Pillar: Education & Training
Baramulla trains 1,216 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 97.8% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baramulla, which ranks 12 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 66.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Baramulla are in the Baramulla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baramulla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.