Lok Sabha Question No. 2139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2139

ANSWERED ON - 09/12/2024

## NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP   PROMOTION SCHEME

2139         Dr. SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE:

SMT.SHAMBHAVI:

SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will  the  MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government has launched the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS);
- (b) if  so,  the    details  thereof  along  with  the  salient  features,  components,  modes  of  the Scheme and Central Government's support to establishments providing apprenticeship;
- (c) the procedure for registration and number of persons registered on the apprenticeship portal;
- (d) the  number  of  registered  persons  on  the  portal  from  the  State    of  Maharashtra  and Bihar; and
- (e) the number of apprenticeships offered by each of the Central Public Sector Enterprises during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI  JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Government  of  India  launched  'National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme' (NAPS) in August, 2016 with the objective to promote apprenticeship training and to increase the  engagement  of  apprentices  by  incentivizing  employers/  establishments.  In  continuation, NAPS-2, since 2022-23 promotes apprenticeship training in the country.

The Salient Features of the scheme are:

- i. Wider  option  for  the  apprentices:  The  scheme  supports  integration  of  apprenticeship training with courses approved by other schemes such as PMKVY, DDU-GKY etc.
- ii. Ease of Administering through technology: A specially designed online portal 'www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in' administers the entire implementation of the Apprenticeship Training.
- iii. Involvement of States/UTs:   As most of the smaller industries and MSMEs come under State  jurisdiction,  the  scheme  supports  involvement  of  States  and  State  Skill  Development Missions (SSDMs) in implementing the scheme in their respective State.

iv. Promoter  and  Facilitators/Third  Party  Aggregators  (TPA): Mobilization  of  candidates  / apprentices and establishments is facilitated through Third Party Aggregators (TPAs).

Scheme Component- The scheme component under NAPS-2 facilitates Partial stipend support by GoI under NAPS-2 will be limited to 25% of stipend paid, up to a maximum of Rs.1,500 per month,  per  apprentice  during  the  training  period.  The  stipend  support  by  GoI  will  be  paid through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank account of apprentices

Mode  of  the  Scheme-  The  scheme  supports  apprenticeship  training  in  two  modes,  viz. designated trade route and optional trade route. Designated trades are those trades that are notified  through  official  Gazette  after  consultation  with  the  Central  Apprenticeship  Council. There  are  266  designated  trades.  The  other  mode  of  apprenticeship  training  is  'Optional Trades' which are industry driven and are dynamic in nature. There are 757 optional trades across 36 Industry sectors.

(c) & (d) It is mandatory for a candidate to register on the portal (www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in) before undertaking Apprenticeship Training under the Apprentices  Act,  1961.  The  portal  is  user-friendly  and  guides  through  the  various  steps  for candidate  registration.  The  portal  also  supports  through  'user  manuals'  for  stake  holders including the candidates who can access the same from the 'Get started' tab on the menu bar. The steps involved for candidate registration are as below:

-  Candidate to click on the 'Register' button available on the portal and select the option as 'Candidate' and enter mobile number and valid email ID.
-  Valid  email  ID  and  mobile  number  is  required  as  the  activation  link  will  be  sent  through registered email and mobile number.
-  The candidate will receive an activation email on his registered email Address and need to click the 'Activation' link. Clicking the activation link by the candidate takes the candidate to candidate  login  page  of  the  apprenticeship  portal  and  will  be  logging  through  his/  her registered email ID.
-  Now,  the  portal  sends  an  OTP  to  both  registered  email  id  and  mobile  number  of  the candidate which will be entered by the candidate for log-in.
-  Once logged-in, the candidate will then complete  his/ her profile which includes, e-KYC, bank details, candidate qualification, parent details, etc.
-  With  this  the  candidate  registration  gets  completed  and  will  be  ready  for  applying  to  the apprenticeship opportunities on the portal.

The  number  of  persons  registered  on  the  apprenticeship  portal  is 1,16,34,055 as  on 31 st October,  2024.    The  number  of  persons  registered  on  the  portal  in  Maharashtra  is 13,01,240 and in Bihar 3,50,808 as on 31 st October, 2024.

