A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Imphal West disburses ₹30,718 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 1,757 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, better than the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Imphal West, which ranks 1 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.3%, self-employed workers at 54.2%, women-owned enterprises at 45.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.