New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme ( PMIS ), one of the flagship programmes of the Narendra Modi-led government to make the Indian youth job-ready through practical, hands-on experience at top companies, is heading for a makeover.

This move comes nearly a year after the launch of the scheme, which aims to bridge the gap between academics and industry practices, due to a “tepid response from candidates” in the first two rounds of the pilot phase of the PM’s internship scheme, government sources told ThePrint.

The overhaul, they said, will include incorporating a flexible duration of the internships as well as an upward revision of the stipend for the interns, with the government preparing for a full-scale launch of the PMIS later this year. Show Full Article

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