Lok Sabha Question No. 2886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Atal Tinkering Labs
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri Mohibbullah, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2886

TO BE ANSWERED 06.08.2025

## ATAL TINKERING LABS

2886.   SHRI MOHIBBULLAH: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in the country, State and district and school-wise for particularly in States of Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the type and the number of equipments provided to ATLs in the country along with  the funds  released  and  utilised for the  same,  State and  district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the sectors in which ATLs are fostering innovation, State and district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the  details  of  successful  innovations  developed  till  date  through  ATLs  in  the  country, State and district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) the details of the total number of student beneficiaries under ATLs in the country, State and district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh till date; and
- (f) the number of new ATLs planned to be built, State and district-wise particularly for Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM)  has  established  a  total  of  10,000  Atal  Tinkering  Labs (ATLs)  across  the  country,  out  of  which  713  ATLs  have  been  established  in  Andhra Pradesh and 955 in Uttar Pradesh.  The state-wise number of ATLs established is in the table below:

| State                      | Total No. of ATLs established   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND | 10                              |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 713                             |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 32                              |
| ASSAM                      | 352                             |
| BIHAR                      | 97                              |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 22                              |
| CHHATTISGARH               | 368                             |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 4                               |
| DELHI                      | 198                             |
| GOA                        | 19                              |
| GUJARAT                    | 615                             |
| HARYANA                    | 435                             |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 112                             |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 127                             |
| JHARKHAND                  | 126                             |
| KARNATAKA                  | 798                             |
| KERALA                     | 369                             |
| LADAKH                     | 2                               |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 601                             |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 1,033                           |
| MANIPUR                    | 119                             |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 13                              |
| MIZORAM                    | 26                              |
| NAGALAND                   | 26                              |
| ODISHA                     | 331                             |
| PUDUCHERRY                 | 19                              |
| PUNJAB                     | 230                             |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 511                             |
| SIKKIM                     | 27                              |
| TAMILNADU                  | 975                             |
| TELANGANA                  | 379                             |
| TRIPURA                    | 27                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH              | 955                             |
| UTTARAKHAND                | 87                              |
| WEST BENGAL                | 242                             |
| Grand Total                | 10,000                          |

The details of all 10,000 schools, district-wise is available on official website of AIM, and can be accessed here - https://aim.gov.in/pdf/OperationalATLsInIndia.pdf

- (b) The  details  of  the  type  and  number  of  equipment  provided  to  ATLs  in  the  country  is available on official website of AIM, and can be accessed at -https://aim.gov.in/pdf/ATL\_Equipment\_List/ATL\_Equipment\_List\_60\_students.pdf. Till date, Rs. 1391.84 crores has been disbursed as Grant-in-Aid to ATL schools across the  country,  out  of  which  Rs.  981  crores  has  been  utilized.  The  state-wise  grant disbursement is placed  at Annexure  I. The district-wise  grant  disbursement, in  Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is placed at Annexure II & Annexure III.
- (c) ATL  students  innovate  across  all  sectors  including  Education,  Skill  Development, Health,  Agriculture,  Transport,  Environment,  Tourism,  Space  etc.  The  innovations  are aligned to solve local, national and global problems.
- (d) The state-wise number of  innovations in last 3 years is :

| State/UTs                                | No. of innovations   |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 86                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 11,533               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 94                   |
| Assam                                    | 973                  |
| Bihar                                    | 978                  |
| Chandigarh                               | 151                  |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 1500                 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 81                   |
| Delhi                                    | 4594                 |
| Goa                                      | 80                   |
| Gujarat                                  | 2465                 |
| Haryana                                  | 2365                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 689                  |
| Jammu And Kashmir                        | 5334                 |
| Jharkhand                                | 807                  |
| Karnataka                                | 9034                 |
| Kerala                                   | 15859                |
| Ladakh                                   | 1                    |
| Lakshadweep                              | 1                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 4622                 |
| Maharashtra                              | 4452                 |
| Manipur                                  | 54                   |
| Meghalaya                                | 95                   |
| Mizoram                                  | 16                   |
| Nagaland                                 | 218                  |
| Odisha                                   | 2112                 |
| Puducherry                               | 353                  |
| Punjab                                   | 1371                 |

| Rajasthan     | 10717   |
|---------------|---------|
| Sikkim        | 94      |
| Tamil Nadu    | 36509   |
| Telangana     | 8953    |
| Tripura       | 74      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,089   |
| Uttarakhand   | 1050    |
| West Bengal   | 821     |
| Grand Total   | 133226  |

