Pillar: Education & Training
Budgam has 249.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 8.6 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Budgam, which ranks 11 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Budgam are in the Budgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Budgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.