Pillar: Economic Participation
10.2% of jobs in Cachar are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹561.3, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cachar, which ranks 30 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 41.6%. On self-employed workers at 62%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Cachar are in the Cachar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cachar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.