Lok Sabha Question No. 1383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Atal Tinkering Labs in Schools
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1383 TO BE ANSWERED 31.07.2024

## ATAL TINKERING LABS IN SCHOOLS

## 1383   SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of Atal Tinkering Labs established in schools across the country during the last four years, State-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the total number of students participating in Atal Tinkering Labs across the country during the last four years, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the total number of competitions, exhibitions, workshops and lecture series conducted  under  the  Atal  Tinkering  Labs  initiative  during  the  last  four  years,  State-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details of the total amount of funds allocated and utilised for setting up and functioning of Atal Tinkering Labs in various schools across the country, State-wise especially schools in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) whether the Government has considered to increase the total number of schools having Atal Tinkering Labs and if so, the details thereof?

## 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 CULTURE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has established a total of 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) across the country, out of which 713 ATLs have been established in Andhra Pradesh, from 2016-17 till date. Of these, a total of 5,022 ATLs have been established in  the last four years, viz.  2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24 across the country, with 354 ATLs established in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The details of the total number of Atal Tinkering

Labs established in schools across the country during the last four years, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh is presented in the table below:

| State                      | Total No. of ATLs established since inception   |   No. of ATLs established in last four years |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND | 10                                              |                                            0 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 713                                             |                                          354 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 32                                              |                                            7 |
| ASSAM                      | 352                                             |                                          153 |
| BIHAR                      | 97                                              |                                           26 |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 22                                              |                                            6 |
| CHHATTISGARH               | 368                                             |                                          137 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 4                                               |                                            1 |
| DELHI                      | 198                                             |                                           49 |
| GOA                        | 19                                              |                                            3 |
| GUJARAT                    | 615                                             |                                          279 |
| HARYANA                    | 435                                             |                                          243 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 112                                             |                                           48 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 127                                             |                                           87 |
| JHARKHAND                  | 126                                             |                                           60 |
| KARNATAKA                  | 798                                             |                                          438 |
| KERALA                     | 369                                             |                                          119 |
| LADAKH                     | 2                                               |                                            2 |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 601                                             |                                          307 |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 1,033                                           |                                          523 |
| MANIPUR                    | 119                                             |                                           59 |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 13                                              |                                            2 |
| MIZORAM                    | 26                                              |                                            5 |
| NAGALAND                   | 26                                              |                                            6 |
| ODISHA                     | 331                                             |                                          146 |
| PUDUCHERRY                 | 19                                              |                                            4 |
| PUNJAB                     | 230                                             |                                          106 |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 511                                             |                                          284 |
| SIKKIM                     | 27                                              |                                            3 |
| TAMILNADU                  | 975                                             |                                          575 |
| TELANGANA                  | 379                                             |                                          223 |

| TRIPURA       | 27     | 15    |
|---------------|--------|-------|
| UTTAR PRADESH | 955    | 578   |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 87     | 39    |
| WEST BENGAL   | 242    | 135   |
| Grand Total   | 10,000 | 5,022 |

- (b) The details of the total number of students participating in Atal Tinkering Labs across the country during the last four years, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh is presented in the table below:

| State                      | No. of Students Participating in ATL   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND | 14,370                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 975,421                                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 32,728                                 |
| ASSAM                      | 344,456                                |
| BIHAR                      | 120,576                                |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 26,019                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH               | 344,338                                |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 7,407                                  |
| DELHI                      | 252,515                                |
| GOA                        | 22,822                                 |
| GUJARAT                    | 893,757                                |
| HARYANA                    | 451,530                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 150,180                                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 142,412                                |
| JHARKHAND                  | 126,535                                |
| KARNATAKA                  | 993,928                                |
| KERALA                     | 456,457                                |
| LADAKH                     | 1,173                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 581,853                                |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 1,274,406                              |
| MANIPUR                    | 121,406                                |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 22,507                                 |
| MIZORAM                    | 35,731                                 |
| NAGALAND                   | 19,335                                 |
| ODISHA                     | 324,457                                |
| PUDUCHERRY                 | 20,039                                 |
| PUNJAB                     | 272,081                                |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 694,107                                |
| SIKKIM                     | 32,716                                 |

| TAMILNADU     | 919,119   |
|---------------|-----------|
| TELANGANA     | 360,034   |
| TRIPURA       | 10,015    |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 717,287   |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 109,031   |
| WEST BENGAL   | 243,631   |

- (c) AIM, NITI Aayog organizes national level competitions each year to provide a platform to the school students to showcase their innovative talent. One such flagship competition is ATL Marathon, which enables students to build prototypes of projects, using design thinking & research to solve community problems. Another competition is ATL Tinkerpreneur, which enable students to build their own digital products, while skilling themselves with modern tools  &  technologies.  Some  other  competitions/challenges  include  ATL  Space  Challenge, ATL Tinkering Day, competitions organized in collaboration with industry partners etc. Further,  the  state-wise  details  of  the  total  number  of  workshops,  seminars  and  trainings conducted in Atal Tinkering Labs across the country in last four  years, including Andhra

