A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Karbi Anglong disburses ₹6,467 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 705.9 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karbi Anglong, which ranks 8 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 74.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 89.3% and women-owned enterprises at 21.7%, it sits close to the national mark.