Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ukhrul disburses ₹4,487 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 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 75% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ukhrul, which ranks 7 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.7 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Ukhrul are in the Ukhrul district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ukhrul youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.