JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Mehsana, Gujarat

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

Mehsana, Gujarat · Pillar: Education & Training

Mehsana trains 344.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 57.2% 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.

  • 344.5 /100k India 275.8 /100k
  • 57.2% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Mehsana

76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 17% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Mehsana, which ranks 4 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 89.3% and women in the labour force at 48.2%, it sits close to the national mark.