span short-term skilling and apprenticeship programmes under PMKVY 4.0 and NAPS, community-based training under JSS, and foundational and applied Artificial Intelligence courses under SOAR. The number of youth registered, trained/oriented, certified and employed through the platform, State/UT wise, including in Punjab, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, particularly Nabarangpur and Bastar Lok Sabha Constituencies, is given at Annexure-A.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), through the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), has launched the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative to equip learners, educators and the workforce with foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI) knowledge and practical competencies. The initiative comprises nationally recognised, NSQF-aligned, fully online and self-paced AI courses delivered through the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) by NCVET-recognised Awarding Bodies. Subsequently, SOAR has been expanded beyond foundational AI literacy to include AI and AI application-oriented courses focused on AI for jobs, workplace productivity, sector-specific applications, inclusivity, and contextualised AI applications for the informal sector. As on 22.07.2026, a total of 4,96,426 learners have enrolled and 98,576 learners have been certified under the SOAR courses available on the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH).

The Government has undertaken several measures to ensure effective access to digital skilling platforms, including the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), for citizens across rural, remote and aspirational districts. SIDH serves as a one-stop digital platform for accessing skilling, certification, apprenticeship and employment-related opportunities through a single interface.

To facilitate wider outreach and accessibility, the Government has adopted an integrated online and offline approach, including multilingual awareness campaigns, digital outreach, community mobilisation through Panchayats and Common Service Centres, workshops, skill awareness activities and on-ground support initiatives. District Skill Committees are also involved in identifying local skilling requirements and facilitating training opportunities in rural and underserved areas. Further, initiatives such as Skill Hubs under PMKVY 4.0 and the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme provide skill training opportunities closer to the beneficiaries, including in aspirational, backward and remote regions.

To strengthen AI-based skill development and digital training infrastructure, the Government is promoting skilling in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Green Technologies. Digital and blended learning models, industry partnerships and continuous upskilling and reskilling initiatives are being promoted to ensure access to industry-relevant and future-ready skills across the country.

Further, the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative has been designed as a fully online, self-paced AI learning programme to promote AI-enabled learning across the country through the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH). The courses are NSQF-aligned and credit-linked under the National Credit Framework (NCrF), with credits being integrated with the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) to facilitate transparent recognition and accumulation of learning outcomes. This enables learners to access nationally recognised AI courses from anywhere in the country while promoting portability, transparency and lifelong learning within the skilling ecosystem.

