Lok Sabha Question No. 673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Apprenticeship Fair
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: † 673

ANSWERED ON 24-07-2023

## APPRENTICESHIP FAIR

†673 . SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  organizes  apprenticeship  fair  to  increase  the  employment opportunities for youths;

(b) if so, the details of such fairs conducted during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c)  the  number  of  youths  who  have  been  given  apprenticeship  certificates  through  various mediums, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (b): Yes Sir. Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) is a monthly event in which establishments / industries and candidates actively participate. It provides awareness to the youth on various apprenticeship opportunities existing across the participating establishments  /  industries  and  also  allows  the  establishments  to  engage  candidates  as apprentices.  Initially,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  organized Apprenticeship Melas on 04.10.2021 and 21.04.2022. Based on the encouraging response that these Melas received, States/UTs were advised to conduct PMNAM. From June 2022 onwards, PMNAM is organized on every 2 nd Monday in one-third  of  the  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  States/UTs  can  conduct PMNAM once in three months. Since, launch of PMNAM in June 2022 and upto March 2023, the  event  has  witnessed  dynamic  participation  of  establishments/companies  and  candidates. The State/UT-wise list of number of PMNAM organized and contracts generated is at AnnexureI . The  thrust  given  by  the  Ministry  towards  apprenticeship  training  through  reforms (facilitation  and  process  simplifications)  and  public  outreach  to  create  awareness  about apprenticeship  training  among  the  students  and  the  establishments  through  workshops, PMNAM, engagement with establishments / employers  are making positive  impact.  All these have led to increase in the number of apprentices engaged from 2.96 lakh in 2020-2021 to 7.4 lakh in 2022-23. Currently, the number of apprentices engaged stands at 6.40 lakh.

An Impact Evaluation Study on National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)   through  National  Productivity  Council  (NPC)  has  major  findings  with  respect  to employment post apprenticeship training  viz. (i) employment rate  among  pass-outs  was  64% within  6  months  and  74%  within  12  months  after  completion  and  (ii)  68%  strongly  felt  that program made them more employable compared to a non-certificate holder.

(c) Broadly,  the  apprenticeship  trades  are  classified  as  'Designated'  Trade  and  'Optional' Trade.  The  duration  of  these  trades  varies  from  6  months  to  2  years.  For  the  category, Designated Trade, the National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) is awarded to those who pass the  All  India  Trade  Tests  (AITT),  conducted  by  Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT).  To facilitate  apprentices who  have completed the training to take the examination at the earliest, AITT has been made quarterly. This was previously conducted twice a year.

For Optional Trades, the apprenticeship certificates are awarded to the youth based on the  assessment  done  by  the  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs).  In  addition  to  this,  the  Regional Boards  under  Ministry  of  Education  grant  'Certificate  of  Proficiency'  to  the  apprentices.  The number of youths given apprenticeships certificates State-wise is at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

## For UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 673 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24-07-2023

