India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S NO.
State/UT Name
No. of Establishments engaging apprentices under NAPS
No. of Apprentices Engaged under NAPS
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
26
569
Andhra Pradesh
1,364
1,17,246
Arunachal Pradesh
35
446
Assam
1,049
53,738
Bihar
856
37,050
Chandigarh
206
7,022
Chhattisgarh
381
32,728
Delhi
3,321
1,33,771
Goa
556
49,960
Gujarat
13,755
5,65,729
Haryana
6,568
3,99,524
Himachal Pradesh
859
48,947
Jammu And Kashmir
686
5,878
Jharkhand
539
59,921
Karnataka
3,189
4,47,703
Kerala
2,172
78,383
Ladakh
16
204
Lakshadweep
2
59
Madhya Pradesh
1,394
1,49,759
Maharashtra
10,802
13,46,717
Manipur
39
609
Meghalaya
51
1,212
Mizoram
28
473
Nagaland
34
176
Odisha
855
61,896
Puducherry
284
17,048
Punjab
1,218
96,176
Rajasthan
1,292
1,15,488
Sikkim
92
2,249
Tamil Nadu
3,446
5,41,317
Telangana
1,630
2,27,138
The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu
156
14,708
Tripura
118
2,771
Uttar Pradesh
8,005
4,10,215
Uttarakhand
935
1,15,059
West Bengal
1,713
1,56,508
S No.
District
No. of Establishments engaging apprentices under NAPS
Apprentices Engaged under NAPS
Bagalkote
46
1,013
Ballari
116
9,298
Belagavi
228
10,731
Bengaluru Rural
609
59,752
Bengaluru Urban
1,756
2,16,391
Bidar
95
1,168
Chamarajanagara
37
1,885
Chikkaballapura
35
1,469
Chikkamagaluru
33
463
Chitradurga
35
665
Dakshina Kannada
171
4,783
Davangere
74
915
Dharwad
170
10,669
Gadag
33
758
Hassan
77
6,181
Haveri
41
2,826
Kalaburagi
140
7,737
Kodagu
29
627
Kolar
103
16,727
Koppal
52
2,923
Mandya
56
2,176
Mysuru
269
18,739
Raichur
52
2,172
Ramanagara
109
53,484
Shivamogga
56
882
Tumakuru
113
8,617
Udupi
68
1,396
Uttara Kannada
44
1,823
Vijayanagar
23
460
Vijayapura
58
856
Yadgir
17
117
S NO
State/UT
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27
Total
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
0.03
0.05
0.03
0.01
0.12
Andhra Pradesh
11.35
18.32
21.97
7.57
59.21
Arunachal Pradesh
0.14
0.24
0.37
0.07
0.82
Assam
4.81
5.05
10.31
2.28
22.45
Bihar
15.59
24.48
26.74
9.03
75.84
Chandigarh
0.24
0.33
0.41
0.16
1.14
Chhattisgarh
2.8
3.87
4.45
1.49
12.61
Delhi
4.47
9.14
12.19
3.91
29.71
Goa
0.78
1.28
1.51
0.44
4.01
Gujarat
14.34
27.31
29.24
9.6
80.49
Haryana
6.98
10.62
10.64
3.55
31.79
Himachal Pradesh
3.43
4.61
4.65
1.67
14.36
Jammu And Kashmir
0.4
0.8
1.02
0.28
2.5
Jharkhand
8.13
13.58
14.17
4.47
40.35
Karnataka
20.11
32.9
35.08
10.69
98.78
Kerala
5.93
10.77
10.64
3.19
30.53
Ladakh
0
0
0.01
0
0.01
Lakshadweep
0
0.01
0.01
0
0.02
Madhya Pradesh
11.99
21.49
23.98
7.28
64.74
Maharashtra
85.32
117.35
121.5
37.07
361.24
Manipur
0.28
0.61
1.56
0.29
2.74
Meghalaya
0.19
0.28
1
0.22
1.69
Mizoram
0.13
0.19
0.67
0.13
1.12
Nagaland
0.12
0.29
0.58
0.11
1.1
Odisha
10.73
13.45
15.94
4.75
44.87
Puducherry
0.55
1.13
1.4
0.41
3.49
Punjab
2.69
4.05
5.33
2.05
14.12
Rajasthan
5.99
9.78
13.22
4.63
33.62
Sikkim
0.09
0.2
0.43
0.11
0.83
Tamil Nadu
38.05
59.49
64.47
19.43
181.44
Telangana
5.77
8.77
10.21
3.67
28.42
The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And
0.27
0.56
0.72
0.24
1.79
Tripura
0.34
0.5
0.96
0.22
2.02
Uttar Pradesh
43.3
70.22
86.59
27.64
227.75
Uttarakhand
6.2
9.01
10.51
3.71
29.43
West Bengal
15.63
19.42
24.76
8.5
68.31
Total
327.17
500.15
567.27
178.87
1573.46
S NO.
