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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:
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
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.
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
Table-III: The State/UT-wise details of stipend disbursed through DBT under the scheme, including Karnataka is as under.
₹ in crore
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
Table-IV: State/UT-wise details of PMNAM conducted and apprentices engaged under the scheme since June 2022 till June 2026 is as under:
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
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.
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