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TRADE APPRENTICESHIP IN CENTRAL SECTOR
AS ON 31 ST MARCH
AS ON 31 ST
DECEMBER
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
1. No. of estts. having training 803 781 712 649 690 760 778
facilities
2. No. of estts. engaging
590 577 532 517 559 595 592
apprentices
3. Intake capacity 41,138 39,232 36,719 31,434 31,534 32,209 33,552
4. No. of apprentices on roll 32,817 29,461 26,552 27,055 28,374 27,014 29,511
The maximum number of establishments having training facilities in the Central Sector
were located in Maharashtra (76), West Bengal (70), Tamil Nadu (67) and followed by Uttar
Pradesh (58). In Maharashtra, 96% of the establishments having training facilities in central
sector engaged apprentices whereas this was 90% in case of Tamil Nadu, 74% in Uttar Pradesh
and 70% in respect of West Bengal.
TRADE APPRENTICESHIP IN THE STATE/PRIVATE SECTOR
State/Private Sector contributes the maximum number of apprentices under the
Apprenticeship Training Scheme under the Apprentices Act, 1961. As on 31.12.2006, there were
30,212 establishments having training facilities, out of which 26,507 establishments actually
engaged apprentices in the Apprenticeship Training Scheme. The participation rate in their case
was 88%. The performance of the State/Private Sector for the period 2000-2006 is shown in
Table-5. It may be observed that every year, more or less the same number of establishments
engaged apprentices till 2003 but there is increase of 8236 apprentices during the year 2006 over
the year 2003. As on 31 st December, 2006, the intake capacity of these establishments was
about 2.27 lakh against which about 1.56 lakh trade apprentices were on roll. The capacity
utilisation, therefore, was of the order of 69%. Amongst 1.56 lakh apprentices, 15,088 (10%)
were Scheduled Caste and 13,790 (9%) were Scheduled Tribe apprentices. 23,943 apprentices
took the trade test held in June, 2006, out of which 10,371 passed out. Similarly, about 44,233
apprentices appeared in the trade test held in November/December, 2006, out of which about
23,578 were declared successful. The success rate of apprentices, therefore, was 43% in June,
2006 and 53% in December, 2006 trade tests respectively, which was low as compared to the
success rate of apprentices in the Central Sector. Please refer Annexure VI, VII & VIII.
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