(e) This  Ministry  is  engaging  with  Central  Public  Sector  Units  (CPSUs)  through  various mediums  and  holding  meetings  with  the  top  management  of  CPSUs  to  engage  more apprentices and also encourage their contractors and the entire chain of dealers/ suppliers to engage  apprentices.  The  details  of  Apprenticeships  offered  by  the  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises during last three years is attached  as  Annexure-I.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2139 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024 REGARDING 'NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME'

Number of apprenticeships  offered  by  each  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  during the last three Financial Years  2021-22 to 2023-24

(Source: https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in)

|   Sl.No. | Central Public Sector Enterprises                              | FY 2021-22, FY2022-23, and FY 2023-24)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        1 | AI ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED                                | 510                                      |
|        2 | AIR INDIA LIMITED                                              | 179                                      |
|        3 | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA                                    | 1,091                                    |
|        4 | ALIMCO                                                         | 150                                      |
|        5 | ANDREW YULE AND CO. LTD                                        | 96                                       |
|        6 | BALMER LAWRIE AND CO LTD                                       | 331                                      |
|        7 | BEL OPTRONIC DEVICES LIMITED                                   | 46                                       |
|        8 | BEML LIMITED                                                   | 1,686                                    |
|        9 | BHARAT COKING COAL LTD.                                        | 2,750                                    |
|       10 | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED                                        | 908                                      |
|       11 | BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED                               | 8,486                                    |
|       12 | BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED                           | 407                                      |
|       13 | BHARATIYA NABHIKIYA VIDYUT NIGAM LTD (BHAVINI)                 | 426                                      |
|       14 | BHUBANESWARI OPENCAST PROJECT MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED      | 158                                      |
|       15 | BPCL KOCHI REFINERY                                            | 70                                       |
|       16 | BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION LIMITED              | 11                                       |
|       17 | BRAITHWAITE AND CO.LTD.                                        | 74                                       |
|       18 | BRIDGE AND ROOF CO. (INDIA) LTD.                               | 18                                       |
|       19 | BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED                                   | 178                                      |
|       20 | CENTRAL COALFIELDS LIMITED                                     | 1,950                                    |
|       21 | CEMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED                            | 302                                      |
|       22 | CENTAUR HOTEL                                                  | 21                                       |
|       23 | CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED        | 16                                       |
|       24 | CENTRAL ELECTRONICS LIMITED                                    | 95                                       |
|       25 | CENTRAL MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN INSTITUTE LIMITED             | 4                                        |
|       26 | CENTRAL REPAIR SHOP BARKAKANA                                  | 126                                      |
|       27 | CENTRAL STATE FARM                                             | 65                                       |
|       28 | CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION                                | 14                                       |
|       29 | CENTRAL WORKSHOP IB VALLEY BANDHBAHAL JHARSUGUDA-768211 ODISHA | 31                                       |
|       30 | CHAMERA-II POWER STATION                                       | 176                                      |
|       31 | CHEFAIR FLIGHT CATERING                                        | 17                                       |

