Pillar: Education & Training
Balangir trains 147.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 51.9% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balangir, which ranks 13 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 62.3%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 99.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Balangir are in the Balangir district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balangir youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.