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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3994
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2026
TEACHER CAPACITY AND HUMAN RESOURCE SUPPORT IN ATAL
TINKERING LABS
3994. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:
SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware of the shortage of dedicated
human resources and trained teachers in Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs)
as highlighted in recent assessments and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the number of teacher training programmes
conducted under the ATL ecosystem during the last three years and
the number of teachers trained thereunder, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether any minimum training or certification is prescribed for
teachers managing ATLs and if so, the details thereof;
(d) the details of the number of schools having ATLs without a
designated ATL In-Charge or dedicated support staff, State/UT-wise
along with the reasons therefor;
(e) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for ATLs
during the last three years, State/UT-wise including grants for
teacher capacity-building, recurring operational and maintenance
expenses, procurement of consumables and replacement of
equipment;
(f) whether the Government considers the existing level of
financial support adequate and if so, the details thereof; and
(g) whether the Government proposes to strengthen human
resource support for ATLs by creating dedicated posts, providing
Page 1 of 6honorarium for ATL In-Charges/Assistants and enhancing financial
support for recurring operational requirements and if so, the details
and timeline 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 CULTURE
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) No instance of shortage of human resources for ATLs has come
to notice.
(b) & (c) Any teacher managing Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) needs
to undergo a mandatory ‘Unbox Tinkering’ training developed by Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM). This training is designed to train ATL In-
charge on hardware, electronics and design thinking concepts to
effectively mentor ATL students. The State/ UT-wise number of
teachers trained is placed at Annexure I.
(d) No such instance of ATLs without a designated ATL In-charge
or dedicated support staff has come to notice.
(e) The details are placed at Annexure II.
(f) & (g) Each ATL is sanctioned Grant-in-Aid of Rs. 20 lakhs, out of
which Rs. 10 lakhs is sanctioned as Capital Expenditure and Rs. 10
lakhs as Operational Expenditure, over the period of five years. The
Operational Expenditure also includes an amount up to Rs. 5, 000 per
month as honorarium for ATL In-charge.
Page 2 of 6ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3994 FOR ANSWER ON 12.08.2026 BY SHRI G
LAKSHMINARAYANA AND SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS REGARDING
TEACHER CAPACITY AND HUMAN RESOURCE SUPPORT IN ATAL
TINKERING LABS
State-wise details of number of teachers trained in ATL
STATE/UT No. of Teachers Trained
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND 13
ANDHRA PRADESH 427
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 13
ASSAM 388
BIHAR 495
CHANDIGARH 162
CHHATTISGARH 371
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 3
DELHI 4,886
GOA 53
GUJARAT 669
HARYANA 2,433
HIMACHAL PRADESH 264
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 1,499
JHARKHAND 557
KARNATAKA 2,372
KERALA 372
LADAKH 1
MADHYA PRADESH 454
MAHARASHTRA 5,512
MANIPUR 9
MEGHALAYA 66
MIZORAM 64
NAGALAND 61
ODISHA 234
PUDUCHERRY 95
PUNJAB 1,974
RAJASTHAN 893
SIKKIM 643
TAMIL NADU 2,543
TELANGANA 824
Page 3 of 6TRIPURA 1
UTTAR PRADESH 1,760
UTTARAKHAND 405
WEST BENGAL 386
Grand Total 30,902
Page 4 of 6ANNEXURE – II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3994 FOR ANSWER ON 12.08.2026 BY SHRI G
LAKSHMINARAYANA AND SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS REGARDING
TEACHER CAPACITY AND HUMAN RESOURCE SUPPORT IN ATAL
TINKERING LABS
State-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilised for ATLs
Allocated Released Utilization
State/UT Amount amount amount
(In cr.) (In cr.) (In cr.)
ANDAMAN AND
2 1.44 1.17
NICOBAR ISLAND
ANDHRA PRADESH 142.6 100.4 74.42
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 6.4 4.16 3.03
ASSAM 70.4 46.52 33.64
BIHAR 19.4 13 9.26
CHANDIGARH 4.4 3 2.18
CHHATTISGARH 73.6 57.52 42.46
DADRA AND NAGAR
0.8 0.56 0.45
HAVELI
DELHI 39.6 29.32 22.23
GOA 3.8 2.64 1.97
GUJARAT 123 91.12 67.51
HARYANA 87 62.4 45.22
HIMACHAL PRADESH 22.4 16.16 13.15
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 25.4 18.12 13.52
JHARKHAND 25.2 18.36 12.61
KARNATAKA 159.6 114.68 86.88
KERALA 73.8 52 38.09
LADAKH 0.4 0.28 0.11
MADHYA PRADESH 120.2 89.52 64.46
MAHARASHTRA 206.6 149.12 116.79
MANIPUR 23.8 15.52 12.77
MEGHALAYA 2.6 1.72 1.36
MIZORAM 5.2 3.56 3.05
NAGALAND 5.2 3.52 2.22
ODISHA 66.2 43.88 30.21
PUDUCHERRY 3.8 2.76 1.93
PUNJAB 46 33.88 25.75
RAJASTHAN 102.2 73.96 51.12
Page 5 of 6SIKKIM 5.4 3.36 2.35
TAMIL NADU 195 146.56 108.52
TELANGANA 75.8 59.2 43.71
TRIPURA 5.4 3.64 2.47
UTTAR PRADESH 191 142.16 106.17
UTTARAKHAND 17.4 12.44 8.87
WEST BENGAL 48.4 34.92 26.17
Total 2000 1451.4 1075.82
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