NITI Aayog Report on Revitalizing the Apprenticeship Ecosystem
In News
What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Platform Fragmentation: BEFORE, employers and youth had to navigate multiple fragmented portals for skill training and apprenticeship registration. NOW, the report proposes a single, unified digital platform for end-to-end management.
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State Performance Measurement: BEFORE, there was no standardized framework to measure how well individual states promoted apprenticeships. NOW, the report introduces the Apprenticeship Engagement Index to rank states and foster competitive federalism.
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Compliance Burden: BEFORE, industries faced cumbersome compliance requirements under the Apprentices Act that discouraged smaller enterprises from hiring. NOW, the recommendations emphasize a frictionless, digitized compliance mechanism to incentivize wider participation.
Prelims Angle
NCERT Connection
Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)Which of the following statements regarding the apprenticeship ecosystem in India is/are correct? 1. NITI Aayog's 2026 report introduces an Apprenticeship Engagement Index to benchmark state-level performance. 2. The Apprentices Act, 1961 was repealed to make way for the new unified digital platform proposed by NITI Aayog.