Parliament Question: Status of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 Status of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) 158. Dr. Byreddy Shabari: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the current status of the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS), including the total number of apprentices enrolled and completed under the scheme since inception, year- wise and State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh; (b) the number of establishments/industries participating in NATS, State-wise and sector- wise; (c) the number of apprentices currently undergoing training, including details of trade/sector- wise, gender-wise and State/UT-wise distribution; (d) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for NATS during the last five years, along with reasons for any shortfall in expenditure; (e) whether any shortfalls or gaps have been observed in implementation, such as inadequate industry participation, limited training capacity or delays in stipend disbursal and the steps taken to address them, if so, the details thereof; and (f) the key learnings and challenges identified from implementation of NATS and the steps being considered to scale up the scheme, improve placement outcomes and enhance industry participation nationally? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR) (a) to (f): The year-wise and State/UT-wise details of apprentices enrolled and completed under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) during the last five years (FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26), including Andhra Pradesh, are given at Annexure-I. Currently (as on 13th July 2026) approximately 3,28,347 apprentices are undergoing apprenticeship training under the Scheme. Out of these, 2,02,598 are male, 1,25,744 are female and 5 are transgender apprentices. At present, 17,625 establishments are registered under NATS across the States/UTs of the country in various sector (Annexure II). Apprentices are undergoing training in establishments across a wide range of trades/sectors. The major sectors includes IT/ITES,Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Automobile & Auto Components, Electrical & Electronics, Healthcare, Pharma, telecom and others. The details of funds allocated and released under NATS during the last five years are given at Annexure-III. To further strengthen the implementation of the Scheme, efforts have been made to enhance awareness, expand industry participation and strengthen collaboration among Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), industries and State Governments. In this regard, the Boards of Apprenticeship Training/Practical Training (BoATs/BoPT) are collaborating with stakeholders to organise apprenticeship-cum-job fairs, career guidance programmes, industry- institute interaction meetings etc. to encourage greater participation of industries and eligible youth. *****ANNEXURE I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158, ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DR. BYREDDY SHABARI AND SHRI APPLANAIDU KALISETTI ON 20.07.2026. REGARDING “STATUS OF NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME (NATS)” State / UT 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Andaman & Nicobar 20 32 19 18 14 Islands Andhra Pradesh - 1422 577 3696 1,851 Arunachal Pradesh 93 71 15 17 35 Assam 938 1968 1380 1721 2,249 Bihar 914 4621 7112 16565 8,296 Chandigarh 49 270 800 2053 2,366 Chhattisgarh 1050 2535 847 2342 3,423 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & 119 186 215 511 590 Diu Delhi 2029 3257 6499 9727 9,525 Goa 529 766 798 957 892 Gujarat 4824 8278 9516 15817 18,631 Haryana 4252 16275 25691 44274 41,476 Himachal Pradesh 527 486 1106 2350 2,450 Jammu and Kashmir & 29 158 272 471 632 Ladakh Jharkhand 2800 3558 3387 10158 5,883 Karnataka 6402 10314 11113 27456 24,513 Kerala 2555 8145 8478 18152 8,698 Lakshadweep - - - 2 - Madhya Pradesh 1191 2278 2239 6777 9,025 Maharashtra 34539 55664 50048 114127 118,214 Manipur 33 29 3 116 53 Meghalaya 31 29 67 39 66 Mizoram 28 43 33 72 157 Nagaland 3 4 10 42 49 Odisha 21798 34938 15538 28279 45,811 Puducherry 304 718 422 748 833 Punjab 390 480 2614 2034 2,614 Rajasthan 945 4492 7467 15100 11,221 Sikkim 475 405 601 651 626 Tamil Nadu 33332 45967 28453 56112 74,029 Telangana 4793 11284 8988 35604 22,666 Tripura 120 189 141 295 274 Uttar Pradesh 6734 16846 11587 21706 21,857 Uttarakhand 696 3084 1779 9172 4,732 West Bengal 15616 29250 49890 75863 81,936 Total 1,48,158 2,68,042 2,57,705 5,23,024 5,25,687ANNEXURE II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158, ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DR. BYREDDY SHABARI AND SHRI APPLANAIDU KALISETTI ON 20.07.2026. REGARDING “STATUS OF NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME (NATS)” States/UT Number of Establishment Registered Andaman & Nicobar Islands 6 Andhra Pradesh 219 Arunachal Pradesh 10 Assam 236 Bihar 658 Chandigarh 164 Chhattisgarh 147 Delhi 501 Goa 86 Gujarat 1335 Haryana 1165 Himachal Pradesh 515 Jammu and Kashmir 134 Jharkhand 502 Karnataka 1213 Kerala 779 Ladakh 3 Lakshadweep 1 Madhya Pradesh 430 Maharashtra 2804 Manipur 10 Meghalaya 8 Mizoram 35 Nagaland 3 Odisha 528 Puducherry 116 Punjab 440 Rajasthan 833 Sikkim 32 Tamil Nadu 1644 Telangana 533 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 49 Tripura 8 Uttar Pradesh 1028 Uttarakhand 289 West Bengal 1161 Total 17625ANNEXURE III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158, ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DR. BYREDDY SHABARI AND SHRI APPLANAIDU KALISETTI ON 20.07.2026. REGARDING “STATUS OF NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SCHEME (NATS)” (Amount in Crore) Budget Allocation Revised Estimate Funds Released Financial (BE) (RE) Actual Year 2021-2022 175 150 96.75* 2022-2023 500 400 400 2023-2024 440 460 460 2024-2025 600 758 758 2025-2026 1,178 1,178 1,178 TOTAL 2,893 2,946 2,892.75 * Lower fund utilisation during FY 2021–22 was primarily attributable to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.