Pillar: Education & Training
Pakur trains 110.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 60.4% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pakur, which ranks 24 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.1 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.9% and women in the labour force at 44.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Pakur are in the Pakur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.