Madhya Pradesh SG

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District wise skill gap study for the

State of Madhya Pradesh
J anuary, 2013

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Table of Contents

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i Di scl ai mer 4
i i Report St ruct ure 5
i i i Acknowl edgement 6
1 Execut i ve Summary 7
2 St udy Obj ect i ves 11
3 Approach and Met hodol ogy 12
4 Growt h i n Human Capi t al i n Madhya Pradesh 19
5 St at e of t he Economy 26
6 Labour Force Di st ri but i on i n t he St at e 46
7 M i grat i on Si t uat i on i n t he St at e 52
8 Increment al Manpower Requi rement s 54
9 Human Resource Devel opment Scenari o i n M adhya Pradesh 59
10 Est i mat ed Trai ni ng Capaci t y Gap i n M adhya Pradesh 62
11 Yout h Aspi rat i ons i n Madhya Pradesh 63
12 Inst i t ut i onal Chal l enges i n Ski l l Devel opment 68
13 Workf orce Rel at ed Issues f aced by Indust ry 70
14 Inst i t ut i onal Recommendat i ons f or Ski l l Devel opment i n t he St at e 71
15 Di st ri ct Level Ski l l Gap St udi es 82
15.1 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Indore Di st ri ct 83
15.2 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Bet ul Di st ri ct 95
15.3 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Chhi ndwara Di st ri ct 106
15.4 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Hoshangabad Di st ri ct 117
15.5 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Bal aghat Di st ri ct 129
15.6 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Di ndori Di st ri ct 141
15.7 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Seoni Di st ri ct 150
15.8 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Bhopal Di st ri ct 160
15.9 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Barwani Di st ri ct 172
15.10 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Dewas Di st ri ct 183
15.11 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Dhar Di st ri ct 194
15.12 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Harda Di st ri ct 205
15.13 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Jhabua and Al i raj pur Di st ri ct 214
15.14 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Khandwa & Burhanpur Di st ri ct 226
15.15 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Khargone Di st ri ct 238
15.16 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Rat l am Di st ri ct 247

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15.17 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Dat i a Di st ri ct 258
15.18 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Chhat t arpur Di st ri ct 268
15.19 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Gwal ior Di st ri ct 277
15.20 Ski l l Gap Assessment of M orena Di st ri ct 288
15.21 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Bhi nd Di st ri ct 298
15.22 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Sheopur Di st ri ct 308
15.23 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Shi vpuri Di st ri ct 317
15.24 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Vi di sha Di st ri ct 327
15.25 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Uj j ai n Di st ri ct 339
15.26 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Shaj apur Di st ri ct 353
15.27 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Sehore Di st ri ct 365
15.28 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Raj garh Di st ri ct 377
15.29 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Rai sen Di st ri ct 389
15.30 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Neemuch Di st ri ct 401
15.31 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Narsinghpur Di st ri ct 411
15.32 Ski l l Gap Assessment of M andsaur Di st ri ct 422
15.33 Ski l l Gap Assessment of M andl a Di st ri ct 433
15.34 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Jabalpur Di st ri ct 444
15.35 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Damoh Di st ri ct 457
15.36 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Kat ni Di st ri ct 468
15.37 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Panna Di st ri ct 480
15.38 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Rewa Di st ri ct 491
15.39 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Sat na Di st ri ct 504
15.40 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Shahdol & Anuppur 516
15.41 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Si dhi & Si ngraul i 529
15.42 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Umari a Di st ri ct 542
15.43 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Guna and Ashoknagar Di st ri ct 553
15.44 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Ti kamgarh Di st ri ct 569
15.45 Ski l l Gap Assessment of Sagar Di st ri ct 579
16 Case St udi es of Ski l l Devel opment Ini t i at i ves i n Indi a 589
17 Appendi x: Li st of Peopl e Met 598
18 Gl ossary 621

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Disclaimer for the Skill Gap Report:
NSDC engaged KPM G ( KPM G Advi sory Servi cs Pvt Lt d) t o prepare t hi s report , whi ch i s based on i ndependent research
and anal ysi s done by KPM G. Thi s report i s not based or deri ved f rom any ot her report or research paper. Any si mi l ari t y
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Report Structure
The report i s st ruct ured i n t he f ol l owi ng manner
Part I i ncl udes Foreword, Acknowl edgement s, St udy Obj ect ives, Approach and M et hodol ogy, St udy Li mi t at i ons
and Execut i ve Summary.
Part II concent rat es on t he prof i l e of Madhya Pradesh f rom a soci o-economi c and human capi t al perspect i ve and
st at e-l evel recommendat i on on ski l l devel opment i n M adhya Pradesh
Part III consi st s of det ai l ed anal ysi s of al l di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh f roma soci o-economi c and human capi t al
perspect i ve and speci f i c di st ri ct -l evel recommendat i ons
Part IV consi st s of Appendi x

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Acknowledgement
We are grat ef ul t o t he Government of M adhya Pradeshj and i t s vari ous depart ment s f or t hei r cont ri but i on t owards t he
successf ul compl et i on of t he st udy. Our speci al t hanks t o t he M s. Aj i t a Baj pai Pande, IAS, M r.Sanj ay Si ngh, IAS and Mr.
G.P. Shri vast ava IAS who gave t hei r t i me f or f ocused and i nt ense di scussi ons.
We acknowl edge wi t h grat i t ude t he support provi ded by t he ski l l Trai ni ng Inst i t ut i ons, NGOs, Indust ry Represent at i ves and
t he yout h of t he st at e f or t hei r cont ri but i on t owards t he st udy
We woul d l i ke t o t hank al l i ndust ry part ners, t rai ni ng part ners f or t hei r act i ve part i ci pat i on. The success of t he st udy has
been possi bl e t hrough t hei r coll abourat i ve ef f ort s.
In addi t i on, we convey our grat i t ude t o al l t hose who have, i n some way or ot her, cont ri but ed t owards t he successf ul
compl et i on of t hi s st udy.

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1 Executive Summary
Nat i onal Ski l l Devel opment Corporat i on (NSDC) had mandat ed KPM G Advi sory Servi ces Pvt Lt d t o undert ake a Di st ri ct -
l evel Ski l l Gap St udy of t he st at e of M adhya Pradesh, i nvol vi ng vari ous Depart ment s of t he Government of M adhya
Pradesh, and Indust ry Bodi es, as key st akehol ders. The st udy f ocused on i dent i f yi ng di st ri ct -wi se i ncrement al ski l l i ng
requirement s i n M adhya Pradesh duri ng t he peri od 2012-22, f or t he pot ent i al growt h sect ors i n M adhya Pradesh. A
roadmap f or ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves i n t he st at e i s proposed t hrough recommendat i ons f or key st akehol ders.
Ext ensi ve di st ri ct l evel pri mary i nt eract i ons i ncl udi ng di scussions wi t h i ndust ri es, vocat i onal t rai ni ng provi ders and
Government of f i cers, were conduct ed. Focused group di scussi ons were organi zed t o underst and yout h aspi rat i ons t owards
empl oyment . Gl obal and Indi an best pract i ces i n ski l l t rai ni ng have al so been st udi ed.
The demographi c and soci al prof i l e of Madhya Pradesh present s a uni que human resource opport uni t y f or economi c
growt h t hrough manpower ski l l i ng. Avai l abi l i t y of worki ng age popul at i on, measured f rom t he 15-59 age group
popul at i on, i s est i mat ed t o grow f rom 4.34 mi l l i on i n 2012 t o 4.83 mi l l i on by 2017 t o 5.28 mi l l i on by 2022..
M anpower suppl y has regi onal vari at i ons al ong soci al and gender di mensi ons i n Madhya Pradesh. Dhar, Bhopal , Indore,
Gwal i or, Sagar, Kat ni , Rewa and Sat na di st ri ct s are hi gh human resource growt h di st ri ct s. Predomi nant l y t ri bal regi ons
l i ke M andl a, Dhar, Jhabua, Si dhi , Khargone, Seoni , Shahdol and Chhi ndwara have t o be gi ven speci al f ocus, consi deri ng
t he aspi rat i on t owards seasonal work-rel at ed mi grat i on, st emmi ng f rom soci o-economi c backwardness and l ack of
sust ai nabl e l ocal l i vel i hood/ empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t hese areas. Madhya Pradesh primari l y bei ng a rural economy,
t he rol e of women i n capaci t y bui l di ng cannot be undermi ned wi t h a hi gh proport i on of rural f emal e engaged i n agri -al l i ed
act i vi t i es. Consi derat i ons of i ndust ry t owards empl oyi ng f emal e i n manuf act uri ng ent erpri ses speci f i cal l y i n medi um-small
scal e cat egory have t o be addressed. Furt her, t here i s a need t o emphasi ze speci al f ocus on ski l l i ng of women i n t he
di st ri ct s of Di ndori , Al i raj pur, M andl a and Bal aghat whi ch have a hi gher proport i on of f emal e popul at i on.
Keepi ng t he current real i t i es of t he st at e i n vi ew, al ong wi t h possi bl e economi c growt h t hat coul d be creat ed i n vari ous
sect ors t hrough f avorabl e pol i ci es, an est i mat e of i ncrement al manpower requi rement duri ng t he XII pl an and XIII pl an
peri ods, woul d be 4 mi l l i on and 3.8 mi l l i on respect i vel y across pri mary, secondary and t ert i ary sect ors. In XII pl an peri od,
t he t arget s of j ob opport unit y t o be creat ed per annum coul d be set at around 8, 00,000.
Increment al human resource requi rement s i n t he st at e have si gni f i cant geographi cal and sect oral vari at i ons. Const ruct i on,
M i ni ng, Text i l es and Apparel , Power, Heal t hcare, Educat i on and Agri-al l i ed i ndust ri es such as Dai ry, Poul t ry Farmi ng and
Hort i cul t ure, are pri ori t y sect ors f rom a manpower devel opment perspect i ve i n t he st at e. IT/ ITES, Renewabl e Energy,
Logi st i cs are among t he emergi ng sect ors i n t he st at e, wi t h hi gh pot ent i al f or empl oyment generat i on. Key busi ness
cent ers i n M adhya Pradesh, i ncl udi ng Bhopal , Indore, Jabal pur, Uj j ai n and Gwal i or, are expect ed t o cont ri but e t o a
si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of empl oyment generat ed duri ng 2012-22. Focus di st ri ct s f or manpower requi rement i n
pri mary, secondary and t ert i ary sect ors i ncl ude:

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Sector Districts
Pri mary(Agri cul t ure and Al l i ed) Dhar, Uj j ai n,Chi ndwara, Jabal pur, Hoshangabad, Guna
and Ashok Nagar, Dewas, Indore, Shaj apur, Vi di sha,
Sagar, Rat l am, Sehore, M andsaur, Khargone
Secondary(M anuf act uri ng) Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur, Uj j ai n,Gwal i or, Dhar, Sat na,
Dewas, Sagar, Khandwa
Tert i ary(Servi ces) Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur, Gwal i or, Uj j ai n,Sagar, Sat na,
Rat l am,Chi ndwara, Rewa

Assessment of exi st i ng t rai ni ng i nf rast ruct ure i n compari son t o human resource demand over XII Pl an peri od i ndi cat es
si gni f i cant capaci t y expansi on requi rement f or semi -ski l l ed cat egory t hrough vocat i onal educat i on i n M adhya Pradesh wi t h
a surpl us pool of un-ski l l ed and hi ghl y ski l l ed workf orce. Vast scope of empl oyment i n un-organized sect or f or un-ski l l ed
workers and l i mi t at i ons of t he st udy i n t erms of sect oral coverage at t ri but e t o t he surpl us manpower i n t hi s cat egory.
Excess suppl y i n hi gh ski l l ed cat egory woul d i ndi cat e rel at i vel y l ow empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t hi s cat egory wi t hi n t he
st at e expect ed t o resul t i n mi grat i on of ski l l ed workf orce f rom t he st at e duri ng t he peri od 2012-22. Furt her, empl oyabi l i t y
of hi ghl y ski l l ed graduat es i s an i ssue owi ng t o mi sal i gnment of courses wi t h i ndust ry needs and poor qual i t y of i nst i t ut es.
Issue of l ow empl oyabi l i t y of graduat es has t o be addressed t hrough sui t abl e up ski l l i ng consi deri ng l ocal i ndust ri al
requirement s i n order t o ensure avai l abi l i t y of i ndust ry ready manpower.
Vocat i onal educat i on has a key rol e t o pl ay i n t he educat i onal syst em of M adhya Pradesh, whi ch has a rel at i vel y l ow
capaci t y i n hi gher educat i on. Whi l e si gni f i cant drop out rat es are wi t nessed af t er school educat i on across t he st at e
resul t i ng i n l ow enrol l ment s i n hi gher educat i on, di st ri ct s of Jhabua, Al i raj pur, Barwani , Sheopur have consi derabl y hi gh
dropout s even at school l evel . Int ervent i on of vocat i onal educat i on t o bri dge t he gaps i n t he educat i onal syst em (even
wi t hi n t he school i ng st age i t sel f ) and provi de seaml ess opt i ons f or st udent s t o pursue vocat i onal educat i on has t o
consi der t hese vari at i ons al ong wi t h empl oyment opport uni t ies whi l e st ruct uri ng speci f i c programs.
The st at e has a si gni f i cant scheme t rai ni ng opport uni t i es wi t h Bui l di ng and Ot her Const ruct i on Workers' Wel f are Cess,
M i ni st ry of Agri cul t ure, M i ni st ry of Labour, M i ni st ry of Communi cat i on and IT, M i ni st ry of MSM E, M i ni st ry of HUPA,
M i ni st ry of Text i l es, and several ot her government mi ni st ri es and depart ment s, havi ng l arge t rai ni ng mandat es. However,
moni t ori ng mechani sms f or ensuri ng ef f ect i veness of such programs i s a l acuna i n t he current syst em.
M adhya Pradesh i s pri mari l y an agrari an economy wi t h a hi gh dependency on t he agri cul t ure rel at ed act i vi t i es i n rural
areas. Though t he current l evel s of work part i ci pat i on rat es i n rural regi ons are hi gh, seasonal nat ure of agri cul t ural work
woul d mean underempl oyment f or a si gni f i cant sect i on of agri cul t ural l abour f orce i n t he st at e. There i s a need t o creat e
suppl ement ary empl oyment opport uni t i es i n Agri -Al l i ed and Househol d M anuf act uri ng sect ors t o t he rural popul at i on
t hrough adequat e t rai ni ng.

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Yout h aspi rat i on st udy i ndi cat es a cl ear mi smat ch bet ween st udent aspi rat i on and j ob opport uni t i es avai l abl e i n t he st at e.
Sect ors such as ret ai l , const ruct i on, agri -al l i ed act i vi t i es, t ext i l e and t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs need t o work on bui l di ng
a posi t i ve i mage, and provi di ng t he ri ght worki ng environment / perks, t o at t ract t al ent . Sect ors such as const ruct i on,
t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs of f er empl oyment opport uni t i es out si de t he st at e as wel l , f or t rai ned manpower. In sect ors
such as IT/ ITES, Heal t hcare et c, whi l e yout h are wi l l i ng t o w ork, t here i sn t adequat e opport uni t y wi t hi n t he st at e and
hence, t here i s whi t e col l ar mi grat i on, most l y t owards t he sout hern st at es, f or empl oyment .
Increasi ng ent repreneuri al act ivi t y i n t he st at e of M adhya Pradesh has t o be mat ched wi t h appropri at el y ski l l ed
manageri al and t echni cal workf orce. However, i nt eract i ons wi t h i ndust ry i n t he st at e have reveal ed t hat chal l enges are
of t en rel at ed t o qual i t y of t he workf orce, rat her t han quant i t y. M ost of t he i ndust ry personnel opi ned t hat qual i t y i ssues i n
t he st at e are t wo-f ol d - t echni cal knowl edge and sof t ski l l s/ behavi oural aspect s - wi t h prospect i ve empl oyees l acki ng i n
ei t her, or bot h of t hem. M anuf act uri ng i ndust ri es are f aci ng seri ous i ssues t o empl oy appropri at e manpower, as most
ski l l ed graduat es pref er t o work i n servi ces sect or t han i n manuf act uri ng.
Key Recommendat i ons f or t he Government i ncl ude Set t i ng up Anchor Inst i t ut es f or M anpower Devel opment i n f ocus
i ndust ri es, Of f eri ng Short t erm Trai ni ng Programs Courses t hrough Publ i c Pri vat e Part nershi p, Incorporat i ng Ski l l Trai ni ng
i n mai nst ream K12 Educat i on, Of f eri ng Demand-Dri ven Ski l l Trai ni ng Programs and val i dat i ng program ef f ect i veness
t hrough t racer st udi es and expl oi t i ng t echnol ogy f or t rai ner devel opment act i vi t i es, as wel l as t o reach out t o remot e
areas. It i s al so recommended t hat t he Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges be t ransf ormed i nt o Ski l l M anagement Cent ers
of f eri ng seaml ess i nf ormat i on shari ng bet ween empl oyment provi ders and empl oyment seekers.
Sect or Ski l l Counci l s (SSCs) can support t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves i n t he pri ori t y organi zed sect ors of Const ruct i on, M i ni ng,
Text i l es and Apparel , Power, Heal t hcare. NSDC coul d pl ay an act i ve rol e i n bri ngi ng nat i onal / gl obal l evel t rai ni ng
provi ders t o Madhya Pradesh by set t i ng up a j oi nt f orum of NSDC Invest ee Trai ni ng Compani es, NSDC part ner Trai ni ng
compani es and represent at i ves of Government of M adhya Pradesh.
Pri vat e t rai ni ng provi ders can provi de ski l l t rai ni ng i n conj unct i on, usi ng government endowment t rai ni ng schemes f or
sect ors of Const ruct i on, Ret ai l , Transport at i on and Logi st i cs, Food Processi ng and Healt hcare. Trai ni ng programs f or
di spl aced margi nal f armers need t o be al i gned t o l i vel i hood act i vi t i es ai med at suppl ement i ng f arm i ncome t hrough
t rai ni ng i n mi xed f armi ng act i vi t i es of dai ry, poul t ry, hort i cul t ure, f i sheri es, seri cul t ure et c. Cl ust er based ski l l t rai ni ng
i ni t i at i ves i n PPP mode can be est abl i shed near i ndust ry cl ust ers, t o ensure proxi mi t y t o market f or absorpt i on of t rai ned
t al ent . There i s al so an opport uni t y t o set up f i ni shi ng schools f or t ert i ary sect ors wi t h a hi gh sal ary pot ent i al , where
st udent s wi l l be wi l l i ng t o pay and l earn eg: IT&ITES and Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces Ski l l s i n bot h t echni cal and
non-t echni cal cat egory.
Di st ri ct wi se ski l l gap det ai l s and recommendat i ons are provi ded i n t he f ul l report . We suggest t hat t he recommendat i ons
of t he st udy shoul d be t reat ed as a whol e by al l t he st akeholders t o real i ze t he i nt ended obj ect i ve of a robust ski l l

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devel opment ecosyst em i n M adhya Pradesh. It i s al so recommended t hat an empowered i mpl ement at i on commi t t ee
shoul d be t asked f or i mpl ement at i on of t hese recommendat i ons, and t o achi eve desi red goal s.

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2 Study Objectives
Nat i onal Ski l l Devel opment Corporat i on (NSDC) had mandat ed KPM G Advi sory Servi ces Pvt Lt d t o undert ake t he Di st ri ct
l evel Ski l l Gap St udy of t he st at e of M adhya Pradesh.
St udy obj ect i ves i ncl uded t he f ol l owi ng at t he st at e as wel l as di st ri ct l evel s:
Soci o-economi c prof i l e demography, economi c prof i l e of dist ri ct by i ndust ry, st at e of educat i on.
Ident i f y devel opment al opport uni t i es keepi ng i n mi nd f act or endowment s and st akehol der perspect i ves.
Ident i f y specif i c devel opment al i ni t i at i ves/ proj ect s whi ch have an i mpact on empl oyment generat i on.
Art i cul at e t he aspirat i ons of t he yout h.
Ident i f y t he current and f ut ure (2012- t o 2017) ski l l s and manpower requi rement s by i ndust ry and est i mat e t he gap
t hat exi st s.
St udy t he exi st i ng VT i nf rast ruct ure bot h i n t he pri vat e sect or, and t he government domai n.
Suggest sui t abl e i nt ervent i ons/ recommendat i ons t o address t he ski l l s gap.
Recommendat i ons were t o be speci f i c and act i onabl e.
Recommendat i ons were al so i ncl ude speci f i c i ni t i at i ves t hat NSDC can t ake based on t he mandat e of t he
organi zat i on.
Creat e an act i on pl an wi t h i ndi cat i ve t i mel i nes.

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3 Approach and Methodology
KPM G has adopt ed a st ruct ured met hodol ogy t o st udy t he ski l l ecosyst em i n M adhya Pradesh, assess i ncrement al
manpower needs, and col l at e i nsi ght s, t o arri ve at recommendat i ons t o address t he manpower ski l l gaps i n t he di st ri ct s of
t he st at e whi ch i n t urn aggregat e t o provi de a pi ct ure of t he manpower ski l l gaps i n t he ent i re st at e.
Dimensions to assess skill gaps
Ski l l gaps were assessed under t wo di mensi ons, each of whi ch requi red a dif f erent approach
i . Need f or manpower ski l l devel opment i n t he organi zed sect or: Thi s i nvol ved underst andi ng ski l l gaps f or
f ormal/ i nf ormal empl oyment i n bot h pri vat e and publ i c ent erpri ses among key manuf act uri ng and servi ces sect ors
i n M adhya Pradesh.
i i . Need f or manpower ski l l devel opment f or l i vel i hood t rades: Thi s i nvol ved underst andi ng ski l l requi rement s t o f ost er
l ocal l i vel i hoods i n pri mary, secondary and t ert i ary sect ors i n t he di st ri ct s.
Salient features of the study
Socio-economic Profile:Det ai l ed anal ysi s of demographi c and soci o economi c f act ors such as popul at i on, popul at i on
growt h t rends, popul at i on densi t y, urbani zat i on, overal l l i t eracy, f emal e l i t eracy, healt hcare i ndi ces, school educat i on,
hi gher/ vocat i onal educat i on, drop out rat es, domest i c product , per capi t a i ncome, l abour f orce part i ci pat i on, worker
part i ci pat i on rat e, mi grat i on, pri mary, secondary & t ert i ary sect or prof i l es at a st at e and di st ri ct l evel .
Sectoral Focus:The st udy f ocused on anal ysi ng manpower ski l l i ng requi rement s f rom t he perspect i ve of st at e l evel hi gh
growt h sect ors al ong wi t h l ocal i zed sect ors t hat have pot ent i al at t he di st ri ct l evel . Si nce around 70% of t he popul at i on of
M adhya Pradesh i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure and agri -al l i ed act ivi t i es, t he st udy al so f ocused on manpower ski l l i ng
requirement s i n t hese areas. Government pol i ci es of rel at ed sect ors were st udi ed, t o underst and t hrust and growt h t arget s
f or di f f erent sect ors i n t he st at e, whi ch woul d t ransl at e t o pri ori t y sect ors f rom t he perspect i ve of i nvest ment i n
manpower ski l l i ng as wel l .
Voice of Stakeholders: Det ai l ed i nt eract i ons were undert aken wi t h vari ous st akehol ders, such as yout h, pri vat e ski l l
t rai ni ng provi ders, Government depart ment s wi t h ski l l t rai ni ng mandat e, and i ndust ry pl ayers, t o underst and t hei r
perspect i ves on manpower t raini ng and pl acement .
Manpower Supply-Demand Gap: M anpower suppl y-demand gap woul d be t he di f f erence bet ween proj ect ed workf orce
part i ci pat i on and i ndust ri al manpower requi rement s, est i mat ed upt o 2022.
Estimation of Manpower Supply: Based on est i mat i ons of popul at i on growt h rat e, worki ng age group popul at i on and
l abour f orce part i ci pat i on, manpower suppl y i n 2017 and 2022, have been est i mat ed at t he di st ri ct and st at e l evel .
Assessment of Existing Skill Training Capacity: Exi st i ng ski l l t rai ni ng capaci t y has been cal cul at ed based on
sanct i oned i nt ake and enrol ment i n f ormal ski l l t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons government and pri vat e i nst i t ut i ons of f eri ng Hi gher
Educat i on, Vocat i onal Educat i on (ITI/ ITC) and Di pl oma programs, at bot h t he st at e and di st ri ct l evel s al ong wi t h
Government sponsored t rai ni ng schemes. A di pst i ck st udy was undert aken at t he di st ri ct l evel t o underst and t he
i nst i t ut i onal readi ness of t he ski l l t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons.

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Computation of Incremental Employment Potential: Di st ri ct l evel and st at e l evel dat a on cat egori es of i nvest ment
and empl oyment were anal yzed t o arri ve at t he composit i on of economi c act i vi t y, and t hei r respect i ve growt h rat e i n each
di st ri ct . The proposed sect oral growt h rat e f or t he st at e of Madhya Pradesh and i t s di st ri ct s, have been est i mat ed based
on a t ri angul at i on of several f act ors such as past growt h t rend, st at e government s pol i cy impet us t o sect ors, ,i nput s f rom
i ndust ry personnel , presence of i ndust ri al i nf rast ruct ure, besides a st at e-comparabl e anal ysi s. Labour el ast i ci t y est i mat es
have been used t o arri ve at sect or wi se empl oyment growt h proj ect i ons at t he di st ri ct and st at e l evel . Based on i ndust ry
i nput s and publ i shed l i t erat ure, i ncrement al empl oyment pot ent i al has been cl assi f i ed as highl y ski l l ed, ski l l ed, semi
ski l l ed and un-ski l l ed. Furt her, cri t i cal ski l l s requi red f or t he f ocus sect ors have been hi ghl i ght ed, keepi ng i n vi ew t he
adopt i on of t echnol ogy i n i ndust ri es.
Det ai l ed approach f or t he human resource requi rement est i mat i ons i s gi ven bel ow.
Primary Sector
Sub Sectors Factors considered for estimation of district
wise incremental manpower during 2012-22
Key stakeholders
Agri cul t ure Based on anal ysi s of di st ri ct l evel crop pat t ern,
i rri gat i on pat t ern and ext ent of mechani zat i on, t he
t rai ni ng pot ent i al i n agri cul t ure has been est i mat ed
Depart ment of Agri cul t ure,
Di st ri ct Agri cult ural Of f i cers,
Agri cul t ural promot i on counci l s i n maj or
agro cl ust ers of M adhya Pradesh
Agri cul t ure
Al l i ed Act i vi t i es
Di st ri ct wi se/ cat egory wi se est i mat ed growt h i n
Agri -Al l i ed out put by 2022 based on anal ysi s of
Growt h t arget s f rom Nodal Agenci es f or key Al l i ed
act i vi t i es i n M adhya Pradesh
Hi st ori c growt h t rends, f undi ng al l ocat i on f rom nodal
agenci es
Cat egory wi se empl oyment pot ent i al i n Agri -Al l i ed
act i vi t i es
Nodal Agenci es f or Indi vi dual Al l i ed
Sect ors
Hort i cul t ural
Seri cul t ure Depart ment
Fi sheri es Depart ment
Secondary Sector
Key stakeholders
Large Scal e
Indust ri es

Est i mat ed di st ri ct wi se/ sect or wi se i nvest ment
duri ng 2012-22 i n a di st ri ct , f rom sect or wi se
proj ect ed i nvest ment est i mat ed based on an anal ysi s
of
Invest ment t arget s f rom st at e indust ri es
M P AKVN, Depart ment of Commerce &
Indust ry, i ndust ry bodi es/ pl ayers i n
i dent i f i ed pri orit y sect ors coveri ng SEZs,
Indust ri al cl ust ers i ncl udi ng
Food Processi ng

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depart ment / Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er(DIC)/ M adhya
Pradesh Audyogi k Kendra Vi kas Ni gam Li mi t ed (M P
AKVN )
Achi evabi l i t y of t arget s f rom i nt eract i on wi t h nodal
bodi es f or i dent i f i ed pri ori t y sect ors, hi st ori cal t rends
(IEM dat a)
Est i mat ed sect or wi se manpower i nt ensi t y based on
hi st ori cal t rends f or i nvest ment t o empl oyment rat i o
(IEM dat a) and i nput s f rom i ndust ry bodi es.
Pharmaceut i cal s
Text i l e
Chemi cal
Basi c M et al s/ Fabri cat ed met al
product s
M i neral Processi ng
Aut o and aut o component s
Non met al l i c mi neral s
El ect ri cal Product s
Power
Cement Indust ri es
M SM Es(Medi u
m-Smal l Scal e
Ent erpri ses)
Est i mat ed sect or wi se M SM E growt h pot ent i al i n t he
di st ri ct , f rom an anal ysi s of
Input s f rom DIC on pot ent i al MSM E sect ors i n t he
di st ri ct
Hi st ori cal t rends i n sect or wi se M SME growt h f rom
Ent repreneurshi p Memorandum-II (EM -II)
Qual i t at i ve i nput s f rom M SM E uni t s.
Empl oyment generat i on capaci t y i n M SM E uni t s
based on anal ysi s of
EM -II dat a
Qual i t at i ve i nput s f rom M SM E uni t s f rom i dent i f i ed
pri ori t y cl ust ers
Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer(DIC),
Promot ers of M SM E uni t s f rom key
i dent i f i ed sect ors i ncl udi ng
Food Processi ng
Text i l e and garment s
M et al Processi ng
Chemi cal and Chemi cal Product s
El ect ri cal Product s
Wood/ wooden product s
Any ot her di st ri ct speci f i c uni t s
Tertiary Sector
Key stakeholders
IT-ITES Est i mat ed di st ri ct wi se IT-ITES out put (IT-ITES
Export s/ Domest i c) growt h duri ng 2012-22 based on
anal ysi s of
Out put growt h t arget s f rom Depart ment of IT
Hi st ori c achi evement of growt h t arget s,
Depart ment of Inf ormat i on Technol ogy
IT-ITES Indust ry bodi es
Key IT-ITES Pl ayers i n Madhya Pradesh

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Int eract i on wi t h IT-ITES i ndust ry bodi es and key IT
Pl ayers i n M adhya Pradesh
Est i mat ed Manpower i nt ensi t y i n IT-ITES i ndust ry
based
Input s f rom IT-ITES i ndust ry bodi es
Hi st ori c t rends i n out put l i nked empl oyment
generat i on pot ent i al i n IT-ITES Indust ry
Touri sm Est i mat ed growt h i n number of t ouri st vi si t s t o maj or
t ouri st dest i nat i ons i n t he di st ri ct duri ng 2012-22
based on anal ysi s of
Growt h t arget s f rom Depart ment of Touri sm
Hi st ori c t ouri st arri val t rends,
Int eract i ons wi t h Touri sm Indust ry Pl ayers.
Empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al of t ouri st vi si t s,
based on Int eract i ons wi t h regi onal t ouri sm
devel opment bodi es
Depart ment of Touri sm, Govt of M adhya
Pradesh
Hospi t al i t y Di st ri ct wi se est i mat ed growt h i n number of hot el
rooms/ rest aurant s duri ng 2012-22, based on anal ysi s
of
Growt h of hospi t al i t y sect or i n t he di st ri ct based on
cont ri but i on t o di st ri ct GDDP
Input s f rom St at e/ Regi onal Hot el and Rest aurant
Associ at i ons
Key growt h dri vers f or hospi t ali t y l i ke t rends i n per
capi t a i ncome, l i f e st yl e pat t erns.
Empl oyment pot ent i al est i mat es i n hospi t al i t y
i ndust ry
Hot el and Rest aurant Associ at i ons
Heal t hcare Di st ri ct wi se est i mat ed growt h of heal t hcare
i nst i t ut i ons duri ng 2012-22, est i mat ed based on
anal ysi s
Uni versal heal t hcare access t arget s(number of
PHCs/ CHCs/ SHCs/ beds / heal t hcare prof essi onal s
per 1000 popul at i on)
Achi evabi l i t y of t arget s f rom proposed heal t hcare
Depart ment of heal t hcare al ong wi t h
nodal agenci es f or
Pri mary heal t hcare
Secondary healt hcare
Tert i ary heal t hcare
Pri vat e healt hcare i nst i t ut i ons i n key

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sect or al l ocat i on and hi st ori c spendi ng pat t ern
Est i mat ed manpower i nt ensit y i n heal t hcare
i nst i t ut i ons based on requi rement of heal t hcare
prof essi onal s (Number of doct ors/ nurses/ t echni ci an
per number of hospi t al beds)
di st ri ct s.
Educat i on Est i mat ed di st ri ct wi se growt h of educat i on
i nst i t ut i ons duri ng 2012-22 based on anal ysi s
Uni versal and st at e l evel penet rat i on t arget s f or
educat i onal i nst i t ut es (School s/ Hi gher Educat i on
Inst i t ut i ons / Vocat i onal Educat i on Inst i t ut i ons)
Achi evabi l i t y of t arget s f rom proposed f und al l ocat i on
t owards educat i on
M anpower i nt ensi t y i n educat ional i nst i t ut i ons,
est i mat ed based on human resource requi rement i n
educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons(st udent t o t eacher rat i o)
Depart ment of School Educat i on
Depart ment of Hi gher Educat i on
Depart ment of Techni cal Educat i on &
Vocat i onal Educat i on.
Logi st i cs Proj ect ed cont ri but i on f rom l ogi st i cs sect or t o t he
di st ri ct economy based on anal ysi s of
Hi st ori c growt h t rends i n l ogi st i cs sect or t o t he
di st ri ct economy
Invest ment i nt o l ogi st i cs hubs (Rai l ways/ Roadways)
Int eract i on wi t h key Logi st i cs pl ayers
Empl oyment pot ent i al i n l ogi st i cs i ndust ry based on
anal ysi s of
Current empl oyment pat t erns i n l ogi st i cs i ndust ry
Input s f rom key l ogi st i cs pl ayers i n M adhya Pradesh
Depart ment of Transport at i on
Pri vat e l ogi st i cs provi ders i n key
di st ri ct s.
Transport at i on Est i mat ed di st ri ct wi se growt h i n number of
commerci al vehi cl es duri ng 2012-22 based on
anal ysi s of hi st ori c t rends i n commerci al vehi cl e
regi st rat i ons i n t he di st ri ct and i nt eract i ons wi t h
t ransport at i on compani es
Est i mat ed requi rement of manpower per vehi cl e
based on Input s f rom t ransport at i on compani es
Depart ment of Transport at i on
Transport at i on Compani es

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Ret ai l Di st ri ct wi se est i mat ed growt h i n organi zed/ un-
organi zed reat ai l sect or
Hi st ori c sub sect or GDDP growt h t rends
Penet rat i on of organi zed ret ai l
Key growt h dri vers l i ke per capi t a i ncome t rends,
spendi ng pat t erns
Empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al est i mat es
Key organi zed ret ai l pl ayers i n M adhya
Pradesh

Banki ng Sect or Est i mat ed di st ri ct wi se growt h i n number of bank
branches duri ng 2012-22 based on anal ysi s of
Fi nanci al i ncl usi on t arget s
Hi st ori c growt h t rends i n deposi t s/ l oans
M anpower requi rement s i n banki ng out l et s
Di st ri ct l evel Lead Banks
Fi nanci al
Servi ces
Est i mat ed growt h i n Non Banki ng Fi nanci al
Compani es (NBFC) i n t he di st ri ct
Proj ect ed growt h t rends i n bank deposi t s/ l oans
Hi st ori c growt h t rends i n NBFC operat i ons
M anpower i nt ensi t y i n NBFCs
Leadi ng Non-Banki ng Fi nanci al Servi ces
Assessment of Manpower Supply-Demand Gap: Suppl y-demand gap at t he di st ri ct and st at e l evel was est i mat ed
f rom t he i ncrement al manpower suppl y and proj ect ed empl oyment growt h, duri ng 2012-17 and
2017-22.
Research Methodology of the Study
The st udy was carri ed out t hrough bot h pri mary and secondary research met hodol ogy, as wel l as qual i t at i ve and
quant i t at i ve t echni ques.
Pri mary Research: Pri mary research i nput s were col l ect ed t hrough research t echni ques such as i n-dept h di scussi ons,
f ormal i nt ervi ews, and Focus Group Di scussi ons (FGD). Int erview schedul es, FGD Gui del i nes and poi nt s f or f i el d
observat i ons were devel oped i n accordance t o t he st udy obj ect i ves. Consul t at i on meet i ngs were conduct ed wi t h t he
f ol l owi ng st akehol ders t o underst and t hei r perspect i ves on ski l l devel opment .

