Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Udhampur stands at 8.9%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 61.4%, better than the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Udhampur, which ranks 13 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹801.3, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.1%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Udhampur are in the Udhampur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Udhampur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.