Lok Sabha Question No. 389 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Atal Tinkering Labs
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *389

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## ATAL TINKERING LABS

- *389.   DR. BYREDDY SHABARI: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) sanctioned, established and operational under the Atal Innovation Mission in the country so far, State/UT, district and year-wise, particularly in Andhra Pradesh since its inception;
- (b) the total funds allocated and disbursed for the establishment and functioning of these ATLs since its inception State/UT and year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to establish new ATLs under the Union Budget 2025-26 and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria for selection of schools;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh or its affiliated institutions for setting up of new ATLs under the latest phase and if so, the details and the status thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure equitable distribution of ATLs across different regions of 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) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *389 REGARDING ATAL TINKERING LABS

## BY DR. BYREDDY SHABARI: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

- (a) Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM)  has  established  a  total  of  10,000  Atal  Tinkering  Labs (ATLs) across the country since its inception in 2016, out of which 713 ATLs have been established  in  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  state-wise  number  of  ATLs  established,  including Andhra Pradesh is:

| 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, school-wise & year-wise is available on official website of AIM, and can be accessed here - https://aim.gov.in/pdf/OperationalATLsInIndia.pdf

- (b) AIM is  the  Central  Sector  scheme.  There  is  no  state-wise  allocation,  as  the  funds  are disbursed  to  selected  schools.  The  total  funds  disbursed,  state-wise  and  year-wise  till  date  is placed below:

| STATE/UT NAME              |   FY 16-17 |   FY 17- 18 |   FY 18- 19 |   FY 19- 20 |   FY 20-21 |   FY 21-22 |   FY 22-23 |   FY 23-24 |   FY 24-25 |   TOTAL (Rs. in cr.) |
|----------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND |       0.12 |        0.24 |        0.84 |        0    |       0    |       0    |       0    |       0.16 |       0    |                 1.36 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             |       1.44 |        8.16 |       23.76 |        9.76 |      28.28 |      14.72 |       4.96 |       4    |       0.96 |                96.04 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          |       0.24 |        0.48 |        2.04 |        0.24 |       0.68 |       0.12 |       0.16 |       0.08 |       0.04 |                 4.08 |
| ASSAM                      |       1.32 |        1.2  |       13.2  |        8.16 |       9.96 |       6.4  |       2.8  |       1.52 |       0.52 |                45.08 |
| BIHAR                      |       0.72 |        1.8  |        3    |        3    |       1.76 |       1.44 |       0.4  |       0.44 |       0.08 |                12.64 |
| CHANDIGARH                 |       0.6  |        0.72 |        0.48 |        0.12 |       0.48 |       0.36 |       0.08 |       0.12 |       0    |                 2.96 |
| CHHATTISGAR H              |       1.08 |        4.08 |       12.24 |       10.52 |      10.76 |       8.04 |       3.24 |       3.92 |       1.04 |                54.92 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     |       0    |        0.24 |        0    |        0.12 |       0    |       0.16 |       0    |       0.04 |       0    |                 0.56 |
| DELHI                      |       3.72 |        4.56 |        6.72 |        2.88 |       6.96 |       1.16 |       0.68 |       1.4  |       0.04 |                28.12 |
| GOA                        |       0.96 |        0.24 |        0.6  |        0.12 |       0.32 |       0.24 |       0    |       0.04 |       0    |                 2.52 |
| GUJARAT                    |       1.68 |        5.28 |       13.8  |       19.56 |      23.28 |      11.28 |       3.52 |       7.4  |       1.24 |                87.04 |
| HARYANA                    |       1.8  |        4.08 |        7.56 |        9.6  |      13.68 |      14.28 |       4.8  |       3.44 |       0.88 |                60.12 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           |       0.24 |        1.2  |        3    |        3.28 |       4.44 |       1.32 |       1.12 |       0.84 |       0.24 |                15.68 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          |       0.24 |        0.84 |        2.64 |        1.08 |       4.76 |       5.72 |       0.8  |       1.36 |       0.2  |                17.64 |
| JHARKHAND                  |       0.36 |        0.96 |        3.72 |        2.88 |       3.4  |       3.68 |       0.68 |       0.6  |       0.72 |                17    |
| KARNATAKA                  |       2.16 |        4.08 |       16.68 |       20.4  |      29.64 |      20.92 |      10.52 |       6.28 |       0.68 |               111.36 |
| KERALA                     |       2.88 |        7.2  |       13.32 |        6.72 |      12.04 |       5.08 |       2.08 |       1    |       0.44 |                50.76 |

