Lok Sabha Question No. 3720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Dropout Rates Among Apprentices under NAPS
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO - 3720

ANSWERED ON 24/03/2025

## DROPOUT RATES AMONG APPRENTICES UNDER NAPS

3720.         SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI :

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  apprentices  registered  under  the  National  Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) during the last three years, State-wise, especially for Andhra Pradesh along with the sectors with the highest participation rates;
- (b) the dropout rates among apprentices under NAPS, industry and State-wise;
- (c) the  extent  to  which  NAPS  apprenticeships  align  with  the  skill  demands  of industries such as manufacturing, IT and construction and any industry-specific challenges in meeting skill requirements; and
- (d) the number of apprentices under NAPS who secure permanent employment within six months  of completing their apprenticeship, State-wise, especially for  Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Apprenticeship training is one  of the key components  for  creating skilled manpower  in  the  country  and  contributes  to  'Skill  India'.  National  Apprenticeship Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  launched  in August  2016  aims  to  promote  apprenticeship training throughout the country, including Andhra Pradesh. The scheme was extended to continue  as  NAPS-2  from  2022-23  and  promotes  apprenticeship  training,  by  providing partial stipend support to the apprentices engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961 and the Rules thereunder. Under, NAPS-2, the stipend support by Government of India (GoI) is  paid  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  to  the  bank  account  of  apprentices.  A national  portal  (www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in)  for  the  scheme  was  launched  in  2018. The portal serves as the key platform for managing apprenticeship training under NAPS and  supports  end-to-end  management  of  complete  apprenticeship  life-cycle  that  also include payment of stipend through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).  The total number of apprentices registered under the scheme, State-wise during the last three years (from FY 2021-22  till  FY  2023-24)  is  given  as Table  1  in  the  Annexure. The  sector-wise engagement of  apprentices  under  the  scheme  at  pan-India  level  during  the  last  three years  (from  FY  2021-22  till  FY  2023-24)  is  given  as Table  2  in  the  Annexure .  The engagement of apprentices in the State of Andhra Pradesh, sector-wise (from FY 202122 till FY 2023-24) is given as Table 3 in the Annexure .
- (b) The  dropout  rate  under  the  scheme  Industry/sector-wise  during  the  last  three years from FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24 is given as Table 4 of the Annexure . State-wise dropout from FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24 is given as Table 5 of the Annexure.
- (c) As per the Apprentices Act,1961 and Rules there under, establishments/employers having four or more workers are eligible to engage apprentices and provide apprenticeship  training  under  the  scheme  which  is  broadly  classified  as  Designated Trades  (DT)  and  Optional  Trades.  The  act  amendment  2014  brought  provisions  for industries to run their own program as an Optional Trade. The available facilities with the establishment are utilized for providing apprenticeship training to meet the skill demand of  the  employer/  establishment.  There  are  260+  designated  trades  and  750+  optional trades,  to  cater  such  skill  demands  of  industries/  sectors  which  also  include  those  of manufacturing, IT-ITeS and Construction.
- (d) Under apprenticeship training,  as per the provision of the Apprentices Act, 1961 and Rules there under, it is not obligatory on the part of the employer to hire apprentices on completion of the training. However, an Impact Evaluation study of the scheme was conducted  for  the  period  2016-2020,  indicates  that  the  youth  find  it  as  an  extremely useful programme to increase their chances of employment. 91% felt that the programme improved  their  self-worthiness  for  employment,  85%  of  respondents  found  practical training  more  useful and  68%  strongly felt  that  program made  them more  employable, 82% of the apprentices felt that they are better placed to get a job with a certificate of having done  an  apprenticeship  course, as compared  to  a  non-certificate  holder, Employment rate among pass-outs is 64% within 6 months and74% within 12 months after completion.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  of  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3720  ANSWERED  ON  24.03.2025  REGARDING 'DROPOUT RATES AMONG APPRENTICES UNDER NAPS'

[Source: www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in]

