Lok Sabha Question No. 749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: National Apprenticeship Training Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## National Apprenticeship Training Scheme

749. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the annual number of students enrolled and their employment percentage under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) since 2017, State-wise
- (b) the details of the budgetary outlay and phases of implementation of the continued version of NATS;
- (c) whether the Government plans to expand the fields for skill development under the NATS; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) The State-wise details of the annual number of students enrolled and their employment percentage under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) since 2017 i.e. during the year 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21 are enclosed as Annexure-I .
- (b) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of  NATS for  a further period of 05 years beyond 31.03.2021 i.e. from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026 with an outlay of ` 3,054.00 crore. The year wise outlay for the scheme is given in the table below:

| Years    | Years    | Years    | Years    | ( ` in crore )   | ( ` in crore )   |
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------------|------------------|
| 2021-22  | 2022-23  | 2023-24  | 2024-25  | 2025-26          | Total            |
| ` 500.00 | ` 550.00 | ` 605.00 | ` 666.00 | ` 733.00         | ` 3,054.00       |

(c) & (d) Yes Sir. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has also expanded the scope of the NATS to include students from Humanities, Science and Commerce besides students from engineering stream.

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## Annexure -I

ANNEXURE REFFERED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.749 TO BE ANSWERD ON 07.02.2022 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF  PARLIAMENT  MS.  DIYA  KUMARI  REGARDING  NATIONAL  APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME.

The  State-wise  details  and  the  annual  number  of  the  students  enrolled  and  their  employment percentage under the NATS i.e. during the year 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

|        |                     | 2017 - 2018                          | 2017 - 2018                             | 2017 - 2018                | 2017 - 2018                                |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State               | No. of Candidates underwent Training | Sample Data collected (out of column C) | Employed (out of column D) | Percentage of Employment (out of Column D) |
| A      | B                   | C                                    | D                                       | E                          | F                                          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1439                                 | 600                                     | 185                        | 30.83                                      |
| 2      | Karnataka           | 8217                                 | 5391                                    | 3013                       | 55.89                                      |
| 3      | Kerala              | 3982                                 | 3141                                    | 1239                       | 39.45                                      |
| 4      | Puducherry          | 778                                  | 508                                     | 387                        | 76.18                                      |
| 5      | Tamilnadu           | 31216                                | 23955                                   | 16640                      | 69.46                                      |
| 6      | Madhya Pradesh      | 1913                                 | 903                                     | 340                        | 37.65                                      |
| 7      | Maharashtra         | 26754                                | 11763                                   | 10173                      | 86.48                                      |
| 8      | Goa                 | 627                                  | 133                                     | 87                         | 65.41                                      |
| 9      | Gujarat             | 3606                                 | 2017                                    | 1433                       | 71.05                                      |
| 10     | Chattisgarh         | 1151                                 | 807                                     | 115                        | 14.25                                      |
| 11     | Daman &Diu          | 59                                   | 0                                       | 0                          | 0                                          |
| 12     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 59                                   | 0                                       | 0                          | 0                                          |
| 13     | Uttar Pradesh       | 11608                                | 2088                                    | 1020                       | 48.85                                      |
| 14     | Uttrakhand          | 812                                  | 300                                     | 139                        | 46.33                                      |
| 15     | Haryana             | 9870                                 | 1915                                    | 1362                       | 71.12                                      |
| 16     | Punjab              | 862                                  | 143                                     | 45                         | 31.47                                      |
| 17     | Jammu &Kashmir      | 18                                   | 6                                       | 4                          | 66.67                                      |
| 18     | Himachal Pradesh    | 918                                  | 25                                      | 24                         | 96                                         |
| 19     | Rajasthan           | 897                                  | 292                                     | 187                        | 64.04                                      |
| 20     | Delhi               | 1215                                 | 690                                     | 518                        | 75.07                                      |
| 21     | Chandigarh          | 240                                  | 63                                      | 53                         | 84.13                                      |
| 22     | Odisha              | 9033                                 | 8324                                    | 6948                       | 83.47                                      |
| 23     | Assam               | 490                                  | 427                                     | 88                         | 20.61                                      |
| 24     | Bihar               | 400                                  | 378                                     | 310                        | 82.01                                      |
| 25     | Jharkhand           | 1347                                 | 1010                                    | 541                        | 53.56                                      |

