Srinagar, Dec 08 (KNO): Jammu & Kashmir has trained 4,29,954 youth under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) since its inception, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has informed Parliament.
The ministry further informed that the Union Territory of Ladakh has trained 4,076 candidates.
The data according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) was shared in response to a Lok Sabha question on employment, skill development and the status of various livelihood schemes being implemented across States and Union Territories.
According to the Ministry, J&K and Ladakh UTs continue to benefit from national employment-linked and skill development programmes, including PMKVY, DDU-GKY and MGNREGA, which together aim to improve employability and create wage and self-employment opportunities.
The ministry said that under MGNREGA, Jammu and Kashmir generated Rs 4.07 crore person-days in 2020–21, Rs 4.06 crore in 2021–22, Rs 3.09 crore in 2022–23, Rs 3.75 crore in 2023–24, and Rs 4.09 crore person-days in 2024–25. “The current financial year (as on November 2025) stands at 2.23 crore person-days.”
Ladakh, that participates in MGNREGA separately as a UT, generated Rs 0.21 crore person-days in 2020–21, Rs 0.19 crore in 2021–22, Rs 0.20 crore in 2022–23, Rs 0.20 crore in 2023–24, Rs 0.22 crore in 2024–25, and Rs 0.14 crore person-days so far in 2025–26.
The ministry informed that Under DDU-GKY, J&K trained 1,088 candidates and placed 628 candidates during 2025–26 up to October 2025. In the previous year 2024–25, at least 1,767 youth were trained and 636 placed.
It also said that the employment generation remains a key national priority, with schemes like PMEGP, MGNREGA, DAY-NULM, PM SVANidhi, Start-Up India, Mudra Yojana, and Skill India Mission operating across the country, including in both J&K and Ladakh.
It added that the Government continues to focus on improving youth employability, women’s participation in the workforce, rural livelihoods and industry-linked skilling through ongoing reforms and targeted initiatives—(KNO)