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Activity Number of Interviews
Pri mary Int ervi ews 720
FGDs across M adhya Pradesh 40
Number of Part i ci pat i ng St udent s 700
St at e Government Of f i ci al s: Depart ment of Ski l l and Techni cal Devel opment , Di rect orat e of Economi cs and St at i st i cs,
Depart ment of Indust ri es, St at e Pl anni ng Commi ssi on, Depart ment of Tri bal Devel opment , Depart ment of Urban
Devel opment , Depart ment of Rural Devel opment , Audhyogi k Kendra Vi kas Ni gam, M adhya Pradesh Rural Li vel i hood
Devel opment Depart ment ,Depart ment of Heal t hcare, Depart ment of Transport at i on, Depart ment of Toursi m, Depart ment
of School Educat i on, Depart ment of Hi gher Educat i on, Depart ment of Vocat i onal Educat i on & Trai ni ng.
Di st ri ct Admi ni st rat i on Of f i ci al s: Di st ri ct Col l ect or, Of f i ci al s f rom DRDA , DUDA, Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i ce, Di st ri ct
Empl oyment Of f i ce, Di st ri ct Labour Of f i ce, SC/ ST Wel f are Depart ment Of f i ci al s and Women and Chi l d Devel opment
Depart ment , Sarpanch/ Pat wari f rom a sampl e of vi l l ages.
Ski l l Trai ni ng Provi ders: Government ITI Pri nci pal s and Trai ni ng Of f i cers, Pri vat e ITC Pri nci pal s and Trai ni ng Of f i cers, NGOs
i nvol ved i n Ski l l Trai ni ng, Fi nanci al Servi ces Inst i t ut i ons i nvol ved i n Ski l l Trai ni ng
Ski l l Trai ni ng Benef i ci ari es:St udent s who are current l y pursuing vocat i onal educat i on, and f ocus groups such as BPL
women t rai ned under government programs
Indust ry Represent at i ves: HR and Operat i ons personnel f rom key i ndust ri es and members represent i ng i ndust ry
associ at i ons i n t he respect i ve di st ri ct s
M i grant Labour : Di pst i ck survey i n t ri bal bel t s and non-t ri bal bel t s of M adhya Pradesh
Focus Group Di scussi ons (FGDs) were conduct ed wi t h groups of 10-15 st udent s i n each di st ri ct t o underst and t hei r
aspi rat i ons i n t erms of soci al l i f e, career, expect ed economi c st andards of l i vi ng and work rel at ed mobi l i t y - and t he
out come was correl at ed t o t he l evel of i ndust ri al i zat i on of t he di st ri ct . The group di scussi ons were carri ed out i n a
syst emat i c manner wi t h bot h ski l l t rai ni ng benef i ci ari es and ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders. The di scussi ons were desi gned t o be
part i ci pat ory i n nat ure, and evoke i nput s f rom al l st akehol ders, wi t h due represent at i on f rom vari ous sect i ons of t rades
and courses besi des gender, bot h at t he t rai ner and t rai nee l evel s.
Secondary Research:Secondary Dat a was col l ect ed f rom a number of sources i ncl udi ng cent ral , st at e and di st ri ct
government / admi ni st rat i on agenci es, especi al l y t he Depart ment of Economi cs and St at i st i cs, Depart ment of Indust ri es -
and program speci f i c i nf ormat ion f rom depart ment s wi t h a mandat e i n ski l l t rai ni ng, and f rom st udi es commi ssi oned by
f undi ng agenci es, NGOs et c.,

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4. Growth in Human Capital in Madhya Pradesh
Demographics
M adhya Pradesh i s t he second l argest st at e i n t erms of geographi c ext ent , coveri ng an area of 308,244 sq. km. The st at e
i s admi ni st rat i vel y di vi ded i nt o 50 di st ri ct s. As per 2011 census, M adhya Pradesh has a popul at i on of 72 mi l l i on
1

account i ng t o 6 percent of Indi a s popul at i on. St at e popul at i on has grown at 20.3 percent bet ween 2001 - 2011.
Popul at i on densi t y of t he st at e i s 236
2
persons per square ki l omet er and i s si gni f i cant l y l ower t han t he nat i onal average of
382 persons per square ki l omet er. Furt her, di st ri but i on of popul at i on among t he di st ri ct s i s uneven wi t h 21 di st ri ct s
regi st eri ng popul at i on densi t y of l ess t han 200 persons per square ki l omet er resul t i ng i n regi ons wi t h rel at i vel y hi gher and
l ower human capi t al avai l abi l i t y.

M aj ori t y of t he st at e (around 72 percent ) popul at i on st i l l l i ves i n rural areas. However, t here has been a st eady growt h i n
urbani zat i on, wi t h t he emergence of i ndust ri al cl ust ers i n t he di st ri ct s of Indore, Bhopal , and Gwal i or as dest i nat i ons f or
i nt ra st at e mi grat i on.

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Schedul ed Cast es and Schedul ed Tri bes const i t ut e over a t hi rd of t he t ot al popul at i on. Schedul ed Tri bes f orm 20.63
percent of t he t ot al popul at i on as agai nst 8.20
3
percent at an al l Indi a l evel . There were 46 recogni zed Schedul ed Tri bes of
whi ch t hree t ri bes have been cl assi f i ed as "Speci al Pri mi t i ve Tri bal Groups". Twent y one di st ri ct s i n t he st at e i ncl udi ng
M andl a, Dhar, Jhabua, Si dhi , Khargone, Seoni , Shahdol and Chhi ndwara are i dent if i ed as t ri bal di st ri ct s i n M adhya
Pradesh. The percent age of Schedul ed Cast e popul at i on t o t he t ot al popul at i on of t he st at e i s 13.14 percent , whi ch i s
l ower t han t he al l Indi a average of 16.20 percent
4
. An aspi rat i on t owards seasonal work rel at ed mi grat i on, st emmi ng f rom
soci o-economi c backwardness and l ack of sust ai nabl e l ocal l i vel i hood/ empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he regi on, has been
observed amongst t he surveyed t ri bal popul at i on i n t he st at e.
As of 2011, t he gender rat i o of t he st at e st ands at 930 f emal es per 1000 mal es. Gender rat i o had const ant l y i ncreased
over t he l ast t hree decades t hough i t i s st i l l l ower t han t he current nat i onal average of 940. Tri bal di st ri ct s such as Di ndori,
Al i raj pur, M andl a and Bal aghat have more women t han men, i ndi cat i ng t he need t o emphasi ze speci al f ocus on ski l l i ng of
women i n t hese areas. M adhya Pradesh pri mari l y bei ng a rural economy, t he rol e of women i n capaci t y bui l di ng cannot be
undermi ned. The government i s maki ng concert ed ef f ort s t owards a heal t hy gender rat i o i n t he st at e t hrough vari ous
schemes such as Laxmi Ladl i Yoj ana, Janani Suraksha Yoj na, Gaon Ki Bet i
5
et c. Twent y si x dist ri ct s const i t ut i ng 46.06
percent of t he t ot al popul at i on of M adhya Pradesh have a bet t er gender rat i o t han t he st at e average.

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Demographic Trends in Urban Districts of Madhya Pradesh
District Population in Crores (2011) Percentage of Urban
Population
Population Growth Rate
(2001-11)
Indore 3.27 74% 32.7%
Bhopal 2.36 81% 28.5%
Gwal i or 2.03 63% 24.4%

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Population Growth in Madhya Pradesh
Population distribution by age group in Madhya Pradesh has been witnessingsigni f i cant changes, l argel y due t o
cont rol of popul at i on growt h whi ch, has resul t ed i n net decl i ne of 2.33 l akh chi l d popul at i on (0-6 years) duri ng 2001-2011.
As per KPM G est i mat es, t he st at e has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h a ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on chunk i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. Bet ween 2012 and 2017, an addi t i onal 4.9 mi l l i on
6
peopl e
are expect ed t o ent er t he l abour market , f ol l owed by anot her 4.5 mi l l i on
7
peopl e duri ng 2017-22.

6
KPM G Est i mat es, Regi st rar General and Census Commi ssi oner (2006); Popul at i on Proj ect i on f or Indi a and St at es 2001-26; Nat i onal Commi ssi on on Popul at i on, Govt . of
Indi a
7
KPM G Est i mat es, Regi st rar General and Census Commi ssi oner (2006); Popul at i on Proj ect i on f or Indi a and St at es 2001-26; Nat i onal Commi ssi on on Popul at i on, Govt . of
Indi a

Madhya Pradesh Demographic Estimations
0-14 Yrs
15-59 Yrs
Above 60
Yrs
32.8% 30.4% 28.1%
60.1%
61.8%
63%
7.1%
7.8%
8.9%
2012 2017(e) 2022(e)
7.22Cr
7.78Cr
8.31Cr
47.34 l akh
entrants i nto
w orki ng age
group
42.48 l akh
entrants i nto
w orki ng age
group
Addi t i on of
4.9 mi l l i on
t o worki ng
age roup
Addi t i on of
4.5 mi l l i on
t o worki ng
age roup

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Avai l abi l i t y of worki ng age group popul at i on i n a di st ri ct i s an i ndi cat i on of human resource pot ent i al i n t he di st ri ct
economy. Di st ri but i on of avai l abl e worki ng age group popul at i on among t he di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh, est i mat ed based
on nomi nal growt h rat e, i s present ed i n t he graph above. However mi grat i on woul d pl ay a cruci al rol e i n det ermi ni ng t he
exact composi t i on of t he populat i on. Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce i s necessary t o i ncrease t hei r
product i vi t y and t hus propel st at e economi c growt h.

Literacy
Accordi ng t o Census 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he st at e st ood at 70.63 percent as agai nst 74.02 percent at nat i onal l evel . Over
t he past t wo decades, t he government has made si gni f i cant ef f ort t owards i ncreasi ng l i t eracy l evel s i n t he st at e by
i mpl ement i ng schemes such as Tot al Li t eracy Campai gn, Padna Badhna Andol an, Lok Samark Abhi yan and more recent l y
t hrough Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan.

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Whi l e t he mass educat i on i ni t i at i ves l i ke SSA (Sarva Shi ksha Abhi ayan) have si gni f i cant l y i ncreased t he l i t eracy rat es i n
urban di st ri ct s of Bhoapl , Indore, Jabal pur, t he reach of t hese programs i s st i l l l i mi t ed i n t ri bal di st ri ct s i ncl udi ng Jhabua,
Al i raj pur, Barwani , Sheopur. Li t eracy l evel s i n t hese regi ons i s al armi ngl y l ow, at l ess t han 60 percent . St engt heni ng of
pri mary educat i on i nf rast ruct ure, and moni t ori ng of mass educat i on schemes,must be l ai d emphasi s on,i n t hese pocket s.

However, f emal e l i t eracy rat e at 60.02 percent i s st i l l l ower t han t he al l Indi a f emal e l i t eracy rat e of 65.46 percent , and
much l ower t han t he Madhya Pradesh mal e l i t eracy rat e of 82.14 percent . Inequi t y i n l i t eracy has been observed bet ween
urban and rural areas, wi t h rural l i t eracy rat e i n t he st at e bei ng 65.29 percent and urban l i t eracy bei ng 79.4 percent
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Fi gure1: Enrol l ment i n K12 Inst i t ut i ons i n Madhya Pradesh
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Whi l e t he St at e has progressed t owards provi di ng uni versal access t o al l regi ons and ensuri ng hi gh enrol ment , f urt her
ef f ort s are requi red t o i ncrease ret ent i on of st udent s across hi gher l evel s of educat i on. Si gni f i cant drop out rat es are
wi t nessed af t er school educat i on, resul t i ng i n l ow enrol l ment s i n hi gher educat i on - predomi nant l y due t o l i mi t ed access,
and i nadequat e qual i t y hi gher educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons i n t he st at e.

Successf ul i mpl ement at i on of uni versal educat i on programs at t he school l evel has t o now be f ol l owed by expansi on i n
hi gher educat i on f aci l i t i es. The l ast decade, whi ch has seen remarkabl e growt h i n pri mary educat i on f aci l i t i es, has not
wi t nessed proport i onal capaci t y expansi on i n hi gher educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons.

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Healthcare
The st at e i s undergoi ng si gni f i cant demographi c changes and hence, i t i s i mport ant t o achi eve i ncl usi ve growt h across
gender, age, cast es and regi ons t o sust ai n t he growt h moment um. Hi st ori cal l y, M adhya Pradesh has been pl agued by
chal l enges of poor heal t hcare, gi ven t he geographi cal spread and l ow l evel of devel opment . The st at e i s ranked a l ow 20
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- coveri ng aspect s of povert y, empl oyment , heal t h, educat i on, rural
i nf rast ruct ure, devel opment of t he weaker sect i ons of soci et y, women and chi l d devel opment , and soci al securi t y. In
recent t i mes, M adhya Pradesh has perf ormed wel l i n t he area of educat i on wi t h t he st at e regi st eri ng hi ghest GER (6-13
years) duri ng 2008-09. Heal t hcare paramet ers cont i nue t o be a cause of concern due t o l ow penet rat i on of heal t hcare
f aci l i t i es, especi al l y i n t he backward di st ri ct s of t he st at e. Li f e expect ancy at bi rt h (bot h male and f emal e) and Inf ant
M ort al i t y Rat e i n t he st at e cont i nue t o be on t he l ower si de.
A comparat i ve vi ew of M adhya Pradesh wi t h nei ghbori ng st at es i s present ed i n t he t abl e.
Performance of Madhya Pradesh in comparison to other Indian states on healthcare indicators
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Crude Deat h rat e 9.0 8.3 7.6 6.7 6.5 8.6 7.2
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5 State of the Economy
The st at e economy s GDP has regi st ered a growt h rat e of 9.07 percent CAGR bet ween 2006 and 2012(Advance Est i mat es),
whi l e t he nat i onal GDP grew at 7.8 percent
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duri ng t he same peri od. Thi s i ndi cat es a gradual shi f t i n t he economy f rom
pri mary t o secondary and t ert i ary sect ors. In 2011-12, t he pri mary sect or cont ri but ed t o one-f i f t h of t he t ot al GSDP, whi l e
cont ri but i on f rom t he secondary sect or had remai ned al most const ant at a l i t t l e l ess t han one t hi rd of t he t ot al economy
bet ween 2009-10 and 2011-12. Tert i ary sect or has shown t he maxi mum growt h amongst t he segment s wi t h a cont ri but i on
of 46.96
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In 2011-12, pri mary sect or cont ri but ed t o one-f if t h of t he t ot al GSDP whi l e cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had
remai ned al most const ant at a l i t t l e l ess t han one t hi rd of t he t ot al economy bet ween 2009-10 and 2011-12. Tert i ary
sect or has shown t he maxi mum growt h amongst t he segment s, wi t h a cont ri but i on of 46.96
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percent i n 2011-12.
Whi l e t he st at e per capi t a i ncome ( Est i mat ed at const ant pri ces 2004-05 base) has i ncreased f rom INR 17,013 t o INR
24,132 bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, i t i s st i l l l ower t han t he nat i onal l evel average of INR 38,005 duri ng 2011-12. Per
capi t a i ncome at current pri ces has grown at t he rat e of 7.29% and 12.04 % per annum f or M adhya Pradesh and Al l Indi a
l evel respect i vel y duri ng 1999-2000 t o 2009-10. In t erms of cont ri but i on of i ndi vi dual di st ri ct s t o t he overal l st at e economy,
urban di st ri ct s of Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur predomi nant l y domi nat ed by servi ces sect or acount f or a maj or share. Fi f t een
key di st ri ct s i n M adhya Pradesh cont ri but e t o about 55% of t he t ot al st at e economy.

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5.1 Agriculture
M adhya Pradesh i s predomi nant l y an agrari an economy wi t h agri cult ure, ani mal husbandry and f i sheri es bei ng t he nucl eus
of t he pri mary sect or i n t he st at e. The st at e has great er dependence on agri cul t ure, bot h f rom an economi c as wel l as
empl oyment perspect i ve.
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growt h of t he sect or at current pri ces shows an i ncreasi ng t rend, t he rat e of growt h across di f f erent years has been hi ghl y
f l uct uat i ng. Furt her, bet ween 2006-07 and 2010-11, secondary and t ert i ary sect ors grew at a hi gher pace t han agri cul t ure -
consequent l y, t he rel at i ve cont ri but i on of agri cul t ure sect or t o t he st at e economy, reduced f rom 23.85% t o 20.93%
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Errat i c and uneven di st ri but i on of monsoon i s one of t he mai n const rai nt s i n accel erat i ng and sust ai ni ng growt h of t he
sect or. Bet ween 2007 and 2011, st at e had wi t nessed severe drought i n 37 t o 41
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di st ri ct s adversel y al ong wi t h rai nf al l
def i ci ency rangi ng f rom 26 days t o 30
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days at t he st at e l evel .
Wi t h onl y 32.5%
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of t he t ot al cul t i vabl e l and under i rri gat i on, t he remai ni ng l and t ract i s dependent on rai nf al l f or
cul t i vat i on, and hence prone t o vagari es of nat ure. Of t he net i rri gat ed area, 67.8
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f rom wel l s and t ube wel l s, i ndi cat i ng hi gher dependence on ground wat er sources, whi ch coul d become a cause of
concern wi t h depl et i ng wat er t abl e l evel s.
As of 2005-06, operat i onal l and hol di ng pat t ern i n t he st at e i ndi cat es t hat smal l and margi nal l and hol di ngs const it ut e
over 67.6 percent of t he t ot al l and hol di ngs wi t h area coveri ng onl y 29.17 percent of t he l and area. Bet ween 2000 and
2006, t he average l andhol di ng si ze reduced f rom 2.22ha t o 2.02h
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a. Such smal l and margi nal f armers are i nvol ved i n
subsi st ence f armi ng i n smal l l andhol di ngs, where depl oyment of agri cul t ural i mpl ement s i s di f f i cul t . The st at e has been
t radi t i onal l y on t he l ower si de of usage of f ert i l i zers. Though bet ween 2001 and 2010, usage l evel s i ncreased f rom 44.35
kg per ha t o 77 kg per ha, i t i s st i l l l ower t han nat i onal average of 128 kg per ha.
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Because of t he above reasons, t he st at e l ags behi nd t he nat ional average i n t he product i vi t y of cert ai n key agro produces
such as ri ce, wheat , mai ze, must ard and sugarcane. St at e s perf ormance i s comparat i ve t o t he nat i onal average i n crops
such as soyabean, j owar, baj ra, must ard
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Growth of Agricultural Output in the State
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Despi t e decreasi ng rel at i ve cont ri but i on t o t he overal l economy, empl oyment and occupat i onal dependence of t he st at e on
agri cult ure i s very hi gh. Of 42.74 percent worker part i ci pat i on i n t he st at e, 72 percent of t he t ot al workers are dependent
on agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es - whi ch i s hi gher t han t he nat i onal average of 58 percent
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Census, 1998, agri cul t ural est abl i shment s had recorded negat i ve growt h, i ndi cat i ng reduci ng i nt erest i n undert aki ng
commerci al / t radi ng based act i vi t i es based on agri cul t ure.
Anal ysi s of t he macro-economic scenari o f rom an agri cul t ure sect or perspect i ve i ndi cat es a need t o di versi f y t he ski l l set
of t he current popul at i on i nvol ved i n t he pri mary sect or, t o ensure a sust ai ned l i vel i hood mechani sm.
Agri -al l i ed sect ors such as hort i cul t ure, dai ry f armi ng, and f i sheri es, compl ement t radi t i onal agri cul t ural act i vi t y, i n
i ncreasi ng t he earni ng pot ent ial of t hose i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure.
Animal husbandry and livestocki s an i nt egral part of agri al l i ed sect or. Ani mal husbandry, especi al l y cat t l e and goat s
and sheep, poul t ry and pi ggery, have been provi di ng rural l i vel i hood opport uni t i es. Cat t l e i s al so t he mai n source of
draught power i n agri cul t ural operat i on and rural t ransport at i on i n t he st at e.
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percent bet ween 1997 and 2007, reachi ng a t ot al val ue of INR 4.07 crore. The wel l known i ndi genous breeds of cat t l e i n
t he st at e i ncl ude M al vi , Ni mari and Kenkat ha. Madhya Pradesh i s t he sevent h l argest producer of mi l k i n t he count ry wi t h
7.514 mi l l i on met ri c t onnes
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mi l k product i on i n 2011-12. Egg product i on i n t he st at e st ood at 757 mi l l i on as of 2011-12.
M eat product i on report ed t he hi ghest CAGR of 13.3% and has gone up f rom 10800 t onnes i n 2001-02 t o 38000 t onnes i n
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Fisheries are an agri al l i ed act i vi t y whi ch suppl ement s l i vel i hood i ncome, besi des servi ng as f ood and nut ri t i onal support
f or t he f ami l y.Inl and f i sh product i on i n t he st at e i s necessi t at ed due t o t he l and-l ocked si t uat i on of M adhya Pradesh. There
i s st i l l vast pot ent i al t o be t apped. Out of 3.49 l akh ha of wat er area avai l abl e i n t he f orm of ponds and t anks, 98 percent
area has been brought under f i sheri es act i vi t i es. As per t he New Fi sheri es Pol i cy, 2008 i ncl udi ng Fi shery Federat i on, t he
wat er bodi es l i ke vi l l age ponds and reservoi rs are managed by t he vari ous bodi es i n t he st at e. Product i on of f i sh i ncreased
f rom 47457 M t onnes i n 2001-02 t o 66678 M t onnes i n 2010-11.
Horticulture i s one of t he emergi ng sect ors i n t he st at e, wi t h area under hort i cul t ural crops l i ke f rui t s, veget abl es and
spi ces, showi ng si gni f i cant i ncrease i n recent past . Around 8.2 l akh hect ares of l and i s under hort i cul t ure crops i n M adhya
Pradesh. Of t he t ot al l and area under hort i cul t ure, veget abl es occupy 34.5 percent , spi ce crops occupy 44.4 percent and
f rui t s occupy 16 percent . Bet ween 2001-02 and 2010-11, product i on of hort i cul t ure crops grew at a CAGR of 10.8 percent .
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Shi vpuri , Chhat arpur, Rewa, Sat na
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Panna,M andl a,Chhat t arpur,Sat na,Rewa,Jabal pur,Bal aghat ,Raj garh,Bhi nd, Si dhi , Di ndori ,
Vi dhi sha, Shi vpuri , Guna, Bet ul, Damoh, Kat ni
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Jhabua,Si dhi ,Shi vpuri ,Dhar,Chhat t arpur,Chhi ndwara,Ti kamgarh,Barwani ,Bal aghat ,Mandsaur
,Rat l am,Panna,Guna,Shaj apur,Uj j ai n,Sat na
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Barwani ,Ti kamgarh,Chhat t arpur,Shi vpuri ,M orena,Gwal i or,Bhi nd,Shaj apur,Rewa,Si dhi ,Raj gar
h,Khandwa,M andsaur,Jhabua,Dat i a.
Poul t ry
Jabal pur,Barwani ,Jhabua,Indore,Chhi ndwara,Dhar,Si dhi ,Bet ul ,Bhopal ,M andl a,Bal aghat ,
Seoni , Khargone, Khandwa, Shahdol .

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Increasi ng i ncome l evel s of f armers, provi di ng addi t i onal empl oyment due t o l abour i nt ensi ve nat ure, and sui t abi l i t y f or
cul t i vat i on even on smal l and margi nal operat i onal hol di ngs, are t he pri mary reasons f or t he t hrust on t he hort i cul t ure
sect or i n t he st at e. The sect or i s al so a pot ent i al f orei gn exchange earner t hrough t he export of aromat i c and medi ci nal
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of t he f undi ng i n t he sect or i s di rect ed t owards est abl i shment of Spi ce Gardens, creat i on of wat er
resources, est abl i shment of new pl ant at i ons and f l ower gardens, and i n organi c f armi ng. The st at e i s al so i nvest i ng i n
set t i ng up appropri at e post harvest f aci l i t i es such as packi ng houses, ref ri gerat ed vans and mobi l e processi ng uni t , col d
st orage f aci l i t i es, peri shabl e cargo handl i ng f aci l i t i es, and i n organi zi ng whol e sal e market s and rural market s
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Cori ander cl ust er Shaj apur, M andsaur, Rat l am, Indore, Dewas
Chi l l i cl ust er Sagar, Chhi ndwara, Indore, Dhar, Khargone, Khandwa, Badwani , Burhanpur
Orange cl ust er Bhopal , Bet ul , Hoshangabad, Chhi ndwara, Uj j ai n, Shaj apur, M andsaur
Aonl a cl ust er Bhopal , Sagar, Jabal pur, Uj j ai n, Shaj apur, Rat l am, Jhabua, Badwani
Banana cl ust er Bet ul , Dhar, Khargone, Khandwa, Badwani , Burhanpur, Hoshangabad
M ango cl ust er Bhopal , Bet ul , Hoshangabad, Sagar, Jabal pur, Uj j ai n, Jhabua, Dewas, Indore
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Seri cul t ure i s anot her key agri -al l i ed act i vi t y t hat i s promi nent i n t he st at e. Around 3281 hect ares of l and i s under mul berry
cul t i vat i on and 921 hect ares under t ussar cul t i vat i on i n t he di st ri ct s of Indore, Dhar, Khandwa, Sehore, Rai sen, Vi di sha,
M andl a, Bal aghat , Hoshangabad et c. Bet ween 2007-08 and 2009-10, t ussar cocoon product i on i ncreased f rom 254 l akhs
t o 610 l akhs, mul berry cocoon product i on f rom 390000 kgs t o 4785000.
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The sect or generat ed a t ot al empl oyment of
29547 i n 2009-10, of whi ch 67 percent was f rom t ussar cul t i vat i on, 31 percent f rom mul berry and t he remai ni ng f rom Eri
si l k cul t i vat i on.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es out put i n t he st at e has regi onal vari at i ons dependi ng on t he l and area under cul t i vat i on,
nat ure of soi l , i rri gat i on f aci l i t i es and scope f or al l i ed act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct s. A comprehensi ve vi ew of i nf ormat i on
rel at ed t o crops and al l i ed act i vi t i es f or di st ri ct s cont ri but i ng si gni f i cant l y t o overal l st at e Agri and Al l i ed sect or out put i s
present ed i n t he t abl e.

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Major Crops Agri- Allied
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Dhar 4.42% Soyabean, Wheat , Cot t on Hort i cul t ure of veget abl es
and spi ces.
Dai ry, Goat ery and
Fi sheri es
Uj j ai n 4.27% Wheat , M ai ze, Soyabean, Jowar, Cone, Channa.
Hort i cul t ure of f ruit s, veget abl es and medi ci nal
pl ant s.
Dai ry, Seri cult ure
Chhi ndwara 4.23% Hort i cul t ure of spi ces, f rui t s and medi ci nal pl ant s. Forest Produce, Di ary,
Pi ggery, Poul t ry and
Goat ery
Jabal pur 4.06% Wheat , Paddy, Channa and Mai ze Dai ry, Seri cult ure
Hoshangabad 3.39% Wheat , Soya bean and Pul ses.
Hort i cul t ure of veget abl es

Forest Produce,
Seri cul t ure, Dai ry,
Poul t ry, Pi ggery and
Goat ery
Guna and
Ashoknagar
3.25% Soya bean, Wheat , Paddy, Channa, M ai ze,
Sugarcane, Jowar, Pul ses.
Hort i cul t ure of f ruit s, veget abl es and spi ces.
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5.2 Secondary Sector
M adhya Pradesh i s endowed wi t h ri ch mi neral deposi t s and ot her nat ural resources, provi di ng t remendous pot ent i al f or
i ndust ri al growt h. Secondary sect or i n t he st at e grew at a compounded growt h rat e of 17.09
30
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and 2011-12, t hough i t s cont ribut i on t o st at e GDP cont i nued t o remai n al most const ant at around 29 percent duri ng t he
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Dewas 3.20% Soyabean, Gram.
Hort i cul t ure of veget abl es.
Dai ry, Goat ery
Indore 3.08% Wheat , Channa.
Hort i cul t ure of f l owers, f rui t s and spi ces
Dai ry, Seri cult ure and
Fi sheri es
Shaj apur 2.95% Channa, Soyabean, Wheat , Mai ze, Jowar.
Hort i cul t ure of f l owers, f rui t s and spi ces
Dai ry, Fi sheri es and
Seri cul t ure
Vi di sha 2.86% Wheat , Soyabean and Channa Dai ry, Fi sheri es and
Seri cul t ure
Sagar 2.85% Wheat , Li nseed and Jowar Dai ry
Rat l am 2.80% Soyabean, Mai ze, Chi ckpea, Wheat .
Hort i cul t ure of f ruit s and spi ces.
Di ary, Goat ery
Sehore 2.76% Soyabean, Wheat , Channa, Mai ze, Paddy, Gram and
M ust ard.
Hort i cul t ure of spi ces, veget abl es and f rui t s
Forest Produce, Dai ry
M andsaur 2.65% Wheat , Soyabean, Jowar, M aize, Pul ses, Urad,
Gram, Arhar, Opi um.
Hort i cul t ure of f ruit s, veget abl es and spi ces.
Dai ry, Fi sheri es
Khargone 2.63% Cot t on, Wheat , Soyabean and Chi l l i Dai ry, Goat ery
Top 15 districts account to over 50% of total state Agriculture and Allied Activities output

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Figure 3: Contributionof Secondary Sector towards GSDP
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In order t o achi eve t he st at e s economi c agenda of at t ract i ng i ndust ri al i nvest ment as wel l as t he soci al agenda of
generat i ng empl oyment opport uni t i es, t he st at e government i s undert aki ng several i ni t i at i ves t owards t hese obj ect i ves.
The st at e s Indust ri al Promot i on Pol i cy, 2010, has several f eat ures such as a si ngl e wi ndow cl earance syst em,
devel opment of i ndust ri al i nf rast ruct ure, est abl i shment of f aci l i t at i on cent ers such as Audyogi k Kendra Vi kas Ni gam, M P
TRIFAC et c, f or at t ract i ng l arge scal e i nvest ment s. The st at e peri odi cal l y conduct s i nvest or meet s and road shows t o
at t ract i nvest ment f rom domest i c and gl obal corporat es. The l ast Gl obal Invest or Meet II organi zed at Khaj uraho i n 2010,
had at t ract ed MoUs wi t h proposed i nvest ment s t o t he t une of INR 2,35,736 crores.
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The st at e has est abl i shed 19
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Indust ri al Growt h Cent ers i n Gwal i or, Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur and Rewa regi ons of
M PAKVN t o at t ract i nvest ment s i n l arge and medi um scal e i ndust ri es. The st at e has al so set up t he f ol l owi ng
i nf rast ruct ure across vari ous pri ori t y sect ors - Food Parks (Hoshangabad, Chhi ndwara, Bhi nd, M andl a, Khandwa and
M andsaur), Apparel Park (Indore and Jabal pur), Agri Export Zones (Bhopal ), Di amond Park(Panna), St one Park (Sat na) and
Int egrat ed Inf rast ruct ure Development Cent ers (Neemuch, Mandsaur, Khargone, Sagar, Ti kamgarh, M orena and Sat na).
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The st at e i s al so encouragi ng M SM E segment t hrough ent repreneuri al dri ves, ' Escort Servi ce' t o ent repreneurs t hrough
Raj i v Gandhi Udyami M i t ra Yojana (Cent ral Sect or Scheme), besi des support i ng vent ure f undi ng t hrough st at e agenci es
such as M adhya Pradesh Fi nanci al Corporat i on as wel l nat i onal i nst i t ut i ons such as SIDBI, IDBI et c
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Government i s al so i nvest i ng i n creat i ng t he appropri at e social i nf rast ruct ure t o support t he i ndust ri al i zat i on i n t he st at e.
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of i nst al l ed generat i on capaci t y, compri si ng of st at e l evel t hermal and hydro generat i on
proj ect s apart f rom drawi ng f rom t he nat i onal gri d. As of 2010-11, t he st at e had 4709 ki l omet ers of nat i onal hi ghways and
10249 ki l omet ers of st at e hi ghways wi t h t ot al road l engt h of 99329 kms
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, i ndi cat i ng backwardness f rom a
connect i vit y perspect i ve. M ai n ci t i es as wel l as mi neral ri ch di st ri ct s are wel l connect ed t hrough rai l way servi ces, t hough
backward regi ons are yet t o wi t ness any maj or rai l proj ect s.
Due i n part , t o several f avorable government i ni t i at i ves, t here has been percei vabl e growt h i n t he secondary sect or.
Indust ri al growt h, i n t erms of i nvest ment , has been predomi nant l y propel l ed by l arge-medi um scal e i ndust ri es whereas
smal l scal e i ndust ri es have pl ayed a si gni f i cant rol e i n cont ri but i ng t o empl oyment generat i on i n t he st at e. Indust ri al
i nvest ment i n t he st at e grew at a CAGR of 12.4% bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12. In 2011-12, SSI cat egory at t ract ed an
i nvest ment of INR 4300 Crores t hrough 20,100 uni t s, generat i ng an addit i onal empl oyment of 46,000.