| LADAKH               | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0.24      | 0        | 0         | 0.04      | 0        | 0.28         |
|----------------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|--------------|
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 0.84      | 6          | 12.36      | 16.08      | 17.12     | 19.68    | 3.6       | 7.08      | 1.24     | 84           |
| MAHARASHTR A MANIPUR | 3.72 0.36 | 12.72 1.32 | 12.48 1.56 | 32.28 3.96 | 37.52 1.6 | 26.2 5.6 | 8.44 0.24 | 8.24 0.04 | 1.32 0.2 | 142.92 14.88 |
| MEGHALAYA            | 0.12      | 0.72       | 0.24       | 0.24       | 0.12      | 0.12     | 0         | 0.08      | 0        | 1.64         |
| MIZORAM              | 0.12      | 0.48       | 1.44       | 0.48       | 0.2       | 0.48     | 0.04      | 0.12      | 0.12     | 3.48         |
| NAGALAND             | 0         | 0.84       | 0.96       | 0.6        | 0.44      | 0.24     | 0.16      | 0.04      | 0.04     | 3.32         |
| ODISHA               | 0.48      | 3.72       | 10.56      | 7.44       | 9.92      | 7.8      | 2.16      | 0.88      | 0.2      | 43.16        |
| PUDUCHERRY           | 0.12      | 0.36       | 0.96       | 0.36       | 0.36      | 0.2      | 0.2       | 0.04      | 0.04     | 2.64         |
| PUNJAB               | 1.92      | 2.52       | 5.16       | 5.28       | 6.28      | 6.88     | 2.4       | 1.8       | 0.68     | 32.92        |
| RAJASTHAN            | 0.72      | 1.8        | 14.04      | 10.72      | 14.24     | 20.76    | 3.28      | 4.48      | 1.16     | 71.2         |
| SIKKIM               | 0.6       | 0.48       | 1.56       | 0.24       | 0.12      | 0.28     | 0         | 0.04      | 0        | 3.32         |
| TAMILNADU            | 3.84      | 5.4        | 17.76      | 21         | 17.24     | 52.32    | 8.68      | 9.8       | 2.12     | 138.16       |
| TELANGANA            | 1.08      | 2.28       | 9.72       | 5.72       | 10.88     | 15.36    | 4.48      | 5.24      | 0.44     | 55.2         |
| TRIPURA              | 0         | 0.24       | 0.84       | 0.36       | 0.28      | 1.44     | 0.16      | 0.16      | 0        | 3.48         |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 3.12      | 5.52       | 10.44      | 26.16      | 31        | 39.32    | 7.44      | 13.52     | 2.04     | 138.56       |
| UTTARAKHAN D         | 0.84      | 0.72       | 1.8        | 2.4        | 1.84      | 2.6      | 1.04      | 0.56      | 0.24     | 12.04        |
| WEST BENGAL          | 2.16      | 3          | 3.12       | 4.56       | 4.48      | 9        | 4.12      | 1.36      | 0.96     | 32.76        |
| GRAND TOTAL          | 39.6      | 93.48      | 228.6      | 236.32     | 304.3     | 303.2    | 82.28     | 86.16     | 17.88    | 1391.84      |

- (c) The Finance Minister, in the 2025-26 budget, had announced the establishment of 50,000 ATLs in  Government  schools,  in  the  next  five  years.  These  ATLs  will  be  established  by  the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education.
- (d) The  new  ATL  Schemes  is  under  formulation  in  the  Department  of  School  Education  & Literacy, Ministry of Education.
- (e) A total of 1,046 (10.46%) ATLs have been established in Aspirational Districts & 375 (3.75%) ATLs have been established in the Aspirational Blocks of the country. Further, 5,694 (57%) of the total ATLs have been established in rural areas of the country.

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