Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: NSTI Offering Training on AI Trade
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION: *240

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## NSTI OFFERING TRAINING ON AI TRADE

- *240. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

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

- (a) the details of the number  of  National  Skill Training Institutes  (NSTIs) established across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  such  Institute  to  provide advanced technical and vocational training including Artificial intelligence (AI) trade in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details of the proposal, including location, capacity, estimated cost and timeline for its implementation;
- (d) the details of new courses and trades proposed to be offered at the existing NSTIs and new NSTIs including the parameters used to decide industry needs;
- (e) whether the Government has allocated funds or sought industry partnerships for establishing such an NSTI in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and
- (f) the details of the steps taken by the Government  to  strengthen  skill development  infrastructure  and  trainer  capacity  in  NSTIs  in  line  with  national standards?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (f): A statement is laid on the table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *240 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 ASKED BY  SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO REGARDING ' NSTI OFFERING TRAINING ON AI TRADE'

(a) The Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  runs  the  Craft  Instructor  Training  Scheme  (CITS) through a network of 33 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) (19 Women &14 General) and 5 Extension Centres across the country with an objective to provide comprehensive  training,  in  both  hands-on  skills  and  training  methodology  to  the instructor  trainees  to  make  them  conversant  with  techniques  for  training  skilled manpower for the industry.

State/UT-wise details of the NSTIs across the country is given at Annexure-I.

(b) to (e) In-principle approval of Department  of  Expenditure (DoE)  for the establishment  of  new NSTI  in  Andhra Pradesh  has  been obtained  vide  OM dated 28.10.2025 placed at Annexure-II.

The estimated  cost  for  the  new  NSTI is  ₹100  crore,  and  the  tentative  timeline  for implementation is three years, subject to availability of land and completion of statutory approvals.

The existing NSTI Extension Centre at Visakhapatnam has a training capacity of 50 trainees. The new NSTI is expected to augment this capacity by introducing additional long-term  and  short-term  courses,  along  with  advanced  skilling  and  upskilling programmes.

The new courses and trades to be offered at the new & existing NSTIs are finalized in consultation with State Government/UTs, Industry Stakeholders, Sector Skill Councils. (f)  With a view to strengthen skill development infrastructure and enhance the capacity of  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs),  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Skilling  and Employability  Transformation  through  Upgraded  ITIs  (PM-SETU)  as  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

The approved financial outlay of the Scheme is ₹60,000 crore, comprising a Central share of ₹30,000 crore, State share of ₹20,000 crore and Industry share of ₹10,000 crore. Under the Scheme, the Component-II pertains to capacity augmentation of five National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) located at Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad,  Ludhiana  and  Kanpur  and establishment of National Centres  of Excellence  for  Skilling  at  these  NSTIs  with  Industry  Collaboration  and  Global Partnership with an approved outlay of ₹1,500 crore .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 REGARDING 'NSTI OFFERING TRAINING ON AI TRADE'

## State/UT-wise Detail of National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT         | Name of NSTIs/Extension Center                               |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | National Skill Training Institute Extension Center, Vizag    |
|         2 | Bihar            | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Patna           |
|         3 | Goa              | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Goa             |
|         4 | Gujarat          | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Vadodara        |
|         5 | Haryana          | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Panipat         |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Shimla          |
|         7 | Jammu & Kashmir  | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Jammu           |
|         8 | Jammu & Kashmir  | National Skill Training Institute Extension Center, Srinagar |
|         9 | Jharkhand        | National Skill Training Institute, Jamshedpur                |
|        10 | Jharkhand        | National Skill Training Institute Extension Center, Ranchi   |
|        11 | Karnataka        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Bangalore       |
|        12 | Karnataka        | National Skill Training Institute, Bengaluru                 |
|        13 | Kerala           | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Trivandrum      |
|        14 | Kerala           | National Skill Training Institute, Calicut                   |
|        15 | Ladakh           | National Skill Training Institute Extension Centre, Leh      |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh   | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Indore          |
|        17 | Maharashtra      | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Mumbai          |
|        18 | Maharashtra      | National Skill Training Institute, Mumbai                    |
|        19 | Manipur          | National Skill Training Institute Extension Centre, Manipur  |
|        20 | Meghalaya        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Tura            |
|        21 | Odisha           | National Skill Training Institute, Bhubaneswar               |
|        22 | Punjab           | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Mohali          |
|        23 | Punjab           | National Skill Training Institute, Ludhiana                  |
|        24 | Rajasthan        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Jaipur          |
|        25 | Rajasthan        | National Skill Training Institute, Jodhpur                   |
|        26 | Tamil Nadu       | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Trichy          |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu       | National Skill Training Institute, Chennai                   |
|        28 | Telangana        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Hyderabad       |
|        29 | Telangana        | National Skill Training Institute, Hyderabad (Ramanthapur)   |
|        30 | Telangana        | National Skill Training Institute, Hyderabad                 |

| Sl. No.   | State/UT      | Name of NSTIs/Extension Center                         |
|-----------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|           |               | (Vidyanagar)                                           |
| 31.       | Tripura       | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Agartala  |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Allahabad |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Noida     |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh | National Skill Training Institute, Kanpur              |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand   | National Skill Training Institute, Dehradun            |
| 36.       | Uttarakhand   | National Skill Training Institute, Haldwani            |
| 37.       | West Bengal   | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Kolkata   |
| 38.       | West Bengal   | National Skill Training Institute, Howrah              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 REGARDING 'NSTI OFFERING TRAINING ON AI TRADE'

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