Pillar: Economic Participation
5.2% of jobs in Varanasi are formal, behind the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹646.8, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 32.5%. On self-employed workers at 61.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Varanasi are in the Varanasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Varanasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.