Table 1: The number of apprentices registered under NAPS in the last three years (FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24) State-wise is given below :

| Sr. No.   | States/UTs                                   | Grand Total   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 1.        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 1,109         |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                               | 1,50,447      |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1,247         |
| 4.        | Assam                                        | 73,943        |
| 5.        | Bihar                                        | 1,95,222      |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                                   | 3,536         |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                                 | 46,147        |
| 8.        | Delhi                                        | 52,269        |
| 9.        | Goa                                          | 28,725        |
| 10.       | Gujarat                                      | 2,58,259      |
| 11.       | Haryana                                      | 1,68,184      |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                             | 37,749        |
| 13.       | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 13,622        |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                                    | 87,190        |
| 15.       | Karnataka                                    | 1,73,018      |
| 16.       | Kerala                                       | 94,870        |
| 17.       | Ladakh                                       | 419           |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep                                  | 192           |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,39,630      |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                                  | 6,56,417      |
| 21.       | Manipur                                      | 2,357         |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                                    | 1,822         |
| 23.       | Mizoram                                      | 592           |
| 24.       | Nagaland                                     | 1,137         |
| 25.       | Odisha                                       | 1,01,013      |
| 26.       | Puducherry                                   | 5,726         |
| 27.       | Punjab                                       | 59,360        |
| 28.       | Rajasthan                                    | 1,05,395      |
| 29.       | Sikkim                                       | 1,059         |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu                                   | 2,47,846      |
| 31.       | Telangana                                    | 1,07,952      |
| 32.       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1,919         |
| 33.       | Tripura                                      | 8,710         |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                                | 5,45,101      |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                                  | 43,999        |
| 36.       | West Bengal                                  | 1,53,554      |
| 37.       | State detail not available                   | 200           |
|           | Grand Total                                  | 35,69,737     |

Table 2: The sector-wise engagement of apprentices under NAPS at pan-India level (FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24) is given below:

|   Sr.No . | Sector Name                                           | Apprentices Engaged   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Automotive                                            | 3,49,501              |
|         2 | IT-ITeS                                               | 2,47,660              |
|         3 | Electrical (Including New and Renewable Energy)       | 2,09,753              |
|         4 | Production and Manufacturing                          | 2,02,844              |
|         5 | Retail                                                | 1,78,975              |
|         6 | Electronics                                           | 1,72,363              |
|         7 | Automobile                                            | 74,686                |
|         8 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)        | 69,136                |
|         9 | Tourism & Hospitality                                 | 56,356                |
|        10 | Rubber                                                | 56,262                |
|        11 | Telecom                                               | 55,995                |
|        12 | Life Sciences                                         | 54,693                |
|        13 | Capital Goods                                         | 53,293                |
|        14 | Fabrication                                           | 51,055                |
|        15 | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills | 49,874                |
|        16 | Logistics                                             | 44,084                |
|        17 | Domestic Workers                                      | 42,038                |
|        18 | Food Processing                                       | 39,846                |
|        19 | Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing                    | 34,358                |
|        20 | Construction                                          | 29,226                |
|        21 | Services including Repair and Maintenance             | 27,632                |
|        22 | Textile                                               | 26,472                |
|        23 | Chemical                                              | 19,377                |
|        24 | Beauty & Wellness                                     | 12,342                |
|        25 | Gem & Jewellery                                       | 11,686                |
|        26 | Agriculture                                           | 10,794                |
|        27 | Apparel                                               | 10,619                |
|        28 | Healthcare                                            | 10,322                |
|        29 | Healthcare and Wellness                               | 6,656                 |
|        30 | Industrial Automation and Instrumentation             | 5,146                 |
|        31 | Iron & Steel                                          | 5,142                 |
|        32 | Green Jobs                                            | 5,114                 |
|        33 | Food Processing and Preservation                      | 3,007                 |
|        34 | Retails and Logistics                                 | 2,480                 |
|        35 | Power                                                 | 2,197                 |
|        36 | Leather                                               | 1,704                 |
|        37 | Paints & Coatings                                     | 1,386                 |
|        38 | Agriculture and Allied Services                       | 1,265                 |
|        39 | Media & Entertainment                                 | 1,217                 |
|        40 | Hydrocarbon                                           | 1,175                 |
|        41 | Aerospace & Aviation                                  | 760                   |
|        42 | Marine                                                | 678                   |
|        43 | Handicrafts & Carpet                                  | 590                   |
|        44 | Furniture & Fittings                                  | 573                   |
|        45 | Mining                                                | 496                   |

| Sr.No .   | Sector Name                                   | Apprentices Engaged   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 46.       | Mining and Minerals                           | 416                   |
| 47.       | Plumbing                                      | 288                   |
| 48.       | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure | 61                    |
| 49.       | Persons with Disability                       | 26                    |
| 50.       | Sector details not available                  | 19,483                |
|           | Grand Total                                   | 22,61,102             |