- (e) The  details  of  the  total  number  of  student  beneficiaries  under  the  ATLs,  state-wise  is presented below:

| State                      | No. of Students Participating in ATL   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND | 14,370                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 975,421                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 32,728                                 |
| ASSAM                      | 344,456                                |
| BIHAR                      | 120,576                                |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 26,019                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH               | 344,338                                |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 7,407                                  |
| DELHI                      | 252,515                                |
| GOA                        | 22,822                                 |
| GUJARAT                    | 893,757                                |
| HARYANA                    | 451,530                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 150,180                                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 142,412                                |
| JHARKHAND                  | 126,535                                |
| KARNATAKA                  | 993,928                                |
| KERALA                     | 456,457                                |
| LADAKH                     | 1,173                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 581,853                                |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 1,274,406                              |
| MANIPUR                    | 121,406                                |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 22,507                                 |
| MIZORAM                    | 35,731                                 |
| NAGALAND                   | 19,335                                 |
| ODISHA                     | 324,457                                |
| PUDUCHERRY                 | 20,039                                 |
| PUNJAB                     | 272,081                                |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 694,107                                |
| SIKKIM                     | 32,716                                 |
| TAMILNADU                  | 919,119                                |
| TELANGANA                  | 360,034                                |

| TRIPURA       | 10,015   |
|---------------|----------|
| UTTAR PRADESH | 717,287  |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 109,031  |
| WEST BENGAL   | 243,631  |

- (f) The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education plans to set up more ATLs in Government Schools across the country.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2886  FOR  06.08.2025  BY  SHRI  MOHIBBULLAH:  SHRI  B  K PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: REGARDING ATAL TINKERING LABS

State-wise Grant Disbursement to ATL schools

| State/UT                   |   Total Funds Disbursed Rs. (in crores) |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND |                                    1.36 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             |                                   96.04 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          |                                    4.08 |
| ASSAM                      |                                   45.08 |
| BIHAR                      |                                   12.64 |
| CHANDIGARH                 |                                    2.96 |
| CHHATTISGARH               |                                   54.92 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     |                                    0.56 |
| DELHI                      |                                   28.12 |
| GOA                        |                                    2.52 |
| GUJARAT                    |                                   87.04 |
| HARYANA                    |                                   60.12 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           |                                   15.68 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          |                                   17.64 |
| JHARKHAND                  |                                   17    |
| KARNATAKA                  |                                  111.36 |
| KERALA                     |                                   50.76 |
| LADAKH                     |                                    0.28 |
| MADHYA PRADESH             |                                   84    |
| MAHARASHTRA                |                                  142.92 |
| MANIPUR                    |                                   14.88 |
| MEGHALAYA                  |                                    1.64 |
| MIZORAM                    |                                    3.48 |
| NAGALAND                   |                                    3.32 |
| ODISHA                     |                                   43.16 |
| PUDUCHERRY                 |                                    2.64 |
| PUNJAB                     |                                   32.92 |
| RAJASTHAN                  |                                   71.2  |
| SIKKIM                     |                                    3.32 |
| TAMILNADU                  |                                  138.16 |
| TELANGANA                  |                                   55.2  |
| TRIPURA                    |                                    3.48 |
| UTTAR PRADESH              |                                  138.56 |
| UTTARAKHAND                |                                   12.04 |
| WEST BENGAL                |                                   32.76 |
| Grand Total                |                                 1391.84 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2886  FOR  06.08.2025  BY  SHRI  MOHIBBULLAH:  SHRI  B  K PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: REGARDING ATAL TINKERING LABS

