Lok Sabha Question No. 2813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2813

ANSWERED ON  07/08/2023

## NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME(NAPS)

2813. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL

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

- (a)  the  number  of  candidates  engaged  as  apprentices  under  the  National  Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) from 2019 onwards, State-wise;
- (b) the list of higher educational institutions tied up with the scheme. State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the funds disbursed to business enterprises for payment of stipend to the beneficiaries along with the number of beneficiaries during the last three years?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMEMT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) The  Government  of  India  launched  'National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme'  in August, 2016 to support and promote apprenticeship in the country by lowering the financial burden  of  establishments.  Under  the  Scheme,  the  Government  of  India  provides  25%  of stipend upto a maximum of Rs. 1500 towards stipend amount per apprentice per month. The State-wise number of candidates engaged as apprentices under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) from 2019 onwards is at Annexure-I
- b) Under NAPS, the data are maintained for all kinds of organisations including higher educational institutions. The list of all organisations including higher educational institutions is voluminous  and  as  such  may  please  be  seen  on  the  website  of  this  Ministry  at  the  link https://msde.gov.in/en/useful-links/parl-ques/lok-sabha
- c) The requisite information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.

Annexure-I National

State-wise number  of candidates engaged as apprentices under the Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) from 1 st April 2019 onwards

| Name of the State                            |   Total number of apprentices engaged |
|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra                                  |                                499793 |
| Gujarat                                      |                                263030 |
| Tamil Nadu                                   |                                179165 |
| Haryana                                      |                                170720 |
| Karnataka                                    |                                147367 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                |                                142841 |
| Telangana                                    |                                101531 |
| West Bengal                                  |                                 67147 |
| Madhya Pradesh                               |                                 59084 |
| Delhi                                        |                                 49432 |
| Andhra Pradesh                               |                                 44347 |
| Rajasthan                                    |                                 38537 |
| Uttarakhand                                  |                                 38051 |
| Punjab                                       |                                 36866 |
| Kerala                                       |                                 33123 |
| Assam                                        |                                 31838 |
| Odisha                                       |                                 29173 |
| Jharkhand                                    |                                 26710 |
| Himachal Pradesh                             |                                 18203 |
| Chhattisgarh                                 |                                 15701 |
| Bihar                                        |                                 15344 |
| Goa                                          |                                 12926 |
| Puducherry                                   |                                  3561 |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman and Diu |                                  3252 |
| Jammu And Kashmir                            |                                  2506 |
| Chandigarh                                   |                                  2371 |
| Tripura                                      |                                  1367 |

| Sikkim                      |     875 |
|-----------------------------|---------|
| Meghalaya                   |     468 |
| Manipur                     |     152 |
| Nagaland                    |      68 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |      66 |
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands |      62 |
| Ladakh                      |      57 |
| Lakshadweep                 |      31 |
| Mizoram                     |      15 |
| Grand Total                 | 2035780 |

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