Lok Sabha Question No. 3231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Atal Innovation/Atal Tinkering Labs
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Prathap Simha, B. Y. Raghavendra, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## ATAL INNOVATION/ATAL TINKERING LABS

3231.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Atal Innovation Labs (AILs) and Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in the State of Karnataka particularly in the city of Bengaluru;
- (b) the objective and the facilities available in AILs and ATLs;
- (c) the number of labs set up in the country so far and the cost incurred thereon, State-wise; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  more  such  labs  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the proposals received and sanctioned during the current year, State-wise?

## 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 CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) A total of 798 ATLs have been established in the state of Karnataka till date, out of which a total of 49 ATLs have been established in the city of Bengaluru.
- (b) The objectives of setting up ATLs are as follows:

-  To create workspaces where young minds can learn innovation skills, sculpt ideas through hands-on activities, work and learn in a flexible environment.
-  To  empower  our  youth  with  21 st century  skills  of  creativity,  innovation,  critical thinking, design thinking, social and cross-cultural collaboration, ethical leadership and so on.
-  To help build innovative solutions for India's unique problems and thereby support India's efforts to grow as a knowledge economy.

Each ATL school is sanctioned Rs. 20 lakhs over a period of 5 years, for setting up an ATL. Of  this,  there  is  a  one-time  establishment  cost  of  Rs.  10  lakhs  to  refurbish  the  lab  and procure tools such as rapid prototyping tools, 3D Printer, mechanical tools, electronic tools etc  as  per  the  equipment  list  shared  by  AIM,  which  can  be  accessed  on  the  link: https://aim.gov.in/pdf/ATL-Equipment-Batch-of-60.pdf.  An  operational  and  maintenance grant of Rs. 2 lakhs per annum is given for five years.

- (c) As of date, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has established a total of 10,000 ATLs across the schools of the country. A total of Rs. 1232.78 crores have been disbursed to set up 10,000 ATLs. The state-wise details of the number of ATLs and cost incurred is enclosed as Annexure I.
- (d) AIM  has  successfully  completed  its  current  mandate  of  setting  up  10,000  ATLs  in  the schools across the country in July 2022. The additional number of ATLs to be established is not decided.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3231  FOR  09.08.2023  BY  DR.  UMESH  G.  JADHAV:  SHRI  PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI  L.S.  TEJASVI  SURYA:  REGARDING  ATAL  INNOVATION/ATAL  TINKERING LABS

## State-wise number of ATLs set up with cost-incurred

| State                      |   No. of ATLs set up |   Total Cost Incurred |
|----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND |                   10 |                  1.2  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             |                  713 |                 87.5  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          |                   32 |                  3.88 |
| ASSAM                      |                  352 |                 42.52 |
| BIHAR                      |                   97 |                 11.92 |
| CHANDIGARH                 |                   22 |                  2.74 |
| CHHATTISGARH               |                  368 |                 46.54 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     |                    4 |                  0.5  |
| DELHI                      |                  198 |                 25    |
| GOA                        |                   20 |                  2.5  |
| GUJARAT                    |                  614 |                 75.32 |
| HARYANA                    |                  435 |                 53.4  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           |                  112 |                 13.9  |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          |                  127 |                 15.42 |
| JHARKHAND                  |                  126 |                 15.36 |
| KARNATAKA                  |                  798 |                 98.84 |
| KERALA                     |                  369 |                 46.78 |
| LADAKH                     |                    2 |                  0.24 |
| MADHYA PRADESH             |                  601 |                 73.3  |
| MAHARASHTRA                |                 1033 |                127.62 |

| MANIPUR       | 119    |   14.46 |
|---------------|--------|---------|
| MEGHALAYA     | 13     |    1.56 |
| MIZORAM       | 26     |    3.16 |
| NAGALAND      | 26     |    3.16 |
| ODISHA        | 331    |   40.84 |
| PUDUCHERRY    | 19     |    2.42 |
| PUNJAB        | 230    |   28.6  |
| RAJASTHAN     | 511    |   62.88 |
| SIKKIM        | 27     |    3.26 |
| TAMILNADU     | 975    |  120.58 |
| TELANGANA     | 379    |   47.14 |
| TRIPURA       | 27     |    3.28 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 955    |  116.62 |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 87     |   10.74 |
| WEST BENGAL   | 242    |   29.6  |
| GRAND TOTAL   | 10,000 | 1232.78 |

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