| 26   | West Bengal       |   8315 |   6331 |   5421 |   85.63 |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 27   | Manipur           |     25 |     13 |      1 |    7.69 |
| 28   | Meghalaya         |     41 |     38 |     26 |   68.42 |
| 29   | Mizoram           |     21 |     18 |      4 |   22.22 |
| 30   | Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |      0 |    0    |
| 31   | Tripura           |    116 |     10 |      3 |   30    |
| 32   | Sikkim            |    177 |    134 |    134 |  100    |
| 33   | Arunachal Pradesh |     69 |     69 |     67 |   97.1  |
| 34   | Andaman &Nicobar  |      3 |      0 |      0 |    0    |
| 35   | Telangana         |   3582 |   2205 |   1308 |   59.32 |
|      | Grand Total       | 129801 |  73697 |  51815 |   70.31 |

|        |                     | 2018 - 19                            | 2018 - 19                               | 2018 - 19                  | 2018 - 19                                  |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State               | No. of Candidates underwent Training | Sample Data collected (out of column C) | Employed (out of column D) | Percentage of Employment (out of Column D) |
| A      | B                   | C                                    | D                                       | E                          | F                                          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1068                                 | 764                                     | 130                        | 17.02                                      |
| 2      | Karnataka           | 7730                                 | 5053                                    | 2682                       | 53.08                                      |
| 3      | Kerala              | 4731                                 | 3738                                    | 1267                       | 33.9                                       |
| 4      | Puducherry          | 571                                  | 277                                     | 260                        | 93.86                                      |
| 5      | Tamilnadu           | 36100                                | 22767                                   | 15100                      | 66.32                                      |
| 6      | Madhya Pradesh      | 1697                                 | 902                                     | 435                        | 48.23                                      |
| 7      | Maharashtra         | 30606                                | 19442                                   | 17292                      | 88.94                                      |
| 8      | Goa                 | 416                                  | 161                                     | 112                        | 69.57                                      |
| 9      | Gujarat             | 4977                                 | 2874                                    | 1836                       | 63.88                                      |
| 10     | Chattisgarh         | 1951                                 | 1514                                    | 90                         | 5.94                                       |
| 11     | Daman &Diu          |                                      |                                         |                            |                                            |
| 12     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 90                                   | 4                                       | 1                          | 25                                         |
| 13     | Uttar Pradesh       | 4270                                 | 3142                                    | 863                        | 27.47                                      |
| 14     | Uttrakhand          | 787                                  | 615                                     | 445                        | 72.36                                      |
| 15     | Haryana             | 2746                                 | 1744                                    | 1260                       | 72.25                                      |
| 16     | Punjab              | 383                                  | 186                                     | 112                        | 60.22                                      |
| 17     | Jammu &Kashmir      | 1                                    | 1                                       | 1                          | 100                                        |
| 18     | Himachal Pradesh    | 274                                  | 180                                     | 141                        | 78.33                                      |
| 19     | Rajasthan           | 565                                  | 278                                     | 160                        | 57.55                                      |
| 20     | Delhi               | 841                                  | 679                                     | 263                        | 38.73                                      |
| 21     | Chandigarh          | 52                                   | 31                                      | 22                         | 70.97                                      |

