About 6.21 lakh functions have been acquired for 1.27 lakh alternatives below the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme and the choice course of is constant, the federal government mentioned on Sunday.
The scheme, introduced within the 2024 Union Finances, goals to supply internship alternatives to 1 crore youth in top-500 firms over 5 years.
A pilot venture of the scheme, began on October 3, goals to supply 1.25 lakh internship alternatives throughout 2024-25.
In a launch on Sunday, the company affairs ministry mentioned roughly 6.21 lakh functions have been acquired towards 1.27 lakh internship alternatives.
“The choice course of for internship is ongoing.” Accomplice firms have posted about 1.27 lakh internship alternatives on the internship scheme portal.
About 4.87 lakh people have accomplished their KYC and registered themselves on the portal, the discharge mentioned.
Beneath the scheme, interns will probably be supplied a month-to-month monetary help of Rs 5,000 for 12 months and a one-time grant of Rs 6,000.
Whereas mentioning about varied initiatives taken this yr, the ministry mentioned the framework governing price report and audit will probably be amended after contemplating stakeholders’ feedback and proposals of the ministry-appointed committee.
From monetary yr 2023-24, the ministry has issued common advisories to firms on adhering to the prescribed timelines for submitting price audit studies.
“This initiative has led to a 14 per cent improve within the well timed submission of price audit studies throughout 2023-24 in comparison with the earlier yr,” the discharge added.
