Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Atal Tinkering Laboratories
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Lallu Singh, Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. *183 TO BE ANSWERED 02.08.2023

## ATAL TINKERING LABORATORIES

## *183.   SHRI LALLU SINGH:

## SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schools where Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) have been constructed and are under construction;
- (b) the number of ATLs proposed by the Government to be constructed by 2024; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering establishment of ATLs in more Government schools in the country, 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 CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *183 REGARDING "ATAL TINKERING LABORATORIES" RAISED BY SHRI LALLU SINGH & TAPIR GAO .

- (a) With  a  vision  to  'Cultivate  one  Million  children  in  India  as  Neoteric  Innovators', Government  of  India  has  established  Atal  Tinkering  Laboratories  (ATLs)  in  schools across  the  country.  The  objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  foster  curiosity,  creativity,  and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc.

The number of ATLs in schools, State-wise/UT-wise, Government-Private wise is placed at Annexure .

- (b) & (c)  AIM has successfully completed its current mandate of setting up 10,000 ATLs in the  schools  across  the  country  in  July  2022.  Out  of  the  10,000  ATLs  setup  across  the country, AIM  has  successfully established 5,945 (approximately 60%)  ATLs  in Government schools. The additional number of ATLs to be established is not decided.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 183 FOR 02.08.2023 BY SHRI LALLU SINGH: SHRI TAPIR GAO: REGARDING ATAL TINKERING LABORATORIES

## Details of Atal Tinkering Labs State-wise/Private-Govt. wise in India

| States                     | Total No. of ATLs   | No. Of ATLs in Govt. schools   | No. Of ATLs in Private schools   |
|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND | 10                  | 10                             |                                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 713                 | 578                            | 135                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 32                  | 25                             | 7                                |
| ASSAM                      | 352                 | 281                            | 71                               |
| BIHAR                      | 97                  | 58                             | 39                               |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 22                  | 14                             | 8                                |
| CHHATTISGARH               | 368                 | 289                            | 79                               |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 4                   | 1                              | 3                                |
| DELHI                      | 198                 | 71                             | 127                              |
| GOA                        | 20                  | 17                             | 3                                |
| GUJARAT                    | 614                 | 408                            | 206                              |
| HARYANA                    | 435                 | 105                            | 330                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 112                 | 51                             | 61                               |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 127                 | 79                             | 48                               |
| JHARKHAND                  | 126                 | 61                             | 65                               |
| KARNATAKA                  | 798                 | 582                            | 216                              |
| KERALA                     | 369                 | 253                            | 116                              |
| LADAKH                     | 2                   | 2                              | 0                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 601                 | 271                            | 330                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 1033                | 868                            | 165                              |
| MANIPUR                    | 119                 | 43                             | 76                               |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 13                  | 10                             | 3                                |
| MIZORAM                    | 26                  | 16                             | 10                               |
| NAGALAND                   | 26                  | 3                              | 23                               |
| ODISHA                     | 331                 | 194                            | 137                              |
| PUDUCHERRY                 | 19                  | 13                             | 6                                |
| PUNJAB                     | 230                 | 83                             | 147                              |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 511                 | 206                            | 305                              |
| SIKKIM                     | 27                  | 23                             | 4                                |
| TAMILNADU                  | 975                 | 648                            | 327                              |
| TELANGANA                  | 379                 | 232                            | 147                              |
| TRIPURA                    | 27                  | 27                             | 0                                |
| UTTAR PRADESH              | 955                 | 190                            | 765                              |
| UTTARAKHAND                | 87                  | 38                             | 49                               |
| WEST BENGAL                | 242                 | 195                            | 47                               |
| TOTAL                      | 10,000              | 5,945                          | 4,055                            |