NAPS

Youth will benefit DBT in NAPS National Apprentice Promotion Scheme was launched in 2016. Since 2016, till July 31, 2023, 25 lakh youth have taken training. Direct Benefit Transfer has now been started in this scheme. Lakhs of youth doing apprenticeship training in different states of the country will be benefited by this.

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday launched Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) to increase industry and youth participation in apprenticeship training across the country. ) launched the scheme.

The government has allocated around Rs 15 crore for this scheme. More than one lakh youth doing apprenticeship training will get the benefit of this. This will help usher in a new era in skill development.

National Apprentice Promotion Scheme (NAPS) The National Apprentice Promotion Scheme was launched in 2016. Since 2016, till July 31, 2023, 25 lakh youth have taken training. 2.6 lakh youth have taken training in the financial year 2023-24. Its objective is to provide quality training to the youth.

Increase in training centers Initiatives are being taken by the government to provide quality training for all sectors. Under this scheme, the number of training centers has been increased to 40,665 in 2023-24, which was 6,755 in 2018-19. Pradhan said that after the introduction of NAPS, there has been a 488 percent increase in apprentice training centers in Maharashtra, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Achievements of National Apprentice Promotion Scheme (NAPS) 2.6 lakh people have taken training in the financial year 2023-24. In the last five years, there has been a seven-fold increase in the number of women apprentices. Their number has increased to 1.48 lakh in the financial year 2022-23, which was 22,427 in the financial year 2018-19. The number of youth in the age group of 23 to 26 years in the apprentice was more than 9 lakh.