Executive Summary:
This document provides details regarding Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in India, as of August 6, 2025. It includes the number of ATLs established, equipment provided, innovations fostered, student beneficiaries, and future plans, with a focus on Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The information is in response to questions raised in Lok Sabha.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) Overview:**
* 10,000 ATLs have been established across the country.
* 713 ATLs are in Andhra Pradesh and 955 in Uttar Pradesh.
* A detailed list of schools and districts is available on the AIM website.
* **Equipment and Funding:**
* Details of equipment provided to ATLs are available on the AIM website.
* ₹1391.84 crores has been disbursed as Grant-in-Aid to ATL schools, with ₹981 crores utilized.
* State-wise and district-wise grant disbursement details are in Annexure I, II, and III.
* **Innovation Sectors:**
* ATL students innovate across various sectors, including education, health, agriculture, and space.
* Innovations are designed to solve local, national, and global problems.
* **Innovations and Beneficiaries:**
* A state-wise list of the number of innovations in the last 3 years is provided.
* A state-wise list of the total number of student beneficiaries under ATLs is provided.
* **Future Plans:**
* The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education plans to establish more ATLs in Government Schools across the country.
Impact Analysis:
* **Students:**
* *Impact:* Benefit from increased opportunities for innovation and skill development across various sectors.
* *Action Required:* Participate in ATL activities and leverage available resources for innovation.
* **Schools:**
* *Impact:* Receive funding and equipment to establish and maintain ATLs, fostering an innovative environment.
* *Action Required:* Utilize grants effectively, maintain ATLs, and encourage student participation.
* **Government (Ministry of Education, AIM):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for planning, funding, and overseeing the establishment and operation of ATLs nationwide.
* *Action Required:* Continue to support and expand the ATL network, monitor grant utilization, and assess the impact of ATLs on innovation and student development.
Key Entities Referenced
Atal Tinkering Labs: A program initiative by Atal Innovation Mission to establish labs in schools across India.
Atal Innovation Mission: An initiative mentioned as AIM, responsible for establishing Atal Tinkering Labs across the country.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned in the context of Atal Tinkering Labs.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned in the context of Atal Tinkering Labs.
Ministry of Planning: Government of India ministry responsible for matters related to planning.
Rao Inderjit Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning.
Ministry of Education: The ministry that plans to set up more ATLs in Government Schools across the country.
Department of School Education Literacy: A department, abbreviated as DoSEL, under the Ministry of Education
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2886
TO BE ANSWERED 06.08.2025
ATAL TINKERING LABS
2886. SHRI MOHIBBULLAH:
SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:
SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in the country, State and
district and school-wise for particularly in States of Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
(b) the details of the type and the number of equipments provided to ATLs in the country
along with the funds released and utilised for the same, State and district-wise
particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
(c) the details of the sectors in which ATLs are fostering innovation, State and district-wise
particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
(d) the details of successful innovations developed till date through ATLs in the country,
State and district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
(e) the details of the total number of student beneficiaries under ATLs in the country, State
and district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh till date; and
(f) the number of new ATLs planned to be built, State and district-wise particularly for Uttar
Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh ?
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) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has established a total of 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs
(ATLs) across the country, out of which 713 ATLs have been established in Andhra
Pradesh and 955 in Uttar Pradesh. The state-wise number of ATLs established is in the
table below:
Page 1 of 9Total No. of ATLs
State
established
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
10
ISLAND
ANDHRA PRADESH 713
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 32
ASSAM 352
BIHAR 97
CHANDIGARH 22
CHHATTISGARH 368
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 4
DELHI 198
GOA 19
GUJARAT 615
HARYANA 435
HIMACHAL PRADESH 112
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 127
JHARKHAND 126
KARNATAKA 798
KERALA 369
LADAKH 2
MADHYA PRADESH 601
MAHARASHTRA 1,033
MANIPUR 119
MEGHALAYA 13
MIZORAM 26
NAGALAND 26
ODISHA 331
PUDUCHERRY 19
PUNJAB 230
RAJASTHAN 511
SIKKIM 27
TAMIL NADU 975
TELANGANA 379
TRIPURA 27
UTTAR PRADESH 955
UTTARAKHAND 87
WEST BENGAL 242
Grand Total 10,000
The details of all 10,000 schools, district-wise is available on official website of AIM,
and can be accessed here - https://aim.gov.in/pdf/OperationalATLsInIndia.pdf
Page 2 of 9(b) The details of the type and number of equipment provided to ATLs in the country is
available on official website of AIM, and can be accessed at -
https://aim.gov.in/pdf/ATL_Equipment_List/ATL_Equipment_List_60_students.pdf.
