About NAPS 2.0:
The objectives of NAPS-2 are as follows:
- To develop skilled workforce for the economy by promotion of on-the-job experiential training.
- To encourage establishments to enrol apprentices by sharing partial stipend support to the apprentices.
- To provide up-skilling opportunities for candidates who have undergone short-term skill training offered by various Central and State Government initiatives.
- To encourage enrolment of apprentices in small establishments especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and those located in the underserved areas such as aspirational districts and North-East Region.
Eligibility to avail benefits:
- Minimum age for an apprentice is 14 years, and 18 years for designated trades related to hazardous industries, as per Section 3(a) of the Apprentices Act, 1961.
- Apprenticeship training is primarily a transition from academia to workplace, and therefore, to avail partial stipend support by the Government, at the time of registration the upper age limit should be 35 years.
Funding support under NAPS-2:
- Partial stipend support by GoI under NAPS-2 will be limited to 25% of stipend paid, up to a maximum of Rs.1,500 per month, per apprentice during the training period.
- The stipend support by GoI will be paid through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank account of apprentices.
- No stipend support will be available under NAPS-2 to the Central and State Government Departments and Central and State Public Sector Undertakings/Enterprises, including Public Sector Banks.
- Large private organisations will be encouraged to join a “Give It Up Campaign” and forego the stipend support by GoI under the scheme.