Pillar: Economic Participation
Banda places 170.4 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banda, which ranks 58 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 840.5. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Apprenticeship Placement Cell in Banda are in the Banda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.