Pillar: Education & Training
Balaghat trains 745.1 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 95.8% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 66% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balaghat, which ranks 5 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 343.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Balaghat are in the Balaghat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balaghat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.