Pillar: Education & Training
Umaria trains 94 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 46.5% 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.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Umaria, which ranks 42 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 56.6%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 73.7%.
What the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) reference. For Umaria specifically, see the Umaria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Umaria youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.