Lok Sabha Question No. 1030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia, Dr. Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1030

ANSWERED ON 02/12/2024

## NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME

1030.  Dr.MOHAMMAD JAWED:

SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:

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

- (a) the  State-wise total number of enrollments in the last ten years;
- (b) the total number of apprentices who completed the training in the last  ten years;
- (c) whether the Government have a concrete strategy to achieve the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) target of enrolling 46 lakh apprentices by 2025-26; if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of  steps the Government is taking to enhance collaboration with industries and ensure  apprenticeship programs along with market demands?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  aims  to  promote  apprenticeship training in the country, by providing partial stipend support to the apprentices engaged under the Apprentice Act, 1961 and Rules there under. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) was launched in August 2016. The scheme was extended to continue as NAPS-2 from 2022-23.  A total of 37.94 lakh apprentices have been engaged under  NAPS  since inception of the Scheme (August 2016  to 31st October , 2024).  State-wise break up is at Annexure.
- (b) The  number  of  apprentices    who  have    completed  training    since  inception    of  the scheme (August 2016 to 31st October, 2024)   is 21.40 lakh .
- (c) and (d): Since the launch of NAPS, the Ministry's effort has resulted in  increase in  the number of Apprentices from 1.11 Lakh in 2016-17 to 9.31 Lakh in 2023-24. A target of 46 lakh youth  under  NAPS-2  is  for  the  period  2022-23  to  2025-26.  Few  significant  steps  that  are enabling apprenticeship engagement are :
-  The  functionality  of  Apprenticeship  Portal  has  been  enhanced  as  per  the  user requirement thereby enabling ease of process.
-  Guidelines for National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme-2 (NAPS-2) issued.
-  Guidelines for Basic Training Provider (BTP) and Third Party Aggregators have been revised.
-  Industries have been given the opportunity to offer relevant Optional trades/courses of six (6) / nine (9)/ twelve (12) months duration.

In terms of media and advocacy, Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) as a platform provides awareness to the youth on various apprenticeship opportunities existing across the participating establishments/industries.  States/UTs are organizing PMNAM across the  country  on  a  monthly  basis.  It  is  held  on  every  2 nd Monday  in  1/3 rd of  total  number  of districts in the state so that all districts are covered once in a quarter, and four times in a year. Till now, PMNAM has been conducted in 4,426 locations across India witnessing participation of 5.29 lakh candidates and 32,270 establishments from June 2022 to October 2024.

To further sustain the upward growth in apprentice engagement, the following activities have been initiated:

-  National Steering Committee (NSC) and a Scheme Monitoring and Review Committee (SMRC)  for  monitoring  the  progress  of  the  scheme  at  the  central  level  and  State Implementation  Review  Committee  (SIRC)  are  constituted  by  every  State/UT  under NAPS-2.
-  Workshops, seminars,  webinars,  etc.  with  the  stakeholders  to  encourage  candidates, establishments, industry  associations/chambers of commerce, industry clusters with a special  focus  on  participation  from  MSMEs,  academic  institutions,  Skill  India  training partners, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs), ITIs, JSSs, etc.
-  DO Letters from Ministry have been sent to Principal Secretaries of all states, NIFTY 500 and Top CSR 500 companies
-  The list of clusters covered under Cluster Development Program (CDP) of MSME have been  shared  with  the  States.  States  to  sensitize  the  Industry  clusters  for  active engagement of apprentices in coordination with RDSDEs and SSCs.
-  DO letters from Ministry have been sent to other Central Ministries requesting them to encourage establishments falling under their purview to start engaging apprentices.
-  Directorate General of Training have been requested to issue necessary instructions to ITI  Principals  to  facilitate  registration  of  15  Lakh  ITI  passed-outs  for  apprenticeship opportunities.
-  Engagement  with  Various  Industries  Associations  and  Central  Public  Sector  Units (CPSUs) have been initiated.
-  Regional  Directorate  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (RDSDEs),  States, Sector Skill Council (SSCs) and Third Party Aggregators (TPAs) play an important role in  the  overall  progress  of  the  apprenticeship  engagement  and  regular  reviews  are conducted with all the concerned stakeholders.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1030 ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024 REGARDING 'NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME'

The  State-wise  apprentices  engagement  under  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion Scheme (NAPS) since August 2016 to 31 st October, 2024 is as under:

