Pillar: Education & Training
Balaghat has 931.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 37.4% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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 skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 745.1 and apprentices per lakh youth at 343.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI 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.