Pillar: Education & Training
Kalimpong trains 146.8 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 33.9% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kalimpong, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 100% and women in the labour force at 49.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Kalimpong are in the Kalimpong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kalimpong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.