## The State/UT-wise list of number of PMNAM organized and contracts generated

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| State                         | PMNAM Locations   | Contract Generated*   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1. Andaman & Nicobar          | -                 | 29                    |
| 2. Andhra Pradesh             | 84                | 7,309                 |
| 3. Arunachal Pradesh          | 13                | 10                    |
| 4. Assam                      | 58                | 4,660                 |
| 5. Bihar                      | 91                | 2,615                 |
| 6. Chandigarh                 | 2                 | 453                   |
| 7. Chhattisgarh               | 72                | 2,810                 |
| 8. Delhi                      | 23                | 11,785                |
| 9. Goa                        | 2                 | 5,587                 |
| 10.Gujarat                    | 236               | 35,071                |
| 11.Haryana                    | 57                | 24,813                |
| 12.Himachal Pradesh           | 30                | 3,554                 |
| 13.Jammu & Kashmir            | 52                | 3,667                 |
| 14.Jharkhand                  | 65                | 4,411                 |
| 15.Karnataka                  | 70                | 21,835                |
| 16.Kerala                     | 44                | 4,789                 |
| 17.Ladakh                     | -                 | -                     |
| 18.Lakshadweep                | 1                 | 1,045                 |
| 19.Madhya Pradesh             | 104               | 20,389                |
| 20.Maharashtra                | 109               | 77,895                |
| 21.Manipur                    | -                 | 8                     |
| 22.Meghalaya                  | 4                 | 115                   |
| 23.Mizoram                    | 3                 | 1                     |
| 24.Nagaland                   | -                 | 1,186                 |
| 25.Odisha                     | 89                | 3,516                 |
| 26.Puducherry                 | 5                 | 1,459                 |
| 27.Punjab                     | 71                | 6,082                 |
| 28.Rajasthan                  | 95                | 7,179                 |
| 29.Sikkim                     | 6                 | 4,285                 |
| 30.Tamil Nadu                 | 110               | 32,148                |
| 31.Telangana                  | 71                | 13,175                |
| 32.The Dadra Nagar Haveli and | 6                 | 1,766                 |
| 33.Tripura                    | 11                | 215                   |
| 34.Uttar Pradesh              | 216               | 25,973                |
| 35.Uttarakhand                | 13                | 8,324                 |
| 36.West Bengal                | 38                | 13,810                |
| Grand Total                   | 1,851             | 3,51,969*             |

*Pan India data - Apprenticeship Contract tracked for 20 days after Mela Day which may also include contracts generated outside PMNAM.

## Annexure-II

## For UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 673 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24-07-2023

## State wise details of certification

| State Total Certification During 2022-23 and FY 2023-24   | State Total Certification During 2022-23 and FY 2023-24   | FY till 18.07.2023.   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.                                                        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                               | 2                     |
| 2.                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                            | 8,205                 |
| 3.                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 0                     |
| 4.                                                        | Assam                                                     | 4,386                 |
| 5.                                                        | Bihar                                                     | 2,125                 |
| 6.                                                        | Chandigarh                                                | 339                   |
| 7.                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                              | 6,614                 |
| 8.                                                        | Delhi                                                     | 1,830                 |
| 9.                                                        | Goa                                                       | 513                   |
|                                                           | 10.Gujarat                                                | 45,033                |
|                                                           | 11.Haryana                                                | 37,000                |
|                                                           | 12.Himachal Pradesh                                       | 1,046                 |
|                                                           | 13.Jammu And Kashmir                                      | 329                   |
|                                                           | 14.Jharkhand                                              | 11,529                |
|                                                           | 15.Karnataka                                              | 12,126                |
|                                                           | 16.Kerala                                                 | 11,705                |
|                                                           | 17.Ladakh                                                 | 0                     |
|                                                           | 18.Lakshadweep                                            | 20                    |
|                                                           | 19.Madhya Pradesh                                         | 12,900                |
|                                                           | 20.Maharashtra                                            | 63,065                |
|                                                           | 21.Manipur                                                | 12                    |
|                                                           | 22.Meghalaya                                              | 44                    |
|                                                           | 23.Mizoram                                                | 0                     |
|                                                           | 24.Nagaland                                               | 0                     |
|                                                           | 25.Odisha                                                 | 8,345                 |
|                                                           | 26.Puducherry                                             | 633                   |
|                                                           | 27.Punjab                                                 | 5,318                 |
|                                                           | 28.Rajasthan                                              | 6,877                 |
|                                                           | 29.Sikkim                                                 | 48                    |
|                                                           | 30.Tamil Nadu                                             | 19,195                |
|                                                           | 31.Telangana                                              | 14,692                |
| 32.The Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman                       | & Diu                                                     | 35                    |
|                                                           | 33.Tripura                                                | 23                    |
|                                                           | 34.Uttar Pradesh                                          | 23,858                |
|                                                           | 35.Uttarakhand                                            | 3,240                 |
| 36.West                                                   | Bengal                                                    | 6,332                 |
| Grand Total                                               | Grand Total                                               | 3,07,419              |