Pillar: Education & Training
Budgam trains 1,974.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 94.9% 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.
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 trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 8.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) 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.