Pillar: Education & Training
Supaul trains 7.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 44.1% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Supaul, which ranks 36 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 27.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 100%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Supaul are in the Supaul district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Supaul youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.