Pillar: Education & Training
Saiha trains 625.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 98.2% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Saiha, which ranks 11 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 26.2% and pupils per teacher at 9:1, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 54.5% and class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 28%. The district has 638 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Saiha are in the Saiha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Saiha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.