Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- One in three applicants from Punjab and Haryana accepted the internship offers made to them by top corporates under the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS).

In the first round of the scheme, a total of 4,920 candidates from Punjab and Haryana received 6,732 internship offers from partner companies. However, 1,516 candidates accepted the 12-month internship offers.

Among the 4,382 applicants from Haryana, 1,293 (approximately 30%) took the offer, while 223 of 538 candidates from Punjab (roughly 41%) opted for the internship. These details were provided by the minister of state for corporate affairs, Harsh Malhotra, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

Interns under the scheme are provided a monthly stipend of Rs....