Lok Sabha Question No. 1207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: NAPS Implementation in Dharmapuri
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Mani A

1207.  Sh. Mani A

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) across the country, including Tamil Nadu along with the key objectives and  components  of  the scheme,  particularly with reference to its implementation in Dharmapuri district;
- (b) the  details  of  the  number  of  apprentices  enrolled,  trained  and  certified  under  NAPS in Tamil  Nadu,  with  specific  figures  for  the  said  district  during  the  last  five  years  and  the current year, sector and district-wise;
- (c) the number of industries, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), educational institutions and establishments in Dharmapuri registered under NAPS, along with the details of stipends reimbursed to employers in the district during the last five years and the current year; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to strengthen industry -academia collaboration, improve awareness among local employers and enhance on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities in Dharmapuri regions in rural, tribal and backward regions.

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The Government of India launched 'National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme' (NAPS) in August,  2016  with  the  objective  to  promote  apprenticeship  training  and  to  increase  the engagement of apprentices.  Since  2022-23,  the  scheme  continues  as  NAPS-2,  implemented throughout the country, including Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. NAPS-2 aims to promote apprenticeship  training  in  the  country,  by  providing  partial  stipend  support  to  the  apprentices engaged under the Apprentice Act, 1961, undertaking capacity building of the apprenticeship ecosystem, and providing advocacy assistance to the stakeholders. Accordingly, the scheme facilitates a partial stipend support limited to 25% of stipend paid, up to a maximum of Rs.1,500 per  month,  per  apprentice  during  the  training  period.  The  stipend  support  by  GoI  will  be paid through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank account of apprentice. The key objectives of  the  scheme  is  to  develop  skilled  workforce  for  the  economy  by  promotion  of  on-the-job experiential  training  and  to  encourage  establishments  to  enroll  apprentices  by  sharing  partial stipend  support  to  the  apprentices  and  to  encourage  enrolment  of  apprentices  in  small establishments especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and those located in the underserved areas such as aspirational districts and North-East Region.
- (b)   The details of number of apprentices engaged, trained and certified under NAPS in Tamil Nadu, sector wise, is at Annexure-I and district-wise is at Annexure-II. Further, the sector wise apprentices details for the district of Dharmapuri is at Annexure-III.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1207

ANSWERED ON - 08/12/2025

## NAPS IMPLEMENTATION IN DHARMAPURI

(c)     In the district of Dharmapuri, there are 38 establishments registered on the apprenticeship portal (https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/).  Amongst these, 18 are MSMEs.

(d)      There  are  several  measures  taken  by  the  Government  under  National  Apprenticeship Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  /  related  skill  development  policies  that  are  meant  to  strengthen industry  academia  collaboration,  raise  awareness  among  employers,  and  expand  on-the-job training / apprenticeship opportunities as follows: -

- (i)   The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 lays emphasis on making education more holistic and effective by integrating academic and vocational education while ensuring the vertical and  horizontal  mobility  of  students/learners  between  academic  and  vocational  streams. Accordingly, Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP) of UGC and as well as AICTE enables students admitted to a degree/ diploma programme to pursue apprenticeship as an integral component of the study. The major objectives of AEDP are to enhance the employability of students, focus on outcome based learning, promote active linkage between higher educational institutions and industries and bridge the skill gap in the industries.
- (ii)   The  Pradhan  Mantri  National  Apprenticeship  Mela  (PMNAM)  is  designed  to  strengthen apprenticeship  engagement  by  bringing  industries  and  aspiring  youth  of  the  district  of Dharmapuri onto a common platform. It is held on every 2 nd  Monday in 1/3rd of total number of districts in the state so that all districts are covered once in a quarter, and four times in a year. PMNAM has been reported three times in the district of Dharmapuri in the current calendar year. Further, the District Skill Committee (DSC) is conducting meetings at regular interval for increasing apprenticeship engagement.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1207 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

