A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Ukhrul disburses ₹4,436 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 476.2 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.
56% of registered enterprises are in services while 44% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ukhrul, which ranks 5 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 68.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 100% and women-owned enterprises at 46.7%, it sits close to the national mark.