Till date, Rs. 1391.84 crores has been disbursed as Grant-in-Aid to ATL schools across
the country, out of which Rs. 981 crores has been utilized. The state-wise grant
disbursement is placed at Annexure I. The district-wise grant disbursement, in Andhra
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is placed at Annexure II & Annexure III.
(c) ATL students innovate across all sectors including Education, Skill Development,
Health, Agriculture, Transport, Environment, Tourism, Space etc. The innovations are
aligned to solve local, national and global problems.
(d) The state-wise number of innovations in last 3 years is :
State/UTs No. of innovations
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 86
Andhra Pradesh 11,533
Arunachal Pradesh 94
Assam 973
Bihar 978
Chandigarh 151
Chhattisgarh 1500
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 81
Delhi 4594
Goa 80
Gujarat 2465
Haryana 2365
Himachal Pradesh 689
Jammu And Kashmir 5334
Jharkhand 807
Karnataka 9034
Kerala 15859
Ladakh 1
Lakshadweep 1
Madhya Pradesh 4622
Maharashtra 4452
Manipur 54
Meghalaya 95
Mizoram 16
Nagaland 218
Odisha 2112
Puducherry 353
Punjab 1371
Page 3 of 9Rajasthan 10717
Sikkim 94
Tamil Nadu 36509
Telangana 8953
Tripura 74
Uttar Pradesh 5,089
Uttarakhand 1050
West Bengal 821
Grand Total 133226
(e) The details of the total number of student beneficiaries under the ATLs, state-wise is
presented below:
State No. of Students Participating in ATL
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND 14,370
ANDHRA PRADESH 975,421
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 32,728
ASSAM 344,456
BIHAR 120,576
CHANDIGARH 26,019
CHHATTISGARH 344,338
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 7,407
DELHI 252,515
GOA 22,822
GUJARAT 893,757
HARYANA 451,530
HIMACHAL PRADESH 150,180
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 142,412
JHARKHAND 126,535
KARNATAKA 993,928
KERALA 456,457
LADAKH 1,173
MADHYA PRADESH 581,853
MAHARASHTRA 1,274,406
MANIPUR 121,406
MEGHALAYA 22,507
MIZORAM 35,731
NAGALAND 19,335
ODISHA 324,457
PUDUCHERRY 20,039
PUNJAB 272,081
RAJASTHAN 694,107
SIKKIM 32,716
TAMIL NADU 919,119
TELANGANA 360,034
Page 4 of 9TRIPURA 10,015
UTTAR PRADESH 717,287
UTTARAKHAND 109,031
WEST BENGAL 243,631
(f) The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education plans
to set up more ATLs in Government Schools across the country.
