Pillar: Education & Training
Gurdaspur trains 250.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, close to the typical district. 50.3% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 14 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 24.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Gurdaspur are in the Gurdaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gurdaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.