| 22   | Odisha            |   14013 |   13690 |   12440 |   90.87 |
|------|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 23   | Assam             |     623 |     527 |      71 |   13.47 |
| 24   | Bihar             |     613 |     551 |     290 |   52.63 |
| 25   | Jharkhand         |    2165 |    1901 |     689 |   36.24 |
| 26   | West Bengal       |    8308 |    6700 |    5417 |   80.85 |
| 27   | Manipur           |      19 |      16 |       0 |    0    |
| 28   | Meghalaya         |      27 |      23 |      10 |   43.48 |
| 29   | Mizoram           |      23 |      22 |       8 |   36.36 |
| 30   | Nagaland          |       1 |       1 |       1 |  100    |
| 31   | Tripura           |      23 |      13 |       1 |    7.69 |
| 32   | Sikkim            |     189 |     157 |     148 |   94.27 |
| 33   | Arunachal Pradesh |      71 |      67 |      66 |   98.51 |
| 34   | Andaman &Nicobar  |      38 |       0 |       0 |    0    |
| 35   | Telangana         |    3073 |    2164 |    1368 |   63.22 |
|      | Grand Total       |  129042 |   90184 |   62981 |   69.84 |

|        |                     | 2019 - 20                            | 2019 - 20                               | 2019 - 20                  | 2019 - 20                                  |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State               | No. of Candidates underwent Training | Sample Data collected (out of column C) | Employed (out of column D) | Percentage of Employment (out of Column D) |
| A      | B                   | C                                    | D                                       | E                          | F                                          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1235                                 | 528                                     | 102                        | 19.32                                      |
| 2      | Karnataka           | 6134                                 | 2408                                    | 1980                       | 82.23                                      |
| 3      | Kerala              | 3380                                 | 1934                                    | 958                        | 49.53                                      |
| 4      | Puducherry          | 107                                  | 39                                      | 32                         | 82.05                                      |
| 5      | Tamilnadu           | 27762                                | 20407                                   | 16823                      | 82.44                                      |
| 6      | Madhya Pradesh      | 1616                                 | 721                                     | 162                        | 22.47                                      |
| 7      | Maharashtra         | 22279                                | 14468                                   | 12777                      | 88.31                                      |
| 8      | Goa                 | 455                                  | 116                                     | 67                         | 57.76                                      |
| 9      | Gujarat             | 4941                                 | 2715                                    | 1661                       | 61.18                                      |
| 10     | Chattisgarh         | 502                                  | 67                                      | 17                         | 25.37                                      |
| 11     | Daman &Diu          | 56                                   | 23                                      | 8                          | 34.78                                      |
| 12     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 84                                   | 0                                       | 0                          | 0                                          |
| 13     | Uttar Pradesh       | 4289                                 | 3478                                    | 1771                       | 50.92                                      |
| 14     | Uttrakhand          | 555                                  | 315                                     | 143                        | 45.4                                       |
| 15     | Haryana             | 2809                                 | 1541                                    | 989                        | 64.18                                      |
| 16     | Punjab              | 469                                  | 79                                      | 32                         | 40.51                                      |
| 17     | Jammu &Kashmir      | 25                                   | 20                                      | 1                          | 5                                          |
| 18     | Himachal Pradesh    | 334                                  | 225                                     | 178                        | 79.11                                      |

| 19   | Rajasthan         |    459 |   127 |    56 |   44.09 |
|------|-------------------|--------|-------|-------|---------|
| 20   | Delhi             |   1278 |  1169 |   610 |   52.18 |
| 21   | Chandigarh        |     55 |    42 |    27 |   64.29 |
| 22   | Odisha            |  15645 | 14842 | 13407 |   90.33 |
| 23   | Assam             |    946 |   830 |    44 |    5.3  |
| 24   | Bihar             |    745 |   583 |   226 |   38.77 |
| 25   | Jharkhand         |   2281 |  1927 |   642 |   33.32 |
| 26   | West Bengal       |   9124 |  7094 |  5956 |   83.96 |
| 27   | Manipur           |     20 |    15 |     1 |    6.67 |
| 28   | Meghalaya         |     26 |    24 |    13 |   54.17 |
| 29   | Mizoram           |     24 |    22 |     9 |   40.91 |
| 30   | Nagaland          |      1 |     0 |     0 |    0    |
| 31   | Tripura           |     30 |    19 |     2 |   10.53 |
| 32   | Sikkim            |    239 |   219 |   209 |   95.43 |
| 33   | Arunachal Pradesh |     71 |    69 |    44 |   63.77 |
| 34   | Andaman &Nicobar  |     12 |     0 |     0 |    0    |
| 35   | Telangana         |   1905 |  1385 |   927 |   66.93 |
|      | Grand Total       | 109893 | 77451 | 59874 |   77.31 |