ANNEXURE-A

State/Ut-Wise Number of Candidates Enrolled and Certified

TC State

No of Candidates Enrolled

No of Candidates Certified

SOAR

PMKVY 4.0

NAPS

JSS

ITI

SOAR

PMKVY 4.0

NAPS

JSS

ITI

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

326

2,320

569

3,597

2,148

64

1,053

188

3,590

743

Andhra Pradesh

33,140

1,07,607

1,17,246

21,564

1,57,228

5,817

47,345

23,245

21,552

46,688

Arunachal Pradesh

391

19,924

446

-

2,099

104

7,025

71

-

793

Assam

11,556

1,78,170

53,738

21,637

15,306

2,720

72,075

8,870

21,595

5,633

Bihar

32,660

1,53,331

37,050

74,504

3,58,672

5,210

79,922

6,327

72,269

88,314

Chandigarh

633

1,815

7,022

3,232

3,156

123

913

1,233

2,962

1,416

Chhattisgarh

8,010

32,354

32,728

50,505

70,433

1,444

16,089

14,891

50,283

28,867

Delhi

15,842

35,112

1,33,771

5,634

30,626

2,448

17,074

9,203

5,594

11,910

Goa

690

494

49,960

10,774

6,820

169

339

4,065

10,743

2,688

Gujarat

18,103

81,501

5,65,729

3,519

2,68,055

3,199

37,567

1,06,241

3,498

90,285

Haryana

16,587

1,41,757

3,99,524

29,440

1,59,886

3,475

80,072

91,408

29,316

57,587

Himachal Pradesh

4,351

37,497

48,947

6,770

59,145

943

19,868

5,188

6,578

25,551

Jammu And Kashmir

8,508

1,49,598

5,878

37,037

26,777

2,033

92,376

1,012

36,811

10,847

Jharkhand

10,106

47,499

59,921

2,977

1,28,702

1,531

26,521

24,061

2,856

31,108

Karnataka

20,481

1,20,988

4,47,703

44,099

2,15,010

4,446

61,903

57,117

43,933

54,491

Kerala

8,784

28,861

78,383

42,986

93,773

1,866

10,946

29,481

42,957

38,201

Ladakh

78

1,331

204

32,228

1,164

13

526

87

32,129

498

Lakshadweep

11

120

59

717

911

0

0

44

717

460

Madhya Pradesh

24,454

3,98,725

1,49,759

1,924

2,22,503

3,934

2,13,734

29,991

1,924

59,989

Maharashtra

71,075

1,60,552

13,46,717

1,04,099

3,74,708

14,226

74,927

2,25,703

1,03,805

1,27,192

Manipur

1,553

31,935

609

75,193

2,427

625

15,539

24

74,840

867

Meghalaya

647

16,653

1,212

14,659

2,706

136

6,242

136

14,524

1,073

Mizoram

133

14,142

473

3,539

984

22

6,026

16

3,539

369

Nagaland

256

18,296

176

1,885

943

48

7,044

9

1,864

406

Odisha

13,695

68,274

61,896

3,100

1,82,004

2,225

31,506

21,858

3,080

45,574

Puducherry

597

7,844

17,048

-

2,195

143

3,602

1,759

-

672

Punjab

9,159

1,78,045

96,176

1,04,612

1,28,614

1,757

1,10,297

16,204

1,04,387

45,201

Rajasthan

22,656

3,80,574

1,15,488

6,618

2,89,003

3,885

2,51,836

19,285

6,615

77,125

Sikkim

204

7,108

2,249

-

1,096

23

1,962

114

-

409

Tamil Nadu

23,161

1,62,257

5,41,317

31,834

1,15,712

5,526

99,847

49,263

31,750

35,375

Telangana

16,176

61,604

2,27,138

30,942

1,03,614

3,268

32,740

45,428

30,665

24,620

The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

3,004

2,067

14,708

21,780

2,571

861

1,374

700

21,755

1,011

Tripura

2,144

32,513

2,771

7,047

7,406

818

14,196

459

7,018

2,080

Uttar Pradesh

86,453

6,91,315

4,10,215

1,65,567

10,35,939

15,576

4,12,151

63,435

1,64,474

2,15,610

Uttarakhand

6,145

61,938

1,15,059

28,662

31,686

1,147

34,419

12,073

28,627

8,867

West Bengal

24,986

82,902

1,56,508

27,311

1,26,750

4,779

40,156

23,449

27,200

43,515

Total

4,96,755

35,17,023

52,98,397

10,19,992

42,30,772

94,604

19,29,212

8,92,638

10,13,450

11,86,035

PMKVY 4.0 District-wise Update for Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Punjab, as per SIDH reports till 30.06.2026:

TC State

TC District

Training Centres

(STT+SP)

Short Term Training (STT+SP)

