Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
North East Delhi disburses ₹5,789 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 193.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In North East Delhi, which ranks 9 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 30.8%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 88% and women-owned enterprises at 21%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in North East Delhi are in the North East Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North East Delhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.