Table 3: The engagement of apprentices in the State of Andhra Pradesh, sectorwise (FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24) is given below:

|   Sr.No . | Sector Name                                           | Apprentices Engaged   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Retail                                                | 10,124                |
|         2 | IT-ITeS                                               | 5,482                 |
|         3 | Production and Manufacturing                          | 5,417                 |
|         4 | Electronics                                           | 4,663                 |
|         5 | Automotive                                            | 4,619                 |
|         6 | Electrical (Including New and Renewable Energy)       | 4,577                 |
|         7 | Automobile                                            | 3,789                 |
|         8 | Beauty & Wellness                                     | 1,934                 |
|         9 | Domestic Workers                                      | 1,689                 |
|        10 | Logistics                                             | 1,615                 |
|        11 | Life Sciences                                         | 1,562                 |
|        12 | Fabrication                                           | 1,032                 |
|        13 | Rubber                                                | 1,016                 |
|        14 | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills | 955                   |
|        15 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)        | 713                   |
|        16 | Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing                    | 713                   |
|        17 | Tourism & Hospitality                                 | 662                   |
|        18 | Construction                                          | 492                   |
|        19 | Services including Repair and Maintenance             | 447                   |
|        20 | Agriculture                                           | 304                   |
|        21 | Food Processing                                       | 270                   |
|        22 | Capital Goods                                         | 201                   |
|        23 | Textile                                               | 200                   |
|        24 | Telecom                                               | 149                   |
|        25 | Industrial Automation and Instrumentation             | 138                   |
|        26 | Iron & Steel                                          | 134                   |
|        27 | Leather                                               | 118                   |
|        28 | Chemical                                              | 111                   |
|        29 | Marine                                                | 45                    |
|        30 | Healthcare                                            | 25                    |
|        31 | Food Processing and Preservation                      | 20                    |
|        32 | Aerospace & Aviation                                  | 15                    |
|        33 | Healthcare and Wellness                               | 14                    |
|        34 | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure         | 10                    |

| Sr.No .   | Sector Name                     | Apprentices Engaged   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 35.       | Power                           | 10                    |
| 36.       | Paints & Coatings               | 9                     |
| 37.       | Plumbing                        | 8                     |
| 38.       | Media & Entertainment           | 5                     |
| 39.       | Apparel                         | 5                     |
| 40.       | Hydrocarbon                     | 5                     |
| 41.       | Agriculture and Allied Services | 4                     |
| 42.       | Persons with Disability         | 3                     |
| 43.       | Furniture & Fittings            | 2                     |
| 44.       | Green Jobs                      | 1                     |
| 45.       | Sector details not available    | 319                   |
|           | Grand Total                     | 53,626                |

Table 4: The number of drop-outs under NAPS as per sector-wise during last three years (from 2021-22 to 2023-24) is given below:

|   Sr.No . | Sector Name                                     | Drop-out Percentage   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Aerospace & Aviation                            | 9.87%                 |
|         2 | Agriculture                                     | 28.00%                |
|         3 | Agriculture and Allied Services                 | 17.39%                |
|         4 | Apparel                                         | 28.43%                |
|         5 | Apparel Made-ups& Home Furnishing               | 36.55%                |
|         6 | Automobile                                      | 10.79%                |
|         7 | Automotive                                      | 39.31%                |
|         8 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)  | 28.95%                |
|         9 | Beauty & Wellness                               | 66.56%                |
|        10 | Capital Goods                                   | 41.02%                |
|        11 | Chemical                                        | 14.21%                |
|        12 | Construction                                    | 12.68%                |
|        13 | Domestic Workers                                | 44.70%                |
|        14 | Electrical (Including New and Renewable Energy) | 11.19%                |
|        15 | Electronics                                     | 38.56%                |
|        16 | Fabrication                                     | 12.87%                |
|        17 | Food Processing                                 | 31.96%                |
|        18 | Food Processing and Preservation                | 28.00%                |
|        19 | Furniture & Fittings                            | 10.99%                |
|        20 | Gem & Jewellery                                 | 36.86%                |
|        21 | Green Jobs                                      | 26.38%                |
|        22 | Handicrafts & Carpet                            | 2.03%                 |
|        23 | Healthcare                                      | 14.93%                |
|        24 | Healthcare and Wellness                         | 21.95%                |
|        25 | Hydrocarbon                                     | 12.43%                |
|        26 | Industrial Automation and Instrumentation       | 11.47%                |
|        27 | Iron & Steel                                    | 20.38%                |
|        28 | IT-ITeS                                         | 36.13%                |
|        29 | Leather                                         | 18.72%                |

|   30 | Life Sciences                                         | 36.46%   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|   31 | Logistics                                             | 31.14%   |
|   32 | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills | 30.23%   |
|   33 | Marine                                                | 12.83%   |
|   34 | Media & Entertainment                                 | 29.50%   |
|   35 | Mining                                                | 3.23%    |
|   36 | Mining and Minerals                                   | 7.45%    |
|   37 | Paints & Coatings                                     | 31.67%   |
|   38 | Persons with Disability                               | 15.38%   |
|   39 | Plumbing                                              | 96.18%   |
|   40 | Power                                                 | 16.66%   |
|   41 | Production and Manufacturing                          | 13.07%   |
|   42 | Retail                                                | 29.13%   |
|   43 | Retails and Logistics                                 | 56.25%   |
|   44 | Rubber                                                | 38.19%   |
|   45 | Services including Repair and Maintenance             | 19.04%   |
|   46 | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure         | 1.64%    |
|   47 | Telecom                                               | 43.39%   |
|   48 | Textile                                               | 29.35%   |
|   49 | Tourism & Hospitality                                 | 29.46%   |

Table 5: The number of drop-outs under NAPS as per State-wise during last three years from 2021-22 to 2023-24 is given below:

|   Sr.No. | State                       | Drop-out Percentage   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 13.27%                |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              | 31.88%                |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 10.40%                |
|        4 | Assam                       | 14.54%                |
|        5 | Bihar                       | 16.93%                |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  | 32.31%                |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                | 12.89%                |
|        8 | Delhi                       | 32.50%                |
|        9 | Goa                         | 32.99%                |
|       10 | Gujarat                     | 25.98%                |
|       11 | Haryana                     | 31.49%                |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh            | 31.41%                |
|       13 | Jammu And Kashmir           | 19.10%                |
|       14 | Jharkhand                   | 12.14%                |
|       15 | Karnataka                   | 27.82%                |
|       16 | Kerala                      | 15.55%                |
|       17 | Ladakh                      | 11.61%                |
|       18 | Lakshadweep                 | 0.00%                 |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh              | 26.33%                |
|       20 | Maharashtra                 | 32.31%                |
|       21 | Manipur                     | 16.43%                |
|       22 | Meghalaya                   | 25.49%                |

|   Sr.No. | State                                        | Drop-out Percentage   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       23 | Mizoram                                      | 5.00%                 |
|       24 | Nagaland                                     | 9.38%                 |
|       25 | Odisha                                       | 14.54%                |
|       26 | Puducherry                                   | 20.58%                |
|       27 | Punjab                                       | 31.67%                |
|       28 | Rajasthan                                    | 25.70%                |
|       29 | Sikkim                                       | 28.71%                |
|       30 | Tamil Nadu                                   | 31.88%                |
|       31 | Telangana                                    | 37.14%                |
|       32 | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 11.73%                |
|       33 | Tripura                                      | 28.24%                |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                                | 29.77%                |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                                  | 39.45%                |
|       36 | West Bengal                                  | 26.40%                |

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