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

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

Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Pillar: Education & Training

Upper Siang trains 1,780.3 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.

  • 1,780 /100k India 276 /100k
  • 31.3% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Upper Siang

73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Upper Siang, which ranks 6 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 64.5%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.7%, it sits close to the national mark.