Pillar: Education & Training
Basti has 765.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 127.7 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Basti, which ranks 37 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 42.7%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 93.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Basti are in the Basti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Basti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.