JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Baksa, Assam

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

Baksa, Assam · Pillar: Education & Training

Baksa trains 1,173.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 9% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than 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.

  • 1,173 /100k India 276 /100k
  • 9% India 33%

Youth opportunity in Baksa

65% of registered enterprises are in services while 35% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Baksa, which ranks 22 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.4% and women in the labour force at 45.8%, it sits close to the national mark.