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. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Samba, which ranks 1 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 521.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Samba are in the Samba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Samba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.