Sector-wise apprentices engaged, in Tamil Nadu (All districts) under NAPS during last five years and the current year (Upto October 2025) is as under:

|   S. No. | Sector Name                                           | Apprentices Engaged   | Apprentices Trained   | Apprentices Certified   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Aerospace & Aviation                                  | 298                   | 113                   | 45                      |
|        2 | Agriculture                                           | 638                   | 146                   | 27                      |
|        3 | Agriculture and Allied Services                       | 125                   | 106                   | 60                      |
|        4 | Apparel                                               | 202                   | 169                   | 133                     |
|        5 | Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing                    | 7,642                 | 4,931                 | 19                      |
|        6 | Automobile                                            | 7,563                 | 5,088                 | 4,151                   |
|        7 | Automotive                                            | 1,78,392              | 43,204                | 6,454                   |
|        8 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)        | 8,869                 | 5,031                 | 225                     |
|        9 | Beauty & Wellness                                     | 1,466                 | 1,059                 | 0                       |
|       10 | Capital Goods                                         | 10,393                | 5,219                 | 330                     |
|       11 | Chemical                                              | 442                   | 348                   | 144                     |
|       12 | Construction                                          | 3,919                 | 5,182                 | 357                     |
|       13 | Domestic Workers                                      | 1,549                 | 1,402                 | 1                       |
|       14 | Electrical (Including New and Renewable Energy)       | 8,994                 | 6,347                 | 5,515                   |
|       15 | Electronics                                           | 46,797                | 17,316                | 673                     |
|       16 | Fabrication                                           | 4,656                 | 3,111                 | 2,235                   |
|       17 | Food Processing                                       | 9,772                 | 4,235                 | 152                     |
|       18 | Food Processing and Preservation                      | 72                    | 54                    | 11                      |
|       19 | Furniture & Fittings                                  | 2,535                 | 3,497*                | 2,749                   |
|       20 | Gem & Jewellery                                       | 6,828                 | 3,210                 | 44                      |
|       21 | Green Jobs                                            | 216                   | 86                    | 19                      |
|       22 | Handicrafts & Carpet                                  | 50                    | 48                    | 0                       |
|       23 | Healthcare                                            | 875                   | 374                   | 46                      |
|       24 | Healthcare and Wellness                               | 73                    | 58                    | 45                      |
|       25 | Hydrocarbon                                           | 233                   | 108                   | 6                       |
|       26 | Industrial Automation and Instrumentation             | 717                   | 359                   | 215                     |
|       27 | Iron & Steel                                          | 1,838                 | 554                   | 37                      |
|       28 | IT-ITeS                                               | 23,783                | 11,666                | 1,758                   |
|       29 | Leather                                               | 2,994                 | 2,822                 | 0                       |
|       30 | Life Sciences                                         | 4,467                 | 2,381                 | 57                      |
|       31 | Logistics                                             | 8,331                 | 3,301                 | 407                     |
|       32 | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills | 6,771                 | 3,625                 | 104                     |
|       33 | Media & Entertainment                                 | 207                   | 157                   | 0                       |
|       34 | Mining                                                | 216                   | 6                     | 0                       |
|       35 | Paints & Coatings                                     | 306                   | 265                   | 35                      |
|       36 | Persons with Disability                               | 1                     | 1                     | 0                       |
|       37 | Plumbing                                              | 93                    | 16                    | 6                       |
|       38 | Power                                                 | 4,509                 | 5,536*                | 4,901                   |
|       39 | Production and Manufacturing                          | 13,316                | 9,789                 | 7,264                   |
|       40 | Retail                                                | 25,616                | 17,420                | 2,402                   |
|       41 | Retails and Logistics                                 | 183                   | 61                    | 0                       |
|       42 | Rubber                                                | 13,135                | 3,824                 | 225                     |
|       43 | Services including Repair and Maintenance             | 418                   | 287                   | 223                     |

|   44. | Telecom               | 8,293   | 2,536   |   33 |
|-------|-----------------------|---------|---------|------|
|    45 | Textile               | 3,257   | 1,850   |   26 |
|    46 | Tourism & Hospitality | 13,994  | 5,087   |  127 |

*The period last five years is from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Apprentices of the years 2019-20 and before had completed the training during the data period sought.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1207 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

The  district  wise  apprentices  engaged,  trained  and  certified  in  the  State  of Tamil  Nadu (Including Dharmapuri district) under NAPS during last five years and the current year (Upto October 2025) is as under:

