Companies list over 90,800 opportunities on PM internship portal

More than 90,800 internship opportunities person been offered by 193 companies truthful acold connected the portal for the Prime Minister Internship Scheme up of the commencement of registration of applicants from October 12, sources said connected Friday.

Jubilant Foodworks, Maruti Suzuki India, Eicher Motor, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Muthoot Finance and Reliance Industries are among the 193 companies that person offered the opportunities, they said.

The portal was opened connected October 3 for companies to station the opportunities.

Under the scheme's aviator project, which is estimated to outgo astir Rs 800 crore, internships volition commencement connected December 2. It is expected to screen 1.25 lakh candidates successful the existent fiscal twelvemonth ending March 2025.

The sources astatine the firm affairs ministry said the fig of opportunities posted connected the portal surged to 90,849 connected October 11.

The opportunities are dispersed crossed 24 sectors. The maximum fig of opportunities is successful the oil, state & vigor assemblage followed by question & hospitality, automotive, and banking and fiscal services, among others.

As per the sources, the opportunities are disposable successful implicit 20 fields, including operations management, accumulation & manufacturing, maintenance, income & marketing.

In presumption of geography, the sources said opportunities are disposable crossed 737 districts, dispersed implicit 36 States and Union Territories.

The scheme, announced successful the Union Budget 2024, volition beryllium implemented done the online portal 'www.Pminternship.Mca.Gov.In' developed by the firm affairs ministry.

The authorities aims to supply internships for 1 crore candidates, successful the property radical of 21-24 years, implicit a play of 5 years.

An intern volition person monthly fiscal assistance of Rs 5,000 for 12 months and a one-time assistance of Rs 6,000.