(a) whether the NITI Aayog has recently launched ‘Mentor India’ campaign, a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders for guiding and mentoring students at “Atal Tinkering Labs”;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs have been established across the country as part of the Atal Innovation Mission; and
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the number of labs established in each State, including Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (d) Statement is laid on the Table of the House
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) to (D) of LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *121 RAISED BY SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT, MP and SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI, MP REGARDING ‘MENTOR INDIA’ CAMPAIGN
(a) & (b): Yes, the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has recently launched the Mentor India Campaign under Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) program.
Mentor India Campaign under ATL program of AIM is strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can guide and mentor students in ATL established across India.
The campaign aims to engage intellectual citizens on voluntary basis in one or more ATLs and enable students to guide, experience, learn and practice future skills for their enhanced understanding about innovation. The mentors are expected to be enablers rather than instructors.
Possible areas of contribution could be, but not limited to:
a) Technical Know-how: building innovative prototypes,
b) Innovation and Design: inculcating solution oriented approach for surrounding challenges,
c) Inspirational: Leadership and self-motivation to use the technology for societal cause, and
d) Business and Entrepreneurship: encouraging ideas and team building for their future
A mentor, as a part of Mentor India program, is a person / organization / entity who will engage with one or more schools equipped Atal Tinkering Labs on an ongoing basis and provide voluntary services in the form of guest lectures, hands-on training and guidance, support to student projects, guidance in learning opportunities and any other mentoring support as requested by the school.
Atal Innovation Mission has received more than 3,000 applications for mentors and is currently are under review.
(c) & (d): Yes, Atal Innovation Mission has selected 2441 schools to establish ATLs in 34 states and union territories. The number of schools selected in different states and union territories are given in Annexure 1. The position regarding Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts is given below:
Sr. No. School Name Present Status
Jhunjhunu : Rajasthan
1 BIRLA SHISHU VIHAR Regret due to un-ability to comply as per ATL Guidelines
2 JHUNJHUNU ACADEMY Provided in-active bank account details in PFMS
3 MATA SHRAVANI INT. SCHOOL Yet to initiate compliance process
4 BIRLA BALIKA VIDYAPEETH Yet to initiate compliance process
Sikar : Rajasthan
1 JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA Yet to initiate compliance process
Annexure 1
Number of Schools Selected in Different States and Union Territories for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog
State / Union Territory No. of ATLs from 941 No of ATLs from 1500 Total Number of ATL Selection
Andaman & Nicobar 04 00 04
Andhra Pradesh 33 131 164
Arunachal Pradesh 08 06 14
Assam 27 29 56
Bihar 31 27 58
Chandigarh 17 00 17
Chattisgarh 31 55 86
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 00 02 02
Daman & Diu 00 00 00
Delhi 55 45 100
Goa 10 01 11
Gujarat 49 71 120
Haryana 32 62 94
Himachal Pradesh 14 15 29
J&K 11 24 35
Jharkhand 11 35 46
Karnataka 47 131 178
Kerala 41 172 213
Lakshadweep 00 00 00
Madhya Pradesh 49 104 153
Maharashtra 77 116 193
Manipur 09 07 16
Meghalaya 08 03 11
Mizoram 04 07 11
Nagaland 03 06 09
Odisha 17 90 107
Puducherry 05 02 07
Punjab 37 41 78
Rajasthan 23 69 92
Sikkim 09 00 09
Tamil Nadu 81 90 171
Telangana 30 29 59
Tripura 09 07 16
Uttar Pradesh 88 98 186
Uttarakhand 21 07 28
West Bengal 50 18 68
Total 941 1500 2441