State/UT Name
PMNAM Locations
Apprentices engaged from June 2022 till June 2026
Andaman & Nicobar
26
555
Andhra Pradesh
310
88,846
Arunachal Pradesh
16
415
Assam
188
34,090
Bihar
167
27,022
Chandigarh
27
5,522
Chhattisgarh
302
22,928
Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
20
12,457
Delhi
133
89,688
Goa
29
41,971
Gujarat
1,149
3,73,976
Haryana
149
2,93,031
Himachal Pradesh
142
38,214
Jammu And Kashmir
195
4,104
Jharkhand
231
41,350
Karnataka
156
3,55,773
Kerala
123
57,528
Ladakh
5
180
Lakshadweep
73
37
Madhya Pradesh
381
1,11,225
Maharashtra
456
10,59,317
Manipur
4
492
Meghalaya
13
914
Mizoram
4
464
Nagaland
24
134
Odisha
286
43,599
Puducherry
33
14,822
Punjab
336
73,557
Rajasthan
302
92,750
Sikkim
33
1,599
Tamil Nadu
459
4,39,944
Telangana
287
1,56,837
Tripura
54
1,785
Uttar Pradesh
634
3,25,161
Uttarakhand
76
95,861
West Bengal
547
1,18,798
Grand Total
7,370
40,24,946
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 and implemented throughout the country.
Under NAPS-2, the Government provides partial stipend support to apprentices engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961. The Government's share of stipend is transferred directly to the bank accounts of apprentices through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism, ensuring transparency and timely disbursement.
Based on representations received from establishments, State Governments and Sector Skill Councils, and considering the increase in the cost of living, the proposal for revision of minimum stipend rates linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was considered and approved by the Central Apprenticeship Council (CAC) in its 38th meeting held on 26.05.2025. The revised stipend rates were subsequently notified through Gazette Notification dated 11.09.2025.
The salient features of NAPS-2 are as follows:
A total of 52,98,397 apprentices have been engaged under NAPS across the country from FY 2018-19 till FY 2026-27 (Upto 30th June 2026).Further, 57,945 establishments have been registered on the apprenticeship portal, of which, 38,936 are MSMEs. State/UT-wise details of apprentices engaged and establishments participating under the scheme, including district wise details for Karnataka are placed at Tables-I & II of the Annexure.
The details of government share of stipend support disbursed through DBT, which was started from July 2023,under the scheme, including Karnataka is placed at Table-III of the Annexure.
A third-party evaluation of NAPS conducted by the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) indicates positive employment outcomes under the scheme. The study reported that around 72% of apprentices were offered full-time employment after completion of apprenticeship training. The findings further indicate that apprenticeship serves as an effective pathway for transition from training to employment, with significant improvement in income levels and employability outcomes among apprentices.
The Government is organizing Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) as a monthly event in various locations across the country since the month of June 2022. States/UTs have been advised to organize PMNAM every 2nd Monday in 1/3 of total number of districts every month with the flexibility for choosing the district/location and the day of Mela based on local conditions/festivals, etc. so that all districts are covered once in every quarter, and four times in a year.
Since June 2022, 7,370 PMNAMs organized across the country. In Karnataka, 156 PMNAMs have been conducted. State/UT-wise details of PMNAMs conducted and candidates engaged thereunder are placed at Table IV of the Annexure.
The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisages greater integration of vocational education with mainstream education and promotes seamless mobility between academic and vocational pathways. In line with this vision, the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP), developed in collaboration with UGC and AICTE, enables students enrolled in degree and diploma programmes to undertake apprenticeship training as an integral part of their curriculum. The programme enhances employability, promotes outcome-based learning, strengthens industry-academia linkages and facilitates acquisition of industry-relevant skills.
Further, apprenticeship training in establishments is offered through both Designated Trades and Optional Trades. The Government is also promoting apprenticeship opportunities in emerging and high-growth sectors such as Information Technology (IT), biotechnology, renewable energy, electronics, semiconductors, drones, logistics and other sunrise sectors.
ANNEXURE
Table-I: State/UT-wise details of apprentices engaged and establishments (including MSMEs) participating under the scheme including Karnataka for the period FY 2018-19 till FY 2026-27 (Upto 30th June 2026) is as under:
Table-II: District-wise details of apprentices engaged and establishments (including MSMEs) participating under the scheme in the state of Karnataka for the period FY 2018-19 till FY 2026-27 (Upto 30th June 2026) is as under.
Table-III: The State/UT-wise details of stipend disbursed through DBT under the scheme, including Karnataka is as under.
Rs. in crore
Table-IV: State/UT-wise details of PMNAM conducted and apprentices engaged under the scheme since June 2022 till June 2026 is as under:
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
