Pillar: Economic Participation
Chitrakoot places 84.5 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 80% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chitrakoot, which ranks 38 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 827.1. 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 Chitrakoot are in the Chitrakoot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chitrakoot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.