A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Khowai disburses ₹45,371 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 239.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khowai, which ranks 2 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 41.5%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 98.2% and women-owned enterprises at 20.2%, it sits close to the national mark.