Chhattisgarh has a population of about 3.12 crore across 33 districts, with roughly 81.8 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Chhattisgarh, labour force participation is 75.9% and unemployment is 2.5%.
18.9% of working young people hold regular jobs, 61.7% are self-employed, 19.4% 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 725003 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 18.6% of those MSMEs and services for 81.4%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 4% of the labour force, across 12,669 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Chhattisgarh averaged 42.7% (53.0% in English, 35.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 64.6%.
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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