Page 5 of 9ANNEXURE I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2886 FOR 06.08.2025 BY SHRI MOHIBBULLAH: SHRI B K
PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: REGARDING ATAL
TINKERING LABS
State-wise Grant Disbursement to ATL schools
State/UT Total Funds Disbursed Rs. (in crores)
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND 1.36
ANDHRA PRADESH 96.04
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 4.08
ASSAM 45.08
BIHAR 12.64
CHANDIGARH 2.96
CHHATTISGARH 54.92
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 0.56
DELHI 28.12
GOA 2.52
GUJARAT 87.04
HARYANA 60.12
HIMACHAL PRADESH 15.68
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 17.64
JHARKHAND 17
KARNATAKA 111.36
KERALA 50.76
LADAKH 0.28
MADHYA PRADESH 84
MAHARASHTRA 142.92
MANIPUR 14.88
MEGHALAYA 1.64
MIZORAM 3.48
NAGALAND 3.32
ODISHA 43.16
PUDUCHERRY 2.64
PUNJAB 32.92
RAJASTHAN 71.2
SIKKIM 3.32
TAMIL NADU 138.16
TELANGANA 55.2
TRIPURA 3.48
UTTAR PRADESH 138.56
UTTARAKHAND 12.04
WEST BENGAL 32.76
Grand Total 1391.84
Page 6 of 9ANNEXURE II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2886 FOR 06.08.2025 BY SHRI MOHIBBULLAH: SHRI B K
PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: REGARDING ATAL
TINKERING LABS
District-wise Grant Disbursement to ATL schools of Andhra Pradesh
District Name Total Funds Disbursed
Rs.(in crores)
ANAKAPALLI 4.04
ANANTAPUR 3.16
ANNAMAYYA 3.6
ASR 5.32
BAPATLA 1.44
CHITTOOR 2.8
EAST GODAVARI 4.44
ELURU 1.72
GUNTUR 3.44
KADAPA 4.6
KAKINADA 6.16
KONASEEMA 6.52
KRISHNA 1.64
KURNOOL 6.88
MANYAM 3.12
NANDYAL 6.28
NELLORE 4.2
NTR 2.36
PALNADU 3.96
PRAKASAM 2.84
SRI SATYASAI 1.76
SRIKAKULAM 3.04
TIRUPATI 3.04
VISAKHAPATNAM 2.56
VIZIANAGARAM 5.6
WEST GODAVARI 1.52
Grand Total 96.04
Page 7 of 9ANNEXURE III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2886 FOR 06.08.2025 BY SHRI MOHIBBULLAH: SHRI B K
PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: REGARDING ATAL
TINKERING LABS
District-wise Grant Disbursement to ATL schools of Uttar Pradesh
District Name Total Funds Disbursed
Rs.(in crores)
AGRA 2.44
ALIGARH 8.8
AMBEDKAR NAGAR 1.08
AMETHI - CSM NAGAR 1.32
AURAIYA 0.88
AYODHYA 1.68
AZAMGARH 2.24
BAGHPAT 0.68
BAHRAICH 0.28
BALLIA 3.12
BANDA 0.12
BARABANKI 0.44
BAREILLY 1.36
BASTI 2.52
BHADOI 0.68
BIJNOR 3.52
BUDAUN 0.28
BULANDSHAHR 2.24
CHANDAULI 0.44
CHITRAKOOT 0.12
DEORIA 2.08
ETAH 0.4
ETAWAH 1.64
FARRUKHABAD 2.36
FATEHPUR 6.28
FIROZABAD 1.28
GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR 5.2
GHAZIABAD 4.92
GHAZIPUR 10.08
GONDA 0.32
GORAKHPUR 0.8
HAMIRPUR (U.P.) 0.44
HAPUR (PANCHSHEEL 0.52
NAGAR)
HARDOI 1.08
Page 8 of 9HATHRAS 2.08
JALAUN 0.56
JAUNPUR 3.2
JHANSI 2.2
JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR 1.6
(AMROHA)
KANNAUJ 1.8
KANPUR DEHAT 2.28
KANPUR NAGAR 6.4
KANSHIRAM NAGAR 2
KAUSHAMBI 1.52
KUSHINAGAR 1.44
LALITPUR 0.6
LUCKNOW 2.16
MAHARAJGANJ 0.72
MAHOBA 0.68
MAINPURI 1.32
MATHURA 4.44
MAU 5.96
MEERUT 1.64
MIRZAPUR 0.4
MORADABAD 1.28
MUZAFFARNAGAR 1.92
PILIBHIT 0.32
PRATAPGARH 2.24
PRAYAGRAJ 5.16
RAE BARELI 1.52
RAMPUR 0.28
SAHARANPUR 1.68
SAMBHAL (BHIM NAGAR) 0.16
SANT KABIR NAGAR 0.16
SHAHJAHANPUR 0.48
SHAMLI (PRABUDH 0.48
NAGAR)
SIDDHARTHNAGAR 0.32
SITAPUR 0.68
SONBHADRA 1.56
SULTANPUR 1.16
UNNAO 2
VARANASI 2.52
Grand Total 138.56
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