Pillar: Education & Training
Mahisagar trains 206 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. Of those trained, 95.5% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahisagar, which ranks 33 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 585.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Mahisagar are in the Mahisagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahisagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.