A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Jhargram disburses ₹7,579 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 135.1 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jhargram, which ranks 20 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 65.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.8% and women-owned enterprises at 22%, it sits close to the national mark.