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What is the full form of ATL, labs set up in schools under the Atal Innovation Mission?

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Answer: Option B — Atal Tinkering Labs

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ATL stands for "Atal Tinkering Labs", innovation workspaces set up in schools under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog.

About Atal Tinkering Labs:

  • They are named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • They aim to foster curiosity, creativity, imagination and "design thinking" among students of classes 6 to 12.
  • "Tinkering" means experimenting and learning by making things with one's own hands.
  • Students can learn about and work with tools and technologies such as electronics, robotics, 3D printers, sensors, microcontrollers, the Internet of Things (IoT) and do-it-yourself (DIY) kits.
  • Selected schools receive a grant of up to 20 lakh rupees over five years to set up and run the lab.
  • More than 10,000 ATLs have been set up across India.
  • In the Union Budget 2025-26, the government announced the setting up of 50,000 more ATLs in government schools over five years.
  • Programmes such as the "ATL Marathon" encourage students to develop innovative solutions to community problems.

About the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM):

It was set up by NITI Aayog in 2016 to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in India.

Its other programmes include:

  • Atal Incubation Centres (AICs): support start-ups.
  • Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACICs): in under-served regions.
  • Atal New India Challenges (ANIC).
  • Mentor India: connects mentors with students.
  • In 2024, the government approved the continuation of AIM ("AIM 2.0") until March 2028.

Related initiatives:

  • Startup India (2016).
  • "Institution's Innovation Council" (IIC) by the Ministry of Education.
  • "PM SHRI" schools (2022).

Why not the other options?

  • ✗"Advanced Technology Labs" is not the correct expansion.
  • ✗"Atal Technical Learning" is not the correct expansion.
  • ✗"Applied Thinking Labs" is not the correct expansion.

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Remember: ATL = Atal Tinkering Labs (Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, 2016; classes 6-12; grant up to 20 lakh over 5 years; 50,000 more announced in Budget 2025-26); AIC = Atal Incubation Centres.

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This topic covers the major welfare and development schemes of the Government of India, such as those for financial inclusion, health, housing, agriculture, skill development and women and child welfare, along with their launch year, objectives and ministries. Questions usually ask what a scheme aims to do, when it was launched, or which ministry runs it. For example, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (2014) aims at financial inclusion through bank accounts. Schemes are often renamed, merged or extended, so pair these static facts with the latest updates before banking and government exams. Practise the government schemes questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

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