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Total

Enrolled

Total

Trained/

Oriented

Enrolled

Trained/

Oriented

Certified

Enrolled

Trained/

Oriented

Certified

Chhattisgarh

Balod

2

153

138

91

181

181

76

334

319

Chhattisgarh

Balodabazar-Bhatapara

4

475

312

160

-

-

-

475

312

Chhattisgarh

Balrampur-Ramanujganj

2

1,530

1,050

957

-

-

-

1,530

1,050

Chhattisgarh

Bastar

12

1,645

1,276

1,013

70

50

31

1,715

1,326

Chhattisgarh

Bemetara

4

472

456

316

-

-

-

472

456

Chhattisgarh

Bijapur

4

725

460

159

-

-

-

725

460

Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur

12

1,555

1,204

419

467

-

-

2,022

1,204

Chhattisgarh

Dakshin Bastar Dantewada

6

397

307

205

-

-

-

397

307

Chhattisgarh

Dhamtari

7

638

638

308

510

510

332

1,148

1,148

Chhattisgarh

Durg

16

2,294

1,648

759

757

757

466

3,051

2,405

Chhattisgarh

Gariyaband

2

838

687

456

-

-

-

838

687

Chhattisgarh

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi

1

401

191

185

-

-

-

401

191

Chhattisgarh

Janjgir-Champa

6

1,591

1,129

511

-

-

-

1,591

1,129

Chhattisgarh

Jashpur

4

1,271

967

721

-

-

-

1,271

967

Chhattisgarh

Kabeerdham

4

445

359

244

-

-

-

445

359

Chhattisgarh

Kondagaon

5

650

537

307

-

-

-

650

537

Chhattisgarh

Korba

7

1,083

933

553

-

-

-

1,083

933

Chhattisgarh

Korea

6

1,234

910

659

-

-

-

1,234

910

Chhattisgarh

Mahasamund

13

1,424

1,348

876

41

41

-

1,465

1,389

Chhattisgarh

Mungeli

3

350

294

115

69

68

54

419

362

Chhattisgarh

Narayanpur

3

279

279

118

-

-

-

279

279

Chhattisgarh

Raigarh

5

1,133

982

587

-

-

-

1,133

982

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

19

1,608

1,108

527

138

120

57

1,746

1,228

Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon

14

1,965

1,837

1,046

942

918

612

2,907

2,755

Chhattisgarh

Sukma

2

87

85

42

-

-

-

87

85

Chhattisgarh

Surajpur

11

2,695

2,275

1,849

-

-

-

2,695

2,275

Chhattisgarh

Surguja

5

2,057

1,472

1,223

-

-

-

2,057

1,472

Chhattisgarh

Uttar Bastar Kanker

4

184

125

55

-

-

-

184

125

Odisha

Angul

7

1,027

976

635

-

-

-

1,027

976

Odisha

Balangir

7

1,809

1,268

623

-

-

-

1,809

1,268

Odisha

Balasore

10

2,881

1,953

1,091

1,114

986

632

3,995

2,939

Odisha

Bargarh

5

1,775

1,216

695

-

-

-

1,775

1,216

Odisha

Bhadrak

5

508

452

340

-

-

-

508

452

Odisha

Boudh

4

1,481

1,023

428

288

152

118

1,769

1,175

Odisha

Cuttack

13

1,741

1,384

747

1,413

1,309

895

3,154

2,693

Odisha

Deogarh

1

34

34

-

29

29

-

63

63

Odisha

Dhenkanal

11

1,782

1,400

821

843

763

384

2,625

2,163

Odisha

Gajapati

3

1,126

932

588

1,315

1,248

750

2,441

2,180

Odisha

Ganjam

11

4,948

2,925

2,232

2,767

2,763

2,378

7,715

5,688

Odisha

Jagatsinghapur

6

1,138

837

585

1,042

935

473

2,180

1,772

Odisha

Jajpur

5

220

100

64

294

284

144

514

384

Odisha

Jharsuguda

1

20

20

20

-

-

-

20

20

Odisha

Kalahandi

2

46

43

24

92

92

-

138

135

Odisha

Kandhamal

6

1,706

1,105

839

370

340

183

2,076

1,445

Odisha

Kendrapara

7

2,351

1,299

700

865

714

389

3,216

2,013

Odisha

Keonjhar

4

980

412

12

133

133

81

1,113

545

Odisha

Khordha

43

8,661

6,463

3,956

677

661

360

9,338

7,124

Odisha

Koraput

5

1,568

936

396

132

122

47

1,700

1,058

Odisha

Malkangiri

4

1,132

601

472

-

-

-

1,132

601

Odisha

Mayurbhanj

25

3,275

2,422

972

394

291

277

3,669

2,713

Odisha

Nabarangpur

3

1,671

1,012

929

-

-

-

1,671

1,012

Odisha

Nayagarh

8

1,886

1,401

1,041

292

237

174

2,178

1,638

Odisha

Nuapada

3

1,937

1,380

1,274

73

48

-

2,010

1,428

Odisha

Puri

10

1,229

840

355

2,206

1,862

1,383

3,435

2,702

Odisha

Rayagada

11

2,291

1,688

1,071

886

886

529

3,177

2,574

Odisha

Sambalpur

8

663

575

307

178

177

112

841

752

Odisha

Sonepur

3

1,180

788

434

-

-

-

1,180

788

Odisha

Sundargarh

11

1,734

1,110

504

71

65

42

1,805

1,175

Punjab

Amritsar

24

13,629

8,408

5,565

-

-

-

13,629

8,408

Punjab

Barnala

13

2,342

1,982

1,586

309

197

186

2,651

2,179

Punjab

Bathinda

56

14,483

11,711

9,620

-

-

-

14,483

11,711

Punjab

Faridkot

22

6,572

5,006

2,786

-

-

-

6,572

5,006

Punjab

Fatehgarh Sahib

4

322

267

205

-

-

-

322

267

Punjab

Fazilka

66

15,737

14,951

13,684

2,969

2,719

2,110

18,706

17,670

Punjab

Ferozepur

40

8,241

7,217

5,814

1,834

1,555

1,151

10,075

8,772

Punjab

Gurdaspur

20

3,327

3,085

2,562

45

-

-

3,372

3,085

Punjab

Hoshiarpur

13

3,731

2,942

1,999

585

536

417

4,316

3,478

Punjab

Jalandhar

37

12,359

7,854

5,878

1,295

1,156

698

13,654

9,010

Punjab

Kapurthala

7

1,847

1,488

1,073

1,000

940

580

2,847

2,428

Punjab

Ludhiana

57

11,898

9,966

8,652

3,197

2,766

1,866

15,095

12,732

Punjab

Mansa

45

13,094

11,179

9,935

-

-

-

13,094

11,179

Punjab

Moga

44

9,895

7,642

6,332

1,436

1,436

577

11,331

9,078

Punjab

Pathankot

15

4,174

2,855

2,190

480

480

62

4,654

3,335

Punjab

Patiala

38

9,891

8,008

6,021

3,829

2,679

1,702

13,720

10,687

Punjab

Rupnagar

13

2,393

2,292

1,628

-

-

-

2,393

2,292

Punjab

S.A.S Nagar

22

4,040

3,250

1,915

755

701

320

4,795

3,951

Punjab

Sangrur

35

7,907

6,685

5,412

375

240

236

8,282

6,925

Punjab

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar

11

3,939

1,821

1,169

-

-

-

3,939

1,821

Punjab

Sri Muktsar Sahib

28

6,785

5,630

4,675

980

666

556

7,765

6,296

Punjab

Tarn Taran

9

2,081

1,443

990

269

249

145

2,350

1,692

Total

-

1,044

2,40,666

1,85,284

1,36,307

38,007

33,062

21,585

2,78,673

2,18,346

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 Lok Sabha today.

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