Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kokrajhar disburses ₹5,872 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 731.5 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kokrajhar, which ranks 19 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.4%, self-employed workers at 56%, women-owned enterprises at 14.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Kokrajhar are in the Kokrajhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kokrajhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.