|   Sl.No. | Central Public Sector Enterprises                                                    | FY 2021-22, FY2022-23, and FY 2023-24)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|       33 | COAL INDIA LTD                                                                       | 215                                      |
|       34 | COCHIN SHIPYARD LTD                                                                  | 986                                      |
|       35 | CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.                                                  | 12                                       |
|       36 | CORDITE FACTORY ARUVANKADU                                                           | 23                                       |
|       37 | DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION INDIA LIMITED                                 | 46                                       |
|       38 | DIESEL ENGINE PLANT RANCHI (UNIT OF GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS LIMITED) | 78                                       |
|       39 | DVC MAITHON PROJECT                                                                  | 32                                       |
|       40 | EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED                                                           | 659                                      |
|       41 | ELECTRONICS CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED                                             | 1,257                                    |
|       42 | ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED                                                              | 350                                      |
|       43 | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA                                                            | 35                                       |
|       44 | FERRO SCRAP NIGAM LTD                                                                | 84                                       |
|       45 | GAIL ( INDIA) LIMITED                                                                | 435                                      |
|       46 | GARDEN REACH SHIP BUILDERS AND ENGINEERS LIMITED                                     | 547                                      |
|       47 | GARJANBAHAL OCP                                                                      | 48                                       |
|       48 | GOA SHIPYARD LTD.                                                                    | 336                                      |
|       49 | GUN AND SHELL FACTORY                                                                | 91                                       |
|       50 | GUN CARRIAGE FACTORY                                                                 | 38                                       |
|       51 | HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED                                                        | 6,740                                    |
|       52 | HALDIA DOCK COMPLEX                                                                  | 47                                       |
|       53 | HEAVY ENGINEERING CORPORATION TRAINING INSTITUTE                                     | 202                                      |
|       54 | HIL (INDIA) LIMITED                                                                  | 9                                        |
|       55 | HINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED                                                             | 448                                      |
|       56 | HINDUSTAN ORGANIC CHEMICALS LIMITED                                                  | 67                                       |
|       57 | HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED                                              | 996                                      |
|       58 | HINDUSTAN SALTS LIMITED                                                              | 5                                        |
|       59 | HINDUSTAN SHIPYARD LIMITED                                                           | 89                                       |
|       60 | HINGULA OCP HINGULA AREA MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED COAL INDIA LIMITED              | 49                                       |
|       61 | HLL LIFECARE LIMITED                                                                 | 73                                       |
|       62 | HINDUSTAN MACHINE TOOLS                                                              | 320                                      |
|       63 | HOTEL KALINGA ASHOK                                                                  | 13                                       |
|       64 | HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD                                        | 16                                       |
|       65 | IIDL SUITES UNIT OF IFCI INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED                          | 6                                        |
|       66 | INDIA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                                                | 137                                      |
|       67 | INDIAN FARMERS FERTILISER COOPERATIVE LIMITED                                        | 177                                      |
|       68 | INDIAN MEDICINES PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION LIMITED                                  | 7                                        |
|       69 | INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LIMITED                                   | 2                                        |
|       70 | INDIRA SAGAR POWER STATION NHDC LTD                                                  | 27                                       |

| Sl.No.   | Central Public Sector Enterprises                                            | FY 2021-22, FY2022-23, and FY 2023-24)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 71       | NARMADA NAGAR KHANDWA M.P-450119 INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED PALAKKAD            | 241                                      |
| 72       | INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED                                               | 3,913                                    |
| 73       | INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION                              | 220                                      |
| 74       | IREL (INDIA) LIMITED                                                         | 242                                      |
| 75       | ITI LIMITED                                                                  | 244                                      |
| 76       | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT TRUST                                                  | 21                                       |
| 77       | KARNATAKA ANTIBIOTICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED                            | 93                                       |
| 78       | KIOCL LTD.                                                                   | 132                                      |
| 79       | KONKAN LNG LIMITED                                                           | 11                                       |
| 80       | MACHINE TOOL PROTOTYPE FACTORY AMBARNATH                                     | 80                                       |
| 81       | MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED KANIHA AREA                                      | 69                                       |
| 82       | MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED HQ                                               | 2,148                                    |
| 83       | MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED                                            | 1,152                                    |
| 84       | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT                                            | 17                                       |
| 85       | MEJIA THERMAL POWER STATION                                                  | 13                                       |
| 86       | METAL AND STEEL FACTORY ISHAPORE                                             | 89                                       |
| 87       | MINERAL EXPLORATION AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED MINES VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER | 119                                      |
| 88       | BELLAMPALLI                                                                  | 186                                      |
| 89       | MISHRA DHATU NIGAM LIMITED                                                   | 399                                      |
| 90       | MOIL LIMITED                                                                 | 877                                      |
| 91       | MSTC LIMITED                                                                 | 54                                       |
| 92       | NAINI AEROSPACE LIMITED                                                      | 41                                       |
| 93       | NARORA ATOMIC POWER STATION                                                  | 108                                      |
| 94       | NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED                                           | 658                                      |
| 95       | NATIONAL BACKWARD CLASSES FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                | 4                                        |
| 96       | NATIONAL FERTILIZERS                                                         | 902                                      |
| 97       | NATIONAL HANDICAPPED FINANCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                         | 7                                        |
| 98       | NATIONAL SCHEDULED CASTES FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                | 6                                        |
| 99       | NATIONAL SCHEDULED TRIBES FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION                | 2                                        |
| 100      | NATIONAL SEED CORPORATION                                                    | 31                                       |
| 101      | NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD                                    | 27                                       |
| 102      | NBCC INDIA LIMITED                                                           | 12                                       |
| 103      | NEELACHAL ISPAT NIGAM LTD.                                                   | 37                                       |
|          |                                                                              | 81                                       |
| 104      | NEPA LIMITED                                                                 |                                          |
| 106      | NIMOO BAZGO POWER STATION                                                    | 22                                       |
| 107      | NLC INDIA LIMITED                                                            | 2,562                                    |