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Fi gure 4: Invest ment and Empl oyment i n SSI and LM I sect ors
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The t rend of l arge scal e i ndust ri es generat i ng l ow empl oyment opport uni t i es i s pri mari l y due t o hi gh l evel s of aut omat i on
and mechani zat i on i n t he i ndust ri es, wi t h demand f or onl y ski l l ed manpower, i n l esser numbers, t o operat e t he machi nes.
Whi l e t he st at e i s st eady on i t s pat h of i ndust ri al i zat i on, i t i s st i l l rest ri ct ed t o cert ai n pocket s i n t he regi on - wi t h most of
t he ot her di st ri ct s bei ng unt ouched by si gni f i cant i ndust ri al act i vi t y. Gi ven t he decl i ni ng at t ract i veness of agri cul t ure f rom
a sust ai nabl e empl oyment perspect i ve, unl ess headway i s made i n i ncreasi ng i nvest ment i n M SME segment s t o generat e
mani f ol d empl oyment opport uni t i es, i t woul d be di f f i cult t o accommodat e workf orce di spl acement f rom pri mary sect or.
Agro-product s, Chemi cal and Chemi cal Product s consumer goods, drugs and pharmaceut i cals, mi nes and mi neral s,
manuf act uri ng and t ext i l es sect ors are some of t he key sect ors t hat are at t ract i ng maj or i nvest ment s i nt o M adhya
Pradesh.
Food processi ng i s one of t he key sect ors i n t he st at e wi t h agri and agri-al l i ed act i vi t i es cont ri but i ng over 20% t o t he
GSDP. Coveri ng 5 crop zones and 11 agro cl i mat i c zones, t he st at e has a di versi f i ed f armi ng envi ronment wi t h t ot al
cropped area of 20.4 mn hect ares. The st at e had a market abl e surpl us of 3.8mn t onnes of wheat and 4.3 mn t onnes of
soyabean besi des paddy, cot t on, gram and rapeseed whi ch coul d be expl oi t ed by t he f ood processi ng i ndust ri es i n t he
st at e. Food parks have been est abl i shed i n t he f ol l owi ng di st ri ct s - Jaggakhedi M andsaur Di st ri ct , Ni mrani Khargone
Di st ri ct , Pi pari ya Hoshangabad Di st ri ct , Borgaon Chhi ndwara Di st ri ct , M al anpur - Ghi rongi Bhi nd Di st ri ct and M aneri
M andl a Di st ri ct . Besi des t hese, anot her Agri cul t ural SEZ i s bei ng pl anned near Jabal pur and approval s f or anot her set of
16 f ood parks are i n t he pi pel ine. These provi de t remendous opport uni t y f or t he growt h of t he sect or i n t he comi ng decade,
especi al l y i n t he f ol l owi ng f ood processi ng cat egori es

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Food Processing Sector Opportunities in the State
Produce Processed Food and Other Opportunities
Cereal s and Pul ses
M ai ze - Dai ry f eed, Cornf l akes, St arch, Oi l
Wheat - Packaged At t a, Mai da, Porri dge (Dal i a), Suj i , Past a
Soyabean - Soya M i l k, Soya Prot ei n, Ext ruded f oods, Soya f l our
Ri ce - Ri ce Bran, Puf f ed Ri ce, Fl aked Ri ce, Bran Oi l
Veget abl es
Pot at o - Fl our, Chi ps
Oni on - Dehydrat ed Fl akes
Green Peas - Dehydrat ed Peas, Frozen Peas
Tomat o - Puree, Ket chup, Sauces, Concent rat e
Spi ces
Chi l l i , Gi nger, Garl i c, Cori ander - Powder, Ol eoresi n, Past e
Frui t s
M ango, Orange Jui ce, Pi ckl es, Jams, Squash
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M eat and M eat product s, Moderni zat i on of abat t oi rs
Fi sheri es
Fi sh waf ers, Sausages, Soup, Cut l et s, Fi sh f eed, Fi sh bal l s
The f ol l owi ng are t he key agri cul t ure export cl ust ers i n t he st at e of M adhya Pradesh
Key Agri Export Zones
Produce Districts Covered
Pot at o, Oni on & Garl i c Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Shaj apur, Rat l am, Uj j ai n, M andsaur, Neemuch
Spi ces, Cori ander & Fenugreek Guna, Uj j ai n, Raj garh, Shaj apur, Rat l am, M andsaur, Neemuch
Wheat - Durum & Sharbat i
Uj j ai n, Dewas, Shaj apur, Rat l am, M andsaur, Neemuch, Indore, Dhar, Bhopal ,
Guna, Sehore, Vi di sha, Rai sen, Hoshangabad, Harda & Narsinghpur
Pul ses Lent i l & Gram Shi vpuri , Guna, Vi di sha, Rai sen, Narsi nghpur, Chhi ndwara
Oranges Chhi ndwara, Hoshangabad, Bet ul
Minerals Mining and Processing: Madhya Pradesh i s one of t he key mi neral product i on st at es Indi a. The st at e has ri ch
deposi t s of coal , l i mest one and manganese,andi s al so t he onl y source of di amond mi ni ng i n Indi a. Bauxi t e, Copper,
Dol omi t e, Fi re Cl ay and Grani t e/ Marbl e st ones are t he ot her mi neral resources avai l abl e i n t he st at e. Bal aghat , Si ngraul i ,
Panna, Kat ni , Sat na and Sagar are among t he mi neral ri ch di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh. Presence of ri ch mi neral base has
resul t ed i n t he growt h of mi neral based i ndust ri es l i ke cement , power, st eel and st one processi ng i n t he mi neral cl ust ers.
Regi ons wi t h key mi neral resource deposi t s are present ed i n t he map.

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Cement:M adhya Pradesh bei ng a st at e wi t h ri ch l i me st one and coal reserves, has si gni f i cant opport uni t i es f or t he
growt h of Cement i ndust ry. Madhya Pradesh i s ranked t hird i n cement product i on, whi l e account i ng f or 12% of Indi a s
t ot al product i on duri ng 2008-09.(Source: Cement M anuf act urers Associ at i on of Indi a). Sat na di st ri ct has emerged as a
mai n cement produci ng regi on i n t he st at e, due t o proxi mi t y t o key raw mat eri al deposi t s. Damoh-Panna and Rewa regi ons
have pot ent i al f or t he growt h of cement i ndust ry.
Auto-Auto Components:St rat egi c l ocat i on of t he st at e i n t he cent ral part of Indi a provi des key advant ages f or t he wel l
connect ed regi ons of M adhya Pradesh t o emerge as aut o cl ust ers. Two wheel er and f our wheel er assembl i ng uni t s have
est abl i shed presence i n Pi t ampur aut o cl ust er near Indore. Pi t ampur-Indore regi on regi on i s wi t nessi ng accel erat ed growt h
of aut o component s manuf act urers f uel l ed by t he est abl i shment of OEMs (Ori gi nal Equi pment M anuf act urers) M ahi ndra,
Ei cher, Vol vo and Baj aj i n t he regi on. Pi t ampur regi on i s emergi ng as a maj or aut o cl ust er support ed by i nf rast ruct ure
i ncl udi ng aut o t est i ng t rack and aut o research cent re. St at e s pol i cy of i ncent i ves f or aut omobi l e component sect or i s
cont ri but i ng posi t i vel y t o t he growt h of t hi s sect or.
Manufacturing of Engineering/Electrical Goods:Key manuf act uri ng regi ons i n t he st at e l i ke Bhopal have t radi t i onal l y
been a hub f or engi neeri ng & el ect roni c component manuf act uri ng uni t s (Govi ndpura Cl ust er). Large publ i c sect or
undert aki ngs l i ke BHEL are present i n t he st at e. St at e s t hrust t o provi de f i scal and non f i scal i ncent i ves t o t he sect or, has
f uel l ed growt h i n ot her regi ons l i ke Indore.
Textiles:Text i l es i s one of t he key sect ors i n M adhya Pradesh, wi t h t he st at e bei ng one of t he hi ghest cot t on produci ng
st at es i n Indi a, wi t h a product i on of 14.50 l ac bal es of cot t on i n 2009-10, whi ch i s equi val ent t o 6% of t ot al cot t on
produced i n count ry. The st at e has a ri ch t radi t i on of weavi ng, and has more t han 55 mi l l s generat i ng export s wort h over
USD 325 mi l l i on per annum. There are over 43,000 power l ooms and 47,000 handl ooms i n t he st at e. Several l eadi ng
pl ayers such as Adi t ya Bi rl a Grasi m, M af at l al , Vardhman Group, Indo Rama Synt het i cs, SKumars, Prat i bha Synt ex Lt d et c
are present i n t he st at e. The st at e i s promot i ng t he sect or t hrough devel opment of t ext i l e i nf rast ruct ure such as t he
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Readymade Garment Compl ex comi ng up at Indore at an i nvest ment of Rs. 140.1 mi l l i on
Indore Text i l e cl ust er f or readymade garment s i ndust ry, over 1260 garment uni t s
Apparel Desi gni ng Cent re est abl i shed under TCIDs scheme
Garment Cl ust er at Jabal pur Rs. 439.3 mi l l i on
Apparel Park i n SEZ Indore - area of 133 acres Rs. 290.7 mi l l i on
CLC Text i l e Park at Pandhurna Park i n Chhi ndwara over 60 acres of l and
Garment Text i l e Park at Pardeshi pura i n Indore over 40 ha. of l and
Handicrafts: M adhya Pradesh has t remendous pot ent i al f or handi craf t act i vi t i es rangi ng f rom st one carvi ngs, one of
Indi a s ol dest handi craf t s, t o modern zari works. Whi l e t he t radi t i onal handi craf t s are pract i ced mai nl y i n rural part s of
M adhya Pradesh, modern handi craf t s are popul ar i n urban regi ons l i ke Indore, Bhopal and Gwal i or. Li st of key handi craf t
act i vi t i es i n M adhya Pradesh are present ed i n t he t abl e.
Handicrafts Activity Potential Regions
Bamboo & Cane Shahdol , Bal aghat , Mandl a, Seoni
Dol l s Gwal i or, Bhopal , Jhabua
Fl oor Coveri ngs Si ronj , Jhabua, Jabal pur, Shahdol
Fol k Pai nt i ngs Bundel khand, Gondwana, Ni mar, M al wa
Iron Craf t Vi l l ages i n M adhya Pradesh
Jut e Bhopal , Indore, Gwal i or
Ornament s Ti kamgarh, Jhabua, Sheopur
Papi er M ache Gwal i or, Bhopal , Rat l am
St one Carvi ngs Gwal i or, Jabal pur, Ti kamgarh
St uf f ed Leat her Toys Gwal i or, Indore, Dewas
Terracot t a Bundel khand
Text i l es M al wa, Ni mar
Woodcraf t M al wa, Ni mar, Bundel khand, Sheopur, Rewa
Zari Work Bhopal , Gwal i or, Indore
Bio Technology:Bi o Technol ogy i s one of t he emergi ng sect ors i n M adhya Pradesh. The st at e has envi saged becomi ng a
l eader i n t he f i el d t hrough a sect or speci f i c pol i cy, and const i t ut i ng a nodal agency t o oversee t he growt h of t he sect or.
The st at e provi des i mpet us t o t he sect or t hrough i ncent i ves rangi ng f rom capi t al subsi dy t o t rai ni ng assi st ance. Bi o
Technol ogy Park i n Indore, Inst i t ut e of Li f e Sci ence & Technology i n Bhopal and Bi o f uel Park near Rewa, are key
i nf rast ruct ure avai l abl e i n t he st at e. Agri cult ural research on hybri d vari et i es and cl i ni cal t ri al s are amongst t he key
act i vi t i es undert aken i n t he st at e.
Chemical and Pharmaceuticals:M adhya Pradesh i s a l eadi ng basi c chemi cal s produci ng st at e i n Indi a. Bi na ref i nery i n
Sagar di st ri ct wi t h a capaci t y of 6 mi l l i on t ons i s one of t he l argest ref i neri es i n Indi a. Support st ruct ure creat ed t hrough

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AKVN has resul t ed i n t he growt h of Pharmaceut i cal i ndust ry i n Pi t hampur regi on near Indore. Leadi ng drug manuf act urers
l i ke Ranbaxy, Lupi n have est abl i shed manuf act uri ng f aci l i t i es i n t he Pi t hampur cl ust er.
Key i ndust ri al act i vi t y i n bot h l arge scal e i ndust ri es segment and smal l scal e segment f or maj or i ndust ri al di st ri ct s of
M adhya Pradesh i s present ed i n t he t abl e bel ow.
Snapshot of Key Industrial Districts in Madhya Pradesh
District Contribution of
District to
Overall State
Manufacturing
Output
Potential Sectors for Large
Scale Industrial Growth
Key MSME Activities
Indore 12.9% Text i l e and Food Processi ng Food Processi ng , Pharma, Aut o-Aut o
component s, Pl ast i c Product s , Paper
Product s, Text i l e and Const ruct i on Based
M at eri al
Bhopal 9.0% Engi neeri ng Product s, El ect ri cal
Product s, Chemi cal s, Food
Processi ng, Bi ot ech,
Pharmaceut i cal s, Pl ast i cs and
Text i l e
Engi neeri ng, Food Processi ng, Paper
Product s and Const ruct i on Based M at eri al
Jabal pur 6.8% Engi neeri ng Product s, El ect ri cal
Product s, Chemi cal s, St one,
M i neral Processi ng, Food
Processi ng, Forest Produce and
Herbal s
Food Processi ng, Paper Product s,
Const ruct i on Based M at eri al and
Engi neeri ng Product s
Uj j ai n 4.8% Chemi cal s, Text i l e and Pl ast i c
Product s
Paper Product s, Pl ast i c and Househol d
Ut ensi l s, Chemi cal s, t ext i l e and
Const ruct i on Based M at eri al
Gwal i or 4.2% Engi neeri ng Product s ,St one
Processi ng, El ect ri cal Product s,
Food Processi ng and Chemi cals
Engi neeri ng Product s, Food Processi ng ,
Basi c M et al Processi ng and Agro Based
Dhar 3.7% Aut o-Aut o Component s,
Engi neeri ng Product s, Text i l e,
Pharmaceut i cal s, Pl ast i c Product s
and Basi c M et al Processi ng
Engi neeri ng Product s, Pharmaceut i cal s,
Pl ast i c Product s and M et al Product s

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5.3 Tertiary Sector
Tert i ary sect or i s t he l argest cont ri but or t o t he st at e economy, cont ri but i ng 46.94% t o GSDP i n 2011-12, wi t h a 5 year
CAGR of 17.36%
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Source: Directorate of Economics andStatistics, GoMP, Bhopal
Key component s of t ert i ary sect or i ncl ude hospi t al i t y sect or, ownershi p of dwel l i ng, busi ness servi ces, banki ng and
i nsurance and publ i c admi ni st rat i on.

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Contribution of Tertiary Sector towards GSDP
64986 73922 87337 101066 119684 144741
44.95%
45.78%
44.43%
44.54%
46.05%
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M et al Processi ng , El ect ri cal
Product s and Food Processi ng
St one Crushers, Ash Fl y Bri ck
M anuf act uri ng and Jaggery Manuf act uri ng
Dewas 3.1% Engi neeri ng Product s, M et al ,
Agro based, Text i l e based,
Pharmaceut i cal and El ect ri cal
based
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,Engi neeri ng Product s, Agro Based and
Paper Product s
Sagar 2.9% M i neral Processi ng, St one, Food
Processi ng and Agro Based
Food processi ng, M et al , , Engi neeri ng
Product s and Const ruct i on Based M at eri al
Khandwa 2.5% Text i l e, Agro Based Paper Product s, Text i l e, Furni t ure
Top 10 districts account to over 50% of total state manufacturing output

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Source: Madhya PradeshStatistical Handbook, 2010
The st at e government s, over t he past decade, have undert aken several i ni t i at i ves t owards t ransf ormi ng Madhya Pradesh
i nt o a knowl edge economy. The st at e had draf t ed t he IT Pol i cy way back i n 1999. Wi t h i ncreasi ng f ocus on adopt i on of IT
i n every sphere of publ i c servi ce act i vi t y, t he sect or i s expect ed t o cont ri but e si gni f i cant l y t o t he economy.
IT/ITES:The st at e government has al l ot t ed 212.63 acres of l and at Badwai t o set up a IT Speci al Economi c Zone on a PPP
basi s. The government i s al so i n t he process of devel opi ng IT Parks at Jabal pur and Gwal i or and has al l ot t ed 36.43 ha and
12 ha of l and respect i vel y
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. St at e government s proposal f or set t i ng up 21 IT SEZs have been accept ed by t he cent ral
government , gi vi ng a boost t o IT sect or i n t he st at e. M OUs wort h Rs. 77 bi l l i on have been si gned wi t h 20 compani es
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f or
i nvest ment i n IT sect or i n t he St at e IT Parks at Bhopal , Gwal i or, Indore, Jabal pur and Cryst al IT Park. Sof t wares wort h Rs.
2.22 bi l l i on have been export ed duri ng 2009-10
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. Government i s al so pl anni ng t o est abl i sh Cent re f or Excel l ence i n
Government Engi neeri ng Col l eges i n t he st at e. The f ol l owi ng are t he i ndust ry-academi a part nershi p i n t he IT sect or -
Engi neeri ng Col l ege Jabal pur IBM , Engi neeri ng Col l ege Uj j ai n ORACLE, Engi neeri ng Coll ege Rewa M i crosof t ,
Engi neeri ng Col l ege Sagar CISCO and Sardar Val abh Pol yt echni c ADOBE
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Financial Services:Banki ng and f i nanci al servi ces i sanot her key sect or i n t he t ert i ary cat egory i n t he st at e. There are
t ot al l y 4281
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branches i n t he st at e wi t h 1901 rural branches, 1158 semi urban branches and 1222 urban branches. St at e
Bank of Indi a has t he l argest net work i n t he st at e wi t h 995 branches. From a mi crof i nance perspect i ve, t ot al number of
SHGs l i nked by t he banks i n t he st at e as on 31 M arch 2007 was of t he order of 70,000 whi l e SGSY groups l i nked by banks
was around 42,000
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. Apart f rom t hi s, many smal l l oans under t he pri ori t y and non-pri ori t y sect or have been ext ended by
t he banks. However, compari ng t he perf ormance of st at e (57% l i nkage banki ng) agai nst nat i onal average of 80%
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l i nkage, bet ween 2005 and 2007, i ndi cat es t hat M adhya Pradesh, despi t e bei ng a reci pi ent of several donor dri ven
proj ect s havi ng a si gni f i cant mi crof i nance component , progress on l i nkage f ront has been l ower.

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Trade, Hot el s,
Rest aurant s
30.15%
Rai l ways
4.54%
Transport by
ot her means
6.82%
St orage
0.21%
Communi cat i on
3.55%
Banki ng &
Insurance
8.80%
Real Est at e, Owners
hi p of
Dw el l i ng, Busi ness
Servi ces, Legal
15.19%
Publ i c
Admi ni st rat i on
10.48%
Ot her Servi ces
20.27%
Composition of Tertiary Sector in Madhya Pradesh (2008-09)

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Tourismand Hospitality:The st at e ranks f i f t h i n t he number of domest i c t ouri st arri val s i n Indi a. Touri sm has
consi st ent l y cont ri but ed t o more t han 16% of t he NSDP f or t he past 5 years. The st at e has 31% of i t s area wi t h f orest
cover. It has 9 Nat i onal parks and 25 Wi l dl i f e Sanct uari es. Touri sm spot s l i ke Khaj uraho, Bhi mbai t ka and Sanchi have
been recogni zed as worl d heri t age cent ers. Pi l gri m Touri sm has been t he mai n dri ver f or t ouri st s i n t he St at e. Kanha,
Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna and Shi vpuri are f amous t i ger reserves. There are 382 t ouri st si t es, of whi ch 18 maj or cent ers
whi ch at t ract a l arge number of domest i c and f orei gn t ouri st s have been short l i st ed f or comprehensi ve devel opment .
M adhya Pradesh wi t h an annual t ouri sm i nf l ux of around 0.11 mi l l i on generat es benef i t s equi val ent t o Rs. 637
crores
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annual l y.
Category of Activity Tourist Locations
Heri t age Si t es Gwal i or, Dat i a, Orchha, Khaj uraho, Bhopal , Sanchi , Burhanpur et c
Wi l dl i f e parks, l akes, ri vers
and hi l l st at i ons
Pachmarhi , Amarkant ak, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Sat pura, and Pench Val l ey
Nat i onal Parks: Ti gra Lake (Gwal i or), Upper Lake (Bhopal ), Gandhi Sagar
(M andsuar), et c.
M et ros and maj or t ouri sm
cent ers
Pachmarhi , Khaj uraho, Bhopal , Gwal i or, Indore, Jabal pur et c.
Pi l gri m Touri sm

Uj j ai n, M aheshwar, Omkareshwar, Chi t rakoot , Bhopal , Sanchi , Orchha,
Amarkant ak, Raj i m, et c.
Trade and Retail:The prospect sf or organi zed ret ai l sect or i n t he st at e has i ncreased wi t h an i ncreasi ng per capi t a
i ncome. The st at e has been wi t nessi ng growt h of several organi zed mal l spaces such as The Great Indi a Pl ace by Col l age
Group i n Bhopal wi t h a area of 7 l akh square f eet ; Ashi ma Mal l
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, Bhopal spread over 6 l akh square f eet ; DB Ci t y Mal l at
Bhopal ; Fut ure Group s Cent ral at Indore; Treasure Isl and
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spread over 8.60 l ac sq f t by Ent ert ai nment Worl d Devel opers
Li mi t ed, et c. Corporat e pl ayers have been gradual l y penet rat i ng rural ret ai l market t hrough i ni t i at i ves such as DCM
Shri ram Consol i dat ed Li mi t ed (DSCL)' s Agri -Busi ness
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, ITC s Choupal Sagar, HUL' s Shakt i , M ahi ndra & M ahi ndra' s
Shubhl abh and Tat a' s Ki san Sansar. Despi t e growt h i n organi zed ret ai l , unorgani zed f ormat i s st i l l domi nant i n t he st at e.
Transport and Logistics: St rat egi cal l y l ocat ed at t he heart of t he nat i on, M adhya Pradesh i s wel l connect ed t o maj or
ci t i es of Del hi , M umbai , Nagpur, Ahmedabad et c. There are 19 Nat i onal Hi ghways wi t h t ot al l engt h of 5064
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km passi ng
t hrough t he st at e, besi des 18373 km of st at e hi ghway. M adhya Pradesh, havi ng a great agrari an base, of f ers si gni f i cant
opport uni t y f or warehousi ng and t ransport at i on. M PWLC runs warehouses f or t he st orage of agri cul t ure product s and
mi nors f orest produce of f ered by i ndi vi dual s, co-operat i ve soci et i es and ot her i nst i t ut i ons. The st rat egi c l ocat i on of t he
st at e makes i t an obvi ous choi ce t o become a promi nent warehousi ng hub.

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Healthcare: Heal t hcare syst em i n M adhya Pradesh i s st i l l i n i t s nascent st at e of evol ut i on, part i cul arl y i n t he rural
areas
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. The st at e has 13.6 PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, whi ch i s margi nal l y l ess t han t he nat i onal average of
14.2
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.
Whi l e t ert i ary sect or cont ri but es si gni f i cant l y t o t he economy of di st ri ct s of Madhya Pradesh wi t h Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y,
Transport at i on& Logi st i cs, Banki ng& Fi nanci al servi ces account i ng f or t he bul k of empl oyment i n t hi s segment , i ndust ry i s
hi ghl y f ragment ed wi t h l i mi t ed growt h of organi zed pl ayers. Penet rat i on of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces segment i s most l y
l i mi t ed t o urban pocket s of Bhopal , Indore, Jabal pur, Gwal i or, and Uj j ai n. Key t ert i ary act i vi t i es i n promi nent servi ces
economy di st ri ct s cont ri but i ng t o over f i f t y percent of t ot al st at e servi ces economy,are present ed i n t he t abl e.

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Key Service Sectors in Districts with High Tertiary Sector Output
District Contribution of
District to State
Tertiary Sector
Organized Service Sectors Un-Organized Service Sectors
Indore 14.4% IT-ITES, Hospi t al i t y, Logi st i cs, Ret ai l ,
Heal t hcare
Ret ai l , Transport at i on Servi ces,
Fi nanci al Servi ces, Faci l i t i es
M anagement
Bhopal 9.9% IT-ITES, Fi nanci al Servi ces, Hospi t al i t y,
ret ai l , heal t hcare
Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y, Fi nanci al
Servi ces, Faci l i t i es management ,
Transport at i on servi ces
Jabal pur 6.2% Fi nanci al Servi ces, Ret ai l Logi st i cs, Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y
Gwal i or 5.1% Hospi t al i t y, Touri sm, Fi nanci al
Servi ces
Transport at i on and Logi st i cs, Ret ai l ,
Hospi t al i t y
Uj j ai n 3.7% Touri sm, Hospi t al i t y, Fi nanci al
Servi ces
Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y,
Sagar 2.9% Fi nanci al Servi ces, Touri sm,
Hospi t al i t y
Ret ai l , Transport at i on, Logi st i cs,
Sat na 2.8% Heal t hcare, Educat i on Hospi t al i t y, Ret ai l , Logi st i cs
Rat l am 2.6% Heal t hcare, Fi nanci al Servi ces,
Educat i on
Ret ai l , Transport at i on , Hospi t al i t y
Chhi ndwara 2.6% Fi nanci al Servi ces, Educat i on Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y, Transport at i on
Rewa 2.4% Fi nanci al Servi ces, Educat i on,
Heal t hcare
Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y, Transport at i on
Top 10 districts account to over 50% of total state tertiary sector output

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The f ol l owi ng sect ors have been i dent i f i ed as emergi ng sect ors wi t h pot ent i al i n t he f ut ure f or hi gh economi c growt h i n
t he st at e
Sector Policy Thrust Growth Regions
IT-ITES Empl oyment and Land Rat e Concessi ons ,
Exempt i on of st amp dut y , Exempt i on on t ax and
act s , Power Rel at ed Incent i ves , Speci al i ncent i ve
t o i nvest i n e-Governance proj ect s
Indore, Bhopal , Gwal i or, Jabal pur
Renewable
Energy
Speci al package f or mega proj ect s , Indust ri al
i nvest ment promot i on assi st ance , 5 year
el ect ri ci t y dut y exempt i on on capt i ve power
generat i on , 25% capi t al subsi dy
Gwal i or, Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur and Rewa
f or sol i d wast e based power.
Raj garh, Neemuch, M andsaur f or sol ar power.
Narmada Basi n area f or geo t hermal energy.
Rat l am, Dewas f or wi nd energy
Wellness
Tourism
Touri sm i s a t hrust sect or f or t he St at e
Government
Al l maj or t ouri st dest i nat i ons i n M adhya
Pradesh have pot ent i al f or t he growt h of
Rej uvenat i on, Yoga & M edi t at ion, Di seases
M anagement , ayurvedi c t reat ment and spa
i ndust ri es.
Logistics M adhya Pradesh Warehousi ng & Logi st i cs
Corporat i on (M PWLC) i s appoi nt ed as t he nodal
agency f or t he devel opment of l ogi st i cs sect or
Growt h t hrust on Road ways t hrough
encouragement of BOT cont ract s et c.,
M ul t i M odal Logi st i cs Hub Pit ampur,
Composi t e Logi st i cs Hubs -Bi a, Uj j ai n,
Jabal pur Const ruct i on of M odern Warehouses
-Bal aghat , Kat ni , Shahdol , Shi vpuri , M orena
Operat i ng & M ai nt ai ni ng CPC Indore
Composi t e Logi st i cs Hub Hoshangabad

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6 Labour Force Distribution in the State
As per NSSO 66
t h
Round Employment Survey, Worker Part i cipat i on Rat i o (WPR) per 1000 persons i n t he 15-59 age group
based on current dai l y st at us i s 551 i n compari son t o t he nat ional average of 509. The Labour Force Part i ci pat i on Rat e
(LFPR) per 1000 persons i n t he 15-59 age group based on current dai l y st at us f or rural M adhya Pradesh i s 628 as compared
t o 471 i n urban regi ons. Thi s si gni f i cant di f f erence ari ses f rom bet t er part i ci pat i on of rural peopl e i n agri cul t ure. Though
t he part i ci pat i on rat e i n rural regi ons i s hi gh, seasonal nat ure of agri cul t ural work woul d mean underempl oyment f or a
si gni f i cant sect i on of agri cul t ural l abour f orce i n t he st at e. Subsequent l y, M adhya Pradesh has a l ow unempl oyment rat e
of 38 per 1000 persons i n t he 15-59 age group based on current dai l y st at us of 38 i n compari son t o t he count ry s average
of 67.
M adhya Pradesh has 68.8 percent of i t s worker popul at i on i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es as of 2004
i ndi cat i ng t he agrari an nat ure of t he st at e workf orce. Around 16 percent of t he worker popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n secondary
and t ert i ary act i vi t i es each, whi ch are l ow i n compari son t o t he count ry s average of around 21 percent f or bot h. The
di st ri but i on of workers i n t he secondary and t ert i ary sect ors f or bot h t he count ry and t he st at e i s domi nat ed by t he
manuf act uri ng, const ruct i on and t rade segment s.

M adhya Pradesh Labour f orce and Workf orce f or 2012, 2017 and 2022, are est i mat ed consi deri ng t he LFPR, WPR f rom
NSSO 66
t h
Round Empl oyment Survey and appl yi ng i t over t he est i mat ed popul at i on i n t he 15-59 age group f or t hese
peri ods. Overal l l abour f orce and workf orce woul d change because of t he change i n worki ng age group popul at i on (15-59
age group). Proj ect ed l abour f orce and workf orce f or t he overal l st at e are present ed i n t he t abl e.

Comparison of Worker Distribution by Industry Classification in secondary and tertiary sector (2008-09)

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El ect ri ci t y, gas and w at er suppl y
Fi nanci al i nt ermedi at i on
Heal t h and soci al work
Ext rat erri t ori al organi zat i ons and bodi es
Hot el s and rest aurant s
Real est at e, rent i ng and busi ness act i vi t i es
Ot her communi t y, soci al and personal ...
Publ i c admi ni st rat i on and def ence; ...
Educat i on
Transport , st orage and communi cat i ons
Whol esal e and ret ai l t rade; repai r of ...
Const ruct i on
Manuf act uri ng
Indi a
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Madhya Pradesh Workforce Estimations( in lakhs)
Year Population Working Age
Population
Labour
Force
Work
force
Incremental
Supply 2012-17
Incremental
Supply 2017-22
2012 722 434 256 239
2017 788 483 285 266 49
2022 839 528 311 290

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Avai l abi l i t y of worki ng age popul at i on measured f rom 15-59 year age group i s est i mat ed t o grow f rom 434 l akhs i n 2012 t o
528 l akhs by 2022. Whi l e t he peri od bet ween 2012 and 2017 i s est i mat ed t o wi t ness an addi t i on of 49 l akhs t o t he
worki ng age group, f urt her addi t i on i s expect ed t o drop t o 45 l akhs duri ng 2017-22. Labour f orce measured f rom t he
popul at i on empl oyed, i s expect ed t o i ncrease f rom 256 l akhs i n 2012 t o 311 l akhs by 2022, addi ng 29 l akhs and 26 l akh
peopl e t o t he l abour f orce duri ng XII and XIII pl an peri ods respect i vel y. In order t o sust ai n current l evel s of worker
part i ci pat i on rat es, t here i s a need t o creat e addi t i onal j obs i n t he st at e at an average rat e of around 6 l akh per annum
duri ng t he XII pl an peri od. To real i ze t he addi t i onal empl oyment opport uni t i es over t he next decade, i ncrement al l abour
f orce has t o be equi pped wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .

Estimated workforce composition in 2017 & 2022
Di st ri ct wi se Labour f orce and Workf orce f or 2012, 2017 and 2022 are est i mat ed consi deri ng t he di st ri ct l evel part i ci pat i on
rat es based on census 2001 dat a al ong wi t h LFPR, WPR f rom NSSO 66
t h
Round Empl oyment Survey, by apport i oni ng
part i ci pat i on rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed di st ri ct wi se l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
Total
Population
839 lakhs
Working Age
Group
Population
528 lakhs
Labour Force
311 lakhs
Work Force
290 lakhs

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District Estimated
Population
(2017)
Working Age
Population
(2017)
Labour
Force
(2017)
Work Force
(2017)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-17
Indore 3883892 2446852 1087693 1015181 375359
Dhar 2483185 1564406 946636 883526 199512
Bhopal 2638309 1662135 711158 663747 191409
Gwal i or 2292098 1444022 614907 573914 178038
M orena 2212780 1394052 679839 634517 169750
Jhabua 1277518 804836 486975 454510 146340
Bhi nd 1907270 1201580 585604 546563 142049
Khargone 2050774 1291988 811810 757690 134938
Barwani 1587383 1000051 622156 580678 132309
Rewa 2506056 1578815 981682 916237 131789
Sagar 2519196 1587093 938279 875727 131536
Shi vpuri 1894188 1193338 733162 684285 126222
Raj garh 1720933 1084187 722225 674078 124051
Bal aghat 1859537 1171508 805256 751572 120889
Khandwa 1480243 932553 535398 499704 115803
Guna 1409051 887702 473238 441688 112652
Kat ni 1453116 915463 502405 468911 110952
Sat na 2332974 1469773 848640 792063 110377
Seoni 1529705 963714 630322 588301 108436
Jabal pur 2514734 1584283 880765 822048 93392
Chhat arpur 1857647 1170318 674844 629854 93008
Vi di sha 1568051 987872 513161 478951 91561
Rat l am 1558230 981685 621295 579876 88622
Chhi ndwara 2151660 1355546 846650 790207 86531

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M andl a 1176484 741185 511150 477074 86443
Dewas 1654552 1042367 659919 615923 85910
Si dhi 1242636 782861 437646 408470 85284
Uj j ai n 2049400 1291122 781180 729100 84328
Si ngraul i 1288073 811486 458975 428376 83840
Sehore 1409032 887690 518494 483929 81980
Ti kamgarh 1528775 963128 647213 604066 79100
Di ndori 825988 520373 369820 345164 76200
Ashoknagar 950666 598920 323131 301589 72620
Shahdol 1154467 727314 435114 406108 71179
Damoh 1338101 843003 539461 503497 69673
Shaj apur 1569767 988953 706361 659271 68667
Umari a 745070 469394 251169 234424 65081
Bet ul 1616591 1018453 668962 624364 62933
Burhanpur 837405 527565 311572 290800 58417
Panna 1077584 678878 420950 392886 56827
Rai sen 1372242 864512 467640 436463 55805
Dat i a 845434 532623 374211 349263 49295
Sheopur 746295 470166 266079 248341 46233
Hoshangabad 1263842 796221 426782 398330 45062
Al i raj pur 772084 486413 363638 339396 40411
Narsi mhapur 1109128 698751 443364 413806 38197
Harda 617006 388714 241765 225648 37552
M andsaur 1328401 836892 628030 586161 31843
Neemuch 838773 528427 382300 356814 28873
Anuppur 753675 474815 314035 293098 22723

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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population
(2022)
Labour
Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Indore 4247684 2676041 1219793 1137427 720076
Dhar 2681781 1689522 1048315 977528 382738
Bhopal 2832036 1784183 782768 729912 367193
Gwal i or 2470271 1556270 679540 633655 341542
M orena 2383000 1501290 750735 700042 325643
Jhabua 1416392 892327 553627 516243 280734
Bhi nd 2050406 1291756 645544 601953 272502
Khargone 2189730 1379530 888837 828819 258860
Barwani 1718342 1082555 690591 643959 253817
Rewa 2648054 1668274 1063656 991834 252820
Sagar 2661146 1676522 1016327 947700 252335
Shi vpuri 2023867 1275036 803254 749015 242140
Raj garh 1846624 1163373 794660 741002 237975
Bal aghat 1984305 1250112 881114 821617 231910
Khandwa 1596000 1005480 591930 551960 222153
Guna 1521272 958401 523907 488530 216108
Kat ni 1564459 985609 554641 517189 212846
Sat na 2454825 1546540 915648 853819 211744
Seoni 1639893 1033133 692891 646104 208020
Jabal pur 2624589 1653491 942592 878944 179160
Chhat arpur 1958973 1234153 729731 680456 178424
Vi di sha 1664544 1048663 558577 520860 175648
Rat l am 1652132 1040843 675469 629858 170010
Chhi ndwara 2251217 1418267 908326 846992 165998

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M andl a 1263786 796185 563029 525011 165829
Dewas 1747378 1100848 714646 666390 164807
Si dhi 1329792 837769 480239 447810 163606
Uj j ai n 2145830 1351873 838710 782080 161773
Si ngraul i 1374583 865987 502243 468329 160836
Sehore 1495490 942159 564288 526185 157268
Ti kamgarh 1614309 1017015 700785 653465 151743
Di ndori 900309 567195 413335 385425 146179
Ashoknagar 1023537 644828 356738 332649 139312
Shahdol 1228673 774064 474845 442783 136547
Damoh 1413337 890402 584266 544815 133659
Shaj apur 1647051 1037642 759964 708648 131728
Umari a 809040 509695 279662 260778 124849
Bet ul 1689644 1064476 716953 668541 120728
Burhanpur 896932 565067 342197 319091 112065
Panna 1138776 717429 456154 425353 109015
Rai sen 1436255 904840 501888 467998 107054
Dat i a 897399 565361 407303 379799 94566
Sheopur 794450 500504 290443 270832 88691
Hoshangabad 1317478 830011 456195 425392 86446
Al i raj pur 815671 513873 393925 367326 77523
Narsi mhapur 1155066 727691 473457 441487 73276
Harda 656256 413441 263676 245872 72039
M andsaur 1371739 864196 664993 620090 61086
Neemuch 873502 550307 408243 380677 55390
Anuppur 782175 492770 334189 311622 43591

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7 Migration Situation in the State
M i grat i on i n M adhya Pradesh i s moderat e i n compari son t o t he scenari o at al l Indi a l evel , wi t h onl y 11 out of 1000
househol ds report i ng mi grat i on act i vi t y i n 2009-10 as agai nst 19 at Indi a l evel
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. M adhya Pradesh has a si gni f i cant l y
hi gher mi grat i on i n urban areas i n compari son t o rural areas, whi ch i s si mi l ar t o t he t rend observed at a nat i onal l evel .
The mal e mi grat i on rat e i s f ar l ower t han f emal e mi grat i on rat e, i n bot h rural and urban areas. In M adhya Pradesh Rural ,
nearl y 53.3 per cent of t he f emal es are mi grant s whi l e t he mal e mi grat i on rat e i s onl y 3 per cent , and i n Madhya Pradesh
Urban, t he mal e mi grat i on rat e i s nearl y 16 per cent compared t o f emal e mi grat i on rat e of 52 per cent .
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Based on
i nt eract i ons wi t h mi grant s, i t can be i nf erred t hat seeki ng bet t er l i vel i hood and empl oyment opport uni t i es has been t he
key dri ver f or mi grat i on amongst mal e popul at i on i n M adhya Pradesh, and marri age has been t he key dri ver f or f emal e
popul at i on i n t he st at e. Around 40.6 percent of t he mal e mi grant popul at i on mi grat es f or empl oyment rel at ed reasons and
13.4 percent mi grat e f or educat i on rel at ed reasons whi l e 90.3 percent of t he f emal e mi grant popul at i on mi grat es due t o
marri age reasons
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Anal ysi ng t he pat t ern of mi grat i on i n t he st at e, 67% of t he mi grat i on i n rural Madhya Pradesh happens wi t hi n nearby
vi l l ages i n t he same di st ri ct . Int eract i ons wi t h rural mi grant s reveal ed t hat most of t hem were unwi l l i ng t o part f rom t hei r
f ami l i es and vi l l ages f or a l ong peri od of t i me. Furt her, t here are a subst ant i al number of l i vel i hood act i vi t i es t hat t he
mi grant popul at i on get s t o engage i n, wi t hi n a 50-100 km radi us whi ch t he movement t o a di st ant urban cl ust er i n a
di f f erent di st ri ct mi ght not guarant ee, gi ven t he associ at ed cost f act ors. M i grat i on f rom urban t o rural areas i s
predomi nant l y due t o f emal e mi grat i on associ at ed wi t h marri age reasons.

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M i grat i on of f ers bet t er economi c prospect s f or i ndi vi dual s i n t he st at e as t here i s si gni f i cant i ncrease i n number of peopl e
engaged i n economi c act i vi t i es post mi grat i on. Non-work rel at ed aspect s f orm t he promi nent reason f or mi grat i on. A
si gni f i cant i ncrease i n sel f empl oyment has been observed due t o mi grat i on, bot h i n urban and rural part s of Madhya
Pradesh, whi l e casual l abour composi t i on shows margi nal i ncrease i n compari son t o ot her act i vi t i es, especi al l y i n rural
M adhya Pradesh.

Distribution (per 1000) of migrants by their usual principal activity status before and after migration
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8 Incremental Manpower Requirements
M anpower growt h i n t he di st rict s of M adhya Pradesh woul d be dri ven by anchor i ndust ri es varyi ng f rom agri cul t ure t o
IT/ ITES. Based on our anal ysi s of t he i ndust ri al si t uat i on i n t he st at e, t he f ol l owi ng have been i dent i f i ed as sect ors wi t h
si gni f i cant empl oyment pot ent i al i n t he di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh, duri ng 2012-2022.
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Keepi ng t he current real i t i es of t he st at e i n vi ew, al ong wi t h possi bl e economi c growt h resul t i ng f rom f avorabl e
government pol i ci es, t he f ol l owi ng est i mat i ons on i ncrement al manpower requirement , have been arri ved at . Accordi ng t o
KPM G est i mat es, t he addi t i onal i ncrease i n i ncrement al manpower requi rement duri ng XII pl an and XIII pl an peri ods wi l l
be 4 mi l l i on and 3.8 mi l l i on respect i vel y. In XII pl an peri od, t he t arget s of j ob opport uni t y t o be creat ed per annum are
8,00,000 f or t he st at e.
Furt her, i ncrement al manpower requi rement s have been cl assi f i ed on t he basi s of ski l l requi rement s. Ski l l ed cat egory
denot e t hose ski l l s acqui red t hrough prof essi onal degrees (st udy durat i on great er t han 5 years af t er St d X), semi -ski l l ed
cat egory denot e ski l l s acqui red t hrough vocat i onal t rai ni ng (st udy durat i on great er t han 3 years af t er St d X) and unski l l ed

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cat egory denot e t hose t hat requi re basi c underst andi ng of j ob, whi ch are acquired on t he j ob wi t h mi ni mal / no t rai ni ng
requirement s. Proport i on of ski l l l evel s
2012-17 2017-22
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Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed Act i vi t i es NA NA 422771 422771 NA NA 359915 359915
Pharma & M edi ci nal Product s 204 2680 1187 4071 177 2326 1032 3535
Rubber and pl ast i cs product s 717 6578 7036 14331 622 5707 6108 12437
Food Processi ng 4568 19227 67564 91359 3966 16695 58653 79314
Fabri cat i on 575 5367 5550 11492 499 4660 4816 9975
Paper & Paper Product s 345 3105 3451 6901 300 2695 2996 5991
Chemi cal & Al l i ed Product s 2420 17382 28601 48403 2101 15087 24828 42016
Const ruct i on Based M at eri al 756 5425 8930 15111 657 4731 7753 13141
M i neral Processi ng 1337 11866 13542 26745 1161 10300 11757 23218
Aut o and Aut o Component s 666 8292 4355 13313 578 7202 3780 11560
Text i l es 2002 8917 29123 40042 1738 7744 25285 34767
M anuf act uri ng of El ect ri cal
Product s
253 3037 1763 5053 220 2635 1548 4403
Const ruct i on 30022 75654 494755 600431 26728 67354 440473 534555
IT&ITES 3294 62588 NA 65882 3291 62520 NA 65811
Heal t hcare 3806 72317 NA 76123 5588 106169 NA 111757
Transport at i ons and Logi st i cs 22444 53716 372729 448889 25660 61414 426128 513202
Ret ai l 48804 123446 803838 976088 40381 102138 665099 807618
Hospi t al i t y 9054 45556 126461 181071 7491 37692 104633 149816
Communi cat i on 14558 81917 194681 291156 17429 87804 243340 348573
Banki ng and Fi nanci al
Servi ces
23536 48883 398309 470728 24679 51256 417650 493585
Educat i on and Trai ni ng 9135 165790 7782 182707 9907 178896 9343 198146

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Di st ri ct wi se i ncrement al manpower requi rement s est i mat i on i ndi cat e t hat di st ri ct s of Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur, Gwal i or
and Uj j ai n have t he hi ghest human resource requi rement gi ven t he i ndust ri al and servi ce ori ent ed act i vi t i es cent ered
around t hese di st ri ct s.
District Incremental Human ResourceRequirement 2012-22
Indore 827438
Bhopal 758419
Jabal pur 473812
Gwal i or 341759
Uj j ai n 286270
Khandwa 258526
Sat na 230979
Sagar 230927
Chi ndwara 199117
Rewa 185764
Hoshangabad 183733
Rat l am 178717
Guna 161598
Shahdol 158385
Dhar 155365
M orena 151193
Kat ni 149066
Khargone 144277
Chhat t arpur 142476
M andsaur 141735
Bet ul 140824
Bal aghat 139142
Si dhi & Si ngraul i 138780
Shaj apur 127760

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Shi vpuri 120357
Jhabua & Al i raj pur 119006
Vi di sha 116882
Dewas 116345
Raj garh 114932
Bhi nd 113042
Damoh 110905
Seoni 104154
Ti kamgarh 102070
Rai sen 99312
Barwani 95439
Narsi mhpur 95286
Sehore 90178
Neemuch 89794
M andl a 82671
Dat i a 67794
Panna 66053
Shoepur 65206
Harda 50705
Umari a 47831
Di ndori 34371

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9 Human Resource Development Scenario in Madhya Pradesh
Government Initiatives towards Skill Development
Ski l l devel opment i s one of t he f ocus areas f or t he Government of M adhya Pradesh. The st at e government has set up
M adhya Pradesh Counci l f or Vocat i onal Educat i on & Trai ni ng (M PCVET) under t he chai rmanshi p of t he Chi ef M i ni st er, as
t he nodal body t o anchor ski l l devel opment agenda i n t he st at e. The obj ect i ve of M PCVET i s t o hast en t he pace of ski l l
devel opment t hrough i dent i f i cat i on of key sect ors f or ski l l devel opment , coordi nat i ng wi t h cent ral and st at e mi ni st ri es as
wel l as wi t h i ndust ry and pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders.

The st at e s ski l l devel opment t arget f or t he XII Fi ve Year Pl an i s 48 l akhs wi t h 22 st at e depart ment s under i t s ambi t t o
achi eve t hi s t arget . Target s of t he Depart ment of Techni cal Educat i on and Ski l l Devel opment f ol l owed by t he Healt h and
Fami l y Wel f are const it ut e over 27 percent of t he t ot al t rai ni ng t arget .
Ski l l devel opment i n t he st at e predomi nant l y happens t hrough t wo modes f ormal ski l l t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons, and ski l l
t rai ni ng act i vi t i es f unded on a per candi dat e basi s t hrough government endowment s.
Skill Training through Formal Institutions
Hi gher educat i on, more speci f ical l y t echni cal educat i on, has achi eved consi derabl e growt h over t he past f i ve years i n t he
st at e. As of 2010-11, t he st at e had 222 engi neeri ng col l eges wi t h an i nt ake capaci t y of 82,400 st udent s. However, access
t o medi cal educat i on i s st i l l a chal l enge consi deri ng t he vast popul at i on of t he st at e, wi t h l i mi t ed number of seat s. Thi s
has l ed t o acut e short age of medi cal prof essi onal s gi ven t he i ncreasi ng demand f or heal t h servi ces i n t he st at e.
The st at e has been undert aki ng several proact i ve i ni t i at i ves t owards enhanci ng ski l l t rai ni ng capaci t y and capabi l i t y i n t he
st at e. Ini t i at i ves such as M odel ITIs at each di st ri ct , upgradi ng i nf rast ruct ural f aci l i t i es i n vocat i onal t rai ni ng cent ers,
openi ng up Ski l l Devel opment Cent ers i n un-servi ced bl ocks besi des i ncreasi ng reach of Communi t y Pol yt echni cs, and
encouragi ng pri vat e part i ci pat ion i n ski l l t rai ni ng and apprent i ceshi p act i vi t i es, are some of t he f l agshi p programs of t he
st at e under t he di rect t rai ni ng mandat e.
Tentative Department wise Composition for Skill Development targets in Xll five Yrar Plan
Techni cal Educat i on and
Ski l l Devel opment 16%
Tot al Trai ni ng
Target :
48 Lakhs
SC and ST
Wel f are 8%
Rural
Devel opment 8%
Urban
Devel opment 8%
Heal t h and
Fami l y Wel f are 11% Labour and Empl oyment 8%
OBC M i ni st ry 8%
Agri cul t ure 8%
Touri sm 2%
Hi gher Educat i on 8%
CI & E 2%
Inf ormat i on Technol ogy 2%
Transport at i on 2%
Gas Tradegy Wel f are 2%
Hort i cul t ure 2%
School Educat i on 8%
Vi l l age Indust ri es 2%
M edi cal Educat i on 2% Women and Chi l d
Devel opment 3%

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Skill Training through Government Endowments
Ski l l devel opment i s one of t he nat i onal pri ori t i es f or t he Government of Indi a. In t he Cent ral Government , around 20
M i ni st ri es are cl osel y i nvol ved wi t h ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves ei t her t hrough set t i ng up own ski l l t rai ni ng capaci t y (done
by M i ni st ry of Labour and Empl oyment , M i ni st ry of Hi gher Educat i on et c) or by provi di ng per-t rai nee cost s of t rai ni ng f or
speci f i c t arget popul at i ons (done by M i ni st ry of Housi ng and Urban Povert y Al l evi at i on, M i ni st ry of Rural Devel opment ,
M i ni st ry of M i nori t y Af f ai rs et c).
Ministry under
Central Govt.
Training Scheme Details
Training
Capacity
Estimates(2
012-17)
Bui l di ng and Ot her
Const ruct i on Workers'
Wel f are Cess
Ski l l Trai ni ng f or Const ruct i on Act i vi t y based on t he avai l abi l i t y of
Const ruct i on Cess wi t h t he St at e Government , of whi ch around 50% can be
depl oyed i n manpower t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves
2,50,000
M i ni st ry of Agri cul t ure
Ski l l Trai ni ng f or agri and al l i ed sect ors based on nat i onal t arget s of t he
sect or and st at e s empl oyment share i n t he agri cul `t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es
97,336
M i ni st ry of Labour
t he st at e i s expect ed t o recei ve f unds based on nat i onal t arget s set f or
M odul ar Empl oyabi l i t y Scheme under Ski l l Devel opment Ini t i at i ve Scheme,
proport i onat e t o i t cont ri but i on t o secondary sect or act i vi t i es
72,000

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Al l Indi a Counci l f or Techni cal Educat i on w ebsi t e and Annual Report 2006-07
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Ski l l Devel opment f or Incl usi on, Pl anni ng Commi ssi on Present at i on, Pachmarhi , 2012
Course 2010-11
#of Institutions Intake
BE/Architecture
58
222 82,400
Management 218 18,490
MCA 94 6,348
Pharmacy 127 8,829
Polytechnic(Vocational) 58 13,630
ITI/ ITC 279
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38,880
Medical Colleges (MBBS) 11 1070

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M i ni st ry of
Communi cat i on and IT
Scheme wi se nat i onal t arget s f or sof t ware export i ndust ry i ncl udi ng set t i ng
up of DOEACC Cent res/ RIELIT and upgradat i on of exi st i ng cent res, Speci al
M anpower Devel opment Programme i n t he area of VLSI Desi gn and rel at ed
sof t ware (SM DP-II); Est i mat i ons are based on nat i onal t arget s and t he st at e s

44,000
M i ni st ry of M SM E
Nat i onal M SM E manpower devel opment t arget s apport i oned t o st at e based
on st at e s empl oyment share i n M SME segment
36,000
M i ni st ry of HUPA
Physi cal t rai ni ng t arget s f rom an est i mat ed al l ocat i on of INR 38.86 crores
t owards ski l l t rai ni ng component STEP-UP under Swarna Jayant hi Shahari
Rozgar Yoj ana
21,118
M i ni st ry of Text i l es
M anpower t rai ni ng t arget s under Int egrat ed Ski l l Devel opment Scheme f or
Text i l es and Apparel Sect or i ncl udi ng Jut e and Handi craf t s, apport i oned
based on st at e s cont ri but i on t o t ext i l e sect or
15,000
M i ni st ry of Hi gher
Educat i on
M anpower t rai ni ng t arget s apport i oned based on st at e s popul at i on i n hi gher
educat i on age group
13,200
M i ni st ry of Heal t h and
Fami l y Wel f are
Scheme t rai ni ng t arget s f or ASHA Trai ni ng, Personnel t rai ned on IM NCI,
Doct ors t rai ned on LSAS, Doct ors t rai ned on EM oC, ANM s/ SNs/ LHVs t rai ned
as SBA and Navj at Shi shu Suraksha Karyakram (NSSK); apport i oned based
on st at e s share of nat i onal popul at i on
9,300
M i ni st ry of Women and
Chi l d Devel opment
Trai ni ng t arget s under Women Empowerment Scheme apport i oned based on
f emal e popul at i on i n t he st at e
8,800
M i ni st ry of Road
Transport and Hi ghways
Trai ni ng t arget s under Ref resher t rai ni ng t o dri vers apport i oned based on
st at e s share i n nat i onal hi ghway l engt h
7,000
M i ni st ry of Soci al
Just i ce and
Empowerment
Trai ni ng t arget s apport i oned based on st at e s share of Schedul ed Cast e
popul at i on
2,800
M i ni st ry of Food
Processi ng
Trai ni ng t arget s apport i oned based on st at e s share of cont ri but i on t o f ood
processi ng sect or
2,460
M i ni st ry of Chemi cal s
and Fert i l i zers
Trai ni ng t arget s apport i oned based on st at e s share of empl oyment i n
manuf act uri ng segment
1,500
M i ni st ry of Touri sm
Est i mat ed f undi ng of INR 1.54 Cr t owards f l agshi p Hunar se Rozgar
scheme, based on t he st at e s cont ri but i on t o t ouri sm i ndust ry
1,400
M i ni st ry of M i nori t y
Af f airs
Trai ni ng t arget s under Leadershi p Devel opment of M i nori t y Women
apport i oned based on st at e s share of mi nori t y popul at i on
1,250
Heavy Indust ri es
Trai ni ng t arget s apport i oned based st at e s empl oyment share i n
manuf act uri ng segment
1,000

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10 Estimated Training Capacity Gap in Madhya Pradesh
Indust ry wi se manpower ski l l s are cl assi f i ed as ski l l ed, semi ski l l ed and unski l l ed dependi ng on t he nat ure and durat i on of
t rai ni ng and exi st i ng t rai ni ng/ hi gher educat i on capaci t i es are cat egori zed t o mat ch t he t hree l evel s. Assessment of
exi st i ng t rai ni ng i nf rast ruct ure i n compari son t o human resource demand over XII Pl an peri od, i ndi cat es si gni f i cant
capaci t y expansi on requi rement f or semi -ski l l ed cat egory t hrough vocat i onal educat i on i n M adhya Pradesh wi t h a surpl us
pool of un-ski l l ed and hi ghl y ski l l ed workf orce. Vast scope of empl oyment i n un-organi zed sect or f or un-ski l l ed workers
and l i mi t at i ons of t he st udy i n t erms of sect oral coverage at t ri but e t o t he surpl us manpower i n t hi s cat egory. Excess
suppl y i n hi gh ski l l ed cat egory woul d i ndi cat e rel at i vel y l ow empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t his cat egory wi t hi n t he st at e
expect ed t o resul t i n mi grat i on of ski l l ed workf orce f rom t he st at e duri ng t he peri od 2012-22. As per NSSO 64
t h
Sampl e
Survey, around 10% of mi grant workf orce shows charact eri st i cs of out -of st at e mi grat i on. Furt her, empl oyabi l i t y of hi ghl y
ski l l ed graduat es i s an i ssue owi ng t o mi sal i gnment of courses wi t h i ndust ry needs and poor qual i t y of i nst it ut es. Issue of
l ow empl oyabi l i t y of graduat es has t o be addressed t hrough sui t abl e upski l l i ng consi deri ng l ocal i ndust ri al requirement s
i n order t o ensure avai l abi l i t y of i ndust ry ready manpower.
Skill
Category
Incremental
Demand
Incremental
Supply
Source of Supply Human Resource
Deficit 2012-17
Ski l l ed 1.78 l akhs 5.85 l akhs From hi gher educat i on i nst i t ut es -4.07 l akhs
Semi Ski l l ed

8.21 l akhs

5.97 l akhs

From Vocat i onal Trai ni ng Inst i t ut es and
Vari ous Govt Trai ni ng Schemes
2.24 l akhs
Un-Ski l l ed 29.92 l akhs 31.03 l akhs School drop-out s w i t hout any access t o
f ormal ski l l t rai ni ng
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11 Youth Aspirations in Madhya Pradesh
Havi ng est i mat ed t he i ncrement al manpower requi rement s f rom an i ndust ry perspect i ve, i t i s i mport ant t o underst and t he
career aspi rat i ons of yout h, who woul d be t he ul t i mat e benef i ci ari es of empl oyment generat i on i n t he st at e.
Economi c background a key i nfl uencer of choi ce of further study
Economi c background of an i ndi vi dual i s one of t he key f act ors i nf l uenci ng t he choi ce of programs f or f urt her st udy. Course
f ee l evel , t i me t aken t o be gainf ul l y empl oyed, l evel of sophi st i cat i on, and soci al percept i on of t he course, are t he ot her
key det ermi nant s. Typi cal l y, st udent s f rom weaker sect i ons of t he soci et y, bot h economi cal l y and soci al l y, opt f or
vocat i onal courses over hi gher educat i on programs. Hi gher educat i on programs were consi dered a si gni f i cant i nvest ment ,
bot h monet ari l y and t i me-wi se, and moderat el y ri sky i n t erms of cost and benef i t - and hence, of t en beyond t he reach and
ri sk appet i t e of st udent s f rom weaker sect i ons.
Si gni fi cant i nfl uence by peers and fami l y i n career deci si ons
St udent s i n bot h graduat e and ITI cat egori es were si gni f i cant ly i nf l uenced by t hei r peer ci rcl e and f ami l y members, i n t hei r
pref erence f or courses. Some st udent s had sought opi ni ons f rom t heir school t eachers bef ore deci di ng on t he courses.
Ext ernal market i ng act i vi t y by pri vat e pl ayers hel ped creat e awareness amongst st udent s and t heir parent s, t hough i t di d
not cont ri but e si gni f i cant l y t o t hei r f i nal deci si on maki ng process.
Accredi ted courses popul ar choi ce of study
Vocat i onal programs, especi al l y NCVT/ SCVT accredi t ed courses, were popul ar wi t h st udent s as \pl acement s are al most
assured f or hol ders of t hese accredi t ed cert i f i cat i ons Bet ween NCVT and SCVT, NCVT had hi gher probabi l i t y of pl acement
success wi t h government and leadi ng pri vat e i ndust ri es. Non-accredi t ed courses such as t hose i n M ES, whi ch are ai med
at ski l l devel opment and not consi dered as an ent ry qual i f i cat i on f or a government j ob, was not observed t o be popul ar
wi t h t he st udent segment .
Preference for government j obs over pri vate
Yout h pref erred empl oyment wi t h government organi zat i ons over pri vat e. Thi s pref erence was dri ven by f act ors such as
j ob securi t y, percei ved 10am-5pm worki ng cul t ure, adequat e sal ary and ot her perks, i nsurance schemes f or government
empl oyees et c. St udent s f rom ITIs percei ved pri vat e sect or j obs t o have l ow j ob securi t y, be t echni cal l y advanced and
hence di f f i cult , coupl ed wi t h l ong worki ng hours and rel at i vel y l ow sal ary, whi l e t he graduat es were more amenabl e t o
adapt t o t he pri vat e sect or worki ng envi ronment
Aw areness of career opportuni ti es hi gh i n i ndustri al i zed di stri cts
Awareness of career opport unit i es was correl at ed t o t he economi c progress of t he di st ri ct s. Hi gher awareness l evel s were
observed i n st udent s f rom t he economi cal l y devel oped di st ri ct s t han t hose f rom backward di st ri ct s. ITI st udent s had
moderat el y hi gh awareness of t he j ob opport unit i es i n t he government sect or, and regul arl y kept t rack of apprent i ceshi p
rel at ed advert i sement s i n t he newspaper - whi l e t he graduat e st udent s di d not have a cl ear i dea of opport uni t i es speci f i c

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t o t hei r st ream of st udy, i n t he government sect or. Awareness of j ob opport uni t i es i n pri vat e i ndust ri es f or t hei r respect i ve
educat i onal prof i l es was very l ow i n t he graduat e cat egory, i n compari son t o t heir ITI count erpart s who f ared bet t er, i n
knowl edge of t ypi cal rol es i n t hei r sect ors of i nt erest .
Preference for empl oyment over entrepreneurshi p
Overal l ent repreneuri al pursui t was observed t o be l ow-moderat e i n t he ITI cat egory, whi l e i t was l ow i n t he graduat e
cat egory. Awareness of ent repreneuri al act i vi t y was al so l ow, and t here was l ack of awareness on operat i onal and
f i nanci al support t hat coul d be recei ved f rom st at e agenci es f or sel f empl oyment .
Preference for w hi te col l ar j obs
Bot h cat egori es of st udent s had a st rong aspi rat i on f or whi t e col l ar j obs over bl ue col l ar j obs, t hough t he ITI st udent s were
moderat el y l ess di si ncl i ned t o shop f l oor j obs.
Hi gher than market l evel sal ary expectati ons from fi rst j ob
ITI st udent s f rom t he devel oped di st ri ct s of t he st at e had hi gher sal ary expect at i ons f rom t hei r f i rst j ob, whi ch ranged
bet ween INR 15,000 t o INR 18,000 - whi l e t he act ual market sal ari es i n t he di st ri ct s hovered around INR 9,000-10,000
onl y. ITI st udent s f rom backwards di st ri ct s were not f ar behi nd i n t erms of t hei r sal ary expect at i ons of INR 12,000- INR
18,000 - t hough t he act ual market sal ari es i n such di st ri ct s were around INR 5000- INR 8000
Preference for mi grati on for w ork
St udent s f rom bot h cat egori es were wi l l i ng t o mi grat e across di st ri ct s and across st at es, t o f i nd t hei r desi red career
opport uni t y. Femal e st udent s, especi al l y i n t he ITIs, were concerned about f ami l y pressures not t o mi grat e - whi l e t hei r
urban graduat e count erpart s were more wi l l i ng t o mi grat e
Sectoral Preference for Empl oyment
# Sector Aspiration Comments
1 Agri cul t ure and
al l i ed
Low
Graduat e and ITI st udent s f rom urban areas do not aspi re t o be part of agri cul t ure or
al l i ed act i vi t i es, despi t e bei ng f rom agri cul t ural f ami l i es
ITI st udent s f rom rural areas of agri -ori ent ed di st ri ct s are not averse t o worki ng i n
agri cul t ural act i vi t i es, t hough act i vel y seeki ng such work and get t i ng back t o t hei r
f i el ds i s onl y as a back-up opt i on f or t hem
General popul at i on, especi al l y i n t owns and vi l l age areas, are f avorabl e t owards
agri cul t ure (wi t h al l i ed act i vi t i es t o boost t hei r i ncome)
Agri cul t ure rel at ed di rect t rai ni ng programs i n sel ect di st ri ct s are provi ded t o f armers
by Kri shi Vi gyan Kendra. Government agenci es, t hrough NGOs, of t en t rai n f armers i n
agri -al l i ed sect ors
2 Aut o & Aut o
Component s
M oderat e
Graduat es and ITI st udent s, especi al l y f rom t hose regi ons where aut o maj ors are
present , are keen on pursui ng a career i n t he sect or
Aut o maj ors have been generous wi t h t hei r apprent i ceshi p of f ers as wel l as f i nal
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ITI st udent s
Jobs of f ered i n t he sect or, especi al l y at t echni cal l evel s, are al i gned t owards
aut omobi l e engi neeri ng or mechani cal engi neeri ng t rades
The i ndust ry i s hi ghl y organi zed and respect ed by t he l ocal popul at i on, hence
st udent s bel i eve t hat i t gi ves t hem good soci al st at ure
Trades di rect l y rel evant t o t he Aut o sect or are i n hi gh demand amongst st udent s,
especi al l y i n t he ITI segment
St udent s are w i l l i ng t o mi grat e t o di st ant di st ri ct s t o work i n t he sect or
3 Chemi cal &
Pharma
Low
General l y percei ved as hazardous by ITI st udent s; Graduat e st udent s have l i t t l e or no
i ncl i nat i on t owards t he sect or
4 Const ruct i on
mat eri al s &
bui l di ng
hardware
Low
In general , t here was very l i t t l e i nt erest / awareness about opport uni t i es i n t echni cal
and supervi sory f i el ds as t here w ere onl y a f ew SSI uni t s i n t hi s sect or i n most
di st ri ct s, l argel y empl oyi ng unski l l ed l abour
Femal e st udent s were especi al l y averse t o t he sect or, despi t e t hei r havi ng l i t t l e
know l edge about t he opport uni t i es i n t he sect or i ndi cat i ng a percept i on probl em
5 El ect roni cs & IT
Hardware
Hi gh
The i ndust ry i s i n a nascent st age of growt h, cent ered around t i er 1 ci t i es wi t h l i t t l e
or no penet rat i on i n rural areas
ITI st udent s aspi re t o work i n si mi l ar rol es i n ot her sect ors, or set up ent repreneuri al
vent ures i n hardware, at t hei r home l ocat i ons
6 Food Processi ng M edi um
M oderat e i nt erest / awareness about opport uni t i es i n t hi s sect or
Women candi dat es are t he most i ncl i ned t owards t he sect or bot h at t he ITI l evel s,
as wel l as at BPL t rai ni ngs provi ded by DRDA and DUDA
7 Furni t ure &
Furni shi ng
Low
St udent s pursui ng carpent ry courses i n ITIs aware of j ob opport uni t i es
Ent repreneuri al aspi rat i ons i n t hi s sect or was observed t o be hi gh
8 Leat her &
Leat her Goods
Low
Though t here i s a l eat her t oys cl ust er near Indore, awareness l evel i n bot h cat egori es
of st udent s was l ow
Heal t h hazard i s general l y percei ved t o be associ at ed wi t h t hi s i ndust ry
9 Gems & Jewel ry Low
There are no current l y no f ormal courses i n gems and j ewel ry by t he ITIs or graduat e
col l eges i n M adhya Pradesh
BPL women who get t rai ned i n j ewel ry maki ng t ake up t he act i vi t y as i t i s creat i ve
and are abl e t o source raw mat eri al at af f ordabl e pri ce
10 Organi zed Ret ai l M edi um
A sal esperson rol e i n a grocery f ormat ret ai l st ore i s not consi dered an aspi rat i onal
rol e by most st udent s i n urban regi ons, especi al l y graduat es. They however bel i eve
t hat a cust omer servi ce execut i ve i n non-grocery f ormat ret ai l st ores i s an
i nt erest i ng opt i on t o expl ore
Women candi dat es were more f avorabl e t owards t hi s sect or
Know l edge of spoken Engl i sh seen as essent i al t o l and j ob i n t he sect or
ITI St udent s not aware of any j ob opport uni t i es i n t hi s sect or
11 Text i l e Low
M edi um
In t ext i l e cl ust ers of t he st at e, st udent s are aware of j ob opport uni t i es i n t ext i l e
maj ors l i ke Vardhaman, Tri dent Indust ri es, Prat i bha Synt ex et c
Though ITI st udent s aspi re t o t ake up j obs i n t he sect or as a second pref erence t o
government j obs, t he at t ri t i on rat e i s very hi gh (50-70%) wi t hi n t he second 6 mont hs
of j oi ni ng
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part i cl es, decreases at t ract i veness of i ndust ry
12 Banki ng,
Fi nanci al
Servi ces &
Insurance
Hi gh
BFSI j obs general l y percei ved as hi gh-end (except rel at ed i nsurance rol es)
Graduat es are aware of t ypi cal j ob opport uni t i es i n t he sect or; Yout h f rom
urban/ suburban regi ons proact i vel y seeki ng j obs i n t he sect or
Know l edge amongst ITI st udent s about j obs i n t he sect or i s very l i mi t ed
13 Bui l di ng,
Const ruct i on &
Real Est at e
Servi ces
Low
Graduat es were not very keen on worki ng i n t he i ndust ry, al t hough t hey were not
cl ear about t he nat ure of opport uni t i es
Femal e st udent s were especi al l y averse t o t he sect or
Whi l e ITI st udent s were aware of t he t ypi cal rol es i n t he const ruct i on sect or, t hey
were not abl e t o have t op-of -mi nd recal l of pri vat e pl ayers
14 Educat i on &
Ski l l
Devel opment
Hi gh
Thi s i s consi dered as a hi ghl y respect ed prof essi on by bot h graduat e st udent s as
wel l as ITI st udent s, especi al l y i f empl oyed wi t h ei t her t he government , or w i t h
organi zed l arge pri vat e pl ayers
Awareness of ent repreneuri al i ni t i at i ves i n educat i on sect or, amongst bot h
cat egori es of st udent s, was observed t o be l ow
15 Heal t hcare Hi gh
There i s awareness amongst st udent s on t he rol es of doct ors and nurses but not
about t he ot her paramedi cal courses;
St udent s bel i eve t hat t hese are expensi ve courses wi t h a l ong payback and gest at i on
peri od bef ore earni ng a reasonabl y good l i vi ng
Rol e of doct ors and nurses, i s consi dered respect abl e i n t he soci et y, wi t h f emal e
st udent s graduat i ng i nt o becomi ng nurses, t han t hei r mal e count erpart s
16 IT & ITES
i ndust ry
Hi gh
There i s general awareness about sect or as one w i t h hi gh-end j ob opport uni t i es,
especi al l y amongst t he urban graduat es - but t here i s not much aw areness about t he
rol es of f ered
St udent s bel i eve t hat knowl edge of Engl i sh and an engi neeri ng background i s
essent i al , t o work i n IT/ ITES i ndust ry
St udent s are al so i nt erest ed i n devel opi ng t hei r IT ski l l s t hrough ext ernal cert i f i cat i on
courses
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Very l ow awareness about t he sect or and j ob opport uni t i es
18 Touri sm, t ravel ,
hospi t al i t y &
t rade
Low
Overal l l ow awareness of t he sect or and j ob opport uni t i es, except f or some
know l edge on hospi t al i t y rel at ed courses
It i s general l y not percei ved t o be an i ndust ry w i t h hi gh-end j ob opport uni t i es
19 Transport at i on
and l ogi st i cs
Low
St udent s awareness about i ndust ry i s l ow wi t h knowl edge l i mi t ed t o document at i on
act i vi t i es associ at ed wi t h l ogi st i cs and warehousi ng
20 M i neral s
M i ni ng &
Processi ng
M edi um-
Low
St udent s, especi al l y f rom ITIs, evi nced i nt erest i n t he sect or, as pl ayers i nvol ved i n
mi ni ng act i vi t i es are ei t her government agenci es of f eri ng secure government j obs or
l arge pri vat e pl ayers wi t h at t ract i ve j obs
Percei ved heal t h hazard/ saf et y i ssues wi t h t he sect or
St udent s i n t he i nt ervi ewed di st ri ct s were not aware of separat e ITI courses f or
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Skill Development Attractiveness Matrix for the State
The f ol l owi ng mat ri x has been arri ved at , based on i ncrement al empl oyment pot ent i al i n a sect or mapped agai nst
pref erences of ski l l ed yout h f or a career i n t he respect i ve sect ors. Thi s i ndi cat es a cl ear mi smat ch bet ween st udent
aspi rat i on and j ob opport uni t i es avai l abl e i n t he st at e. Sect ors such as ret ai l , const ruct i on, agri -al l i ed act i vi t i es, t ext i l e and
t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs need t o work on bui l di ng a posi t i ve i mage and provi di ng t he ri ght worki ng envi ronment / perks
t o at t ract t al ent . Sect ors such as const ruct i on, t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs of f er mi grat i on rel at ed empl oyment
opport uni t i es and hence, t rai ned manpower get empl oyed out si de t he st at e as wel l . In sect ors such as IT/ ITES, Heal t hcare
et c, whi l e yout h are wi l l i ng t o work, t here i s not adequat e opport uni t y wi t hi n t he st at e and hence, t here i s whi t e col l ar
mi grat i on, most l y t owards t he sout hern st at es f or empl oyment .