District-wise Grant Disbursement to ATL schools of Andhra Pradesh

| District Name   |   Total Funds Disbursed Rs.(in crores) |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
| ANAKAPALLI      |                                   4.04 |
| ANANTAPUR       |                                   3.16 |
| ANNAMAYYA       |                                   3.6  |
| ASR             |                                   5.32 |
| BAPATLA         |                                   1.44 |
| CHITTOOR        |                                   2.8  |
| EAST GODAVARI   |                                   4.44 |
| ELURU           |                                   1.72 |
| GUNTUR          |                                   3.44 |
| KADAPA          |                                   4.6  |
| KAKINADA        |                                   6.16 |
| KONASEEMA       |                                   6.52 |
| KRISHNA         |                                   1.64 |
| KURNOOL         |                                   6.88 |
| MANYAM          |                                   3.12 |
| NANDYAL         |                                   6.28 |
| NELLORE         |                                   4.2  |
| NTR             |                                   2.36 |
| PALNADU         |                                   3.96 |
| PRAKASAM        |                                   2.84 |
| SRI SATYASAI    |                                   1.76 |
| SRIKAKULAM      |                                   3.04 |
| TIRUPATI        |                                   3.04 |
| VISAKHAPATNAM   |                                   2.56 |
| VIZIANAGARAM    |                                   5.6  |
| WEST GODAVARI   |                                   1.52 |
| Grand Total     |                                  96.04 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2886  FOR  06.08.2025  BY  SHRI  MOHIBBULLAH:  SHRI  B  K PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: REGARDING ATAL TINKERING LABS

District-wise Grant Disbursement to ATL schools of Uttar Pradesh

| District Name            |   Total Funds Disbursed Rs.(in crores) |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| AGRA                     |                                   2.44 |
| ALIGARH                  |                                   8.8  |
| AMBEDKAR NAGAR           |                                   1.08 |
| AMETHI - CSM NAGAR       |                                   1.32 |
| AURAIYA                  |                                   0.88 |
| AYODHYA                  |                                   1.68 |
| AZAMGARH                 |                                   2.24 |
| BAGHPAT                  |                                   0.68 |
| BAHRAICH                 |                                   0.28 |
| BALLIA                   |                                   3.12 |
| BANDA                    |                                   0.12 |
| BARABANKI                |                                   0.44 |
| BAREILLY                 |                                   1.36 |
| BASTI                    |                                   2.52 |
| BHADOI                   |                                   0.68 |
| BIJNOR                   |                                   3.52 |
| BUDAUN                   |                                   0.28 |
| BULANDSHAHR              |                                   2.24 |
| CHANDAULI                |                                   0.44 |
| CHITRAKOOT               |                                   0.12 |
| DEORIA                   |                                   2.08 |
| ETAH                     |                                   0.4  |
| ETAWAH                   |                                   1.64 |
| FARRUKHABAD              |                                   2.36 |
| FATEHPUR                 |                                   6.28 |
| FIROZABAD                |                                   1.28 |
| GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR      |                                   5.2  |
| GHAZIABAD                |                                   4.92 |
| GHAZIPUR                 |                                  10.08 |
| GONDA                    |                                   0.32 |
| GORAKHPUR                |                                   0.8  |
| HAMIRPUR (U.P.)          |                                   0.44 |
| HAPUR (PANCHSHEEL NAGAR) |                                   0.52 |
| HARDOI                   |                                   1.08 |

| HATHRAS                      |   2.08 |
|------------------------------|--------|
| JALAUN                       |   0.56 |
| JAUNPUR                      |   3.2  |
| JHANSI                       |   2.2  |
| JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR (AMROHA) |   1.6  |
| KANNAUJ                      |   1.8  |
| KANPUR DEHAT                 |   2.28 |
| KANPUR NAGAR                 |   6.4  |
| KANSHIRAM NAGAR              |   2    |
| KAUSHAMBI                    |   1.52 |
| KUSHINAGAR                   |   1.44 |
| LALITPUR                     |   0.6  |
| LUCKNOW                      |   2.16 |
| MAHARAJGANJ                  |   0.72 |
| MAHOBA                       |   0.68 |
| MAINPURI                     |   1.32 |
| MATHURA                      |   4.44 |
| MAU                          |   5.96 |
| MEERUT                       |   1.64 |
| MIRZAPUR                     |   0.4  |
| MORADABAD                    |   1.28 |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR                |   1.92 |
| PILIBHIT                     |   0.32 |
| PRATAPGARH                   |   2.24 |
| PRAYAGRAJ                    |   5.16 |
| RAE BARELI                   |   1.52 |
| RAMPUR                       |   0.28 |
| SAHARANPUR                   |   1.68 |
| SAMBHAL (BHIM NAGAR)         |   0.16 |
| SANT KABIR NAGAR             |   0.16 |
| SHAHJAHANPUR                 |   0.48 |
| SHAMLI (PRABUDH NAGAR)       |   0.48 |
| SIDDHARTHNAGAR               |   0.32 |
| SITAPUR                      |   0.68 |
| SONBHADRA                    |   1.56 |
| SULTANPUR                    |   1.16 |
| UNNAO                        |   2    |
| VARANASI                     |   2.52 |
| Grand Total                  | 138.56 |

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