|        |                     | 2020 - 21                            | 2020 - 21                               | 2020 - 21                  | 2020 - 21                                  |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State               | No. of Candidates underwent Training | Sample Data collected (out of column C) | Employed (out of column D) | Percentage of Employment (out of Column D) |
| A      | B                   | C                                    | D                                       | E                          | F                                          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      | 800                                  | 165                                     | 29                         | 17.58                                      |
| 2      | Karnataka           | 4160                                 | 748                                     | 655                        | 87.57                                      |
| 3      | Kerala              | 2408                                 | 1043                                    | 672                        | 64.43                                      |
| 4      | Puducherry          | 186                                  | 76                                      | 66                         | 86.84                                      |
| 5      | Tamilnadu           | 25731                                | 19490                                   | 19088                      | 97.94                                      |
| 6      | Madhya Pradesh      | 993                                  | 88                                      | 21                         | 23.86                                      |
| 7      | Maharashtra         | 23842                                | 13423                                   | 13195                      | 98.3                                       |
| 8      | Goa                 | 351                                  | 37                                      | 9                          | 24.32                                      |
| 9      | Gujarat             | 3960                                 | 344                                     | 250                        | 72.67                                      |
| 10     | Chattisgarh         | 1667                                 | 223                                     | 4                          | 1.79                                       |
| 11     | Daman &Diu          | 47                                   | 4                                       | 0                          | 0                                          |
| 12     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 64                                   | 0                                       | 0                          | 0                                          |
| 13     | Uttar Pradesh       | 3438                                 | 941                                     | 482                        | 51.22                                      |
| 14     | Uttrakhand          | 453                                  | 193                                     | 106                        | 54.92                                      |
| 15     | Haryana             | 3565                                 | 1223                                    | 851                        | 69.58                                      |

| 16   | Punjab            |    332 |    23 |    10 |   43.48 |
|------|-------------------|--------|-------|-------|---------|
| 17   | Jammu &Kashmir    |     19 |     4 |     1 |   25    |
| 18   | Himachal Pradesh  |    385 |    27 |    11 |   40.74 |
| 19   | Rajasthan         |    650 |   100 |    14 |   14    |
| 20   | Delhi             |   1381 |   482 |   333 |   69.09 |
| 21   | Chandigarh        |     46 |    15 |     6 |   40    |
| 22   | Odisha            |   9931 |  6643 |  6418 |   96.61 |
| 23   | Assam             |    802 |   350 |    28 |    8    |
| 24   | Bihar             |   1020 |   458 |   265 |   57.86 |
| 25   | Jharkhand         |   3053 |  1156 |   110 |    9.52 |
| 26   | West Bengal       |  10738 |  5459 |  4804 |   88    |
| 27   | Manipur           |     30 |     2 |     0 |    0    |
| 28   | Meghalaya         |     22 |    21 |     4 |   19.05 |
| 29   | Mizoram           |     15 |     3 |     1 |   33.33 |
| 30   | Nagaland          |      2 |     0 |     0 |    0    |
| 31   | Tripura           |     45 |    22 |     0 |    0    |
| 32   | Sikkim            |    286 |    71 |    67 |   94.37 |
| 33   | Arunachal Pradesh |     81 |    27 |    23 |   85.19 |
| 34   | Andaman &Nicobar  |     15 |     0 |     0 |    0    |
| 35   | Telangana         |   2425 |   629 |   571 |   90.78 |
|      | Grand Total       | 102943 | 53490 | 48094 |   89.91 |