PM Internship Scheme: Govt portal for PM Internship Scheme now open for registration

PM Internship: The registration portal for the Prime Minister Internship Scheme is open from today. The facility to submit applications will be available from Saturday.

The age eligibility for the beneficiaries of the scheme will be 21 to 24 years. The estimated cost of the pilot project of the scheme is estimated to be around Rs 800 crore. The internship will be starting from December 2.

This, the corporate affairs ministry said in a statement on X, would bring upliftment of employability for youths through skill development. Under this scheme, it has proposed internships for up to 12 months at 500 of India's finest companies.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the scheme for the Union Budget 2024 to be implemented through an online portal entitled www.pminternship.mca.gov.in. The portal, developed by the ministry itself, allows Aadhaar-based registration and tools for generation of bio-data to ensure efficient access to internship opportunities in all industries.

A government official has confirmed that the portal is now open for candidate registration. The portal has added over 80,000 internship opportunities in merely a week across 24 sectors such as oil, gas and energy, travel and hospitality, and automotive.

Benefits: Interns who are participating in the scheme will receive monthly financial support of Rs 5,000 for 12 months. Apart from this, the interns will also get a one-time grant of Rs 6,000.