Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dima Hasao disburses ₹5,282 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 376.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, better than the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dima Hasao, which ranks 14 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 77.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.8%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 86.5% and women-owned enterprises at 13.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Dima Hasao are in the Dima Hasao district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dima Hasao youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.