Government skill training and employment schemes

12 central and 3 state schemes. Pick a state to see only what reaches you.

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15 schemes

Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)CentralA legal guarantee of up to 125 days of paid unskilled manual work a year for every rural household, on village works such as water conservation, roads, livelihood infrastructure and disaster protection. It replaced MGNREGA on 1 July 2026.All of IndiaJobs & skills · Social welfare
PM VishwakarmaCentralSupport for traditional artisans and craftspeople in 18 trades: recognition, skill training with a stipend, a toolkit grant, cheap collateral-free loans, digital payment incentives and help with marketing.All of IndiaBusiness & loans · Jobs & skills
e-Shram (National Database of Unorganised Workers)CentralA free national registration portal for unorganised workers, including gig and platform workers. Registered workers get a 12-digit Universal Account Number and can reach linked welfare, job, skilling and pension schemes in one place.All of IndiaSocial welfare · Jobs & skills
Prime Minister's Internship SchemeCentralPaid internships for young people in large companies across India, with a monthly allowance paid jointly by the government and the company. It is still run as a pilot.All of IndiaJobs & skills
Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar YojanaStateGives one woman in every family money to start a livelihood of her choice: ₹10,000 first, then further help of up to ₹2 lakh after an assessment of her business.BiharWomen & children · Business & loans
Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas AbhiyanStateGives young people in Uttar Pradesh collateral-free bank loans of up to ₹5 lakh, with the interest paid by the state, to start their own business.Uttar PradeshBusiness & loans · Jobs & skills
REWA Scheme: coaching support for UPSC Civil Services (Ladakh)StateFinancial assistance from the Ladakh administration for local graduates to get coaching for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, with candidates chosen through a screening test.LadakhEducation · Jobs & skills
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya YojanaCentralPlacement-linked skill training for young people from poor rural households, followed by help to stay in the job. It now runs under revised DDU-GKY 2.0 guidelines notified in May 2025.All of IndiaJobs & skills
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (including Lakhpati Didi)CentralOrganises rural women into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and helps them get bank credit, skills, financial literacy and markets to start or grow livelihoods. Its Lakhpati Didi goal is for SHG members' households to earn over ₹1 lakh a year.All of IndiaWomen & children · Business & loans
National Apprenticeship Promotion SchemeCentralPromotes apprenticeships in industry under the Apprentices Act, 1961. The government pays part of each apprentice's monthly stipend directly into their bank account.All of IndiaJobs & skills
National Apprenticeship Training SchemeCentralPaid apprenticeship training in industry for people who have completed a graduate or diploma programme, with part of the stipend paid by the government.All of IndiaJobs & skills · Education
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday YojanaCentralFunds development of villages with a majority Scheduled Caste population, livelihood and skill projects for SC families, and hostels for SC students.All of IndiaSocial welfare · Jobs & skills
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0CentralFree short-term skill training and certification for young people through accredited training centres, and certification of skills people already have (Recognition of Prior Learning).All of IndiaJobs & skills
Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar YojanaCentralCash incentives to encourage new formal jobs: first-time employees registered with EPFO get up to ₹15,000, and employers get up to ₹3,000 a month for each extra worker they hire and keep.All of IndiaJobs & skills
Prime Minister's Employment Generation ProgrammeCentralA subsidy on bank loans for people setting up new micro-enterprises outside farming. Part of the project cost is paid as a one-time 'margin money' subsidy.All of IndiaBusiness & loans · Jobs & skills