Pradesh is presented in the table below:

| State                      | Number of ATL Workshops/Training/Seminars   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND | 1,259                                       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 29,644                                      |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 766                                         |
| ASSAM                      | 9,087                                       |
| BIHAR                      | 4,066                                       |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 1,174                                       |
| CHHATTISGARH               | 16,791                                      |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 90                                          |
| DELHI                      | 9,151                                       |
| GOA                        | 877                                         |
| GUJARAT                    | 31,292                                      |
| HARYANA                    | 14,714                                      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 5,511                                       |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 5,285                                       |
| JHARKHAND                  | 5,465                                       |
| KARNATAKA                  | 36,731                                      |
| KERALA                     | 14,103                                      |
| LADAKH                     | 110                                         |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 23,477                                      |

| MAHARASHTRA   | 41,054   |
|---------------|----------|
| MANIPUR       | 4,280    |
| MEGHALAYA     | 402      |
| MIZORAM       | 1,395    |
| NAGALAND      | 384      |
| ODISHA        | 12,773   |
| PUDUCHERRY    | 928      |
| PUNJAB        | 6,239    |
| RAJASTHAN     | 27,290   |
| SIKKIM        | 687      |
| TAMILNADU     | 29,185   |
| TELANGANA     | 10,581   |
| TRIPURA       | 251      |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 26,548   |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 3,382    |
| WEST BENGAL   | 7,414    |
| Grand Total   | 382,386  |

- (d) Each  school  has  been  sanctioned  a  total  amount  of  Rs.  20  lakhs  for  establishment  and operations of ATLs, over the period of five years. Out of this sanctioned amount, Rs. 10 lakhs have been sanctioned as establishment cost in first year and Rs. 10 lakhs have been sanctioned as operational cost, in five tranches of Rs. 2 lakhs each year.

Till date, all 10,000 established ATLs have been granted an amount of Rs. 12 lakhs as first tranche  (Rs.  10  lakhs  for  establishment  and  Rs.  2  lakhs  for  operations  &  maintenance), resulting in a total disbursement amount of Rs. 1200 crores. Additionally, a total of Rs. 180.28 crores have been disbursed as subsequent tranches, for operations & maintenance.

The state-wise outlay of funds, including Andhra Pradesh, till date, is presented in the table below:

| State                      |   Total No. of ATLs established till date |   Total Amount disbursed as first tranche (in crores) |   Total Amount disbursed as subsequent tranches (in crores) |   Net Total Amount disbursed to state (in crores) |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND |                                        10 |                                                  1.2  |                                                        0.16 |                                              1.36 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             |                                       713 |                                                 85.56 |                                                        9.92 |                                             95.48 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          |                                        32 |                                                  3.84 |                                                        0.2  |                                              4.04 |
| ASSAM                      |                                       352 |                                                 42.24 |                                                        2.5  |                                             44.74 |
| BIHAR                      |                                        97 |                                                 11.64 |                                                        0.96 |                                             12.6  |

| CHANDIGARH             |    22 | 2.64   |    0.3 |    2.94 |
|------------------------|-------|--------|--------|---------|
| CHHATTISGARH           |   368 | 44.16  |  10.12 |   54.28 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |     4 | 0.48   |   0.06 |    0.54 |
| DELHI                  |   198 | 23.76  |   4.22 |   27.98 |
| GOA                    |    19 | 2.28   |   0.22 |    2.5  |
| GUJARAT                |   615 | 73.8   |  12.32 |   86.12 |
| HARYANA                |   435 | 52.2   |   7.26 |   59.46 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |   112 | 13.44  |   2.02 |   15.46 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR      |   127 | 15.24  |   2.36 |   17.6  |
| JHARKHAND              |   126 | 15.12  |   1.54 |   16.66 |
| KARNATAKA              |   798 | 95.76  |  15.04 |  110.8  |
| KERALA                 |   369 | 44.28  |   6.26 |   50.54 |
| LADAKH                 |     2 | 0.24   |   0.04 |    0.28 |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |   601 | 72.12  |  10.82 |   82.94 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |  1033 | 123.96 |  18.12 |  142.08 |
| MANIPUR                |   119 | 14.28  |   0.44 |   14.72 |
| MEGHALAYA              |    13 | 1.56   |   0.08 |    1.64 |
| MIZORAM                |    26 | 3.12   |   0.32 |    3.44 |
| NAGALAND               |    26 | 3.12   |   0.2  |    3.32 |
| ODISHA                 |   331 | 39.72  |   3.32 |   43.04 |
| PUDUCHERRY             |    19 | 2.28   |   0.36 |    2.64 |
| PUNJAB                 |   230 | 27.6   |   4.84 |   32.44 |
| RAJASTHAN              |   511 | 61.32  |   8.92 |   70.24 |
| SIKKIM                 |    27 | 3.24   |   0.08 |    3.32 |
| TAMILNADU              |   975 | 117    |  20.34 |  137.34 |
| TELANGANA              |   379 | 45.48  |   9.54 |   55.02 |
| TRIPURA                |    27 | 3.24   |   0.24 |    3.48 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |   955 | 114.6  |  22.52 |  137.12 |
| UTTARAKHAND            |    87 | 10.44  |   1.44 |   11.88 |
| WEST BENGAL            |   242 | 29.04  |   3.2  |   32.24 |
| Grand Total            | 10000 | 1,200  | 180.28 | 1380.28 |

- (e) The establishment of more number of ATLs across the country, beyond 10,000 is not decided yet.

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