Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Anantnag stands at 17.7%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 33.1%, behind the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anantnag, which ranks 10 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹1,131, while it lags on self-employed workers at 73.6%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Anantnag are in the Anantnag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anantnag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.