Pillar: Education & Training
Chitradurga trains 340.6 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 95.3% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chitradurga, which ranks 29 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 149.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Chitradurga are in the Chitradurga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chitradurga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.