About 6.21 Lakh Applications Received for 1.27 Lakh Opportunities Under PM Internship Scheme
Millennium Post Kolkata|Kolkata 30 December 2024
The scheme, announced in the 2024 Union Budget, aims to provide internship opportunities to 1 crore youth in top-500 companies over five years

NEW DELHI: About 6.21 lakh applications have been received for 1.27 lakh opportunities under the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme and the selection process is continuing, the government said on Sunday.

The scheme, announced in the 2024 Union Budget, aims to provide internship opportunities to 1 crore youth in top-500 companies over five years.

A pilot project of the scheme, started on October 3, aims to provide 1.25 lakh internship opportunities during 2024-25.

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