Pillar: Education & Training
Dantewada trains 144.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. Of those trained, 98.6% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dantewada, which ranks 5 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,385.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Dantewada are in the Dantewada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dantewada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.