Parliament Question: NSTI Offering Training on AI Trade

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 HouseSTATEMENT 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 I 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. State/UT Name of NSTIs/Extension Center No. National Skill Training Institute Extension Center, 1. Andhra Pradesh 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 Himachal 6. National Skill Training Institute for Women, Shimla Pradesh Jammu & 7. National Skill Training Institute for Women, Jammu Kashmir Jammu & National Skill Training Institute Extension Center, 8. Kashmir Srinagar 9. Jharkhand National Skill Training Institute, Jamshedpur National Skill Training Institute Extension Center, 10. Jharkhand Ranchi 11. Karnataka National Skill Training Institute for Women, Bangalore 12. Karnataka National Skill Training Institute, Bengaluru National Skill Training Institute for Women, 13. Kerala 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 National Skill Training Institute Extension Centre, 19. Manipur 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 National Skill Training Institute, Hyderabad 29. Telangana (Ramanthapur) 30. Telangana National Skill Training Institute, HyderabadSl. State/UT Name of NSTIs/Extension Center No. (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, HowrahAnnexure II 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” *****