Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: 'Mentor India' Campaign
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2017

## 'MENTOR INDIA' CAMPAIGN

- *121.   SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the NITI Aayog has recently launched 'Mentor India' campaign, a strategic nation  building  initiative  to  engage  leaders  for  guiding  and  mentoring  students  at  'Atal Tinkering Labs';
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs have been established across the country as part of the Atal Innovation Mission; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  labs  established  in  each  State, including  Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (d) Statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) to (D) of LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *121  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  SANTOSH  AHLAWAT,  MP  and  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI, MP REGARDING 'MENTOR INDIA' CAMPAIGN

(a)  &  (b):  Yes,  the  Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM)  has  recently  launched  the  Mentor  India Campaign under Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) program.

Mentor India Campaign under ATL program of AIM is strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can guide and mentor students in ATL established across India.

The campaign aims to engage intellectual citizens on voluntary basis in one or more ATLs and enable students to guide, experience, learn and practice future skills for their enhanced understanding  about  innovation.  The  mentors  are  expected  to  be  enablers  rather  than instructors.

Possible areas of contribution could be, but not limited to:

- a) Technical Know-how: building innovative prototypes,
- b) Innovation  and  Design:  inculcating  solution  oriented  approach  for  surrounding challenges,
- c) Inspirational: Leadership and self-motivation to use the technology for societal cause, and
- d) Business and Entrepreneurship: encouraging ideas and team building for their future

A mentor, as a part of Mentor India program, is a person / organization / entity who will engage with one or more schools equipped Atal Tinkering Labs on an ongoing basis and provide voluntary services in the form of guest lectures, hands-on training and guidance, support to student projects, guidance in learning opportunities and any other mentoring support as requested by the school.

Atal  Innovation  Mission  has  received  more  than  3,000  applications  for  mentors  and  is currently are under review.

(c) & (d): Yes, Atal Innovation Mission has selected 2441 schools to establish ATLs in 34 states and union territories. The number of schools selected in different states and union territories are given in Annexure 1. The position regarding Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts is given below:

| Sr. No.               | School Name                | Present Status                                           |
|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Jhunjhunu : Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu : Rajasthan      | Jhunjhunu : Rajasthan                                    |
| 1                     | BIRLA SHISHU VIHAR         | Regret due to un-ability to comply as per ATL Guidelines |
| 2                     | JHUNJHUNU ACADEMY          | Provided in-active bank account details in PFMS          |
| 3                     | MATA SHRAVANI INT. SCHOOL  | Yet to initiate compliance process                       |
| 4                     | BIRLA BALIKA VIDYAPEETH    | Yet to initiate compliance process                       |
| Sikar : Rajasthan     | Sikar : Rajasthan          | Sikar : Rajasthan                                        |
| 1                     | JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA | Yet to initiate compliance process                       |

Annexure 1 Number of Schools Selected in Different States and Union Territories for establishment

## of Atal Tinkering Labs by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog

| State / Union Territory   |   No. of ATLs from 941 |   No of ATLs from 1500 |   Total Number of ATL Selection |
|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar          |                     04 |                     00 |                              04 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |                     33 |                    131 |                             164 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |                     08 |                     06 |                              14 |
| Assam                     |                     27 |                     29 |                              56 |
| Bihar                     |                     31 |                     27 |                              58 |
| Chandigarh                |                     17 |                     00 |                              17 |
| Chattisgarh               |                     31 |                     55 |                              86 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli    |                     00 |                     02 |                              02 |
| Daman &Diu                |                     00 |                     00 |                              00 |
| Delhi                     |                     55 |                     45 |                             100 |
| Goa                       |                     10 |                     01 |                              11 |
| Gujarat                   |                     49 |                     71 |                             120 |
| Haryana                   |                     32 |                     62 |                              94 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                     14 |                     15 |                              29 |
| J&K                       |                     11 |                     24 |                              35 |
| Jharkhand                 |                     11 |                     35 |                              46 |
| Karnataka                 |                     47 |                    131 |                             178 |
| Kerala                    |                     41 |                    172 |                             213 |
| Lakshadweep               |                     00 |                     00 |                              00 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                     49 |                    104 |                             153 |
| Maharashtra               |                     77 |                    116 |                             193 |
| Manipur                   |                     09 |                     07 |                              16 |
| Meghalaya                 |                     08 |                     03 |                              11 |
| Mizoram                   |                     04 |                     07 |                              11 |
| Nagaland                  |                     03 |                     06 |                              09 |
| Odisha                    |                     17 |                     90 |                             107 |
| Puducherry                |                     05 |                     02 |                              07 |
| Punjab                    |                     37 |                     41 |                              78 |
| Rajasthan                 |                     23 |                     69 |                              92 |
| Sikkim                    |                     09 |                     00 |                              09 |
| Tamil Nadu                |                     81 |                     90 |                             171 |
| Telangana                 |                     30 |                     29 |                              59 |
| Tripura                   |                     09 |                     07 |                              16 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                     88 |                     98 |                             186 |
| Uttarakhand               |                     21 |                     07 |                              28 |
| West Bengal               |                     50 |                     18 |                              68 |
| Total                     |                    941 |                   1500 |                            2441 |