Over 130 companies list nearly 50,000 opportunities on PM internship portal

Nearly 50,000 internship opportunities person been offered by much than 130 companies truthful acold connected the portal for the Prime Minister Internship Scheme, which volition commencement registration of applicants from October 12, sources said connected Wednesday.

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

The internship opportunities person been offered by much than 130 companies, including Jubilant Foodworks, Eicher Motor, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Bajaj Finance, and Muthoot Finance. The opportunities are dispersed crossed 22 sectors, according to sources astatine the firm affairs ministry.

Further, the sources said the maximum internship opportunities are successful the oil, state & vigor sector, followed by question & hospitality sectors. Other segments see automotives, banking and fiscal services, infrastructure & construction, manufacturing & industrial, aviation and defence.

There is simply a important summation successful the fig of internship opportunities disposable earlier the portal opens for applicants connected October 12. The fig of opportunities disposable has surged much from astir 16,000 connected October 7 to astir 50,000 connected October 9, the sources said.

They besides said the opportunities are disposable successful much than 20 fields, including operations management, accumulation & manufacturing, maintenance, and income & marketing.

In presumption of geography, the internship opportunities are present disposable successful 650 districts crossed 36 states and Union Territories.

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