Lok Sabha Question No. 2476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Status of Established Skill Labs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2476

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## STATUS OF ESTABLISHED SKILL LABS

## 2476.  SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  skill  labs  established  and  currently  operational  in  Navodaya Vidyalayas  and  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  under  the  skill  development  initiative,  State/UTwise;
- (b) the details of skill labs established and operational in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) the  total  number  of  vocational  teachers  trained  to  impart  industry-relevant  practical  learning under the said initiative till date, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the key sectors identified for introduction in these schools through the said initiative;
- (e) whether the Government has adopted a mechanism to decide, update or revise these sectors periodically in line with industry demand, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government had set any targets for the vocational teachers to be trained under the initiative and if so, the details of these targets along with the number of teacher actually trained so far?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (f) Under  the  Government  of  India's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  ,  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill  training  through  an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  scheme,  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

Skill Labs are set up in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) to provide vocational training in the areas of IT, Automative etc. These labs help students learn  through  hands-on  activities  and  gain  industry-relevant  skills,  making  them  job-ready  by  linking academics with vocational education.

The government has set a target to train 1200 vocational teachers under the initiative, at the scale of two teachers per school, covering a total of 600 schools (400 JNVs and 200 EMRS). CBSE has been identified as the implementing agency for conducting the training.

The selection of skill subjects for establishing vocational skill labs under the project was carried out by the  participating  schools  from  among  the  skill  subjects  offered  by  CBSE,  taking  into  consideration nearby industry clusters,  emerging newage courses, and students' aspirations. Since the labs have been recently established, at present, there is no mechanism for reviewing or updating the selected sectors.

The  details  of  skill  labs  established  and  currently  operational  in  JNVs  and  EMRSs  under  the  skill development initiative, State/UT-wise are given at Annexure l .

The details of skill labs established and operational in the State of Andhra Pradesh, District-wise are given at Annexure ll .

The key sectors identified for introduction in these schools are given at Annexure lll

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2476 ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2025  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL  LABS ESTABLISHED'

## Details of skill labs established state-wise:

| State/UTs                   | EMRS   | JNVS   |
|-----------------------------|--------|--------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | -      | 2      |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 20     | 30     |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | -      | 12     |
| Assam                       | -      | 40     |
| Bihar                       | -      | 62     |
| Chandigarh (U.T)            | -      | 2      |
| Chhattisgarh                | 50     | 40     |
| D&N Haveli                  | -      | 4      |
| Goa                         | -      | 2      |
| Gujarat                     | 46     | 40     |
| Haryana                     | -      | 26     |
| Himachal Pradesh            | -      | 24     |
| J&K                         | -      | 20     |
| Jharkhand                   | 12     | 38     |
| Karnataka                   | 12     | 46     |
| Kerala                      | 4      | 4      |
| Ladakh                      | -      | 4      |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 92     | 28     |
| Maharashtra                 | 26     | 54     |
| Manipur                     | 4      | 14     |
| Meghalaya                   | -      | 10     |
| Mizoram                     | 10     | 6      |
| Nagaland                    | 4      | 8      |
| Odisha                      | 34     | 52     |
| Puducherry                  | -      | 6      |
| Punjab                      | -      | 32     |
| Rajasthan                   | 24     | 54     |
| Sikkim                      | 2      | 2      |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 12     | -      |
| Telangana                   | 28     | 12     |
| Tripura                     | -      | 8      |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 4      | 72     |
| Uttarakhand                 | 2      | 26     |
| West Bengal                 | 14     | 20     |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2476 ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2025  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL  LABS ESTABLISHED'

## Details of skill labs established in the State of Andhra Pradesh, District-wise

| District                                |   Skill Labs established |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju                   |                       10 |
| Alluri Sitharamaraju (East Godavari-Ii) |                        2 |
| Anantapur                               |                        2 |
| Annamayya (Kadapa)                      |                        2 |
| Chittoor                                |                        2 |
| East Godavari-I                         |                        2 |
| Eluru (West Godavari)                   |                        2 |
| Krishna                                 |                        2 |
| Kurnool                                 |                        2 |
| Manyam Paravathipuram                   |                       10 |
| Nellore                                 |                        2 |
| Palnadu (Guntur)                        |                        2 |
| Prakasam                                |                        2 |
| Prakasam-Ii                             |                        2 |
| Srikakulam                              |                        2 |
| Visakhapattnam                          |                        2 |
| Vizianagaram                            |                        2 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2476 ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2025  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  SKILL  LABS ESTABLISHED'

## Details of sectors for introduction in JNVs & EMRSs

|   Sl No | Sector Name                                      |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR)        |
|       2 | Artificial Intelligence (AI)                     |
|       3 | Health Care                                      |
|       4 | Automotive                                       |
|       5 | Apparel                                          |
|       6 | Hospitality & Tourism                            |
|       7 | Agriculture                                      |
|       8 | Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) |
|       9 | Beauty & Wellness                                |
|      10 | Electronics                                      |
|      11 | Retail                                           |
|      12 | Logistics                                        |
|      13 | Multi Skill Foundation Course (MSFC)             |

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