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12 Challenges in Skill Development
Institutional Challenges in Skill Development
Government of M adhya Pradesh has been t aki ng several i ni t i at i ves t owards enhanci ng t he empl oyabi l i t y of yout h i n t he
st at e. Whi l e t he obj ect i ves of ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves are by t hemsel ves good, i mpl ement at i on of t he i ni t i at i ves i s
f raught wi t h chal l enges.
The government has been i n t he f oref ront of i mpl ement i ng several Cent ral and St at e f unded ski l l t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves. There
are over t went y government depart ment s i nvol ved i n vari ous f orms of ski l l t rai ni ng. However, t he f ocus on provi si oni ng
and f i nanci ng of ski l l devel opment act i vi t i es has not been bal anced wi t h a mechani sm f or ensuri ng t he ef f ect i veness of
t he same. Thi s si gni f i cant l y hampers t he achi evement of l earni ng out comes and empl oyabi l i t y i n t he open market .
There are i nst ances where cert ai n di st ri ct s i n t he st at e have si gni f i cant presence of speci f i c nat i ve i ndust ri es, but have not
been abl e t o source t he ri ght set of candi dat es f rom t he home di st ri ct s, and are hence f orced t o l ook f or manpower f rom
ot her st at es. Besi des non-avai l abi l i t y of ski l l ed manpower, uni on/ l abour i ssues wi t h empl oyees f rom home di st ri ct are
ci t ed as t he next key reason f or t hi s.
Current l y, t here i s no f ormal mechani sm t o peri odi cal l y revi ew and revi se t he curri cul um based on i ndust ry requi rement s.
Tradit i onal engi neeri ng t rades, t hough popul ar amongst st udent s, are decreasi ng i n t hei r rel evance t o i ndust ry, due t o
i ncreased aut omat i on and t echnol ogy depl oyment . Eg: Wel ding, Tool and Di e M aki ng, Fi t t i ng et c. M i nut e segment at i on of
courses under M odul ar Empl oyabi l i t y Scheme, wi t hout t aki ng i nt o account hol i st i c l earni ng needs of t he i ndust ry, can al so
be ci t ed as an out come of t he l ack of such revi ew mechani sm.
Wi t h regard t o program del i very, most of t he vocat i onal t rai ners opi ned t hat t he f requency of ref resher t rai ni ngs provi ded,
are not adequat e t o underst and t he subj ect i n det ai l - and t hey are f aci ng chal l enges whi l e i mpart i ng t rai ni ng t o st udent s,
especi al l y on l at est i nt roduct i ons i n t he curri cul um. Facul t y vacanci es, especi al l y i n vocat i onal t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es, are
si gni f i cant - and are f i l l ed usi ng guest f acul t i es on a t emporary basi s t hrough cont ract (t ypi cal l y of 11 mont hs durat i on).
Accordi ng t o st akehol ders i n several di st ri ct s, most of t he guest f acul t i es are al ways on t he l ookout f or t hei r next j ob,
hence compromi si ng on t he qual i t y of del i very.
Duri ng di scussi on wi t h st akehol ders, i ssues such as del ay i n conduct of exami nat i ons and award of cert i f i cat i ons i n MES
t rai ni ng programs, were hi ghl i ght ed. In cert ai n i nst ances, t he dat es of M ES exami nat i ons have been uncert ai n even af t er 4
mont hs of course, and i n cert ain ot her courses of t he previ ous bat ches, st udent s have not recei ved t hei r grades and
cert i f i cat es f or more t han 3 mont hs af t er compl et i on of t he course.
ITI and ITCs, especi al l y i n backward di st ri ct s, f i nd i t di f f i cul t t o engage wi t h pri vat e i ndust ri es f or apprent i ceshi p program
due t o vari ous reasons such as t he l ack of a pol i cy mandat es and i ncent i ves t o i ndust ry t o of f er apprent i ceshi p program
and due t o l engt hy admi ni st rat i ve f ormal i t i es associ at ed wi t h t he same. Thi s si gni f i cant l y af f ect s t he i ndust ri al exposure
avai l abl e t o st udent s.
Indust ry t ends t o gi ve pref erence f or t rai ni ngs t hat are cert i f i ed at nat i onal l evel s and f or t hose t hat have st ri ngent
admi ssi on norms. Due t o t hese reasons, t hose pursui ng NCVT courses are at advant age over t hei r SCVT count erpart s.
Courses of f ered by a f ew ITIs/ ITCs have not be abl e t o recei ve af f i l i at i on f rom NCVT as t hey coul d not meet t he
accredi t at i on norms - such courses cont i nue t o be accredi t ed by SCVT despi t e l apses i n norms.

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Wi t h regard t o t rai ni ng programs f unded by government endowment s, most programs are out -of -sync wi t h market
requirement s and i ndust ry needs. Thi s l eads t o l esser i mpact of t he l ocal l i vel i hood t rai ni ng programs on provi di ng
meani ngf ul empl oyment or ent repreneurshi p opport unit i es t o peopl e.
Int eract i ons wi t h ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders i n t he st at e reveal t hat f undi ng f or t he i ni t i at i ves are not l i nked t o t he i mpact of
t rai ni ng on st udent s earni ng pot ent i al . Such a mechani sm does not provi de an i ncent i ve f or ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders t o
i mprove t hei r t rai ni ng perf ormance. In t rai ni ng programs where t here i s a st i pend component , st udent s of t en enrol l f or t he
sake of st i pend and not f or real l earni ng.
There i s no f ormal mechani sm t o consol i dat e i nf ormat i on on ski l l avai l abi l i t y i n di st ri ct s which i ndust ri es can use f or t heir
recrui t ment pl ans and deci si ons. There are i nst ances of i ndust ri es i n Pi t hampur and Bhopal want i ng t o recrui t f rom f ar-of f
di st ri ct s, but not bei ng aware of t he modal i t i es t o reach out t o t he manpower i n t hose di st rict s.
At t he ot her end of t he spect rum, aspi ri ng smal l scal e ent repreneurs i n t he di st ri ct f ace several roadbl ocks, be i t i n si t e
i dent i f i cat i on and occupat i on, or i n securi ng f undi ng f rom banki ng i nst it ut i ons.

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13 Workforce Related Issues faced by Industry
Increasi ng ent repreneuri al act ivi t y i n t he st at e of M adhya Pradesh has t o be mat ched wi t h appropri at el y ski l l ed
manageri al and t echni cal workf orce. However, i nt eract i ons wi t h i ndust ry i n t he st at e, have reveal ed t hat chal l enges are
of t en rel at ed t o qual i t y of t he workf orce, rat her t han quant i t y. M ost of t he i ndust ry personnel opi ned t hat qual i t y i ssues i n
t he st at e are t wo-f ol d - t echni cal knowl edge and behavi oural aspect s - wi t h prospect i ve empl oyees l acki ng i n ei t her, or
bot h of t hem.
Indust ri es, especi al l y i n t he secondary sect or, f i nd i t di f f i cul t t o empl oy appropri at e manpower as most ski l l ed graduat es
pref er t o work i n servi ces sect or t han i n manuf act uri ng. Whi l e recrui t ment of ski l l ed manpower i s one si de of t he
chal l enge, ret ai ni ng t hem i n t he syst em beyond t hei r l earni ng/ t rai ni ng peri od i s t he ot her chal l enge. Indust ri es i n sect ors
such as t ext i l es, const ruct i on, f ood processi ng et c f i nd i t di f f i cul t t o ret ai n empl oyees i n t he operat i onal segment , beyond
a year. Whi l e empl oyees i n t hese i ndust ri es quot e l ow sal aries coupl ed wi t h l ong worki ng hours and harsh worki ng
condi t i ons as t he key reasons f or at t ri t i on i n t hei r i ndust ry, represent at i ves f rom t he i ndust ries di f f er i n t hei r opi ni on.
A generi c pref erence f or out -of -di st ri ct workf orce was observed i n most of t he medi um and l arge scal es organi zat i ons
i nt ervi ewed. Thi s was pri mari l y due t o t he bel i ef t hat t he l evel of uni oni zat i on/ organi zat i on amongst out -of -di st ri ct
workf orce woul d be l ower t han home grown workf orce, and t hat product i vi t y woul d be hi gher as t hey woul d not opt f or
f requent hol i days. They al so t end t o st ay cl oser t o t he f act ory/ of f i ce, ensuri ng reduced i nci dence of l at e i ncomi ngs. To t he
ext ent possi bl e, i ndust ry pref erred empl oyi ng women over men, due t o t hei r percei ved dedi cat i on t o work at hand.
Indust ri es of t en opi ne t hat t heir vi ews as members of t he Inst i t ut e M anagement Commi t t ees (IM Cs) are of t en not
consi dered. Indust ri es al so expressed t hei r vi ews on i nadequacy of empl oyabl e ski l l s amongst yout h, who graduat e bot h
f rom f ormal and non-f ormal t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons. Si gni f i cant amount of t he i ni t i al years are spent on t rai ni ng f reshmen
empl oyees, bot h on t echni cal as wel l as behavi oural aspect s of worki ng i n a f ormal organi zat i on set up.

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14 Institutional Recommendations for Skill Development in the State
Recommendations for the Government of Madhya Pradesh
1. Setting up Anchor Institutes for Manpower Development
Set t i ng up st at e l evel Anchor i nst i t ut es i n t he f ol l owi ng i dent i f i ed f ocus sect ors, woul d go a l ong wayi n enhanci ng
t echni cal compet ence and ski l l l evel s of manpower.Focus sect ors of t he st at e have been i dent i f i ed based on government
t hrust , avai l abi l i t y of resources and l evel of pri vat e sect or i nvol vement . Correspondi ngl y, promi nent di st ri ct s t o host sect or
speci f i c anchor i nst i t ut es have been i dent i f i ed based on avai l abi l i t y of nat ural resources, soci al i nf rast ruct ure, educat i onal
i nf rast ruct ure, proxi mi t y t o st at e capit al and t radit i onal i nvolvement wi t h t he respect i ve i ndust ri es.
Anchor Inst i t ut e shoul d be chosen based on t hei r i ndust ry accept ance, demonst rat i on of t hei r underst andi ng of sect or,
proof of avai l abi l i t y of f acul t y, research/ st udy i nf rast ruct ure and support syst em and t heir st at e and nat i onal l evel i ndust ry
connect .
Focus Sector Suggested Districts to host Anchor Institutes
Textiles and Apparel Sehore
Pharma Indore
Construction Chhi ndwara
Food Processing Hoshangabad
IT/ITES Bhopal
Chemical and Chemical Products Sagar
Energy Si ngraul i
Forest Based Products M andl a
Functioning of the Initiative
Anchor i nst i t ut es shoul d set up excl usi ve Cel l f or Indust ri al Ski l l Enhancement (CISE) and engage f ul l t i me
empl oyees as per requi rement s.
The Inst it ut e wi l l act as t he f ocal cent re f or t rai ni ng programs i n t he respect i ve sect ors i n t he ent ire st at e i n
col l aborat i on wi t h any co-anchor sect or, i f requi red.
The Inst it ut e has t o submi t a proposal wi t h det ai l s of proposed program i mpl ement at i on (i ncl udi ng det ai l s of
t rai ni ng programs t o be conduct ed)
Ski l l Devel opment Counci l wi l l approve t he t rai ni ng programs and associ at ed budget based on obj ect i ves i nt ended
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Peri odi c (pref erabl y quart erl y) meet i ngs of st akehol ders need t o be conduct ed t o revi ew progress on i ni t i al budget
and assess devi at i on f rom t he sai d pl an. Bri ef progress updat e needs t o be submi t t ed t o t he Ski l l Devel opment
M i ssi on
Role of the Anchor Institute
To f ocus on enhanci ng t echni cal and manageri al compet ence of manpower i n t he respect i ve sect ors, t hrough
appropri at e t rai ni ng programs
To col l ect i nf ormat i on on sect oral courses ( al l l evel s ITIs, UG, PG) of f ered and revi ew t hem f or any upgradat i on
required f or maki ng t hem i ndust ry responsi ve
To suggest i nt roduct i on of short t erm ski l l i ng courses f or t hose al ready worki ng i n t he i ndust ry
To prepare t eachi ng and l earni ng mat eri al f or ski l l t rai ni ng programs
To const ant l y i nt eract wi t h i ndust ry and i nt roduce new t rai ni ng programs of hi gh st andards
To provi de an opport uni t y f or st udent s pursui ng courses i n t he sect or t o i nt eract wi t h i ndust ry prof essi onal s by
encouragi ng st udent -i ndust ry i nt eract i on f orums
To encourage f acul t y t o undert ake i ndust ri al research and consul t ancy act i vi t i es, so t hat t hey st ay abreast of
i ndust ry devel opment s
To appoi nt , not more t han 3, support i nst i t ut i ons per sect or across t he st at e - t o support anchor i nst i t ut i ons i n
perf ormi ng i t s act i vi t y ef f i ci ent l y
Nature of Government Assistance to be provided
Tot al f i nanci al support t owards capi t al and operat i ng expenses shoul d not exceed l i mi t ( Eg: INR 2 crore INR 10
crore) f or each sect or f or t he ent i re operat i ve peri od. Progress of t he i nst i t ut e wi l l be revi ewed annual l y f or
cont i nui ng f i nanci al assi st ance
Anchor and Support Inst i t ut es t o be provi ded f i nanci al support f or t he f ol l owi ng
o Capi t al Expendit ure: Cost of equi pment (not l and and bui l di ng) t o be rel eased based on proj ect progress,
Reasonabl e Pre-proj ect expenses (t o be deci ded), Li mi t ed cont i ngency expense (t o be deci ded)
o Operat i onal Expendi t ure: Cost of of f i ce consumabl es, communi cat i on expenses and t ravel l i ng of f acul t y
Review of the Scheme:
Each sect oral anchor i nst i t ut e wi l l be revi ewed annual l y f or perf ormance based on t he f ol l owi ng aspect s
o Indust ry f eedback of t he modi f i cat i ons t o t he exi st i ng courses and new programs l aunched
o M arket popul ari t y of t he courses l aunched
o Number of f acul t y devel opment act i vi t i es undert aken
o Number of research/ consul t ancy act i vi t i es undert aken
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2. Incorporating Skill Training in mainstreamK12 Education
The i ni t i at i ve shoul d ai m at i ncorporat i ng vocat i onal ski l l t raini ng courses i nt o mai nst ream K12 school educat i on.
Objectives:
To i mpart t rai ni ng i n si mpl e market abl e vocat i onal ski l l s t o st udent s i n St d IX and St d X
To devel op vocat i onal i nt erest s and apt i t udes i n enhanci ng expl orat i on of vocat i onal pref erences
To f aci l i t at e t he st udent s i n maki ng choi ce of vocat i onal courses at t he hi gher secondary l evel .
To prepare st udent s f or part i ci pat i on i n work-experi ence as a desi red di mensi on of academi c educat i on
Features
On a pi l ot basi s, Pre-Vocat i onal Educat i on shoul d be i nt roduced onl y i n t he school s where t here are vocat i onal
courses at St d XII are bei ng of f ered, and regul ar i nf rast ruct ure f aci l i t i es are avai l abl e f or t he chosen Pre-Vocat i onal
Course, bef ore i mpl ement i ng i n mai nst ream school s
Af t er compl et i on of Pre-Vocat ional at l ower secondary st age, t he pass out s shoul d at t ai n market abl e ski l l s i n t he
course concerned
The eval uat i on i n cl asses IX and X shoul d be done by t he school s. However t he grades awarded by t he school s i n
cl ass X wi l l be ref l ect ed i n t he Board s Cert i f i cat es wi t h t he t i t l e of t he course concerned. They wi l l be equat ed t o
credi t s whi ch can be t aken f orward f or f urt her educat i on i n vocat i onal st reams
Implementation
Form a j oi nt commi t t ee comprisi ng members of Depart ment of School Educat i on and Depart ment of Techni cal and
Vocat i onal Educat i on and Associ at i on of St at e Board School s
Devel op a f ramework f or i ncorporat i ng vocat i onal courses i n mai nst ream school educat i on
Incent i vi se adopt i on of t hi s scheme amongst K12 i nst i t ut i ons f or credit t ransf er bet ween vocat i onal and
mai nst ream school educat i on
Joi nt commi t t ee t o submi t a report on t he f easi bi l i t y of scheme and on t he roadmap f or i mpl ement i ng t he scheme
wi t hi n 6 mont hs peri od
3. Increased Focus on Demand Driven Skill Training Programs and validating the effectiveness of choices
made through tracer studies
Objectives:The obj ect i ve of t hi s i ni t i at i ve woul d be t o i ncrease t he ef f ect i veness of ski l l t rai ni ng programs del i vered by
government depart ment s such as DRDA, DUDA, Dept . Of M SM E et c by ensuri ng ski l l demand bef ore creat i ng ski l l suppl y
Features:
Program t o be desi gned such t hat i t i s demand dri ven and t here wi l l be hi gh probabi l i t y of market accept ance
Area i n whi ch t rai ni ng wi l l be provi ded t o a part i cul ar BPL yout h wi l l be deci ded af t er assessi ng market demand
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Increased empl oyabi l i t y prospect s of t rai nees
Increased support f or successf ul candi dat es undert aki ng sel f empl oyment , t hrough Escort servi ces wi t h t wo year
f ol l ow up t o ensure sust ai nabi l i t y of mi cro ent erpri ses set up t hrough above schemes and assured credi t l i nkages
wi t h Banks
Implementation:
Form a Di st ri ct l evel St eeri ng Commi t t ee compri si ng members of DRDA, DUDA, Di st ri ct Lead Bank, l eadi ng l ocal
NGOs and ex-part i ci pant s of simi l ar t rai ni ng programs conduct ed i n t he past
Di st ri ct l evel St eeri ng Commi t t ee t o peri odi cal l y moni t or t he progress and revi ew t he perf ormance of t rai ni ng
programs undert aken by t he vari ous const i t uent s under Di st ri ct Admi ni st rat i on
Di st ri ct l evel St eeri ng Commi t t ee t o commi ssi on peri odi c st udi es or eval uat i ons of market rel evance of courses and
t o t race t he ef f ect i veness of programs del i vered - t o be done by agenci es as deci ded by t he Commi t t ee
Form a St at e l evel St eeri ng Commi t t ee co-chai red by Pri nci pal Secret ary, DRDA and DUDA t o peri odi cal l y revi ew
and moni t or progress of di st ri ct wi se perf ormance of t rai ni ng mandat es
St at e l evel St eeri ng Commi t t ee t o i ncl ude represent at i on f rom ot her depart ment s wi t h si gni f i cant t rai ni ng t arget s
St at e Commi t t ee t o devi se schemes f or t rai ner devel opment and t o ensure avai l abi l i t y of mast er t rai ners f or ski l l s
wi t h hi gh market demand
St at e Commi t t ee t o provi de a f orum f or net worki ng wi t h i nt erest groups and st akehol ders,t o ensure bet t er
i dent i f i cat i on of opport uni t i es and demand
4. Technology enabled Faculty Development Model
Objectives:Thi s i ni t i at i ve aims at cont i nuous devel opment of f acul t y ski l l s i n t hei r respect i ve domai ns t hrough peri odi c
di st ance t rai ni ng sessi onst hrough VSAT or si mi l ar t echnol ogy
Features:
Cent re f or Facul t y Devel opment i n Vocat i onal Ski l l s woul d be t he nodal poi nt f or al l f acul t y devel opment act i vi t i es
Woul d work on upgradi ng t he knowl edge base of exi st i ng f acul t y members t hrough short t erm f requent ref resher
programs of f ered on a t echnol ogy based pl at f orm
Woul d of f er advanced t echnol ogy programs f or upgradi ng skil l s and knowl edge of f acul t y i n emergi ng areas of
t echnol ogy i n t hei r respect i ve f i el ds of st udy of f ered on a si mi l ar pl at f orm
Woul d undert ake work rel at ed t o devel opment of t eachi ng met hodol ogi es, pedagogy and cont ent on upcomi ng
t opi cs i n vari ous f i el ds of st udy as prescri bed
The mai n st udi o woul d be l ocat ed at t he head of f i ce of t he Cent ral f rom where l ect ures wi l l be del i vered. The
l ect ures wi l l be broadcast t hrough VSAT or ot her sui t abl e t echnol ogy, t o regi onal t rai ni ng cent res where f acul t y
f rom nei ghbouri ng regi ons wi l l part i ci pat e. The t rai ni ng sessi ons woul d si mul at e a l i ve envi ronment wi t h mul t i -user
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Implementation
M PCVET t o draw an act i on pl an f or i mpl ement i ng t he di st ance t rai ni ng model , i ncl udi ng i dent i f i cat i on of l ocat i ons
of regi onal cent res
M PCVET t o f orm a commi t t ee t o i nvi t e bi ds f or set t i ng up di st ance t rai ni ng cent res
Tot al f i nanci al support t owards capi t al and operat i ng expenses shoul d not exceed a prescri bed l i mi t f or each
i nst i t ut e f or t he ent i re operat i ve peri od. Progress of t he i nst i t ut e wi l l be revi ewed annual l y f or cont i nui ng f i nanci al
assi st ance
Nodal and regi onal VSAT based t rai ni ng cent ers t o be provi ded f i nanci al support f or t he f ol l owi ng
o Capi t al Expendit ure: Cost of equi pment (not l and and bui l di ng) t o be rel eased based on proj ect progress,
Reasonabl e Pre-proj ect expenses (quant um can be deci ded), Li mi t ed cont i ngency expense (quant um can be
deci ded)
o Operat i onal Expendi t ure: Cost of of f i ce consumabl es, communi cat i on expenses and t ravel l i ng of f acul t y
5. Transforming District Employment Exchanges to Skill Management Centers (SMC)
The i ni t i at i ve ai ms at enl argi ng t he rol e of Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges t o Ski l l M anagement Cent res t hat wi l l reach out
t o government and pri vat e i ndust ry t o gat her i nf ormat i on on vacanci es at di st ri ct , st at e and nat i onal l evel - and make t he
i nf ormat i on avai l abl e t o rel evant j ob seekers i n t he di st ri ct
Features
Ski l l M anagement Cent res wi l l creat e a ski l l reposi t ory of ski l l requi rement and ski l l suppl y i n t he di st ri ct
For underst andi ng ski l l requi rement , SM C wi l l capt ure l abour market i nf ormat i on f rom key i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct
Ski l l M anagement Cent res wi l l l i ai se wi t h t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons t o get a dat abase of candi dat es avai l abl e f or work
al ong wi t h t hei r rel evant ski l l set s
The i ni t i at i ve wi l l of f er a pl at f orm t o bri ng j ob seekers and j ob provi ders t oget her, and support i n pl acement
i ni t i at i ves
Implementation
At t he di st ri ct l evel , f orm a j oi nt commi t t ee compri si ng of members of Dept of Labour& Empl oyment , Dept of
Indust ri es, GoM P and Dept of Techni cal and Hi gher Educat i on
Creat e a peri odi c f orum f or shari ng of i nf ormat i on amongst t he vari ous st akehol ders
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Recommendations for Industry
Short termTraining Programs Courses through Public Private Partnership (PPP)
The ai m of t he i ni t i at i ve i s t o make i ndust ry an act i ve part ner i n ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves i n t he st at e. The i ni t i at i ve wi l l
provi de i nf rast ruct ural and f i nanci al assi st ance f or runni ng short t erm t rai ni ng programs under PPP mode. Such courses
coul d be of f ered i n an exi st i ng educat i onal i nst i t ut i on, or can be of f ered i n an i nf rast ruct ure shared by t he di st ri ct
admi ni st rat i on. Indust ry part ners can run t rai ni ng programs ali gned t o exi st i ng courses wi t h addi t i on of new subj ect s or
st art new courses, addressi ng t hei r speci f i c requirement s.
These coul d be of f ered t o st udent s of exi st i ng col l eges, t o apprent i ces and ext ernal t rai nees chosen t hrough respect i ve
di st ri ct admi ni st rat i on depart ment s.
Implementation of Scheme
Form an advi sory counci l consist i ng of Di st ri ct Admi ni st rat i on of f i ci al s, Indust ry Of f i ci al s and Inst i t ut i ons The
advi sory counci l shoul d meet at l east once i n a year
The counci l wi l l revi ew and approve t he set of t rai ni ng act i vi t i es, courses t o be of f ered, suppl y of f acul t y et c f or t he
subsequent academi c year
The counci l wi l l revi ew t he i nf rast ruct ure requi rement and shari ng of responsi bi l i t i es bet ween vari ous st akehol ders
i nvol ved - such as t hat of providi ng l and and bui l di ngs at concessi onal rat es, support i ng i n t he procurement of
equi pment s, shari ng of t eachi ng st af f bet ween t he i ndust ry and i nst i t ut i ons et c
Submi t annual perf ormance report of t he scheme t o t he Depart ment of Techni cal and Vocat i onal Educat i on, Govt of
M adhya Pradesh
Role of Industry
Rai se a mi ni mum 25% of requirement of cost of machi nery and equi pment and requi red f unds, i f any, f or
upgradat i on of i nf rast ruct ure
Sponsor t rai nees f or a mi ni mum of 25% of t he i nt ake
Provi de t eachi ng support t hrough i ndust ry personnel
Indust ry personnel t o provi de t rai ni ng support t o academi c f acul t y
Nomi nat e members f or t he advi sory counci l
For runni ng courses i n exi st i ng i nst i t ut i ons, t he host i nst i t ut e needs t o of f er basi c i nf rast ruct ure f aci l i t i es such as l and and
bui l di ng. i t can be consi dered t hat t he cost of machi nery and equi pment (l i mi t ed up t o a speci f i ed amount )may be
cont ri but ed by Government of M adhya Pradesh. The bal ance cost can be borne by t he part ner i ndust ri al house.
For courses t o be l aunched i n non-educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons, respect i ve di st ri ct admi ni st rat i on can of f er l and and (or)
bui l di ngs and t he ot her i nf rast ruct ure cost shoul d be borne by t he pri vat e pl ayer.

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Playing an active role in establishing Sector Skills Council
Nat i onal Ski l l Devel opment Corporat i on i s t asked wi t h devel opi ng an enabl i ng envi ronment f or ski l l s devel opment t hrough
promot i on of Sect or Ski l l s Counci l s. Indust ry pl ayers shoul d act i vel y part i ci pat e i n set t i ng up SSCs t o compl ement t he
exi st i ng vocat i onal educat i on syst em i n meet i ng t he ent i re i ndust ry s requirement s of appropri at el y t rai ned manpower i n
quant i t y and qual i t y on a sust ai ned basi s. Al l key pl ayers i n each i ndust ry sect or shoul d must act i vel y support t he
act i vi t i es of Sect or Ski l l s Counci l t hrough t he f ol l owi ng
Support i ng i n t he devel opment of ski l l i nvent ory dat abase f or t he i ndust ry sect or, ski l l -wi se, regi on-wi se and
i dent i f yi ng ski l l gaps and t echnol ogy t o be t aken up f or t eachi ng
Part neri ng wi t h educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons t o t rai n t rai ners and upgrade ski l l set s of exi st i ng indust ry empl oyees, and
t hose i n t he i ndust ry val ue chai n
Support i n provi di ng cert i f i cat i on and accredi t at i on of i ndust ry ski l l s
Recommendations for NSDC
NSDC shoul d provi de support t owards t rai ni ng manpower i n t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y sect ors of M adhya Pradesh.
Pri ori t y sect ors have been i dent i f i ed based on government t hrust , avai l abi l i t y of support i nf rast ruct ure, t radi t i onal
presence of rel evant i ndust ri al act i vi t y and pri vat e sect or i nvol vement i n t he i ndust ry i n t he st at e
o Const ruct i on, M i ni ng, Text i l es and Apparel , Power, Healt hcare, Educat i on and Agri -al l i ed such as Dai ry, Poul t ry
Farmi ng and Hort i cul t ure
o Respect i ve sect or ski l l counci l s coul d pl ay an act i ve rol e i n promot i ng ski l l s rel evant above sect ors i n t he st at e
NSDC coul d pl ay an act i ve rol e i n bri ngi ng nat i onal / gl obal l evel t rai ni ng provi ders t o M adhya Pradesh by set t i ng up
a j oi nt f orum of NSDC Invest ee Trai ni ng Compani es, NSDC part ner Trai ni ng compani es and represent at i ves of
Government of M adhya Pradesh
NSDC coul d support t rai ni ng capaci t y devel opment i n t he f ocus di st ri ct s of Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur, Gwal i or and
Uj j ai n. These are t he t op-5 di st ri ct s whi ch wi l l wi t ness t he maxi mum manpower requi rement gi ven t he amount of
i ndust ri al and servi ce ori ent ed act i vi t i es cent ered around t hese di st ri ct sNSDC Sect or Ski l l s Counci l s woul d need t o
conduct det ai l ed ski l l def i ci t st udy f or pri ori t y sect ors i n M adhya Pradesh and devel op a roadmap f or ski l l
devel opment i n respect i ve sect ors i n t he st at e
Recommendations for Vocational Training Providers
Vocat i onal t rai ni ng provi ders can f ocus on t hree speci f i c segment s i n t he st at e f or del i veri ng vocat i on educat i on
Segment Description Target Sectors for Skill Training
B2G Thi s segment wi l l cat er t o t hose i ndust ri es whi ch
recei ve si gni f i cant i mpet us f rom t he st at e government
Trai ni ng provi ders can of f er t hei r programs i n
conj unct i on wi t h government endowment t rai ni ng
schemes
Secondary and Tertiary:
Const ruct i on Sect or, Ret ai l Sect or,
Transport at i on and Logi st i cs, Food
Processi ng, Heal t hcare
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Of f ers opport uni t y t o al i gn t raini ng programs f or
di spl aced margi nal f armers t o l i vel i hood act i vi t i es
ai med at suppl ement i ng f arm i ncome t hrough t rai ni ng
f ocus on Dai ry f armi ng, Poul t ry,
Li vest ock Farmi ng and Seri cul t ure
Hort i cul t ure - Frui t Cul t i vat i on , Fl ower
Cul t i vat i on, Spi ce Cul t i vat i on
B2B Thi s segment wi l l cat er t o t hose i ndust ri es whi ch
recrui t i n l arge numbers where t he t rai ni ng cost i s
borne by t he company
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng (bot h t echni cal and
non-t echni cal ) t arget i ng l ocal yout h f rom l ow i ncome
f ami l i es wi t h cost t o be borne by compani es
Trai ni ng provi ders can est abl i sh cl ust er based ski l l
t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves i n PPP mode i n t he f ol l owi ng
i ndust ri al cl ust ers, t o ensure proxi mi t y t o market
absorpt i on of t rai ned t al ent . For exampl e,
o Engi neeri ng Goods / Aut o Component s i n proxi mi t y
t o Pi t hampur Aut o Cl ust er
o Pharmaceut i cal s i n proxi mi t y t o Pi t hampur Pharma
Cl ust er
o M anuf act uri ng of Leat her Product s i n proxi mi t y t o
Leat her Toys Cl ust er
Organized Ret ai l , Organi zed sect or of
Hospi t al i t y, Organi zed Securi t y
Servi ces

B2C Thi s segment wi l l cat er t o t hose i ndust ri es whi ch
require hi gh l evel s of ski l l t rai ni ng and f or t hose
i ndust ri es where ent ry l evel remunerat i on i s hi gher
Pri vat e t rai ni ng provi ders can set up f i ni shi ng school
t rai ni ng f or t ert i ary sect ors such as t hose wi t h hi gh
sal ary pot ent i al , where st udent s wi l l be wi l l i ng t o pay
and l earn - Ski l l s i n bot h t echni cal and non-t echni cal
cat egory
Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect ors where t he
requirement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n t he organi zed sect or
i s hi gher such as Const ruct i on

