Lok Sabha Question No. 4243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Apprenticeship Awareness Workshop
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4243

ANSWERED ON 27-03-2023

## APPRENTICESHIP AWARENESS WORKSHOP

4243: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  maintains  a  record  of  the  number  of  apprenticeship awareness  workshops  organised  since  the  inception  of  National  Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS);
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  apprenticeship  Melas  which  have  been  organised  since  the inception of NAPS along with the State/UT-wise segregations;
- (d)  whether the Government provides on-the-job experiential training; and
- (e)  if so, the details of such training awarded during the last three financial years and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b) Apprenticeship awareness workshops are organized throughout the country to  create  awareness  about  apprenticeship  training  under  Apprentices  Act,  1961  and Rules thereof.  Awareness on apprenticeship training is carried out by Government of India, State Governments    /UT  administrations and  National Skill  Development Corporation (NSDC). Further, beginning January, 2023, Ministry has initiated systematic intervention  to  reach  to  all  the  stake  holders  at  the  district  level.  Accordingly,  250 apprenticeship awareness workshops are being organized throughout the country. Out of these 250 workshops, 80 awareness workshops have been conducted in 22 States till March 15 th   2023.  With  this  the  total  number  of  apprenticeship  awareness  workshops organized since inception of NAPS stands at 731. The State/UT wise list is at AnnexureI.
- (c) Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) is being used as a platform for active interaction between establishments and candidates; for their engagement as apprentices. While providing awareness to the youth on various opportunities existing across the participating establishments/industries, PMNAM helps to bring greater number of  youth  and  establishments/industries  into  the  apprenticeship  fold.  States  /UTs  have been advised to organize PMNAM every 2 nd  Monday in 1/3 rd  of total number of districts

in the State with the flexibility for choosing the district /location and the day of Mela based on local conditions/festivals, etc. so that all districts are covered once in a quarter, and four times in a year. Smaller UTs can conduct PMNAM once in three months. Starting June, 2022 till 20-03-2023, PMNAM witnessed dynamic participation of establishments/companies and candidates and was held in 1,813 locations across the country. The State/UT-wise list of number of PMNAM organized is at Annexure-II . The thrust given by the Ministry towards apprenticeship training through reforms (facilitation and process simplifications) and public reach out to create awareness about apprenticeship training among the students and the establishments through awareness workshops, PMNAM, engagement with establishments / employers are making positive impact. All these have led to increase in the number of apprentices from 2.52 lakh in 2019-2020 to 5.8 lakh in 2021-22. The number of apprentices engaged in the current year 2022-23 stands at 6.70 lakh.

(e) and (f) Apprenticeship training is on-the-job experiential training also called as Onjob training (OJT). Apprenticeship training is broadly classified as Designated Trades and Optional Trades. The number of candidates trained in Designated and Optional trades in the last 3 years and the current year is as below:

| Trade category    | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23*   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Designated trades | 1,22,303  | 1,29,648  | 2,25,765  | 2,38,067   |
| Optional Trades   | 83,669    | 1,78,070  | 3,64,123  | 4,40,963   |

*Data as on 1 st  of March 2023

## Annexure-I

## For UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4243 ANSWERED ON 27-03-2023

## Number of Apprenticeship Awareness Workshops Conducted State/UT wise

As on 20-03-2023

| S. No   | State Name                             | No of workshops organized   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar                      | -                           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                         | 22                          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 0                           |
| 4       | Assam                                  | 5                           |
| 5       | Bihar                                  | 16                          |
| 6       | Chandigarh                             | 18                          |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                           | 3                           |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 2                           |
| 9       | Delhi                                  | 52                          |
| 10      | Goa                                    | 17                          |
| 11      | Gujarat                                | 3                           |
| 12      | Haryana                                | 20                          |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 25                          |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 6                           |
| 15      | Jharkhand                              | 12                          |
| 16      | Karnataka                              | 1                           |
| 17      | Kerala                                 | 3                           |
| 18      | Ladakh                                 | 0                           |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                            | 0                           |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                         | 35                          |
| 21      | Maharashtra                            | 21                          |
| 22      | Manipur                                | 1                           |
| 23      | Meghalaya                              | 0                           |
| 24      | Mizoram                                | 1                           |
| 25      | Nagaland                               | 0                           |
| 26      | Odisha                                 | 17                          |
| 27      | Puducherry                             | 0                           |
| 28      | Punjab                                 | 19                          |
| 29      | Rajasthan                              | 18                          |
| 30      | Sikkim                                 | 1                           |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                             | 43                          |
| 32      | Telangana                              | 39                          |
| 33      | Tripura                                | 1                           |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                          | 30                          |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                            | 9                           |
| 36      | West Bengal                            | 48                          |
| 37      | National Skill Development Corporation | 243                         |
|         | Total                                  | 731                         |

## Annexure-II For UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4243 ANSWERED ON 27-03-2023

## State/UT-wise number of Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs)

As on 22-03-2023

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| S. No.   | State/UT                           | Number of PMNAMs   |
|----------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar                  | -                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 84                 |
| 3        | Arunanchal Pradesh                 | 13                 |
| 4        | Assam                              | 48                 |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 91                 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 2                  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       | 71                 |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 6                  |
| 9        | Delhi                              | 23                 |
| 10       | Goa                                | 2                  |
| 11       | Gujarat                            | 236                |
| 12       | Haryana                            | 56                 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 29                 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 47                 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          | 64                 |
| 16       | Karnataka                          | 68                 |
| 17       | Kerala                             | 44                 |
| 18       | Ladakh                             | -                  |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        | 1                  |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 104                |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        | 109                |
| 22       | Manipur                            | -                  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          | 4                  |
| 24       | Mizoram                            | 3                  |
| 25       | Nagaland                           | -                  |
| 26       | Odisha                             | 89                 |
| 27       | Puducherry                         | 5                  |
| 28       | Punjab                             | 68                 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          | 92                 |
| 30       | Sikkim                             | 6                  |
| 31       | Tamilnadu                          | 108                |
| 32       | Telangana                          | 70                 |
| 33       | Tripura                            | 11                 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 216                |
| 35       | Uttrakhand                         | 13                 |
| 36       | West Bengal                        | 30                 |
|          | Total                              | 1,813*             |

*Count includes locations of PMNAM held on 20-03-2023 for which data reported.

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