Skill Development and Employment

Inputs on Mizoram
1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) aims to support youth for skill training and
certification and promote sustainable Skill Centres for greater participation of the private
sector. Insights from Tables 1A & 1B are as follows:
 As of 08.04.2025, under the PMKVY scheme, 47,916 candidates have enrolled, out of
which 89.11 % of candidates have completed their training in Mizoram. It represents 0.26
% trained candidates out of the total candidates qualified in India.
 Of the total candidates certified in India, only 0.22 % of candidates have been in the
State.
Table 1A. PMKVY of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Progress/ Candidate Candidate

Achieveme Ongoin
nt g Ongoing
Enrolled Trained Enrolled Trained
(As on Trainin Training
08.04.2025) g
Mizoram India
PMKVY 1.0 996 0 996 19,86,016 0 19,86,016
PMKVY 2.0 26,786 0 25,442 1,14,84,724 0 1,10,00,708
PMKVY 3.0 6,365 0 5,794 7,94,976 0 7,37,502
PMKVY 4.0 13,769 1,371 10,470 33,42,361 1,29,092 25,79,518
All 47,916 1,371 42,702 1,76,08,077 1,29,092 1,63,03,744
Source: https://www.skillindiadigital.gov.in/pmkvy-dashboard
Table 1B. PMKVY of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Progress/Achievement Candidate
(As on 08.04.2025)
Assessed Certified Assessed Certified

Mizoram India

PMKVY 1.0 826 390 19,51,487 14,51,636

PMKVY 2.0 22,699 20,835 99,20,742 91,57,547

PMKVY 3.0 3,311 2,194 5,82,629 4,31,808

PMKVY 4.0 4,874 4,627 17,40,297 15,39,604
All 31,710 28,046 1,41,95,155 1,25,80,595
Source: https://www.skillindiadigital.gov.in/pmkvy-dashboard

2. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is a placement-linked skill

development program for rural poor youth under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission
(NRLM). It is a market-led, placement-linked skill development program for providing wage
employment to rural poor youth.
Of 17,16,016 candidates trained in India, only 0.10 % are from Mizoram under DDUGKY.
Table 2: DDU-GKY of Mizoram
S. Cumulative Progress Candidates Candidates Candidates
No till Financial Year Trained Assessed Placed
. 2023-24 (as on date
08.04.2025)

1 Mizoram 2,615 1,817 955

2 All India 17,16,016 15,85,375 11,18,799

source: https://dashboard.rural.nic.in/dashboardnew/ddugky.aspx

3. Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) for ITI

The objective of the CTS scheme is to ensure a steady flow of skilled workers in different
trades for the domestic industry, where implementation is through Govt. and Private ITIs.
Insights from Tables 3 are as follows:
 The total number of ITIs in Mizoram is 3, of which NIL are private ITIs in the state. The
seat utilization is about 54.22 %.

Table 3. ITI of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Status of ITI
Mizoram India
(As on 08.04.2025)
No. of ITI 3 15016
No. of trade 17 144
Available seat
616 26,41,779
(Academic session 2022)
Admitted student
334 12,50,584
(Academic session 2022)
Capacity utilization in
54.22 % 47.34 %
academic session 2022
Source: https://www.ncvtmis.gov.in/Pages/Dashboard/AdmittedTraineeDashboard.aspx
4. E-Shram Portal
The E-Shram portal aims to create a database of Unorganized Workers (UWs) to deliver the
social security benefits and accidental insurance cover of 2 Lacs under PMSBY. Govt.
agencies use the database.
As seen in Table 5 below, in the e-Shram Portal, more than 65 thousand registrations were
made in the state. Mizoram has achieved 17.92 % of the target set by the Ministry of Labour
and Employment vide letter dated 13th August 2021 for E-shram registration. Targeted
interventions are a must for increasing rolls.
Table 4. E-shram of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Name of State Mizoram India