|   S No | State/District   | Apprentices engaged   | Apprentices Trained   | Apprentices Certified   |
|--------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|      1 | Dharmapuri       | 895                   | 373                   | 321                     |
|      2 | Ariyalur         | 568                   | 488                   | 244                     |
|      3 | Chengalpattu     | 24,534                | 7,577                 | 332                     |
|      4 | Chennai          | 1,05,145              | 51,611                | 7,191                   |
|      5 | Coimbatore       | 44,078                | 18,258                | 2,505                   |
|      6 | Cuddalore        | 7,202                 | 5,739                 | 3,360                   |
|      7 | Dindigul         | 2,918                 | 1,192                 | 417                     |
|      8 | Erode            | 5,971                 | 2,740                 | 1,194                   |
|      9 | Kallakurichi     | 142                   | 86                    | 84                      |
|     10 | Kancheepuram     | 1,24,473              | 34,105                | 2,729                   |
|     11 | Kanniyakumari    | 1,300                 | 797                   | 537                     |
|     12 | Karur            | 1,344                 | 905                   | 622                     |
|     13 | Krishnagiri      | 31,320                | 13,760                | 4,465                   |
|     14 | Madurai          | 7,011                 | 3,934                 | 1,053                   |
|     15 | Mayiladuthurai   | 201                   | 159                   | 68                      |
|     16 | Nagapattinam     | 532                   | 423                   | 288                     |
|     17 | Namakkal         | 532                   | 438                   | 244                     |
|     18 | Perambalur       | 2,506                 | 508                   | 235                     |
|     19 | Pudukkottai      | 4,373                 | 2,065                 | 691                     |
|     20 | Ramanathapuram   | 412                   | 249                   | 150                     |
|     21 | Ranipet          | 4,852                 | 1,963                 | 973                     |
|     22 | Salem            | 2,982                 | 1,980                 | 1,330                   |
|     23 | Sivaganga        | 896                   | 865                   | 550                     |
|     24 | Tenkasi          | 175                   | 40                    | 8                       |
|     25 | Thanjavur        | 1,681                 | 1,240                 | 793                     |
|     26 | The Nilgiris     | 590                   | 430                   | 264                     |
|     27 | Theni            | 414                   | 281                   | 170                     |
|     28 | Thiruvallur      | 25,862                | 9,349                 | 1,874                   |
|     29 | Thiruvarur       | 208                   | 160                   | 98                      |
|     30 | Thoothukkudi     | 1,165                 | 993                   | 769                     |
|     31 | Tiruchirappalli  | 11,597                | 6,037                 | 4,624                   |
|     32 | Tirunelveli      | 3,484                 | 1,934                 | 799                     |
|     33 | Tirupathur       | 1,247                 | 1,181                 | 64                      |
|     34 | Tiruppur         | 5,137                 | 3,731                 | 303                     |
|     35 | Tiruvannamalai   | 2,465                 | 1,223                 | 279                     |
|     36 | Vellore          | 3,707                 | 3,589                 | 697                     |
|     37 | Viluppuram       | 1,757                 | 1,008                 | 599                     |
|     38 | Virudhunagar     | 1,368                 | 574                   | 337                     |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1207 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

Sector-wise apprentices engaged, trained and certified in Dharmapuri district Tamil Nadu under NAPS during last five years and the current year (Upto October 2025) is as under:

|   S. No. | Sector Name                                           |   Apprentices Engaged | Apprentices Trained   | Apprentices Certified   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Agriculture                                           |                     1 | -                     | -                       |
|        2 | Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing                    |                     1 | 1                     | -                       |
|        3 | Automobile                                            |                    94 | 59                    | 75*                     |
|        4 | Automotive                                            |                     7 | 4                     | 5                       |
|        5 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)        |                    41 | 21                    | -                       |
|        6 | Capital Goods                                         |                    30 | 3                     | -                       |
|        7 | Construction                                          |                     2 | 1                     | 1                       |
|        8 | Electrical (Including New and Renewable Energy)       |                   194 | 109                   | 165                     |
|        9 | Fabrication                                           |                    18 | 10                    | 13                      |
|       10 | Food Processing                                       |                     6 | 5                     | -                       |
|       11 | Healthcare                                            |                     2 | 2                     | -                       |
|       12 | Industrial Automation and Instrumentation             |                     1 | 1                     | 1                       |
|       13 | Iron & Steel                                          |                     1 | -                     | -                       |
|       14 | IT-ITeS                                               |                   372 | 107                   | 20                      |
|       15 | Logistics                                             |                     8 | 2                     | -                       |
|       16 | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills |                     1 | 1                     | -                       |
|       17 | Power                                                 |                    16 | 11                    | 11                      |
|       18 | Production and Manufacturing                          |                    30 | 12                    | 17                      |
|       19 | Retail                                                |                    64 | 24                    | 13                      |
|       20 | Telecom                                               |                     1 | -                     | -                       |
|       21 | Tourism & Hospitality                                 |                     5 | -                     | -                       |

*The Apprenticeship training duration ranges over a period of 1year, 2 year and 3 years. Hence for any given year the number of apprentices certified stands cumulative which includes apprentices trained during the previous years also.

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