JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Yanam, Puducherry

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

Yanam, Puducherry · Pillar: Education & Training

Yanam trains 1,111.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 35.6% 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.

  • 1,112 /100k India 276 /100k
  • 35.6% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Yanam

72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 99.2% and women in the labour force at 50.3%, it sits close to the national mark.