No. of Registration
in e-Shram Portal 65,337 30,76,18,207
(As on 08.04.2025)
Source: https://eshram.gov.in/
5. PM-SYM (Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan)
The PM-SYM (Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan) scheme is for old age protection and
social security of Unorganised Workers (UW) who are primarily working as rickshaw
pullers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, cobblers, rag
pickers, domestic workers, washer men, home-based workers, own account workers,
agricultural workers, construction workers, beedi workers, handloom workers, leather
workers, audio- visual workers or in similar other occupations. Out of the total registrations,
only 0.023 % of Mizoram people use the PM-SYM portal. The data for the scheme is as
follows:
Table 5. PM SYM registration of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Name of State Mizoram India

No. of Registration
in PM-SYM Portal 1,614 46,20,197
(As on 08.04.2025)
Source: https://maandhan.in/maandhan/summary
6. National Pension scheme for Traders and Self-Employed Persons (NPS-Traders)

The National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self-Employed Persons (NPS-Traders) scheme
is for old age protection and social security of retail traders/ shopkeepers and self-employed
persons whose annual turnover is not exceeding Rs. 1.5 crore. These retail traders/
shopkeepers and self-employed persons primarily work as shop owners, retail traders, rice
mill owners, oil mill owners, workshop owners, commission agents, real estate brokers, small
hotels, restaurants, and other Laghu Vyaparis.
Out of the total registrations, only 0.037 % of people from Mizoram register on the NPS-
Traders portal. The data for the scheme is as follows:
Table 6. NPS-Traders registration of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Name of State Mizoram India

No. of Registration
in NPS-Traders Portal 20 59,621
(As on 08.04.2025)
Source: https://maandhan.in/stats/state/pmlvy

7. National Career Service (NCS)

The National Career Service (NCS) scheme's objective is to provide various employment-
related services in an online mode like job matching, career counseling, vocational guidance,
information on skill development courses, apprenticeships, internships, etc.
As seen in Table 8 below, only 0.06 % and 0.10% of job seekers and employers from
Mizoram register on the NCS portal compared to Total Registration on a Pan-India basis.
 Table 7. NCS of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

India
Name of State Mizoram

No. of Jobseekers registration in

NCS 31,397 5,45,78,774
(till February, 2025)
No. of Employers registration in
NCS 4,039 41,76,077
(till February, 2025)
Source: https://www.ncs.gov.in/_layouts/15/ncsp/ViewStaticAnalyticReports.aspx

8. Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)

The Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation (MoSPI) reveals that according to the usual status (ps+ss) in
the rural + urban population of the age group of 15-59:
 Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in 2017-18 was 54.0 % and has increased to
60.5% in PLFS 2023-24 in Mizoram.
 LFPR at 60.5 % is lower in Mizoram than all India LFPR at 64.3 %, according to
PLFS 2023-24.
 FLFPR in Mizoram was 31.4 % in 2017-18 and has increased significantly to 60.5 %
in 2023-24.
 Women's labour force participation rate at 47.1 % is higher in Mizoram than all India
FLFPR at 45.2 %, according to PLFS 2023-24.
 Unemployment Rate in 2017-18 was 10.8 % and has decreased significantly to 2.3 %
in 2023-24 in Mizoram.
 The unemployment rate at 2.3 % is lower in Mizoram than the Pan-India
Unemployment Rate at 3.5 %, according to PLFS 2023-24.
Table 8A. LFPR of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss)
age group:15-59 years
rural urban rural + urban

male female person male female person male FemalePerson

Mizoram 74.1 48.7 62.2 71.3 45.3 58.4 72.9 47.1 60.5

all India 84.3 51.2 67.6 81.9 31.2 57.0 83.5 45.2 64.3
 Table 8B. WPR of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss)
age group:15-59 years
rural urban rural + urban

male female person Male female person male female person

Mizoram 72.9 48.1 61.3 69.0 43.4 56.3 71.2 45.9 59.0

all India 81.7 50.0 65.7 78.1 28.8 53.9 80.6 43.7 62.1

Table 9C. UR of Mizoram and comparison with Indian Average

Unemployment Rate (UR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss)
Age group: 15-59 years
rural urban rural+urban
male female perso male female perso male female person
n n
Mizoram 1.6 1.1 1.4 3.3 4.1 3.6 2.3 2.5 2.3
all India 3.0 2.3 2.8 4.6 7.6 5.4 3.5 3.4 3.5
Source: MoSPI Annual Report, PLFS, 2023-24

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