Lok Sabha Question No. 337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Aims and Objectives of NATS
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 337 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## Aims and Objectives of NATS

337. Dr. C M Ramesh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  aims  and  objectives  of  National  Apprenticeship  Training  Scheme  (NATS)  being implemented by the Government;
- (b) whether it is true that the Government contributes fifty per cent of stipend under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that the Central Apprenticeship Council has recently revised the amount of stipend, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the number of apprentices engaged has gone up to 1.29 million during the last five years and if so, the details thereof, State-wise, with particular reference to Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) the details of amount of funds spent by the Government on NATS since 2020-21 till July, 2025?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) to (e): The aims and objectives of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) is to provide  industry  relevant  skills  to  fresh  graduates,  diploma  holders  and  Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programmes (AEDP) students of any educational background, by providing them with high quality on-the-job training in the form of apprenticeships, thereby bridging the skill gap. Government of India provides 50% of the prescribed minimum stipend to apprentices.

The  minimum  prescribed  amount  of  stipend  for  apprentices  has  been  revised.  The  details thereof are placed at Annexure-I.

Number of apprentices engaged during last five years under NATS is 12,94,154 . State/UT wise details including Andhra Pradesh, are at Annexure II.

Total of Rs. 2179.75 Crore has been spent from FY 2020-21 to July 2025.

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ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.337 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DR. C M RAMESH REGARDING AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF NATS.

## Recent Revision in the stipend are as follows:

| Category of students/apprentices                                                                              | Prescribed minimum amount of stipend   | Government's share   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Graduate apprentices or degree apprentices or degree in any stream                                            | Rs. 12,300 per month                   | Rs 6,150 per month   |
| Technician apprentices or diploma holder in any stream or sandwich course (students from degree institutions) | Rs. 10,900 per month                   | Rs. 5,450 per month  |
| Sandwich Course (Students from Diploma Institutions)                                                          | Rs. 9,600 per month                    | Rs 4,800 per month   |

ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.337 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DR. C M RAMESH REGARDING AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF NATS.

The State-wise details of the numbers of individuals who have engaged from the scheme are during the last five years.

| State / UT                            | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands             | 15        | 20        |        32 |        19 |        18 |
| Andhra Pradesh                        | -         | -         |      1422 |       577 |      3696 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                     | 71        | 93        |        71 |        15 |        17 |
| Assam                                 | 671       | 938       |      1968 |      1380 |      1721 |
| Bihar                                 | 932       | 914       |      4621 |      7112 |     16565 |
| Chandigarh                            | 46        | 49        |       270 |       800 |      2053 |
| Chhattisgarh                          | 1656      | 1050      |      2535 |       847 |      2342 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 110       | 119       |       186 |       215 |       511 |
| Delhi                                 | 1381      | 2029      |      3257 |      6499 |      9727 |
| Goa                                   | 342       | 529       |       766 |       798 |       957 |
| Gujarat                               | 3888      | 4824      |      8278 |      9516 |     15817 |
| Haryana                               | 3569      | 4252      |     16275 |     25691 |     44274 |
| Himachal Pradesh                      | 385       | 527       |       486 |      1106 |      2350 |
| Jammu and Kashmir& Ladakh             | 19        | 29        |       158 |       272 |       471 |
| Jharkhand                             | 2959      | 2800      |      3558 |      3387 |     10158 |
| Karnataka                             | 4112      | 6402      |     10314 |     11113 |     27456 |
| Kerala                                | 2361      | 2555      |      8145 |      8478 |     18152 |

| State / UT     | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Lakshadwee p   | -         | -         | -         | -         | 2         |
| Madhya Pradesh | 923       | 1191      | 2278      | 2249      | 6777      |
| Maharashtra    | 23515     | 34539     | 55664     | 50048     | 114127    |
| Manipur        | 30        | 33        | 29        | 3         | 116       |
| Meghalaya      | 22        | 31        | 29        | 67        | 39        |
| Mizoram        | 6         | 28        | 43        | 33        | 72        |
| Nagaland       | 2         | 3         | 4         | 10        | 42        |
| Odisha         | 8966      | 21798     | 34938     | 15538     | 28279     |
| Puducherry     | 186       | 304       | 718       | 422       | 748       |
| Punjab         | 328       | 390       | 480       | 2614      | 2034      |
| Rajasthan      | 647       | 945       | 4492      | 7467      | 15100     |
| Sikkim         | 239       | 475       | 405       | 601       | 651       |
| Tamil Nadu     | 24732     | 33332     | 45967     | 28453     | 56112     |
| Telangana      | 3165      | 4793      | 11284     | 8988      | 35604     |
| Tripura        | 45        | 120       | 189       | 141       | 295       |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 3410      | 6734      | 16846     | 11587     | 21706     |
| Uttarakhand    | 452       | 696       | 3084      | 1779      | 9172      |
| West Bengal    | 8030      | 15616     | 29250     | 49890     | 75863     |
| Total          | 97,215    | 1,48,158  | 2,68,042  | 2,57,715  | 5,23,024  |