JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Lower Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

Lower Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Pillar: Education & Training

Lower Siang trains 5,576.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 31.3% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.

  • 5,576 /100k India 276 /100k
  • 31.3% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Lower Siang

53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Lower Siang, which ranks 10 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 64.5%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 72.1%.