Madhya Pradesh has a population of about 8.97 crore across 55 districts, with roughly 2.35 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Madhya Pradesh, labour force participation is 53.8% and unemployment is 4.2%.
15.7% of working young people hold regular jobs, 59.8% are self-employed, 24.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 58.5% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 1.5 lakh per year; there are 24.0 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 20.7% of those MSMEs and services for 79.3%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 4% of the labour force, across 26,828 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Madhya Pradesh averaged 42.3% (52.0% in language, 36.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 56 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Madhya Pradesh most often train young people as IT Coordinator In School, Customer Care Executive, Electronics Machine Maintenance Executive.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF).
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