IT&ITES and Banki ng and Fi nanci al
Servi ces Hi gh payi ng cat egory

Const ruct i on hi gher empl oyment
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Summary of sectors requiring skill intervention
Auto/Industrial
Manufacturing
Areas requi ri ng ski l l devel opment act i vi t y are l argel y shop-f l oor ori ent ed t echni cal rol es.
Some of t he key rol es whi ch f ace short age of ski l l s i ncl ude Pai nt i ng, Body Bui l di ng(spot
wel di ng),Sheet M et al Work,Machi ni ng & Cast i ng. M ai nt enance end work al so has
several rol es, f or whi ch i t i s t rai ned manpower can be sourced f rom ITIs - M echani cal ,
El ect ri cal , mechat roni cs, aut omobi l e el ect roni cs
Auto Assembling Areas requi ri ng f ocus on ski l l devel opment i ncl ude t hat of di esel mechani cs, f abri cat ors,
el ect ri ci ans and wi remen. Speci al i zed wel ders i n Arc wel di ng who can work i n ext reme
condi t i ons on advanced f abri cat i on equi pment s, are not avai l abl e i n t he di st ri ct s
Chemical Industries Key rol es i n t he sect or are cent ered around mechani cal , el ect ri cal and i nst rument at i on
t rades. There i s acut e short age rel at ed t o i nst rument at i on, boi l er at t endant ,AOCP, l ab
at t endant rol es i n t he i ndust ry. There i s a short age of M Sc/ BSc chemi st s i n qual i t y
di vi si ons consi deri ng t he hi gh growt h of chemi cal i ndust ri es. El ect roni c Aut omat i on and
underst andi ng of PLC syst ems i s a ski l l def i ci t among candi dat es f rom el ect ri cal t rades
Electrical Equipments Key ski l l s required i n t hi s sect or i ncl ude t hat of el ect roni cs, PPO, el ect i cal and
i nst rument at i on. Fi t t ers are al so i n demand f or recrui t ment . PPO t rade i s a key def i ci t i n
al l i ndust ri es i nvol vi ng pl ast i c processi ng as i t i s not avai l abl e i n t he st at e. El ect roni cs
and Inst rument at i on i s anot her t rade wi t h hi gh ski l l def i ci t
Textile Trai ned manpower are requi red i n t he rol es of Ri ng f rame operat i on, weavi ng,
processi ng (CDR,BDR,St unt or), Bar-codi ng machi ne operat i ons. El ect ri ci an, Wi reman,
Fi t t er are t he generi c t rades f or whi ch candi dat es are recrui t ed f rom ITIs as t hese rol es
do no requi re any i ndust ry speci f i c t rai ni ng. Frame operat i on rol es wi t ness very hi gh
at t ri t i on (wi t h empl oyees not worki ng beyond 7-8 mont hs), due t o ext reme worki ng
condi t i ons
Pharmaceuticals Core ski l l s t hat are i n demand i n t hi s i ndust ry i ncl ude t hat of Process Operat or, Packagi ng
Operat or, Process Techni ci ans, Lab QC Techni ci ans -Lab Techni ci ans (Anal yt i cal ), R&D
Techni ci ans. Bi o-i nst rument at i on rol es al so f ace ski l l short age i n t he i ndust ry
Edible Oil Industry Key rol es i n t he i ndust ry t hat f ace ski l l short age i ncl ude i nst rument at i on t echni ci ans,
packagi ng operat ors (j ar and pouch), AOCP, Boi l er Operat ors. Some of t he ot her i mport ant
rol es i ncl ude QC chemi st s, f i t t ers, el ect ri ci ans and l ab t echni ci ans
Thermal Power Key rol es requi ri ng ski l l devel opment f ocus i ncl ude sect or speci f i c t rai ni ng f or mechani cal
engi neers, el ect ri cal engi neers, i nst rument at i on engi neers, mast er chemi st s and ci vi l
engi neers. Current l y, f i t t ers and el ect ri ci ans recrui t ed f rom ITI/ ITCs are st i l l requi red t o be
put on i n-house t rai ni ng bef ore depl oyment i n t he pl ant s. Inst rument at i on engi neers and
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Cultivation Awareness about hi gh yi el d vari et i es, mi cro nut ri ent s and pest Cont rol , Organi c f armi ng
and Vermi compost met hods, M i cro i rri gat i on t echni ques, Usage and repai r of
f armequi pment s, Market i ng and management pract i ces, Knowl edge on f ood processi ng
t echni ques and rel at ed procedures t o ext ract great er val ue f rom f arm produce
Agri-Allied Activities Ski l l enhancement f or margi nal f armi ng communi t i es i n t he f iel d of l i ve st ock, pi ggery,
goat ery, f i shery. Need t o enhance ski l l s rel at ed t o market i ng and di st ri but i on of f arm
produce and ski l l rel at ed t o f orest produce processi ng t o ext ract great er val ue. Trai ni ng
programs associ at ed wi t h i ncreasi ng suppl ement ary f arm i ncomes need t o be provi ded t o
margi nal f armers
Transportation &
Logistics
Commerci al Vehi cl e Dri vers and Crane Operat ors are i n acut e short age i n t he st at e. Gi ven
t he amount of growt h M adhya Pradesh i s set t o wi t ness i n t ransport at i on due t o i t s
st rat egi c l ocat i on, t here i s an i mmi nent need t o address short age of HCV dri vers i n t he
st at e
Tourism& Hospitality Rol es requi ri ng at t ent i on of skil l devel opment aut hori t i es i ncl ude Front Desk St af f ,
Housekeepi ng, Chef s, Travel Agent s, Tour Gui des, Beaut i ci ans/ Sal oon
Healthcare Key rol es requi ri ng ski l l devel opment f ocus i ncl ude al l l evel s f rom ground l evel heal t hcare
support st af f such as ASHA vol unt eers, paramedi cal rol es, nursi ng rol es as wel l as
cl i ni cal rol es. Wi t hi n paramedical cat egory, rol es t hat f ace ski l l short age i ncl ude
Physi ci an Assi st ant s/ Compounders, Radi ol ogi st s, Physi ot heri st s, Bi omedi cal
Inst rument at i on t echni ci ans, Di al ysi s t echni ci an, Respi rat ory t echni ci an and OT
Assi st ant s & Perf usi oni st s. Nursi ng st af f and physi ci ans (general i st s as wel l as
speci al i st s) are al so i nadequat e i n t he st at e
Banking & Financial
Services
Rol es requi ri ng at t ent i on of skil l devel opment i ncl ude t hat rel at ed t o Banki ng
Correspondent s (Bank Saat hi s), Sal es and M arket i ng rol es of Fi nanci al Servi ces agent s i n
Insurance and NBFC compani es
Construction Const ruct i on sect or, bot h wi t hi n t he st at e and out si de, i s provi di ng si gni f i cant j obs f or t he
semi -ski l l ed and unski l l ed cat egory of workers. Rol es of el ect ri ci ans, carpent ers,
barbenders and wel ders, masons are rol es requi ri ng si gni f i cant ski l l enhancement bot h
qual i t at i vel y and quant i t at i vel y.
Industrial/Commercial
SupportServices
Ski l l short ages are hi gh i n rol es rel at ed t o bui l di ng mai nt enance, f aci l i t i es management -
housekeepi ng, t echni cal servi ces - el ect ri cal , pl umbl i ng, carpent ary, hort i cul t ure, pest
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Sector Focus Districts
IT-ITES Indore, Bhopal , Gwal i or, Jabal pur
Logistics Dhar, Uj j ai n, Jabal pur Bal aghat , Kat ni , Shahdol , Shi vpuri , M orena, Indore,
Hoshangabad
Hospitality& Tourism Indore, Bhopal , Gwal i or, Uj j ai n, Sagar
Retail Indore, Bhopal , Gwal i or, Jabal pur
Healthcare Indore, Bhopal , Sat na, Rat l am, Rewa
Financial Services Indore, Bhopal , Gwal i or, Jabal pur, Sagar, Rat l am, Chhi ndwara, Rewa
Auto Sector Dhar
Engineering Products Bhopal , Indore
Mineral & Mineral
Processing
Bal aghat , Si ngraul i , Panna, Kat ni , Sat na and Sagar
Cement Industry Sat na, Damoh, Panna andRewa
Agro and Food Processing Bhopal , Sagar, Gwal i or, Jabalpur
Textile Industry Dewas, Dhar, Uj j ai n, Bhopal , Indore
Logistics Indore,Dhar (Pi t ampur),Hoshangabad, Uj j ai n, Jabal pur,Bal aghat , Kat ni , Shahdol ,
Shi vpuri , M orena
Renewable Energy Gwal i or, Indore, Bhopal , Jabal pur and Rewa( sol i d wast e based power)
Raj garh, Neemuch, M andsaur (sol ar power),Rat l am, Dewas( wi nd energy)

Education Teachi ng rol es rel at ed t o t echni cal t rai ni ng and sof t ski l l s are al so i n short age wi t h many
educat i on i nst i t ut i ons, especi al l y at vocat i onal t rai ni ng l evel s, unabl e t o f i nd qual i f i ed
f acul t y. Teachers need t o be t rai ned on modern pedagogi cal t ool s and t echni ques t o
i ncrease ef f ect i veness of t eachi ng across school s, vocat i onal i nst i t ut i ons and hi gher
educat i on i nst i t ut i ons
Mining Pri vat e mi ne operat ors f ace short age of ski l l s i n rol es such as mi ne bl ast ers, el ect ri ci ans,
mechani cal operat ors and f i t t ers. Gi rl candi dat es despi t e being t rai ned i n t hese rol es are
not of f ered empl oyment i n mi nes. M i ni ng i ndust ry requi res i ndust ry speci f i c t rai ni ng
unl i ke several ot her sect ors whi ch manage wi t h generi c t rades.

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15 District Level Skill Gap Studies
15.1 Skill Gap Study of District of Indore
15.1.1 Social Profile
15.1.1.1Demographics
Indore i s one of t he promi nent di st ri ct s i n t he st at e f or i t s commerci al act i vi t y, wi t h Indore ci t y as t he capit al . The di st ri ct
has a popul at i on of 32.7
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l akhs as of 2011. Indore i s a densel y popul at ed urban di st ri ct wi t h 74% of t he popul at i on l i vi ng
i n urban areas. The di st ri ct densi t y i s amongst t he hi ghest at 839 peopl e per square km i n compari son t o st at e average of
236
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. Increase i n i nward mi grat i on wi t h t he emergence of i ndust ri al cl ust ers i n t he di st ri ct , has resul t ed i n hi gh densit y of
popul at i on, and i ncreased urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct . As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 924 f emal es per
1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 892 gi rl s per 1000 boys
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. The di st ri ct
has a l ower proport i on of SC/ ST i n compari son t o st at e average.
15.1.1.2Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (82.3 percent ) i s hi gher t han t hat of st at e average of 75.15 percent
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. Due t o
i nt ensi ve ef f ort s by t he government , l ess t han 1% of t he st udent s i n t he age group of 6-14 years are out of school . There
are 3,337 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 48 percent
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, whi ch i s consi derabl y
hi gher t han t he st at e average - i ndi cat i ng hi gher af f ordabi l i t y i n t he di st ri ct . However, dropout rat e i n t he bel ow St d VIII
cat egory, i s of concern, consi deri ng t hat many of t hese chi l dren end up as chi l d l abour worki ng as domest i c servant s or
worki ng i n shops.
Wi t h t he st rengt heni ng of pri mary educat i on syst em t hrough Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan, i ssue of capaci t y i nadequacy i n hi gher
grades has gai ned promi nence. Accordi ng t o KPM G est i mat es, assumi ng no addi t i onal i ncrease i n capaci t y at hi gh school
l evel , school s i n Indore mi ght support onl y around 50 percent of t he st udent t o pass t hrough f rom f rom pri mary t o hi gh
school l evel i n t he next 5 years.
District Madhya Pradesh Indore
Population(2011) 72,597,565 3,272,335
Decadal Population Growth Rate(2001-11) 20.3% 32.7%
Population Density Per Sq.km(2011) 236 839
Level of Urbanization(2011) 27.6% 74.1%
Gender Composition-Female Per 1000 Male Population(2011) 930 924
Proportion of ST Population(2001) 20.3% 6.7%
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 82.3%
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Number of Literates(2011) 43,827,193 2,358,338
Enrollments in Primary&Upper Primary Schools(2010) 15,356,399 610,603
Number of Primary & Secondary Healthcare Centers per 1000
Population(2011)
0.14 0.04
Contribution to State Economy(2008-09) - 9.52%
Per Capita Income(INR), Current Prices(2008-09) 24,709 54,195
Contribution of Primary Sector to Economy(2008-09) 31.5% 9.3%
Contribution of Secondary Sector to Economy(2008-09) 22.9% 21.5%
Contribution of Tertiary Sector to Economy(2008-09) 45.6% 69.2%
15.1.2 District Economy
The di st ri ct economy had regi st ered a growt h rat e of 11.5
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st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Servi ces sect or i s t he key dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy, cont ri but i ng
t o about 70 percent of t he di st ri ct i ncome whi l e growi ng at a 10.7 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
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absol ut e val ue t erms, t he pri mary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (14.45 percent ), t he sect or cont ri but es t o bel ow 10
percent of t he economy. The dist ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s more t han doubl e t he st at e average, resul t i ng i n a hi gh
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15.1.2.1Agriculture and allied sectors
Crop cul t i vat i on i n t he di st ri ct i s const rai ned by avai l abi l i t y of arabl e f arm l and. Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, net sown
area remai ned al most const ant at 2,50,400 hect ares. Even t he t ot al f orest cover i n t he di st rict i s l ow at 18.21 percent - i n
compari son t o t he st at e average of 30.71 percent
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Amongst t he f ood grai n regi ons, Indore i s predomi nant l y a wheat bel t , wi t h 23.13 percent of t he net sown area under
wheat . However duri ng 2005-06 and 2008-09 cl ear shi f t has been observed i n t he crop port f ol i o of t he di st ri ct wi t h Channa
t aki ng over f rom wheat as t he maj or crop, evi denced f rom over 50 percent growt h i n sown area and out put of Channa
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Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at 13.8 percent CAGR indi cat i ng si gni f i cant growt h i n
t he ext ent of mechani zat i on - especi al l y i n t he bl ocks of Indore and M how. Increased mechani zat i on has l ead t o a
si gni f i cant reduct i on i n margi nal l abour i nvol ved agri cul t ural act i vi t i es.
In t he agri-al l i ed sect or, dairy f armi ng i s maj or act i vi t y undert aken i n t he di st ri ct . Indore Dugdh Sangh i s a l eadi ng mi l k
cooperat i ve uni on i n t he di st ri ct whi ch has 925 f unct i onal dai ry cooperat i ves under i t s ambi t . Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-
12, average mi l k procurement i n t he uni on i ncreased by 14.2 percent CAGR reachi ng 2.01 l akh l i t res by 2011-12. Wi t h t he
growt h i n dai ry sect or, t he Uni on has i ncreased t he number of Art i f i ci al Insemi nat i on cent ers f rom 135 i n 2007-08 t o 167
i n t he current year. Average i ncome of t he dai ry cooperat i ve members i ncreased at a st aggeri ng 26.16 percent CAGR f rom
INR 15,170 i n 2006-07 t o INR 47.280 i n 2011-12, i ndi cat i ng t he economi c pot ent i al of t he sect or i n t he agri al l i ed
cat egory
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In t he seri cul t ure segment , 38.4 hect ares of l and i n M how, Indore and Saber bl ocks are under mul berry cul t i vat i on. The
Dharnaka cent er f ocuses on seed research i n t he segment whi l e Indore cent ers f ocus on nursery and research and Mhow
cent er f ocuses on grai nage det ai l s of mul berry cocoon.
Indore i s a key di st ri ct f rom a hort i cul t ure perspect i ve. M ango, Guava, Aml a, and Pomegranat e
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are t he key hort i cul t ure
crops and chi l l i and garl i c are t he key spi ces grown i n Indore. Indore has been i dent i f i ed as one of t he key f l ower
cul t i vat i on di st ri ct s i n t he st at e, produci ng Roses, Gl adi ol us, Chrysant hemum, and Gl ardi a
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15.1.2.2Industry
Indore i s one of t he maj or i ndust ri al and commerci al hubs of M adhya Pradesh. Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at
12.95 percent CAGR over t he l ast f i ve years generat i ng si gni f i cant empl oyment . Sanwer Indust ri al area i s t he l argest
i ndust ri al area i n Indore wi t h predomi nant cl ust er mi x of rol l i ng mi l l s, f oundri es, l ead reprocessi ng, el ect ropl at i ng, drugs &
pharmaceut i cal s, chemi cal , t ext i l e processi ng, gal vani zi ng uni t s, veget abl e Oi l ref i neri es et c. Pardesi pura area houses t he
el ect roni cs compl ex. Pol oground i ndust ri al uni t predomi nant l y houses f abri cat i on, anodi zi ng and f oundry based uni t s. Uni t s
i n Laxmi bai Nagar, Pal da, M angal i ya are most l y f ood processi ng based
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. Indust ri al growt h i n t he di st ri ct i s boost ed by
i mpet us t hrough AKVN (Audyogi k Kendra Vi kas Ni gam Lt d) Indore. Promot i on of Indust ri al parks and SEZs has result ed i n
l arge i ndust ri es est abl i shi ng presence i n Indore. El ect roni c Compl ex, Readymade Compl ex, Rangwasa, are t he i ndust ri al
areas devel oped under AKVN Indore.

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Of t he INR 585 crores of i nvest ment t hat has been made i n t he LM I cat egory i n Indore, t ext i l es and f ood processi ng
i ndust ri es const i t ut e over 81 percent
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of t he t ot al i nvest ment . Food processi ng i ndust ri es have made Indore t hei r base
due t o t he avai l abi l i t y of i ndust ri al i nf rast ruct ure and proxi mi t y t o soya produci ng di st ri ct s i n t he Mal wa regi on l i ke Dewas,
Dhar and Hoshangabad, despi t e Indore not bei ng an agrari an economy. Large scal e soyabean oi l ext ract i on uni t s have
been set up by compani es such as Ruchi Soya, Al pi ne Sol vent s, Vi shal Agrot ech. Dhar Text il e M i l l s, Sam Spi nt ech, STI
Indi a Lt d are some of t he maj or t ext i l e pl ayers i n t he di st ri ct .

Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, t he Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 213 Crore, generat i ng
i ncrement al empl oyment of 10,500
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. Food Processi ng (20.21%), Pharma (17.95%) and Aut o-Aut o component s (14.16%)
const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n t he SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, pl ast i c based, paper and
t ext i l es segment cont ri but e over anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
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Based on di scussi ons wi t h Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er, t here i s pot ent i al f or t he f ol l owi ng i ndust ri es t o come up i n Indore
di st ri ct
Sector Industries
Food Processi ng M asal a maki ng uni t s, chi l l i powder, sauce, pi ckl es, papad and pot at o chi ps maki ng
uni t s, st arch uni t s.
Text i l e Readymade garment s, hosi ery uni t s
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El ect ri cal Equi pment s
El ect ri cal f i t t i ng, washi ng machi ne, cont rol panel , HPM l amps, wi re cabl es, el ect ri cal
f i t t i ngs, el ect roni c bal l ast s, emergency l amps, rechargeabl e t orches, TV ant enna uni t s
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Product s
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Paper and Paper
Product s/ Wood based
Packi ng mat eri al , corrugat ed boxes, card board boxes manuf act uri ng unit s, Wooden
f urni t ure uni t s
Chemi cal and Chemi cal
Product s
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15.1.2.3Services Sector
Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 70 percent t o GSDP. The sect or grew
at 10.7 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, dri ven by busi ness servi ces, f i nanci al servi ces, hospi t al i t y, ret ai l and
heal t hcare segment s.
Hospi t al i t y segment has grown at 11.14
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percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, wi t h a gradual shi f t t owards mi d and
l uxury segment , wi t h hospit al i t y maj ors such as Fort une Landmark, Hot el Radi sson, Hot el Crown Pal ace, Taj Group et c
set t i ng up t hei r est abl i shment s i n t he recent past . Organi zed f ood chai ns such as Pi zza hut , Domi nos, Caf Cof f ee Day (9
out l et s
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In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 310 t o 379bet ween 2007-08 t o 2010-11,
recordi ng a 15.4 percent compounded annual growt h i n deposi t s. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s i s expect ed t o f urt her
t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . M aj or AM Cs and i nsurance underwrit i ng compani es have di rect / i ndi rect presence i n
t he di st ri ct .
NASSCOM has i dent i f i ed Indore as one of t he emergi ng IT/ ITES dest i nat i ons i n Indi a
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. Cryst al IT Park i n t he di st ri ct i s t he
f i rst -of -it s-ki nd IT Park devel oped by Indore AKVN. Inf osys and Tat a Consult ancy Servi ces, have been gi ven 130 acres and
100 acres respect i vel y, al ong t he Super Corri dor, by t he st at e government , f or devel opment of IT SEZ. Besi des t hese, Ruchi
Real t y Hol di ngs, Impet us and Agroweb Onl i ne are al so est abl i shi ng si mi l ar IT SEZ i n t he di st ri ct
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. Ot her key pl ayers
operat i ng i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude CSC, M phasi s, Tel eperf ormance, Fi rst Source. Accordi ng t o st at e i nvest ment f aci l i t at i on
body, TRIFAC, t he cost of est abl i shi ng and operat i ng an IT company i n t he di st ri ct woul d be 30 percent l ower t han t hat of
ot her t i er-1 cit i es
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Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel ,i s much bel ow t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number
of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct , i s bel ow 4 uni t s i n compari son wi t h t he st at e average of 13 uni t s per
l akh popul at i on
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- i ndi cat i ng t he need f or i ncreased penet rat i on of heal t hcare servi ces i n t he di st ri ct . Recent l y, heal t hcare
af f ordabi l i t y i n Indore cit y, owi ng t o af f l uence, has seen pl ayers l i ke Apol l o est abl i shi ng t hei r presence i n t he ci t y.
Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i n t he di st ri ct has been growi ng at a rapi d pace predomi nant l y due t o i ncrease i n road
i nf rast ruct ure besi de rai l and ai r connect i vi t y. Indore cit y i s wel l connect ed t o t he i ndust ri al hubs i n M adhya Pradesh and
M aharasht ra. A st at e hi ghway of l engt h 203 kms connect s Indore and Edi l abad.
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Pi t hampura-Dhar-M how Invest ment
Regi on of t he Del hi -M umbai Indust ri al Corri dor passes t hrough Indore di st ri ct . Int erl i nks wi t h hi nt erl ands i s current l y
i nadequat e, causi ng congest i on on Bhopal -Dewas Hi ghway, Rat l am Hi ghways, Indore-Uj j ai n Hi ghways.There i s a need t o
enhance capacit y of road coverage.
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devel oped i n t he Indore airport
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. These act i vi t i es have l ed t o logi st i cs gi ant s such as Saf eExpress set t i ng up a
warehousi ng f aci l i t y at 11,50,000 square f eet , t he l argest i n t he cent ral part of Indi a.
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Indore bei ng an emergi ng t i er-2 ci t y i n Indi a, wi t h a hi gh percent age of sec A and sec B popul at i on (44 percent as per
census 2001)
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, promi ses a l ot of pot ent i al f or organi zed ret ai l i ng,. Growt h i n per capi t a i ncome and changi ng l i f e st yl es
especi al l y i n youngst ers and worki ng cl ass, has been a key reason f or t he growt h of organi zed ret ai l i n t he ci t y. Al ong wi t h
Fut ure Group s Cent ral wi t h a f l oor space area of 2.5 l akh square f eet , Treasure Isl and at MG Road, M angal Ci t y at Vi j ay
Nagar area and M R10 are operat i onal i n t he ci t y.
15.1.3 Workforce Distribution in the district
15.1.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Indore
Work part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (36.2 percent ) i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 31.7 percent . Percent age
of peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers, account s t o 68%
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of t ot al worki ng popul at i on -
i ndi cat i ng a hi gh l evel of employment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vit y i n
t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s very l ow amongst women at 18.77 percent , i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 51.97
percent , wi t h t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
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There i s si gni f i cant i mmi grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Indore di st ri ct due t o t he di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment
opport uni t i es t he di st ri ct generat es. In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, i mmi grat i on occurs ei t her because
cert ai n educat i on opport unit i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct (eg: st udent s mi grat e f rom Burhanpur t o Indore as t here
are no vocat i onal t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es i n t he di st ri ct ) or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng
cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Indore and Pi t hampur.
Immi grat i on i nt o Indore i s more common amongst t he unski l l ed cat egory, especi al l y f rom t he nei ghbori ng di st ri ct s, l eadi ng
t o si gni f i cant i ncrease i n t he slum dwel l i ng popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct . Indore has t he l argest sl um popul at i on i n t he st at e
wi t h 445 sl um pocket s and a slum popul at i on of 3,31,220.
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15.1.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Indore
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Indore di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant opport uni t y i n t erms of a f avourabl e demographi c di vi dend -
wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a si zeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower end of t he worki ng age spect rum. By 2022,
t here wi l l be 12.2 l akh
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peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he l abour market syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he
avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased product i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e growt h.
District Estimated
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15.1.3.3Incremental Manpower Requirement in the District
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Indore has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
i nvest ment s i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he di st ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on i ndust ri al growt h across
sect ors, nat i onal i ncl usi on t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, educat i on, empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al
of vari ous sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Indore.
Empl oyment growt h i s expect ed t o be st rongest i n t he servi ces sect or wi t h t he sect ors of Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y,
Transport at i on& Logi st i cs, Banki ng& Fi nanci al servi ces and Const ruct i on broadl y account i ng f or t he bul k of demand. Ret ai l
Trade al one i s expect ed t o generat e over one l akh j obs bet ween 2012-17, predomi nant l y i n urban areas, and much of i t i n
t he unorgani zed sect or. Al t hough t he i ncrement al manpower requirement ref l ect s an i ncrease i n demand, i t al so ref l ect s
t he capacit y of t he sect or t o absorb, i nf ormal l y, t he surpl us l abour. Occupat i ons i n demand woul d i ncl ude admi ni st rat i ve,
execut i ve and manageri al workers, sal es workers i n Ret ai l Trade, l ow-ski l l const ruct i on workers, ski l l ed workers l i ke
t ool makers, and machi ne and t ransport equi pment operat ors i n M anuf act uri ng.
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Fabri cat i on 55 512 529 48 444 459
Paper & Paper Product s 118 1064 1182 103 923 1026
Chemi cal & Chemi cal
Product s
149 1068 1758 129 928 1526
Const ruct i on Based
M at eri al
30 212 349 26 185 303
Aut o and Aut o Component s 101 1263 663 88 1096 576
Text i l es 228 1015 3314 198 881 2877
Product s
15 180 104 13 155 91
Const ruct i on 2132 5373 35139 1898 4784 31284
IT&ITES 867 16464 NA 828 15727 NA
Heal t hcare 215 4080 NA 329 6247 NA
Transport at i ons & Logi st i cs 3781 9048 62785 4322 10345 71780
Ret ai l 5252 13283 86495 4345 10990 71567
Hospi t al i t y 974 4902 13608 806 4056 11259
Communi cat i on 1439 8096 19241 1723 8678 24051
Servi ces
3966 8237 67117 4159 8637 70377
Educat i on and Trai ni ng 533 9676 454 589 10630 555
15.1.4 Human Resource Development Scenario in the District
15.1.4.1Current State of Workforce Development
Indore i s f ast emergi ng as t he educat i onal hub of M adhya Pradesh, housi ng i nst i t ut es of nat i onal i mport ance such as l i ke
IIM , Indore and IIT, Indore. Hi gher educat i on, more speci f i cal l y t echni cal educat i on, has achieved consi derabl e growt h over
t he past f i ve years i n t he st at e. In t he sampl e set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed, t he di versi t y of t he home di st ri ct was
al most 80% among vocat i onal st udent s - wi t h represent at i ons f rom Harda, Burhanpur, Bet ul, Dewas, Dhar, Uj j ai n,
M andsaur, Khargone, Jhabua, Sat na and Bal aghat . A si mi l ar phenomenon of i mmi grat i on was observed i n t he graduat e
cat egory, wi t h st udent s f rom across t he st at e st udyi ng i n Indore col l eges.

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Human Resource Development Institutions in Indore
Program Number of institutions Intake
BE/ Archi t ect ure 45 19,710
Pharmacy[1] 35 1,800
Pol yt echni c(Vocat i onal )[1] 3 850
ITIs 4 1,118
M edi ci ne(M BBS) 3 440
Apart f rom set t i ng up of educat i on/ t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es, Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment Depart ment i s worki ng t o enhance
l i vel i hood ski l l s t hrough i t s Swarna Jayant hi Shahari Rozgar Yoj na(SJSRY) i n St i t chi ng and Sewi ng, Handi craf t , Toy
maki ng, Savori es maki ng.
Swarna Jayant hi Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme under Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y (DRDA), had an al l ocat ed
budget of INR 20.20 l akhs f or t rai ni ng purposes duri ng 2012-13. Duri ng 2011-12, t rai ni ng budget was predomi nant l y spent
f or act i vi t i es such as pi ckl e maki ng, agarbat hi maki ng and art i f i ci al j ewel ry.
Capacit y expansi on i n hi gher/ vocat i onal educat i on i nst i t ut i ons, al ong wi t h government f unded schemes, has posi t i vel y
i mpact ed t he growt h of avai l abl e ski l l ed workf orce i n t he di st ri ct - as evi dent f rom t he number of regi st rat i ons i n t he
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange
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As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 49,198 of
whi ch 90 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However, provi di ng sui t abl e employment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed
yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of t he yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh,
not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recruit ment . Focus
of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
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Company J ob Role Number of Candidates
Selected
Prat i bha Synt ex, Pi t ampur Thread Cut t er/ Packer 37
Inf osys,Indore BPO Operat or 200
Indi an Army Cl erk/ Sai ni k/ Nurse/ Cook 900
Lupi n, Dhar Trai nee 115
Domi nos Pi zza Del i very Boys 35

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IGS Li mi t ed Sal es Execut i ve 11
15.1.4.2Incremental Training Capacity through Government Endowments
Accordi ng t o KPM G est i mat es based on t he pot ent i al di st ri ct budget ary al l ocat i on f or vari ous cent ral government
schemes, around 1.28 l akh peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces and 1.44 l akh peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned
i ncrement al l y duri ng t he f i ve year peri od of 2012-17. Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet onl y 34 percent of t he
t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al
manpower needs more t han on l i vel i hood t rades.

