Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Lakhimpur Kheri disburses ₹8,591 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 140.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lakhimpur Kheri, which ranks 69 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.2 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97%, self-employed workers at 63.2%, women-owned enterprises at 19.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Lakhimpur Kheri are in the Lakhimpur Kheri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lakhimpur Kheri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.