India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government of India, under the Apprentices Act, 1961, implements two flagship Central Sector schemes namely National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), launched in August 2016 and continued as NAPS-2 from 2022-23 by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) launched in 1973 by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and approved for its continuation up to 2025-26. Together these schemes, support apprenticeship engagement in the country. In the calendar year 2025, apprentices engaged under NAPS and NATS are 11.84 lakh and5.23 lakhrespectively.
In both the schemes, apprenticeship participation is significan...