15.1.5 District Specific Recommendations
Indore, bei ng a di st ri ct wi t h hi gh economi c growt h, predomi nant l y dri ven by t ert i ary and secondary sect ors, has
si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or skil l devel opment t o cat er t o vari ous i ndust ri es. There i s si zeable opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng
of 90,000 peopl e i n t he f ormal segment al one i n t he di st ri ct , over t he next f i ve years.
Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made, consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l
ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct :
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors - Retai l , Hospi tal i ty, Banki ng & Fi nanci al servi ces and
Constructi on pri mari l y i n un-organi zed cat egory
Transportati on and Logi sti cs t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower, gi ven t he
st rat egi c posit i oni ng of t he di st ri ct al ong nat i onal hi ghways
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Indore has spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand i n cert ai n
unorgani zed sect ors l i ke securi ty servi ces and faci l i ti es management
Potential Incremental Training Capacity Indore (2012-17)
46000
22000
17800
15500
9500
8750
8125
5000
3000
2100
2000
1600
2935
M i ni st ry of Labor
Mi ni st ry of Communi cat i on and IT
Const ruct i on Workers Cess (BOCW)
Mi ni st ry of Road Transport & Hi ghw ays
M i ni st ry of HUPA Al l evi at i on
M i ni st ry of Hi gher Educat i on
M i ni st ry of Heal t h and Fami l y Wel f are
Mi ni st ry of Women & Chi l d ...
M i ni st ry of Food Processi ng
Ot her M i ni st ri es
Tot al Pot ent i al
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Among hi gh empl oyment growt h manuf act uri ng areas, manufacturi ng of engi neeri ng/el ectri cal products,
food processi ng, demand hi gh l evel of ski l l i ng
Sust ai nabl e growt h of i ndust ri al cl ust ers i n t he di st ri ct woul d requi re mul t i f aced ski l l devel opment f or t he workers,
i ncl udi ng personal i t y devel opment and sal es and marketi ng ski l l s
Exi st i ng f ocus on t rai ni ng f or t he i nf ormal sect or by pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders i s l ow
Publ i c sect or spendi ng on ski l l t rai ni ng predomi nant l y f ocuses on pri mary and secondary sect ors
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Indore i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al dest i nat i on f or at t ract ing a di versi f i ed sampl e of
ski l l ed yout h f rom across M adhya Pradesh. Based on i nt eract i on wi t h yout h i n t he st at e, Indore i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al
empl oyment dest i nat i on across most di st ri ct s i n M adhya Pradesh.
The posit i oni ng of Indore f rom a Ski l l Devel opment perspect i ve, shoul d emphasi ze t he market l i nkages t o at t ract pri vat e
ski l l t rai ni ng operat ors t o i nvest i n t he di st ri ct . Indore can pot ent i al l y be a f ert i l e harvest i ng ground f or pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng
across manuf act uri ng and servi ces sect or wi t h support f or i mmedi at e market l i nkage f or t rained candi dat es
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Indore di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e
t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
Stakeholder Action Points for Stakeholders
NSDC Focus on i ncreasi ng part i ci pat i on f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng
provi ders wi t h f ocus on t he f oll owi ng sect ors
o Hospi t al i t y and Touri sm
o Ret ai l
o Banki ng and Fi nanci al servi ces
o Transport at i on and Logi st i cs
Government Provi de ski l l t rai ni ng i n conj unct i on wi t h pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders usi ng
government endowment t rai ni ng schemes
o Informal segment of Construction Sector
o Informal segment of Retail Sector
o Formal/ Informal segment of Transportation and Logistics
o Formal/ Informal segment of Food Processing
o Formal segment of Healthcare
Al i gn t rai ni ng programs f or di spl aced margi nal f armers t o l i vel i hood act i vi t i es ai med
at suppl ement i ng f arm i ncome t hrough t rai ni ng i n
o Dairy farming
o Mulberry cultivation
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Guava, Aml a, and Pomegranat e
o Flower Cultivation- Roses, Gl adi ol us,Chrysant hemum, Gl ardi a
o Spice Cultivation- Chi l l i and Garl i c
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Ret ai l ,
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Pri vat e Ski l l Trai ni ng
Provi ders
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng (bot h t echni cal and non-t echni cal ) t arget i ng l ocal
yout h f rom l ow i ncome f ami l i es wi t h cost t o be borne by compani es
o Formal segment of organized Retail
o Formal segment of Hospitality
o Formal segment of Security Services
Est abl i sh cl ust er based ski l l t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves i n PPP mode i n t he f ol l owi ng i ndust ri al
cl ust ers, t o ensure proxi mi t y t o market absorpt i on of t rai ned t al ent
o Engineering Goods /Auto Components Due t o proxi mi t y t o Pi t hampur
Aut o Cl ust er
o Pharmaceuticals Due t o proxi mi t y t o Pi t hampur Pharma Cl ust er
o Food Processing Due t o presence of Namkeen Innovat i ve Cl ust er i n Indore
o Manufacturing of Leather Products Due t o presence of Leat her Toys
Cl ust er
Opport uni t y f or set t i ng up f i ni shi ng school t rai ni ng f or t ert i ary sect ors wi t h hi gh
sal ary pot ent i al , where st udent s wi l l be wi l l i ng t o pay and l earn
IT&ITES and Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces Ski l l s i n bot h t echni cal and non-
t echni cal cat egory
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of ret ai l ,
const ruct i on, f ood processi ng, t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs and heal t hcare
Bri dgi ng basi c ski l l s of communi cat i on and numeracy
Indust ry Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect or where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n
i ndust ry i s hi gher, such as
o Construction
o IT/ITES
Ini t i at e and support modul ar empl oyabi l i t y ski l l t rai ni ng i n col l aborat i on wi t h pri vat e
pl ayers/ Government
To creat e pl acement l i nkage opport uni t i es i n t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons
15.2 Skill Gap Assessment of Betul District
Bet ul di st ri ct i s si t uat ed i n t he sout hern part of M adhya Pradesh shari ng i t s border wi t h M aharasht ra s Amaravat i di st ri ct .
Di st ri ct i s sparsel y popul at ed wi t h a popul at i on of 15.75 l akhs
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(as per 2011 Census) and a popul at i on densi t y of 157 per
sq.km
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t he rural segment . The di st ri ct al so has a si gnif i cant proport i on of SC/ ST const i t ut i ng 49.9 percent
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popul at i on, of whi ch t ri bal popul at i on f orms 39 percent
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(as per 2001 census) whi ch i s hi ghest amongst di st ri ct s i n
M adhya Pradesh. Wi t h si gni f i cant proport i on of popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas wi t h l ow popul at i on densi t y, t he di st ri ct i s
f aced wi t h a si gni f i cant chal l enge of i ncreased cost of del i very of l ast mi l e servi ces.
15.2.1.2Literacy
Di st ri ct l i t eracy rat e st andi ng at 70.14 percent
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(as per 2011 census)i s comparabl e t o t hat of t he st at e, however t here i s
a si gni f i cant gender i nequi t y wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e averagi ng around 78.6%
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(as per 2011 census) whi l e f emal e l i t eracy
rat e st ands at 61.6%
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(as per 2011 census). Bet ul has a l ower pri vat e part i ci pat i on i n school educat i on wi t h about 91.4
percent
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of t he school s i n bei ng run by t he government .The di st ri ct has a bet t er t ransit i on rat e f rom pri mary t o mi ddl e
school s at 94 percent
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, i ndi cat i ng l ow dropout rat es af t er primary school i ng.
District Madhya Pradesh Betul
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,575,247
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 70.1%
Number of Literates(2011) 43,827,193 959,429
Population(2011)
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Economy of Bet ul has regi st ered a CAGR of 11.1 percent
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bet ween2003-04 and 2008-09 wi t h t he composi t i on of sect ors
remai ni ng l argel y const ant duri ng t hi s peri od - i ndi cat i ng a uni f orm growt h across vari ous sect ors. Per capi t a i ncome of
Bet ul grew at a f ast er pace at 13.98%
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t han t hat of t he st at e average of 11.45%
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Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es, i s t he key source of l i vel i hood f or t he di st ri ct . As per 2008-09 est i mat es
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di st ri ct has
40% of t he l and as net sown area, cl osel y f ol l owed by f orest s coveri ng an area of 39%. Bet er i ri gat i on f aci l i t i es made
avai l abl e t hrough provi si on of i rri gat i on f aci l i t y, mi cro-i rri gat i on works, renovat i on of t radit i onal wat er bodi es et c. t hrough
M NREGA i n t he di st ri ct , have reul t ed i n enhanced net sown area f rom 3,99,407 ha i n 2007-08 t o 4,16,100 ha by 2008-09.
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Low average l andhol di ng i n t he di st ri ct
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(2.079 ha, even l ower t han t he st at e average of 2.50 ha) i s i mpact i ng t he
adopt i on of t echnol ogy and machi nery i n f armi ng.
Poul t ry and l i vest ock reari ng i s t radi t i onal l y l ooked at , as i ncome generat i on act i vit i es support i ng f arm i ncome i n t he
maj ori t y of agrari an househol ds. However, l ack of awareness about t he act i vi t i es, and i naccessi bi l i t y of servi ces such as
vet eri nary heal t hcare, have caused a decl i ne i n i nt erest i n organi sed f orms of of poul t ry and l i vest ock act i vi t i es i n Bet ul .
Tot al l i vest ock popul at i on i n Bet ul i s 15,22,512 and poul t ry popul at i on i s 3,63,766. Under Swarnaj ayant hi Gram Swarozgar
Yoj na, many sel f hel p groups are bei ng support ed by t he Depart ment of Rural Devel opment , i n Li vest ock and Poul t ry
reari ng act i vi t i es.
In t he hort i cul t ure sect or, mango, orange, banana and aonl a are t he key f ruit s grown i n t he di st ri ct . Some of t he key
vari et i es of mango grown i n t he di st ri ct i ncl udes Amrapal i , Dashehari ,Gaj ari ya ,Sunderj a ,Keshar, Langra, M al l i ka,
Al f anj o, Rat na, Neel am , Si ndhu. Around 921
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f rui t orchards have been est abl i shed by Kri shi Vi gyan Kendra i n t he
di st ri ct . Bet ul i s one of key f l ower cul t i vat i on di st ri ct s wi t h f ocus on M ari gol d and Gl ardi a. Bet ul has an excl usi ve mandi
f or oranges cul t i vat ed i n t he di st ri ct . AVT Nat ural Product s, a l eadi ng ol eoresi n producer i n Sout h Indi a, i s undert aki ng
cont ract f armi ng f or mari gol d i n Bet ul . Around 150 hect ares of l and i s under organi c f armi ng i n t he di st ri ct .
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Around 64 hect ares of l and
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i s under mul berry cult i vat i on i n Bhi mpur, Prabhat pat nam and Shahpur bl ocks of Bet ul .
Bet ul i s one of t he ri chest di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh i n t erms of f orest resources - wi t h a f orest cover of al most 40% of
t he area of t he di st ri ct . Pri nci pal f orest produces of t he di st ri ct consi st s of t eak, t i mber, t endu l eaves, l ac, bamboo - al ong
wi t h medi ci nal herbs and mi nor f orest produce l i ke mahua, awl a, chi ronj i , hurra, bahera, l emon grass, ashwagandha, gum,
l ac, j ackf rui t , honey & pamaroja et c. Ti khadi oi l made f rom Pamaroj a i s f amous and i s known as Bet ul Oi l . Ti khadi oi l
has perf ume and cosmet i c cont ent s. There are over 250 f armers i nvol ved i n Lac col l ect i on wi t h l ac bei ng col l ect ed f rom
over 12,000
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15.2.2.2Industry
Bet ul di st ri ct i s l argel y an agrari an economy, wi t h hi gh dependence on agri cul t ure and al l i ed sect ors. Hence, a si gni f i cant
proport i on of i ndust ry i s based on agro processi ng, wi t h a f ew ot her i ndust ri es f ocusi ng on mi neral based product s. The
l evel of i ndust ri al i zat i on i s gradual l y on t he ri se i n t he di st ri ct . Pat hakheda i n Ghoradongri bl ock i s f amous f or i t s coal f i el ds
and t he coal mi ned i s used i n t he 9 l arge product i on uni t s at Sat pura t hermal power st at i on wi t h a t ot al i nst al l ed capaci t y
of 1,142 M W. The di st ri ct has t wo l arge oi l processong uni t s(Bet ul Oi l and Fl ours Lt d,Adhi swar Oi l and Fat s Pvt Lt d),Bet ul
Tyre and Tube Indust ri es Lt d and M P Veneers Pvt Lt d.
Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 18 Crore, generat i ng
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. Key act i vi t i es i n whi ch SSIs have come up i n t he past , i ncl ude agro-processi ng
i ncl udi ng f l our mi l l s, soya mi l l s, j aggery maki ng, i ce cream manuf act uri ng, processi ng of f orest produce such as chi rounj i ,
i ron f abri cat i on unit s, cement product s, t ransf ormer repai r uni t s, roof i ng t i l es, bri ck ki l ns, manuf act uri ng of agri cul t ural
i mpl ement s et c. SSI segment , i f properl y at t ended t o, coul d generat e si gni f i cant amount of empl oyment opport uni t i es
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Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, some of t he key smal l scal e i ndust ri al act i vi t i es t hat have opport uni t y
i n t he di st ri ct -
Sector Type of Units
Food Processi ng Kadh Tel , De-oi l ed cake, pot at o st arch, t amari nd st arch, poult ry f eed, col d st orage,
processed f rui t s, soya mi l k, soya cake, masal a maki ng, corn cri spi es/ chi ps, Khandasari
sugar, energy bars, medi ci nal f oods, mi l k chi l l i ng uni t s, dai ry f armi ng.
Const ruct i on based
M at eri al
Fl y ash hol l ow bri cks, granit e cut t i ng and pol i shi ng, mosai c t i l es, Hume pi pe, RCC pi pe,
wooden f urni t ure saw mi l l , veneers, pl ywood.
M et al Uni t s Agri cul t ural i mpl ement s
Servi ces sect or domi nat ed by f arm t rade, hot el s and ot her servi ces cat egory grew at 10.23
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2003-04 and 2008-09, at a rat e l ower t han t he pri mary and secondary sect ors.
Trade and hot el s segment cont ri but i ng t o 26 percent t he t ot al t ert i ary sect or GDDP as on 2008-09
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has onl y grown at a
l i t t l e over 9 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09
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. Duri ng t hi s f i ve year peri od, t he di st ri ct has not wi t nessed
si gni f i cant growt h of organi zed pl ayers, havi ng onl y smal l hot el s and shops. Domi nanace of smal l un-organi zed pl ayers
has not resul t ed i n a hi gh demand f or t rai ned manpower - as most of t hese out f i t s rel y on unski l l ed workers.
Transport at i on by Rai l ways and Roadways cont ri but es si gni f icant l y t o t he t ert i ary sect or by account i ng f or 20 percent of
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Chennai Rai l way l i ne passi ng t hrough t he di st ri ct . Di st ri ct head quart er Bet ul i s wel l connect ed t o promi nent ci t i es l i ke
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154.6 km of st at e hi ghways. However, poor connect i vit y t o places beyond Bet ul t own and t ehsi l bl ocks, most l y t hrough
di st ri ct and l ocal roads, i s a maj or hurdl e f or devel opment i n t hese regi ons.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2007 t o 2012, t he t ot al number of bank branches i n t he di st ri ct ,has i ncreased
f rom 65 t o 87 - wi t h a 17 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s
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. Growt h i n per capi t a i ncome post 2006-07 i s a key
reason f or t he growt h rat e i n deposi t s.

The di st ri ct has around 33 PHCs and 260 SHCs servi ng a popul at i on of 15.57 l akhs
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. Coverage of heal t hcare servi ces
st andi ng at 18 SHCs and PHCs per l akh popul at i on, predomi nant l y t hrough Govt unit s, i s above t he st at e average of 13
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per l akhs popul at i on.
15.2.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Betul
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e f or Bet ul di st ri ct i s 44.2% as per Census 2001, compared t o t he st at e average of 42.7%.
Agri cul t ure i s t he l argest employer i n t he di st ri ct wi t h 73.7%124 of t he workf orce engaged i n agri cul t ural act i vi t i es ei t her
as cul t i vat ors or as agri cul t ural l abourers. Al most 80% of t he empl oyment i n t he rural areas i s i n t he agri cult ure sect or.
Cont rary t o t hi s, al most 88% of t he urban popul at i on i s engaged i n t he servi ces (t ert i ary) sect or. The dependency rat i o f or
t he di st ri ct i s 84.8% whi ch i s al most si mi l ar t o t he st at e s average of 84.3%. The dependency rat i o i s hi gher i n t he rural
areas at 90.3% t han urban areas at 63.9%.125 Around 19.3% of t he di st ri ct s popul at i on f al l s i nt o t he cat egory of not
havi ng f ul l empl oyment .
Wi t h i ncreasi ng awareness l evel of mi ni mum day wages and i ncreasi ng connect i vi t y, bot h road, rai l and t hrough t el ecom,
mi grat i on i s becomi ng an i ncreasi ngl y i mport ant phenomenon i n t he cont ext of empl oyment opport uni t i es. Most of t he
mi grant workers f rom Bet ul are i n t he age group of 20-35 years who t ravel ei t her i ndi vi dual l y or i n groups of 10-25 f or
work i n nei ghbori ng di st ri ct s - or somet i me even t o di st ant st at es. M i grat i on happens f or agri cult ural as wel l as f or non-
agri cult ural act i vi t i es such as const ruct i on act i vi t i es, t rucki ng and bri ck ki l ns. Whi l e agri cult ure based mi grat i on i s usual l y
seasonal wi t h mi grant s ret urning back t o Bet ul at t he end of t he season, non-agri cul t ural mi grat i on happens f or an
ext ended durat i on. M i grant s f rom Bet ul t ravel t o di st ri ct s i n M adhya Pradesh such as Hoshangabad, Harda, Narsi ngpur f or

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agri cult ural l abour act i vi t i es, and t o pl aces such as M umbai , Nanded, Amravat i , Nagpur et c t o work i n bot h agro and non-
agri rel at ed act i vi t i es. Fest i val s f orm an i mport ant part of t he l i f e of peopl e f rom Bet ul and hence most of t hem seek t o
ret urn home f or ext ended vacat i ons i n Bet ul , duri ng t he f est i val s.
Besi des regul ar agri cul t ural workf orce mi grat i on, ski l l ed yout h i s si gni f i cant t o i ndust ri al i zed regi ons i n Hoshangabad,
Sehore, Bhopal and Nagpur. Hoshangabad has a huge number of government est abl i shment s such as t he Securit y Papers
M i l l , Ordi nance Fact ory, Indi an Rai l ways, Di esel and El ect ri c Locomot i ve sheds. Sehore i s f amous f or i t s l arge t ext i l e uni t s
Vardhaman, HG and Tri dent Group. Bhopal has a whol e host of opport uni t i es, especi al l y BHEL and Indi an Rai l ways uni t .
Nagpur havi ng f ood processi ng uni t s i s anot her at t ract i ve dest i nat i on f or empl oyment rel at ed mi grat i on out of di st ri ct .
15.2.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Betul
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Bet ul di st ri ct has a f avourabl e demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
and a si zeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 7.16 l akh
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peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n
t he l abour market syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased
product i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e growt h.
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Bet ul 1689644 1064476 716953 668541 120728
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Bet ul has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors, nat i onal i ncl usi on t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al of vari ous
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Bet ul . Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n t he secondary sect or, wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he
di st ri ct , f ol l owed by t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs. In t he t ert i ary sect or, ret ai l wi l l provi de t he hi ghest quant um of t he t ot al
j obs - whi l e t ouri sm and hospi t al i t y wi l l f ol l ow cl osel y.

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed Act i vi t i es NA NA 12,005 NA NA 10,220
Food Processi ng 123 516 1,812 106 448 1,573
Fabri cat i on 11 103 106 10 89 92
Const ruct i on 585 1,473 9,633 520 1,311 8,576
IT&ITES 12 226 NA 16 296 NA
Heal t hcare 63 1,193 NA 111 2,111 NA
Transport at i ons and Logi st i cs 690 1,651 11,453 788 1,887 13,094
Ret ai l 703 1,778 11,577 582 1,471 9,579
Hospi t al i t y 130 656 1,821 108 543 1,507
Communi cat i on 233 1,313 3,119 279 1,407 3,899
Servi ces
270 560 4,565 283 587 4,787
Educat i on and Trai ni ng 153 2,773 130 155 2,806 147
Bet ul has a l i mi t ed number of t echni cal educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons t o f ul f i l l t he i ncrement al manpower requi rement s i n t he
di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has t hree ITI s and t hree ITCs f or t echni cal ski l l devel opment , al ong wi t h a pri vat e engi neeri ng col l ege.

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Program #of institutions Intake
BE/ Archi t ect ure 1 240
Pharmacy 1 60
Pol yt echni c(Vocat i onal ) 1 240
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The di st ri ct has a proport i onal l y si gni f i cant ski l l t rai ni ng capaci t y t hrough ot her i ni t i at i ves, i n compari son t o i nst i t ut i onal
del i very. RSETI (Rural Sel f Empl oyment Trai ni ng Inst i t ut e) provi des t rai ni ng i n st i t chi ng and sewi ng f or women and mobi l e
repairi ng f or men. DUDA (Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment Aut horit y) provi des ski l l t rai ni ng i n Dai ry Farmi ng support , Art if i ci al
j ewel ry maki ng, Pi ckl e maki ng, Hand kni t t i ng Art i f i ci al Jewel ry t hrough SGSY, whi l e DUDA (Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment
Aut hori t y) provi des ski l l t rai ni ng i n Hand Kni t t i ng, Pi ckl e M aking, Operat i ng Domest i c El ect rical Appl i ances t hough SJSRY.
Si gni f i cant ski l l t rai ni ng and f urt her support i s provi ded t o f armers t o promot e M ul berry cocoon and Eri Cocoon f armi ng i n
t he di st ri ct , t hrough t he Depart ment of Seri cult ure.
Whi l e t he t rades under ITI t rai ni ng are generi c t rades wi t h engi neeri ng f ocus, ski l l t rai ni ng provi ded by ot her i ni t i at i ves are
such t hat i t woul d be di f f i cul t f or t rai nees t o est abl i sh market l i nkages, by t hemsel ves. RSETI, bei ng a t rai ni ng of f shoot of
a f i nanci al i nst it ut i on, f ocuses i t s f undi ng on t hose t rades where t here i s i nvest ment i nt o capex whi ch i s kept
hypot hecat ed t o t he bank, i n case t he candi dat e f ai l s t o repay t he l oan.
Due t o l ow capaci t i es i n ski l l t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es, regi st rat i ons i n Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange are l ow, wi t h t ot al l i ve
regi st rat i ons as on March 2012, bei ng 18,411 - of whi ch 16,851 bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory
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. In t he current
scenari o, empl oyment generat i on f or ski l l ed yout h i s predomi nant l y out ward f ocussed as evi dent f rom pri vat e j ob f air
conduct ed duri ng 2011-12
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Trade Enrollments
Art i f i ci al j ewel ry maki ng 30 (2011)
Pi ckl e maki ng 22 (2010)
Hand kni t t i ng 18(2010)
Operat i ng domest i c el ect ri cal appl i ances 15 (2010)
Company J ob Role #of Candidates
Vardhman Fabri cs, Budni M achi ne Operat or 36
Vardhman Fabri cs, Budni Product i on Trai nee 32
Apol l o Tyres, Baroda Trai nee Operat or 08
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Accordi ng t o KPM G est i mat es, based on t he pot ent i al di st ri ct budget ary al l ocat i on f or vari ous cent ral government
schemes, around 19,000 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces and 31,000 peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y
duri ng t he f i ve year peri od of 2012-17.
Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet l ess t han 50 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower bet ween 2012 and
2017 - l eavi ng a si gni f i cant gap t o be bri dged. However, f ormal empl oyment pot ent i al i n secondary and t ert i ary sect ors i s
si gni f i cant l y l ow i n compari son t o publ i c t rai ni ng t arget s.

Bet ul , bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom al l sect ors, has proport i onal l y equal empl oyment
opport uni t i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed
pl ayers i n t he servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be
t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s
expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng.
Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l
ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Bal anced Economy wi t h hi gh proport i on of i nf ormal empl oyment
Ret ai l , Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er
Agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng and const ruct i on based mat eri al work
Pot ent i al f or t he devel opment of f urni t ure i ndust ry
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1570
4650
120
140
1060
2320
12160
1430
980
170
400
1010
4870
M i ni st ry of Tri bal Af f ai rs
M i ni st ry of M i nori t y Af f ai rs
M i ni st ry of Communi cat i on and IT
M i ni st ry of M SME
M i ni st ry of Women and Chi l d Devel opment
M i ni st ry of Soci al Just i ce and Empow erment
M i ni st ry of Road Transport and Hi ghw ays
Bui l di ng and Ot her Const ruct i on ...
Potential Incremental Training Capacity Betul (2012-17)
Tot al Pot ent i al
Capaci t y: 31140
Shi vasakt hi Bi o-Pl ant Cust omer Care Execut i ve 31
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Low per capi t a i ncome and l i mi t ed empl oyment opport uni t i es i n organi zed sect ors compared t o worki ng age
popul at i on growt h
Di st ri ct yout h aspi rat i ons t o mi grat e and work i n ci t i es f or bet t er l i vel i hood opport uni t i es
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Bet ul i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e
f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport unit i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l
devel opment i n Bet ul di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
From a Ski l l Devel opment Perspect i ve, Bet ul shoul d be posi t i oned as a sourci ng ground f or ski l l ed manpower empl oyabl e
across t he st at e and anywhere i n t he count ry
NSDC Focus on i ncreasi ng part i ci pat i on f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders
wi t h f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng sect or
o Securi t y Servi ces
o Const ruct i on Sect or
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Heal t hcare
Est abl i sh cl ust er-based ski l l t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves i n PPP mode i n t he f ol l owi ng i ndust ri al
o Wooden Furni t ure Cl ust er Due t o presence of f orest wi t h Bet ul Teak
o Wooden Handi craf t s Cl ust er - Due t o presence of f orest wi t h Bet ul Teak
Al i gn t rai ni ng programs f or di spl aced margi nal f armers t o l i vel i hood act i vi t i es ai med at
suppl ement i ng f arm i ncome t hrough t rai ni ng i n
o Dai ry f armi ng
o Li vest ock Reari ng Pi ggery, Goat ery, Poul t ry
o M ul berry cul t i vat i on and Si l k Weavi ng
o Lac Cul t i vat i on
o Frui t Cult i vat i on- M ango, Orange, Aonl a, Sapot a, Pomegranat e
o Fl ower Cul t i vat i on Mari gol d, Gl ardi a
o Veget abl e Cul t i vat i on Drumst i ck, Curry Leaves, Cabbage
Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs and Heal t hcare
Private Skill
Training Providers
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng i n t he f ol l owi ng segment predomi nant l y usi ng
di st ri ct as a sourci ng hub
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Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of Ret ai l ,
Const ruct i on, Transporat at i on and Logi st i cs
Industry Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect ors where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on i s hi gh,
such as
o Const ruct i on
15.3 Skill Gap Assessment of Chhindwara District
Chhi ndwara di st ri ct i s bound by Hoshangabad, Narsi nghpur, Bet ul Di st ri ct , Seoni and Nagpur Di st ri ct
(M aharasht ra),Chhi ndwara has a t ot al popul at i on of 20.9 l akhs as of 2011, of whi ch 75.83 percent resi de i n rural areas.
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The di st ri ct i s sparsel y popul at ed wi t h 177 peopl e per sq. km. i n compari son t o t he st at e s average of 236.
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The di st ri ct
has a hi gher gender rat i o t han t he st at e. Reserved cat egori es compri se 46.3 percent
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of t he t ot al popul at i on of t he
di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has a si gnif i cant t ri bal popul at i on compri si ng of Gond, Pardhan, Bhari a and Korku t ri bes.
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15.3.1.2Literacy
Chhi ndwara has a hi gh l i t eracy rat e of 72.2 percent i n compari son t o t he st at e average of 70.6 percent
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K12 school s i n t he di st ri ct , of whi ch onl y 13.1 percent are owned by t he pri vat e sect or.
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Enrol ment i n government
school s account s f or 87.16 percent of t he t ot al enrol ment .
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95.6 percent of t he st udent s at t end upper pri mary school s
af t er pri mary educat i on.
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Transit i on rat e f or st udent s i n upper pri mary school s decreases as t hey progress t o hi gher
cl asses and i s onl y 55 percent f rom St d VII t o St d VIII.
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grades, has gai ned promi nence. Accordi ng t o KPM G est i mat es, assumi ng no addi t i onal i ncrease i n capaci t y at hi gh school
l evel , school s i n Chhi ndwara woul d support onl y around 78.9 percent of t he st udent s passi ng t hrough pri mary t o hi gh
school l evel , i n t he next 5 years.
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District Madhya Pradesh Chhindwara
Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,090,306
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 72.2%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.18
Di st ri ct economy has grown by 9.20 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 - as compared t o t he st at e s average of
10.78 percent duri ng t he same peri od.
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Pri mary sect or const i t ut es cl ose t o 50 percent of t he out put wi t h maj or
cont ri but i on f rom agri cul t ure and mi ni ng act i vi t i es. M i ni ng act i vi t i es have grown by 6.7 percent
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CAGR bet ween 2003-04
and 2008-09 wi t h coal , manganese and dol omi t e mi neral s mi ned
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. Per capi t a i ncome has st eadi l y i ncreased t o exceed
t he st age average of INR 24,132, enabl ed by growt h i n pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors
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The di st ri ct economy i s predomi nant l y agro-based. Cont ri but i on of agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es has been 71.1 percent
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t o t he pri mary sect or i n 2008-09. The di st ri ct has 40.33 percent
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of i t s t ot al geographi cal area under cul t i vat i on. Net
sown area under i rri gat i on was onl y 26.59 percent i n 2008-09 as compared t o 43.55 percent of st at e s average.
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Wel l s
cat er t o 65.6 percent of net i rrigat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Around 33 percent of t he net i rri gat ed area i s under soya
cul t i vat i on.
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Agri cul t ural pract i ces are t radit i onal , wi t h mi ni mal usage of f arm i mpl ement s. There are around 7 t ract ors
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per 1,000
hect ares of cul t i vat ed l and i n 2007-08, whi ch i s l ow compared t o t he st at e s average of 19
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i ndi cat i ng l ow l evel s of
mechanizat i on of agri cul t ure. Furt her, growt h i n t ract or usage has been onl y 1.3 percent
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i n 2006-08 - whi ch i s very l ow
i n compari son t o st at e average of 5.8 percent
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i n t he same peri od.
Chhi ndwara i s densel y f orest ed wi t h 35.28 percent f orest cover.
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Bamboo, Teak, Harra, Saal beej and Tendu Pat t a are t he
maj or f orest weal t h account i ng f or 2.85 percent of t he cont ri but i on of pri mary sect or t o GDDP.
Chhi ndwara i s one of t he key hort i cul t ure t hrust di st ri ct s. It i s part of t he orange cl ust er, i dent i f i ed by t he st at e hort i cul t ure
depart ment . Organi c f armi ng i s an emergi ng t rend i n t he di st ri ct , wi t h over 260 hect ares pursui ng t he same. Garl i c i s a
key spi ce grown i n t he di st ri ct . Indi a s f i rst Spi ce Park has al so been est abl i shed i n Boregaon i n Chhi ndwara wi t h an
est i mat ed proj ect cost of INR 8.44 crores
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. The i ni t i al phase of t he park consi st s of a Garl i c Dehydrat i on Pl ant set up by
t he Spi ces Board and a St eam St eri l i zat i on Uni t set up by STCL Lt d., a publ i c sect or company. The di st ri ct al so has 9 pack
houses and 17,000 t onnes of col d st orage capaci t y
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. Oranges grown i n Chhi ndwara are di rect l y market ed i n Nagpur.

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Chhindwara District Economic Performance
52.8%
49.6% 47.7%
49.6%
45.8%
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M ot her Dai ry, New Del hi di rect l y procures oranges f rom cul t ivat ors i n Chhi ndwara. AVT Nat ural Product s Li mi t ed, has
undert aken cont ract f armi ng i ni t i at i ves i n di st ri ct t o grow mari gol d f or t hei r ol eoresi n product i on.
Li vest ock reari ng i s anot her maj or act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . There are 7.23 l akh cat t l e popul at i on, 1.35 l akh buf f al o popul at i on
and 3.06 l akh goat popul at i on. Besi des t hese, t he di st ri ct al so has hi gh poul t ry popul at i on of 4.69 l akhs. Pi ggery i s al so an
emergi ng act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct
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Chhi ndwara has a mi ni dai ry pl ant wi t h a processi ng and packagi ng capacit y of 10,000 l i t re per day
157
. A f ew of t he sel f
hel p groups are operat i ng i n t he dai ry processi ng segment . Around 147 SHGs have benef i t t ed f rom t he speci al dai ry
proj ect of t he Zi l l a Pari shad of Chhi ndwara
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15.3.2.2Industry
Cont ri but i on of t he secondary sect or t o t he di st ri ct economy has been around 17.4 percent
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of t he di st ri ct s GDDP i n
2008-09. The sect or regi st ered 15.1 percent compounded growt h bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09.
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Chhi ndwara has an
excl usi ve Indust ri al Growt h Cent re at Borgaon f or wat er i nt ensi ve i ndust ri es and houses compani es such as Raymonds,
Ni ket Udyog Lt d, PBM Pol i t eck Lt d, JCO Gas Pi pe Lt d, et c. There i s al so a Food park i n Borgaon wi t h support i ng
i nf rast ruct ure of Col d St orage, Ware House, M i l k Chi l l i ng Pl ant , ETP and Test i ng Lab.
Chhi ndwara has 8 operat i onal Large and M edi um Indust ri es i ncl udi ng t hat of Raymonds and Hi ndust an Uni l ever
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Invest ment i n LM I sect or i n Chhi ndwara as of M arch 2012 st ood at INR 572.25 crore of whi ch 51 percent compri sed of
t ext i l e sect or i nvest ment
162
. Of t he remai ni ng, 26 percent of t he i nvest ment i s f rom chemi cal based i ndust ri es.

Smal l Scal e Indust ri es wi t nessed an i nvest ment of INR 41.31
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crores bet ween 2007-08 and 2011-12, generat i ng a t ot al
empl oyment of 6,319 peopl e. Food processi ng and met al based i ndust ri es have cont ri but ed 33.27 percent and 19.96

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Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent re Chhi ndw ara
Compostion of LMI Investment in Chhindwara ( as of M arch 2012)
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FOREST BASED
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percent t o t he SSI i nvest ment s i n 2010-11 respect i vel y.
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Ot her i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude t hose based on
const ruct i on, paper and pharma i ndust ri es.

Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng smal l and medi um scal e i ndust ri es have a good pot ent i al
i n t he di st ri ct :
Category Industries
Food Processi ng M ushroom processi ng and packagi ng, Dal M i l l , Oi l M i l l , Soya Pl ant , Fl our M i l l , Jaggery
Processi ng Uni t s, Dai ry Product s, Energy bars, f rui t and veget abl e dehydrat i on and
preservat i on, orange j ui ces, soya oi l
Forest / Wood Based Wooden f urnit ure maki ng, Saw M i l l , Jut e Bags, Bamboo basket s, cardboard boxes
M i neral Based Dol omi t e powder, Sof t Coke and Hard Coke uni t s, Coal candy
Text i l es Cot t on yarn, man-made yarn, wool en i t ems, carpet weavi ng
Pharma Surgi cal bandages, ayurvedi c medi cal f ormul at i ons, pat hol ogi cal research
Ot hers Pol yt hene bags, Bri cks, Ti n Cont ai ner, PVC Pi pes, cement bl ocks, l eat her shoes
Servi ces sect or has been cont ri but i ng 35.5 percent
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t o GDDP i n 2008-09. Thi s sect or has grown by 10.3 percent CAGR
bet ween 2002-03 and 2008-09. Key cont ri but ors t o t he sect or i ncl ude t rade and hospit al i t y, busi ness servi ces,
t ransport at i on and publ i c admi ni st rat i on.

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Trade and hospi t al i t y i ndust ry of Chhi ndwara has grown by 9.1 percent
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CAGR i n t he past 5 years. Domi nance of soya i n
agri cult ure and t ext i l e i n i ndust ri es, has been promot i ng t rading act i vit y i n t he di st ri ct . Increasi ng secondary and t ert i ary
i ndust ri es have i ncreased t he prospect s of busi ness and l egal servi ces. It has al so added t o t he revenue of t he hospi t al i t y
segment . There are a f ew pl aces of t ouri st i nt erest i ncl udi ng Pat al kot h, Tami a, Tri bal M useum, Chot a Mahadev Cave,
Devgarh Fort , Nagdwari , Hot wat er spri ng at Anhoni , et c.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, number of bank branches i n t he di st ri ct has grown f rom 69 t o 85 bet ween 2006 and
2011.
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Credi t di sbursement regist ered a 12.1 percent CAGR growt h and bank-deposit s, 19.1 percent CAGR growt h,
i ndi cat i ng i ncreasi ng st andard of l i vi ng.
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Chhi ndwara has 67 Pri mary Heal t hcare Cent ers, 311 Secondary Heal t hcare Cent ers, 1 ci vi l hospi t al and 2 di st ri ct hospi t al s.
The di st ri ct has bet t er heal t hcare access wi t h 16 Heal t hcare cent ers per l akh of popul at i on, whi ch i s hi gher t han t he
st at e s average of 13.5. M oreover, t here are some pri vat e cl i ni cs and nursi ng homes provi ding medi cal f aci l i t i es t o t he
peopl e.
Cont ri but i on of rai l ways t o GDDP has i ncreased by 9.2 percent CAGR, and t hat of roadways and ot her t ransport has
i ncreased by 17 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years.
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A smal l port i on of NH 69 passes t hrough t he di st ri ct connect i ng
Bet ul t o Nagpur. There i s 1,863 km of pucca road and 800 km of kuchha road i n t he di st ri ct .
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The di st ri ct has a rai l
net work connect i ng i t t o di st ri ct s of Nagpur, Bet ul and Seoni .
15.3.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Chhindwara
Work Part i ci pat i on Rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s 42.2 whi ch i s comparabl e t o t he st at e s average of 42.7.
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The di st ri ct has 42.15
percent of i t s popul at i on under t he worker cat egory.
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There are onl y 12,617 Househol d Indust ry workers i n t he di st ri ct .
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Accordi ng t o Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Of f i ci al s, i nt er di st ri ct mi grat i on i s l ower t han i nt ra di st ri ct mi grat i on i n
Chhi ndwara. M i grat i on i s wi t nessed more amongst t he poorer popul at i on i n SC/ ST communi t y t han i n ot hers. Unski l l ed

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l abour mi grat es t o work as manual l abour, most l y i n const ruct i on rel at ed act i vi t i es, bri ck ki l ns, cement f act ori es, l ocal
t rades of aut o mechani cs, pai nt i ng et c, and not as much i n agri cul t ural act i vi t i es. M ost of t he mi grat i on occurs duri ng non-
agri cult ural seasons of January-February and most of t he mi grat ory popul at i on remai ns unempl oyed duri ng June-Jul y-
August peri ods of t he year. Labour mi grat es t o di st ri ct s of Narsi ngpur, Hoshangabad, Nagpur, Amravat i et c. M ost of t he
semi -ski l l ed and ski l l ed yout h mi grat i on occurs due t o i nadequat e empl oyment opport uni t i es f or t echni cal t rades. Di st ri ct s
yout h aspire t o work f or government est abl i shment s such as BHEL, Rai l ways, St eel Aut hori t y of Indi a, Coach Fact ory, and
El ect ri ci t y Board. Ski l l ed yout h are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e t o pl aces such as Tami l Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnat aka f or
sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es.
15.3.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Chhindwara
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Chhi ndwara di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age
popul at i on and sizeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 9.08 l akh
174
peopl e
part i ci pat i ng i n t he l abour market syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure
i ncreased product i vi t y i n t he dist ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e growt h.
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Chhi ndwara 2251217 1418267 908326 846992 165998
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Chhi ndwara has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such
as i nvest ment s i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he di st ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on i ndust ri al growt h
across sect ors, nat i onal i ncl usion t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al of
vari ous sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h indust ri es i n Chhi ndwara.
Accordi ng t o t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Chhi ndwara i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requirement
of over one l akh
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15.3.4 Human Resource Development in the District
Chhi ndwara has col l eges providi ng opport uni t i es i n sci ence, commerce and l aw. M oreover, t here are el even
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t echni cal
t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons i ncl udi ng f i ve ITIs engagement i n ski l l devel opment act i vi t i es. In 2011, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed Act i vi t y NA NA 14092 NA NA 11997
Pharma/ Medi ci nal Product s 4 53 23 3 45 20
Rubber and pl ast i cs product s 69 633 678 60 550 588
Food Processi ng 143 603 2118 124 523 1838
Fabri cat i on 34 314 325 29 273 282
Const ruct i on M at eri al 29 205 338 25 179 293
Const ruct i on 948 2388 15620 844 2126 13906
IT&ITES 19 357 NA 25 468 NA
Heal t hcare 46 869 NA 149 2822 NA
Ret ai l 1317 3331 21689 1090 2756 17945
Hospi t al i t y 244 1229 3412 202 1017 2823
Communi cat i on 336 1892 4497 403 2028 5621
Banki ng & Fi nanci al Servi ces 390 811 6607 409 850 6928

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had 16,966 regi st rat i ons, t aki ng l i ve regi st er val ue t o 67,608 whi l e t here was onl y one j ob vacancy t hat was not if i ed t hat
year.
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Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment Aut hori t y has al so been act i vel y t rai ni ng urban BPL peopl e and has coordi nat ed t rai ni ng
act i vi t i es f or 1,920
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peopl e i n 2011-12. DUDA has been f ocusing on comput er t rai ni ng, st i t chi ng, papad maki ng and
agarbat hi maki ng under t he Swarna Jayant hi Shahari Rozgar Yoj na (SJSRY).
Trade Number of candidates trained
Comput er Trai ni ng 375
St i t chi ng 425
Papad M aki ng 560
Agarbat hi M aki ng 560
Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y has over 3,500 Self Hel p Groups regi st ered wi t h i t .
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Swarnaj ayant hi Gram
Swarozgar Yoj na recei ved INR 17.12 crore f undi ng of whi ch 50 percent was di st ri but ed f or pri mary sect or act i vi t i es and 47
percent t o t ert i ary sect or.
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Key t rai ni ngs provi ded t o SHGs have been i n t he t rades rel at ed t o j ut e work, f urnit ure maki ng,
papad maki ng, agarbat hi maki ng, et c.
Capacit y expansi on i n hi gher/ vocat i onal educat i on i nst i t ut i ons al ong wi t h government f unded schemes, has posi t i vel y
i mpact ed t he growt h of avai l abl e ski l l ed workf orce i n t he di st ri ct , as evi dent f rom t he number of regi st rat i ons i n Di st ri ct
Empl oyment Exchange. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 52,528 of whi ch
93.82 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory i n compari son t o st at e s average of 89.21 percent
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. However
provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport unit i es t o ski l l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he dist ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h
i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi g, not if i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.

