Pillar: Education & Training
Dadra and Nagar Haveli trains 124.1 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 40.1% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 18% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which ranks 2 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 38.5%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 93.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dadra and Nagar Haveli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.