{"id":367732,"date":"2026-07-18T18:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367732"},"modified":"2026-07-18T18:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:45:20","slug":"prime-ministers-national-apprenticeship-promotion-scheme-pm-naps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prime-ministers-national-apprenticeship-promotion-scheme-pm-naps\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister&#8217;s National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Government extended the Special Intervention under PM-NAPS for FY 2026\u201327 to expand apprenticeship opportunities across the North-Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Prime Minister&#8217;s National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367743\" style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-367743\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?resize=516%2C287&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prime Minister's National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)\" width=\"516\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?resize=1568%2C875&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-KNN-India.jpg?w=1579&amp;ssl=1 1579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; KNN India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prime Minister&#8217;s National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)<\/strong>\u00a0is a Government of India scheme <strong>launched in 2016 to promote apprenticeship training through financial support<\/strong> to establishments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extension:<\/strong> It has been <strong>extended for FY 2026\u201327 to strengthen apprenticeship opportunities in the North-Eastern Region<\/strong> under the <strong>Special Intervention for Promotion of Apprenticeship.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> The scheme aims to <strong>develop skilled manpower<\/strong> through on-the-<strong>job training, encourage establishments to engage apprentices, provide up-skilling opportunities<\/strong>, and increase <strong>apprenticeship participation in MSMEs<\/strong> and underserved regions such as the North-East.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implemented by: <\/strong>The <strong>Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)<\/strong> implements PM-NAPS.\n<ul>\n<li>The FY 2026\u201327 <strong>special<\/strong> <strong>intervention in the North-Eastern Region<\/strong> will be implemented <strong>by the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal backing:<\/strong> The scheme provides financial incentives to establishments engaging apprentices <strong>under the Apprentices Act, 1961.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Financial support:<\/strong> The scheme provides <strong>financial incentives<\/strong> to establishments <strong>through partial stipend support for apprentices.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stipend support:<\/strong> Government <strong>shares 25% of the minimum prescribed stipend,<\/strong> subject to a <strong>maximum of \u20b91,500 per<\/strong> apprentice per month, through the <strong>Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Industry-focused training:<\/strong> The scheme <strong>promotes industry-aligned, paid on-the-job training<\/strong> to bridge the gap between education and employment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certificate benefit:<\/strong> Candidates <strong>receive a NAPS certificate after completing training,<\/strong> which improves their employability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inclusive approach:<\/strong> The scheme <strong>encourages participation from MSMEs, women, marginalized communities, and underserved regions,<\/strong> including the North-East.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Government extended the Special Intervention under PM-NAPS for FY 2026\u201327 to expand apprenticeship opportunities across the North-Eastern Region. About Prime Minister&#8217;s National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS) Prime Minister&#8217;s National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)\u00a0is a Government of India scheme launched in 2016 to promote apprenticeship training through financial support to establishments. Extension: It has&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prime-ministers-national-apprenticeship-promotion-scheme-pm-naps\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Prime Minister&#8217;s National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,956,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-367732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-schemes-and-programs","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}