Pillar: Economic Participation
10.2% of jobs in Kanpur Dehat are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹737.4, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Dehat, which ranks 29 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 42.4%. On self-employed workers at 61%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Kanpur Dehat are in the Kanpur Dehat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Dehat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.