Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Karauli disburses ₹7,346 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 501.2 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, better than the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 52% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karauli, which ranks 28 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 68.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 92.8%, women-owned enterprises at 16% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Karauli are in the Karauli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karauli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.