Telangana has a population of about 3.86 crore across 33 districts, with roughly 92.5 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Telangana, labour force participation is 45.9% and unemployment is 18.1%.
44.1% of working young people hold regular jobs, 40.5% are self-employed, 15.4% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 41.7% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 3.8 lakh per year; there are 18.8 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 20.2% of those MSMEs and services for 79.8%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 24% of the labour force, across 34,107 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Telangana averaged 43.0% (54.0% in language, 36.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 85 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Telangana most often train young people as Application Developer - Web & Mobile, Customer Care Executive-Domestic- Non- Voice, Beauty Therapist.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).
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