Pillar: Education & Training
Samba trains 1,078.6 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 96.6% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samba, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 89.2.
What the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) reference. For Samba specifically, see the Samba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Samba youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.