JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Mokokchung, Nagaland

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

Mokokchung, Nagaland · Pillar: Education & Training

Mokokchung trains 582 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 33.4% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.

  • 582 /100k India 276 /100k
  • 33.4% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Mokokchung

60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Mokokchung, which ranks 6 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 68.3%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.1%, it sits close to the national mark.