JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh

A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.

Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh · Pillar: Education & Training

Kasganj trains 514.8 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 47.6% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.

  • 514.8 /100k India 275.8 /100k
  • 47.6% India 33.4%

Youth opportunity in Kasganj

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Kasganj, which ranks 57 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 41.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.3%, it sits close to the national mark.