Pillar: Economic Participation
Alluri Sitharama Raju places 2.5 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alluri Sitharama Raju, which ranks 14 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 498.9. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Apprenticeship Placement Cell is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Apprenticeship Placement Cell reference. For Alluri Sitharama Raju specifically, see the Alluri Sitharama Raju district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Alluri Sitharama Raju youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.