Pillar: Education & Training
Ludhiana trains 527 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 96.9% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,471.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Ludhiana are in the Ludhiana district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ludhiana youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.