Chhattisgarh has a population of about 3.12 crore across 33 districts, with roughly 81.8 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Chhattisgarh, labour force participation is 61.4% and unemployment is 6.1%.
20.2% of working young people hold regular jobs, 59.2% are self-employed, 20.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 58.7% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 1.6 lakh per year; there are 7.3 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 18.6% of those MSMEs and services for 81.4%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 5% of the labour force, across 12,669 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Chhattisgarh averaged 42.7% (53.0% in language, 35.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 65 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Chhattisgarh most often train young people as Domestic IT Helpdesk Attendant, Hand Embroiderer (Addawala), Mobile Phone Hardware Repair Technician.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF).
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