Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Jiribam disburses ₹5,418 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 2,285.2 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jiribam, which ranks 6 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.7 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 89.4%, self-employed workers at 54.2%, women-owned enterprises at 34.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Jiribam are in the Jiribam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jiribam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.