|   Sl.No. | Central Public Sector Enterprises                             | FY 2021-22, FY2022-23, and FY 2023-24)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|      108 | NMDC LIMITED                                                  | 345                                      |
|      109 | NORTH EASTERN COALFIELDS                                      | 10                                       |
|      110 | NORTH EASTERN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION LTD                  | 52                                       |
|      111 | NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CORPORATION LTD | 2                                        |
|      112 | NORTH KARNAPURA AREA CCL                                      | 159                                      |
|      113 | NORTHERN COALFIELDS LIMITED                                   | 2,227                                    |
|      114 | NRTS-III POWERGRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED               | 136                                      |
|      115 | NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD                     | 29                                       |
|      116 | NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LIMITED                    | 2,115                                    |
|      117 | NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.                       | 751                                      |
|      118 | NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED                                   | 271                                      |
|      119 | OIL INDIA LIMITED DULIAJAN                                    | 1,867                                    |
|      120 | OMKARESHWAR POWER STATION NHDC LIMITED                        | 10                                       |
|      121 | OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION                               | 5,583                                    |
|      122 | ORDNANCE FACTORY                                              | 803                                      |
|      123 | ORIENT AREA MAHANADI COALFIELDS LIMITED                       | 3                                        |
|      124 | PARBATI HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT STAGE II                        | 100                                      |
|      125 | PIPARWAR AREA CCL                                             | 257                                      |
|      126 | POWER FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED                             | 93                                       |
|      127 | POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED                       | 799                                      |
|      128 | PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT INDIA LTD.                           | 69                                       |
|      129 | RAJASTHAN ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTS LIMITED                 | 195                                      |
|      130 | RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS LIMITED                   | 494                                      |
|      131 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FOR IRON AND STEEL (RDCIS)    | 19                                       |
|      132 | RIFLE FACTORY ISHAPORE                                        | 65                                       |
|      133 | RINL VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT VISAKHAPATNAM                  | 900                                      |
|      134 | RITES LIMITED                                                 | 160                                      |
|      135 | RURAL ELECTRIFICATION CORPORATION LTD                         | 94                                       |
|      136 | STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED                              | 5,248                                    |
|      137 | SAMBHAR SALTS LIMITED                                         | 10                                       |
|      138 | SAMLESWARI OPEN CAST PROJECT                                  | 54                                       |
|      139 | SCOOTERS INDIA LIMITED                                        | 17                                       |
|      140 | SMALL ARMS FACTORY KANPUR                                     | 16                                       |
|      141 | SMELTER POWER COMPLEX NALCO                                   | 1,140                                    |
|      142 | SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED                              | 306                                      |
|      143 | TEESTA LOW DAM-IV POWER STATION                               | 29                                       |
|      144 | TEESTA-V POWER STATION                                        | 9                                        |
|      145 | TELECOM FACTORY ALIPORE                                       | 21                                       |
|      146 | THDC INDIA LIMITED                                            | 625                                      |
|      147 | THE BRAITHWAITE BURN AND JESSOP                               | 15                                       |

| Sl.No.   | Central Public Sector Enterprises                              | FY 2021-22, FY2022-23, and FY 2023-24)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|          | CONSTRUCTION CO LTD                                            |                                          |
| 148      | THE DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD JAIPUR | 4                                        |
| 149      | THE FERTILISERS AND CHEMICALS TRAVANCORE LIMITED               | 155                                      |
| 150      | THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LIMITED                       | 4,330                                    |
| 151      | UDUPI COCHIN SHIPYARD LIMITED                                  | 7                                        |
| 152      | URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED                           | 365                                      |
| 153      | URI - I POWER STATION                                          | 28                                       |
| 154      | V.O.CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST                                   | 13                                       |
| 155      | VEHICLE FACTORY JABALPUR                                       | 57                                       |
| 156      | VINDHYACHAL SUPER THERMAL POWER STATION                        | 270                                      |
| 157      | VISAKHAPATNAM PORT AUTHORITY                                   | 36                                       |
| 158      | WESTERN COALFIELD LIMITED                                      | 3,009                                    |
| Total    | Total                                                          | 84,113                                   |

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