Seating capacity of  Industrial Training Institutes/Centres under the Craftsmen Training Schemes and the number of Apprentices engaged under the Apprentice Act, 1961

Scheme/Activity

Number as on

2006

2007

2008

A.Craftsman Training Scheme

1. No. of Training Institutes/ Centres affiliated to National Council of Vocational Training Scheme.

5114

(1896 Govt. ITI &

3218 Pvt. ITC)

(Yet to revise)

5465

(1913 Govt. ITI &

3552 Pvt. ITC)

6714

(1980 Govt. ITI &

4734 Pvt. ITC)

2. Seating capacity  Engineering Trade / Non-Engg. Trades

742330

7.50lakhs

9.14 lakhs

B. Training under the Apprentices Act 1961

No. of Establishments in which Apprentices have been engaged

20800

23800

23900

No. of Apprentices undergoing training

172747

1.85 lakhs

1.97 lakhs