| State                       | 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   | Grand Total   |
|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands |              |              |              |              | 3            | 9            | 41           | 48           | 78           | 179           |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 6,028        | 6,075        | 5,986        | 3,860        | 4,394        | 15,722       | 16,203       | 21,701       | 10,787       | 90,756        |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 4            | 1            | 2            |              | 3            | 18           | 42           | 65           | 34           | 169           |
| Assam                       | 570          | 1,068        | 1,516        | 2,204        | 2,452        | 14,00 6      | 9,661        | 8,173        | 4,080        | 43,730        |
| Bihar                       | 2,663        | 6,074        | 5,923        | 1,155        | 1,237        | 6,476        | 5,543        | 5,317        | 3,434        | 37,822        |
| Chandigarh                  | 48           | 130          | 129          | 346          | 280          | 813          | 671          | 1,227        | 1,262        | 4,906         |
| Chhattisgarh                | 1,142        | 934          | 1,894        | 5,637        | 1,653        | 2,660        | 4,881        | 5,259        | 3,695        | 27,755        |
| Delhi                       | 1,073        | 1,410        | 2,057        | 4,937        | 7,784        | 17,79 9      | 15,81 8      | 15,95 6      | 11,70 5      | 78,539        |
| Goa                         | 199          | 245          | 334          | 1,720        | 2,032        | 3,432        | 4,406        | 11,88 2      | 6,571        | 30,821        |
| Gujarat                     | 14,43 0      | 16,62 3      | 47,56 5      | 45,10 7      | 56,91 1      | 69,56 7      | 76,22 6      | 83,95 5      | 48,46 4      | 4,58,84 8     |
| Haryana                     | 5,186        | 17,68 3      | 20,40 5      | 18,92 0      | 31,85 3      | 42,34 3      | 62,86 5      | 66,72 0      | 38,09 6      | 3,04,07 1     |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 968          | 1,650        | 1,572        | 1,898        | 1,767        | 5,669        | 6,825        | 10,21 2      | 5,513        | 36,074        |
| Jammu And Kashmir           | 451          | 230          | 345          | 304          | 260          | 832          | 989          | 859          | 586          | 4,856         |
| Jharkhand                   | 4,371        | 4,593        | 5,405        | 2,133        | 5,034        | 8,258        | 9,152        | 11,88 2      | 4,497        | 55,325        |
| Karnataka                   | 9,097        | 10,44 6      | 9,573        | 13,76 4      | 17,27 6      | 42,08 4      | 58,52 3      | 78,45 6      | 52,24 9      | 2,91,46 8     |
| Kerala                      | 2,687        | 4,315        | 4,309        | 3,899        | 6,426        | 8,975        | 11,27 5      | 13,10 4      | 8,626        | 63,616        |
| Ladakh                      |              |              |              |              | 6            | 18           | 28           | 66           | 43           | 161           |
| Lakshadweep                 | 5            | -            | -            |              | 18           | 4            | 9            | 6            | 1            | 43            |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 3,857        | 5,019        | 6,691        | 6,942        | 9,522        | 17,09 3      | 21,20 5      | 22,70 7      | 15,69 5      | 1,08,73 1     |

| State                                        | 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   | Grand Total   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| Maharashtra                                  | 25,17 3      | 35,13 7      | 35,24 6      | 36,61 7      | 71,47 5      | 1,46,8 65    | 1,85,9 99    | 2,63,2 45    | 1,58,5 91    | 9,58,34 8     |
| Manipur                                      | 8            | 5            | 39           | 16           | 11           | 90           | 32           | 18           | 176          | 395           |
| Meghalaya                                    | 3            | -            | 3            | 51           | 105          | 117          | 181          | 212          | 159          | 831           |
| Mizoram                                      | 1            | -            | -            | 4            | 1            | 4            | 4            | 12           | 114          | 140           |
| Nagaland                                     | 24           | 4            | 4            | 14           | 1            | 27           | 22           | 15           | 9            | 120           |
| Odisha                                       | 2,938        | 3,890        | 4,024        | 3,391        | 3,681        | 8,296        | 10,45 8      | 10,75 5      | 4,731        | 52,164        |
| Puducherry                                   | 266          | 328          | 378          | 481          | 299          | 1,090        | 1,343        | 2,469        | 2,430        | 9,084         |
| Punjab                                       | 2,423        | 1,754        | 2,046        | 2,856        | 4,459        | 11,65 9      | 15,36 1      | 14,76 1      | 8,742        | 64,061        |
| Rajasthan                                    | 1,994        | 3,098        | 3,533        | 4,073        | 6,417        | 9,473        | 15,20 4      | 18,23 0      | 13,52 5      | 75,547        |
| Sikkim                                       | 33           | 22           | 5            | 128          | 162          | 308          | 202          | 298          | 269          | 1,427         |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 5,981        | 10,21 9      | 9,103        | 13,60 2      | 24,91 2      | 49,92 9      | 72,31 1      | 1,01,5 53    | 58,79 1      | 3,46,40 1     |
| Telangana                                    | 5,129        | 4,812        | 5,801        | 9,654        | 13,99 6      | 38,45 4      | 31,82 1      | 37,77 4      | 16,72 6      | 1,64,16 7     |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman AND Diu | 68           | 121          | 102          | 97           | 597          | 1,282        | 1,006        | 2,878        | 2,162        | 8,313         |
| Tripura                                      | 12           | 45           | 158          | 437          | 255          | 244          | 368          | 383          | 203          | 2,105         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 11,78 4      | 14,26 9      | 18,84 6      | 12,58 4      | 19,95 5      | 38,03 9      | 56,94 6      | 71,50 4      | 47,22 9      | 2,91,15 6     |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 1,038        | 1,623        | 2,303        | 2,489        | 4,360        | 9,986        | 16,43 6      | 21,05 8      | 13,76 0      | 73,053        |
| West Bengal                                  | 1,769        | 2,526        | 3,090        | 6,149        | 7,370        | 18,79 1      | 26,10 9      | 29,53 8      | 13,75 9      | 1,09,10 1     |
| Grand Total                                  | 1,11,4 23    | 1,54,3 49    | 1,98,3 87    | 2,05,4 69    | 3,06,9 67    | 5,90,4 32    | 7,38,1 66    | 9,32,2 98    | 5,56,7 92    | 37,94,2 83    |

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