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DUDA Chhi ndwara
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DRDA Chhi ndw ara
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DRDA Chhi ndw ara
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Human Resource Development Institutions in Chhindwara
ITI s 5 1,373

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Company J ob Role Number of
Candidates
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budni M achi ne Operat or/ Labourer 33/ 140
Vardhaman Yarn, Mandi deep M achi ne Operat or/ Labourer 21/ 101
Bombay Securi t i es Servi ces, Nagpur Securi t y Guard 42
Di sha Engi neeri ng, Nagpur Labourer 141
Prat i bha Synt ex Lt d, Pi t hampur Labourer 60
Spi nt ex Indust ri es Lt d, Pi t hampur Labourer 19
Pri vat e career f ai rs organi zed by Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges had at t ract ed compani es f rom vari ous part s of Madhya
Pradesh and f rom M aharasht ra f or rol es rel at ed t o securi t y servi ces and t ext i l es i ndust ri es, provi di ng empl oyment f or 557
peopl e
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schemes, around 37,848 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary sect ors, and 58,833 peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y

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Potential Incremental Training Capacity Chhindwara (2012-17)

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Chhi ndwara, predomi nant l y an agro-based economy, i s est i mat ed t o have proport i onal l y hi gher i ncrement al empl oyment
opport uni t i es i n agri -based and f ood processi ng rel at ed sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due
t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government
i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, a
good deal of empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs ret ai l
i ndust ry, where penet rat i on of t rai ni ng act i vi t i es i s l i mi t ed. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are
made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Agri and servi ce based economy wi t h hi gh proport i on of i nf ormal empl oyment
Ret ai l , Transport at i on and Logist i cs and Const ruct i on sect ors t o provi de si gnif i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es
f ol l owed by Agri -al l i ed act i vit i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng sect or t o be dri ven by Food Processi ng i ndust ry and rubber and pl ast i cs i ndust ry
Hi gh per capi t a i ncome wi t h l i mi t ed empl oyment opport unit i es i n organi zed sect ors compared t o worki ng age
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Chhi ndwara i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees, due t o i t s
proxi mi t y t o st at e capi t al . Based on aspirat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e
i nt er-di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on
pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Chhi ndwara di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Transport at i on Logi st i cs
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Food Processi ng Cl ust er Due t o Food Park i n Borgaon and Spi ce Park i n
Chhi ndwara,
o Text i l e Cl ust er - Due t o presence of l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t ext i l e as wel l as
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o Frui t Cult i vat i on- Oranges, Mangoes and Aml a
o Spi ce Cul t i vat i on Garl i c Due t o presence of Spi ce Park
o Fl ower Cul t i vat i on Mari gol d
o Dai ry f armi ng Pi ggery, Goat ery, Poul t ry
Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs
Private Skill
Training Providers
Focus on del i very of government f unded t rai ni ng schemes i n sect ors of
o Const ruct i on
Industry Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect or where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n
i ndust ry i s hi gher such as
o Const ruct i on
o Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces
15.4 Skill Gap Assessment of Hoshangabad District
Hoshangabad has a popul at i on of 12.4 l akhs, of whi ch around 69 percent resi de i n rural areas
183
. The di st ri ct i s sparsel y
popul at ed, wi t h 185 peopl e per sq. km - much l ower t han t he st at e average of 236 and nat ional average of 382
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Domi nance of agri cul t ure and l ower i ndust ri al act i vi t i es has reduced empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct - l eadi ng t o
out -ward mi grat i on, whi ch i n t urn, has l owered t he popul at i on densi t y. The adult gender rat i o, 912 f emal es per 1000
mal es i s si mi l ar t o 0-6 age group gender rat i o
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. The mi nori t i es compri se 30.9
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percent of t he t ot al popul at i on of t he
di st ri ct .

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15.4.1.2Literacy
The di st ri ct has hi gh l i t eracy rat e of 76.5 percent as compared t o t he st at e s average of 70.6 percent
187
. Femal e l i t eracy
rat e i s hi gh and st ands at 67 percent . There are 2,222
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K12 school s i n t he di st ri ct , of whi ch onl y 22 percent are owned by
t he pri vat e sect or - but 40 percent of t he enrol l ed st udent s have chosen t o go t o t he pri vat e school s. 89.8 percent of t he
st udent s at t end upper pri mary school s af t er pri mary educat i on. Wi t h t he st rengt heni ng of pri mary educat i on syst em
t hrough Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan, i ssue of capaci t y i nadequacy i n hi gher grades has gai ned promi nence. Accordi ng t o KPM G
est i mat es, assumi ng no addi t i onal i ncrease i n capaci t y at high school l evel , school s i n Hoshangabad mi ght support onl y
around 64.3 percent of t he st udent s passi ng t hrough pri mary t o hi gh school l evel i n t he next 5 years
189
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District Madhya Pradesh Hoshangabad
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,240,975
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 76.5%
Population(2011)
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The economy of t he di st ri ct has grown by 13.03 percent
190
CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as compared t o 10.78
percent of t he st at e s average duri ng t he same peri od. Pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors const i t ut e a si gni f i cant part of t he
di st ri ct economy. There has been a growt h of 15.8 percent CAGR i n t he pri mary sect or, and 10 percent CAGR i n t he t ert i ary
sect or bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09. There has been a st eady i ncrease i n t he per capi t a i ncome of 11.25 percent CAGR i n
2005-08 - whi ch shot up t o around 21 percent
191
i n 2008-09 mai nl y due t o growt h of t he secondary sect or.

The di st ri ct has around 45 percent
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of i t s t ot al geographi cal area under cul t i vat i on. 71.9 percent of t he net sown area, i s
under doubl e crop cul t i vat i on - keepi ng f armers engaged on t hei r f i el ds al most al l round t he year. The net sown area under
i rri gat i on was 91.84 percent i n 2008-09 as compared t o 43.55 percent of st at e average, i ndi cat i ng a remarkabl e progress
i n agri cul t ure-enabl i ngf act ors
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The maj or crops of t he di st ri ct are wheat , soya bean and pul ses. 72.35 percent of net sown area has been a part of wheat
cul t i vat i on i n 2008-09, gi vi ng a yi el d of 2.77 met ri c t ons per hect are - i n compari son t o t he st at e s average of 1.47 met ri c
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di st ri ct bei ng agrari an, i t needs f urt her moderni zat i on i n f arm equi pment s and machi neri es.
The di st ri ct has a f orest cover of 38.41 percent
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, whi ch i s wel l above t he st at e average. Among t he f orest area, 38% are
t eak f orest , 36% mi xed f orest and 26% ot her t ype of wood f orest . Teak Wood, Rose Wood, Goose Berry, Lendi a, Achar,
Kusum, Ri nghha, Hal du, Ti nsa, Pal ash, Beel , t endu, Jhi ri ya, Bamboo, M ahua ,Sarrai , et c. are mai n f orest product s of t he
di st ri ct . Bi neyaka, Rani pur, Denwa, Bi rj ee Khapa, Bori , Churna, Supl ai and Ranj hi are t he reserve f orest s of t he di st ri ct
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Hoshangabad i s one of t he key di st ri ct s f or hort i cult ure act i vit i es. Focus crops grown i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude oranges,
mangoes, aml a, banana- whi ch are di rect l y market ed i n met ros of Del hi and M umbai . A f ood park has been est abl i shed at
Pi pari ya bl ock, wi t h an est i mat ed proj ect cost of INR 8.21 crore
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. Food park has at t ract ed i nvest ment s wort h INR 4 crore
t owards mango and orange processi ng act i vi t y. Support i nf rast ruct ure f or post harvest management act i vi t i es i s avai l abl e
i n t he di st ri ct i n t he f orm of pack houses, wat er st orage reservoi r and processi ng uni t s.
Dai ry f armi ng i s anot her key act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct , compri si ng cat t l e breedi ng, buf f al o breedi ng, poul t ry, pi ggery and
goat ery. Kri shi Vi gyan Kendra i n Hoshangabad i s support i ng f armers i n est abl i shi ng dai ry f armi ng uni t s, besi des set t i ng up
bi ogas unit .
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In t he seri cul t ure segment , around 424 hect ares of l and i n Sohagpur, Vankhedi , Babai , Khesl a, Hoshangabad and Pi pari ya
bl ocks, are under mul berry cul t i vat i on, f ormi ng over 12.9 percent of t he t ot al l and under cul t i vat i on i n M adhya Pradesh.
Around 61 hect ares of l and i s under Tussar Cul t i vat i on i n t he di st ri ct
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(Tusssar Cocoon), M .P. Si l k f ederat i on has est abl i shed i t s branch i n Hoshangabad.
15.4.2.2Industry
The cont ri but i on of secondary sect or t o t he di st ri ct economy has been around 21.8 percent
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of t he di st ri ct s GDDP i n
2008-09. A growt h of 14.7 percent CAGR bet ween t he peri od of 2003-04 and 2008-09 has been regi st ered f or t he
sect or
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Large and Medi um Indust ri es - so t he i ndust ri al act i vi t i es are maj orl y based on
handi craf t , si l k, l eat her, pul ses, del i very of sand and t i l es f rom Narmada, et c.
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The i nvest ment i n LM I sect or i n Hoshangabad as of M arch 2012 i s INR 186.31 crore of whi ch around 25 percent has come
f rom agro based i ndust ri es
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Papers M i l l i n Hoshangabad f or pri nt i ng bank not es, and an ordi nance f act ory i n It arsi under t he Def ense M i ni st ry. There
i s al so a rai l way engi neeri ng f act ory whi ch i s i nt o manuf act uri ng bot h di esel and el ect ri c sheds.
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There has been an i nvest ment of INR 16.68
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crores i n t he SSI segment bet ween 2007-08 and 2011-12. The f ood
processi ng and const ruct i on based mat eri al s i ndust ry has cont ri but ed 45.77 percent and 26.46 percent t o t he SSI
i nvest ment s i n 2010-11 respect i vel y
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. The f ood processi ng i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct compri ses of soya bean i ndust ri es,
f l our mi l l s, dal mi l l s, f arm equi pment s cent re, et c. There are a number of ai r cool er manuf act uri ng uni t s, wooden f urni t ure
uni t s, pl ywood uni t s, saw mi l l s, st eel f abri cat i on set ups, cement sl eepers, cement pi pe manuf act uri ng, el ect ri c pol e
manuf act uri ng, paper pul p manuf act uri ng uni t , et c. cont ri but ing t o t he SSI segment . There has been 11.1
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i ncrease i n empl oyment bet ween 2007-08 and 2011-12.
Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng smal l and medi um scal e i ndust ri es have a hi gh pot ent i al
i n t he di st ri ct
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Food Processi ng Oi l mi l l , dhal mi l l , soya cake, masal a gri ndi ng, bakery, honey processi ng and bot t l i ng,
dry pi ckl e maki ng, mushroom dehydrat i on, f rui t based t of f ees, t oot i -f rut i f rom papaya
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M et al Product s Brass ut ensi l s, f abri cat ed i t ems
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The servi ce sect or has been cont ri but i ng 40.8 percent
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t o GDDP i n t he 2008-09. Thi s sect or has grown by 10 percent
CAGR i n t he peri od of 2003-09, whi ch i s much l ower t han t he growt h i n pri mary and secondary sect ors. The maj or
cont ri but i on has been f rom t rade and hospi t al i t y, t ransport at ion and publ i c admi ni st rat i on.

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hot el s and rest aurant s and 11 ci nema hal l s i n t he di st ri ct t i l l December 2011. Pachmarhi regi on surrounded by
Sat pura hi l l s has been a dest i nat i on f or nat ural beaut y, anci ent archi t ect ure and rel i gi ous t empl es
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t he mai n reserve f orest areas and game sanct uary i n t he di st ri ct .
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f or wat er sport i s expect ed t o
i mprove t he di st ri ct s t ouri sm i ndust ry. Besi des t hese, Anhoni, Awal i Ghat , Bandrabhan, Bheel at Dev, Bori reserved f orest ,
Sandi a Narmada Templ es, Ti l ak Sandoor are f ew more i mport ant t ouri st cent ers i n t he di st ri ct .
The di st ri ct i s a st rong agro t radi ng base due t o t he l arge scal e product i on of wheat and soya crops. There are 5
agri cult ural mandi s i n t he di st ri ct , t he l argest of t hem bei ng i n It arsi .
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In t he f i nanci al space, t he number of bank branches of t he di st ri ct has grown by 10.64 percent CAGR bet ween 2006 and
2011
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. The di st ri ct predomi nant l y has nat i onal i zed banks. The credit gi ven by t he banks have grown at t he rat e of 19.73
percent CAGR and t he bank-deposi t s have had a growt h of 20.86 percent CAGR i n t he past f ive years ref l ect i ng an
i mprovement i n t he st andard of l i vi ng
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The di st ri ct has 15 PHC and 139 SHC al ong wi t h 1 Di st ri ct Hospi t al s and 2 Ci vi l Hospi t al s
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. To add t o t hi s, t here i s a
mi l i t ary hospit al , and f ew homeopat hi c and ayurvedi c hospit al s i n t he di st ri ct t oo
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. The number of PHCs and SHCs per
1000 person i n t he di st ri ct i s 1.24 - whi ch i s much bet t er t han t he st at e average of 0.93
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The cont ri but i on of rai l ways t o GDDP has i ncreased by 9.2 percent CAGR - and t hat of roadways and ot her t ransport has
i ncreased by 11.4 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
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. The di st ri ct has a st ret ch of around 58 km of nat i onal hi ghway,
213 km of st at e hi ghways connect i ng t he nei ghbori ng di st ri ct s
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. NH 69 and St at e hi ghway 21 and 22
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di st ri ct . The rai l rout e of Howrah-M umbai and Bhopal -Nagpur goes t hrough It arsi , a t own at a di st ance of 18 km f rom
Hoshangabad and t hus j oi ni ng M umbai , Kol kat a, Del hi and Chennai
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. Thi s provi des a good opport uni t y f or peopl e t o
mi grat e and al so carry on t rade across t he count ry. The rai l way engi neeri ng i ndust ri es have al so cont ri but ed t o t hi s sect or.
15.4.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Hoshangabad
Work Part i ci pat i on Rat e f or t he di st ri ct i s 35.7
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whi ch i sl ower t han t he st at e s average of 42.7. The di st ri ct has 3.87 l akh
workers, of whi ch 75.6 percent bel ong t o t he rural areas - i ndi cat i ng a hi gh i nvol vement of t he workers i n pri mary
act i vi t i es. There are around 1.1 l akh cul t i vat ors and 1.34 l akh agri cul t ure l abour i n t he di st ri ct . There are onl y 9,749
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househol d i ndust ry workers - i ndi cat i ng t he agrari an nat ure of t he di st ri ct . There were 13,463 regi st rat i ons i n t he
empl oyment exchange i n 2011, maki ng t he l i ve regi st er f i gures reach 4.6 l akhs. However, onl y 98 vacanci es were
not i f i ed
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There i s si gni f i cant mi grat i on f rom Hoshangabad i nt o nei ghbori ng i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Bhopal , Indore and Dhar. M ost of
t he semi -ski l l ed and ski l l ed yout h mi grat i on occurs due t o i nadequat e empl oyment opport uni t i es f or t echni cal t rades, a
di rect resul t ant of l ow i ndust rial growt h i n t he di st ri ct . Yout h s aspi rat i on t owards worki ng f or t he st at e/ cent ral
government organizat i ons i s mani f est ed i n t hei r hi gh i nt erest and awareness l evel s rel at ed t o j obs i n Securi t y Paper M i l l s,
Ordi nance Fact ory, BHEL, Rai lways, St eel Aut hori t y of Indi a, Coach Fact ory, and El ect ri ci t y Board, most of whi ch are
l ocat ed out si de t he di st ri ct . The l evel of awareness of pri vat e sect or j obs was al so hi gher i n t hi s di st ri ct i n compari son t o
i t s nei ghbors.
Wi t h a hi gh i nt erest i n j obs wi t h government and est abl i shed pri vat e sect or f i rms, yout h i n t he di st ri ct are i nt erest ed i n
t aki ng ext ernal ski l l cert i f i cat i ons besi des t he qual i f i cat i ons gai ned t hrough f ormal educat i on - bot h hi gher and vocat i onal .
Thi s t rend i s dri ven by pri vat e sect or s pref erence f or experi ence and knowl edge - and government sect or s i nt erest f or
f ormal cert if i cat i on.
M i grat i on i n unski l l ed l abour cat egory f rom rural / t ri bal part s of Bankhedi , Pi pari ya, Sohagpur and Khesl a bl ocks of t he
di st ri ct , t o urban cl ust ers i n Hoshangabad, i s al so on t he ri se. As of 2004, Hoshangabad di st ri ct had 135 sl um pocket s wi t h
a popul at i on of 61,172. Hoshangabad muni ci pal i t y houses a st aggeri ng 78.64 percent of t he t ot al sl um dwel l i ng
popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct .
15.4.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Hoshangabad
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Hoshangabad di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age
popul at i on and a sizeabl e proport i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 4.56 l akh
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avai l abl e i n t he l abour market syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure
District Estimated
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Hoshangabad 1317478 830011 456195 425392 86446
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Hoshangabad has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such
as i nvest ment s i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he di st ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on i ndust ri al growt h
vari ous sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h indust ri es i n Hoshangabad.
Accordi ng t o t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Hoshangabad i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower
requirement of 92,685
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. Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n t he secondary sect or andhospi t al i t y, t ransport ,
l ogi st i cs, warehouse and packagi ng i n t he t ert i ary sect or, shal l provi de huge quant um of t he t ot al empl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct .
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
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Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed NA NA 6064 NA NA 5163
Food Processi ng 256 1076 3781 222 934 3283
Fabri cat i on 6 55 57 5 48 50
Chemi cal 6 40 65 5 34 56
Const ruct i on 730 1840 12035 650 1639 10715
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& Logi st i cs
1230 2944 20428 1406 3366 23354
Ret ai l 1031 2608 16984 853 2158 14053
Hospi t al i t y 191 963 2672 158 797 2211
Communi cat i on 308 1734 4121 369 1858 5151
Hoshangabad has 11 col l eges out of whi ch 7 provi de post graduat e courses i n sci ence, art s and commerce
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has a st rong base f or t echni cal educat i on, wi t h 1 pol yt echni c and 2 ITI f or ski l l devel opment and di pl oma courses
respect i vel y
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. The ITIs provi de t rai ni ng i n vari ous t rades l i ke el ect ri ci an, f i t t er, t urner, machi ni st , M M V, t ract or mechani c,
et c. - whi ch provi de ei t her NCVT or SCVT cert i f i cat i on. ITI Hoshangabad al so conduct s sort t erm courses on vi l l age
engi neeri ng servi ces, IT ski l l s, women empowerment and phot ography.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Hoshangabad
ITI 2 533
Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment Cel l has al so been act i vel y t rai ning t he peopl e, and 2,750
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2011-12. DUDA has been f ocusi ng on st i chi ng, j ut e work, zari work, beaut y parl our, cooki ng and bakery, phot ography,
art i f i ci al j ewel ry, mehandi art , securi t y gaurd, shel l ac work, f ashi on desi gni ng, pl ast er of Pari s scul pt or, sof a-set and
carpet weaver, hand kni t t i ng, i nt eri or decorat i on, machi ne embroi dery, et c. under t he Swarna Jayant hi Shahari Rozgar
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Trade Training Done
St i t chi ng and Desi gni ng 870
Beaut y Parl or 510
Art i f i ci al Jewel ry 160
IT Based 310
Techni cal 160
Cooki ng 120
Jut e based 120
The Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y has f ormed 3,890 SHGs whi ch conduct t rai ni ng act i vi t i es under t he SGSY
(Swarna Jayant hi Swarozgar Yoj na). The banks have provi ded l oans t o 989 peopl e of INR 463.84 l akhs i n 2011-12. The
SHGs have been f ormed wi t h f i nanci al assi st ance i n t rades l i ke dai ry, goat breedi ng, ani mal husbandry, hort i cul t ure, spi ce
t radi ng, bri ck maki ng, readymade cl ot h manuf act uri ng, agri cul t ure, gardeni ng, pot t ery, f orest produce, poul t ry, et c.
i mpact ed t he growt h of avai l abl e ski l l ed workf orce i n t he di st ri ct - as evi dent f rom t he number of regi st rat i ons i n Di st ri ct
Empl oyment Exchange. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 41,326 - of whi ch
87.08 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory i n compari son t o st at e s average of 89.21 percent
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provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport unit i es t o ski l l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he dist ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h
i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s on t he hi gher si de, not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very
encouragi ng.
Candidates
Pearl Indust ri es, Ahmendabad Securi t y guard/ Supervi sor 196
AJC Pvt . Lt d, Bhopal Cust omer Care 44
Samsung Indi a, Noi da Operat or t rai nee 18
Vardhaman M achi ne Operat or Trai nee 12
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Job f airs organi zed by t he empl oyment exchange had at t ract ed di f f erent compani es f rom Madhya Pradesh and out si de f or
recrui t ment of rol es such as securi t y guard, supervi sors, operat or t rai nees, cust omer care execut i ves, et c. - and were abl e
t o empl oy 295
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peopl e.
15.4.4.2Incremental Training Capacity in the District through Government Endowments
schemes, around 25,158 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces - and 42,113 peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned
i ncrement al l y duri ng t he f i ve year peri od of 2012-17.
Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet l ess t han 50 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween
2012-17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs more t han on l i vel i hood t rades,
l eavi ng over 50,000 manpower wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.

Hoshangabad, bei ng an economy wi t h hi gh share of agri cul t ure and servi ces sect ors, i s est i mat ed t o wi t ness
proport i onal l y hi gher i ncrement al empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t hese sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct
i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n
t he di st ri ct i s about 21,000 i n f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s
expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri-Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n servi ces sect or, empl oyment
generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs ret ai l i ndust ry, where penet rat i on
of t rai ni ng act i vi t i es i s l i mi t ed. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng
poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .

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Ret ai l , Transport at i on and Logist i cs and Const ruct i on sect ors t o provi de si gnif i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es
f ol l owed by Agri -al l i ed act i vit i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng sect or t o be dri ven by Food Processi ng i ndust ry
Hi gh per capi t a i ncome wi t h l i mi t ed empl oyment opport unit i es i n organi zed sect ors compared t o worki ng age
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Hoshangabad i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees, due t o i t s
proxi mi t y t o st at e capi t al . Based on aspirat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e
i nt er-di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on
pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Hoshangabad di st ri ct coul d f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Transport at i on Logi st i cs
Government Provi de ski l l t rai ni ng i n conj unct i on wi t h pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders usi ng government
endowment t rai ni ng schemes
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Food Processing Cluster Due t o Food Park i n Ni mrani
o Lac Cluster - Due t o presence of hi gh f orest cover
o Mulberry cultivation and Tussar Cultivation
o Dairy farming
o Livestock Rearing Piggery, Goatery, Poultry
o Lac Cultivation
o Fruit Cultivation- Oranges, M angoes and Aml a
Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs
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o Security services
Focus on del i very government f unded t rai ni ng schemes i n sect ors of
o Construction
o Transportation and Logistics
o Construction
o Security Services
15.5 Skill Gap Assessment of Balaghat District
Bal aghat has a popul at i on of 17 l akhs as of 2011 - of whi ch 85.6 percent bel ong t o t he rural area.
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The di st ri ct has a l ow
popul at i on densi t y of 184 persons per square km i n compari son t o t he st at e s average of 236.
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The di st ri ct has a gender
rat i o of 1,021
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f emal es per 1000 mal es whi ch i s except i onal i n t he st at e. However, t he chi l d gender rat i o has reduced
f rom 968 gi rl s per 1000 boys i n 2001 t o 961 gi rl s per 1000 boys i n 2011.
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The proport i on of chi l d popul at i on i n 2011 has
been 12.2 i n 2011 whi ch has reduced by 3.2 i n t he l ast decade.
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The rural and urban decadal growt h rat e (2001-2011) of
popul at i on st ands at 11.7% and 26.2% respect i vel y i ndi cat i ng mi grat i on of peopl e f rom rural t o urban areas.
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The SC/ ST
of t he di st ri ct account s t o a consi derabl e f i gure of 29.6 percent of t he t ot al popul at i on.
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15.5.1.2Literacy
The di st ri ct has a l i t eracy of 78.29 percent whi ch i s margi nal l y hi gher t han t he st at e s average of 75.15 percent
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are 3,482 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on of onl y 19.59 percent
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. There i s si mi l ar
enrol ment i n t he pri vat e school s of 15.97 percent
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. The t ransi t i on rat i o at pri mary l evel i s around 99 percent - whi ch
reduces f or pri mary t o upper pri mary t ransi t i on, t o 74.5 percent
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l evel , school s i n Bal aghat coul d support around 89.6 percent of t he st udent pass t hrough f rom pri mary t o hi gh school l evel
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District Madhya Pradesh Balaghat
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,701,156
Gender Composition-Female Per 1000 Male Population(2011) 930 1,021
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 78.3%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.15
The di st ri ct economy had regi st ered a growt h rat e of 10.89 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he
st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years
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9.3 percent CAGR and 10.4 percent CAGR respect i vel y, each cont ri but i ng around 38 percent t o t he economy - i ndi cat i ng a
gradual shi f t of t he economy f rom pri mary t o t ert i ary sect or
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. M i ni ng act i vi t i es have a st rong hol d, cont ri but i ng over 37.3
percent t o t he pri mary sect or
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. There are 48 mi nes of maj or mi neral s i n t he di st ri ct , i ncl udi ng t hat of M anganese, Copper
and Dol omi t e l ocat ed i n t he regi on of Bai har, Bal aghat , Waraseoni , Kat angi
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. Besi des t hese, t here are over 100 mi nes of
sand, soi l and st one. The per capi t a i ncome has grown f rom INR 12,901 i n 2003-04 t o INR 21,098 i n 2008-09 at t he rat e of
10.34 percent CAGR
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The di st ri ct has 29.6 percent of i t s geographi c area under cul t i vat i on.
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46.8 percent of t he net sown area i s under
i rri gat i on as of 2008-09.
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Wai nganga, Bagh, Son, Deo and Ghi sri ri vers f l ow t hrough t he di st ri ct . Canal s f rom t hese ri vers
are abl e t o i rri gat e 60.2 percent
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of t he net i rri gat ed area. Less t han 25 percent
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of t he net sown area has been under
mul t i pl e croppi ng, i ndi cat i ng non-avai l abi l i t y of year l ong agri cul t ure based empl oyment . The maj or crops of Bal aghat
i ncl ude wheat , ri ce, channa and must ard. 91 percent of t he net sown area of t he di st ri ct i s under ri ce cul t i vat i on
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i n most ot her part s of M adhya Pradesh, ri ce can be grown as a dual crop. M oreover, recent l y hybri d cul t i vat i on has been
t ri ed i n t he di st ri ct , and t hese have achi eved success wi t h good product i vi t y rangi ng f rom 50-70 q/ ha.
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Decreased adopt i on of mechani zat i on coupl ed wi t h l ow avai l abi l i t y of cul t i vabl e f arml and, has hi ndered t he growt h of
agri cult ure sect or i n t he di st ri ct . Bet ween 2006-07 and 2010-11, usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct has reduced by 23.5

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Bal aghat has a f orest cover of 51.7 percent
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l eaves, harra, chirot a seeds, sal seeds, aonl a, Mahua l eaves, gums qual i t y II and chi ronj i are t he key f orest product s i n t he
di st ri ct .
In seri cul t ure segment , around 440 hect ares of l and i n Kherl angy, Bal aghat , Bai har, Parsda, Waraseovni and Ki rnapur
bl ocks are under mul berry cul t ivat i on, f ormi ng over 13.5 percent of t he t ot al l and under cul t i vat i on i n M adhya Pradesh.
Around 140 hect ares of l and i s under Tussar Cul t i vat i on i n t he di st ri ct
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Bal aghat f or purchase and sale of Tussar cocoons i n t he di st ri ct .
Bal aghat has been a t radit i onal weavi ng di st ri ct wi t h weaver pocket s of Waraseoni , Hat t a, M ehandi wada, Ervaghat ,
Bonkat t a, Dhani t ol a, and Beni . However, due t o l ack of appropri at e market l i nkage, most of t he weavers have moved on i n
search of ot her f orms of l i vel i hood, cont ri but i ng t o mi grat i on f rom t he di st ri ct . Wit h adequat e t rai ni ng and f undi ng support ,
t hese weavers can be rehabi l i t at ed i nt o worki ng on produci ng Verdi cl ot hs, Hospi t al bed sheet , green cl ot hs, surgi cal
bandages et c.
Frui t s & veget abl e product i on, M edi ci nal pl ant product i on, Seri cul t ure, Weavi ng, Pi ggery Uni t s, Breedi ng buck Uni t s,
Poul t ry Uni t s, Dai ry Uni t s, Handi craf t promot i on, are t he key agri al l i ed act i vi t i es t hat are f ound i n vari ous pocket s i n t he
di st ri ct .
15.5.2.2Industry
The secondary sect or of Bal aghat has grown t he f ast est , at t he rat e of 14.8 percent
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04 and 2008-09. There are t hree i ndust ri al si t es i n t he di st ri ct - Suburban Indust ri al Est at e, Bal aghat spread across 5.95
acres of l and wi t h 3 i ndust ri al sheds; Indust ri al Area, Garra i n an area of 16.05 acres; Indust ri al depart ment has 343 acres
of l and at Bodundukal a f or f ut ure al l ot ment t o i ndust ri es.
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The di st ri ct has t wo PSU and f ive medi um scal e i ndust ri es based on met al ore, edi bl e oi l and woven sack. The di st ri ct has
an Large and M edi um Indust ri es (LM I) i nvest ment of INR 9.5 crores wi t h 51.5 percent of i t based on met al l i c and non-
met al l i c mi neral s of t he di st ri ct .
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30.3 percent
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i n t he LM I segment come f rom agro based i ndust ri es. The agro based
LM I i ndust ri es have been cl osed due t o t he non-avai l abi l i t y of raw mat eri al and power, i ndi cat i ng l ow prospect s f or f ood
processi ng i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct .
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There are 273 Smal l Scal e Indust ri es, of whi ch 42 are based on M angal ore pat t ern t i l es account i ng f or 46.6 percent of
i nvest ment , and generat i ng an empl oyment f or 6,300 peopl e.
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M oreover, t here are 85 ri ce mi l l s and 130 poha mi l l s
provi di ng empl oyment t o 1,668 peopl e.
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Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es have recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 15.81 crores, generat i ng
i ncrement al empl oyment of 5,978.
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f ocus of i nvest ment remai ns on f ood processi ng i ndust ri es account i ng f or 32.6 percent of i nvest ment and const ruct i on
based i ndust ri es havi ng 45.3 percent of i nvest ment
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Based on di scussi ons wi t h di st ri ct Indust ri es cent er, t here i s pot ent i al f or f ol l owi ng i ndust ri es t o come up i n Bal aghat
di st ri ct -
Sector Type of Units
Food Processi ng Ri ce Cri spi es, savori es, M urmura, t omat o sauce, pi ckl es, papad, f l our,
conf ect i onery and masal a product i on, dai ry f armi ng and product i on of mi l k product s
such as paneer.
Const ruct i on based M at eri al Grani t e and marbl e cut t i ng and pol i shi ng, dol omi t e gradi ng, cement manuf act uri ng,
cement j aal i s, M angal ore t i l es, bri ck ki l ns.
Wood Based Bamboo based handi craf t s, wooden and t erracot t a t oys, wooden veneers
Rubber/ Pl ast i c Product s PVC pi pes, manuf act ure of t i n cont ai ner
Engi neeri ng Product s M anuf act ure of agri cul t ural i mpl ement s
Fabri cat ed M et al Product s St eel and al umi num f urni t ure
M i neral Processi ng Copper mel t i ng pl ant s, f erro manganese al l oys, si l i co manganese al l oy pl ant s
Chemi cal and Chemi cal
Product s
Turpi ne oi l , phenol manuf act uri ng, washi ng powder, manuf act ure of sodi um
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Gi ven t he presence of dense f orest cover i n Bai har bl ock, product i on of bamboo product s has been si gnif i cant i n t he
di st ri ct . A cl ust er f or t he development of bamboo craf t s under t he M SME has been approved i n t he di st ri ct whi ch i s a
prospect f or empl oyment generat i on.
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Servi ces sect or consi st ent l y has had a maj or cont ri but i on t o t he di st ri ct economy of around 38 percent .
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promi nent growt h si nce 2006-07 onwards wi t h maj or cont ri but i on comi ng f rom t rades and hospi t al i t y segment . There has
been consi derabl e cont ri but i on f rom busi ness servi ces, banki ng and communi cat i on segment s.
Trade and Hospi t al i t y segment s have grown at 9.1 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09
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. The di st ri ct i s a maj or
t ouri sm dest i nat i on of due t o t he Kanha Nat i onal Park. In 2010-11, over 1,74,773 t ouri st s, i ncl udi ng 34,078 f orei gners,
vi si t ed Kanha. Kanha Nat i onal Park i s f amous f or t i ger, l eopard, ki ngf i sher, cuckoo, et c. Lanj i Templ e/ Fort , Nahl esara Dam,
Dhut i Da, Rampai l y Templ e, Hat t a Bawal i , Gangul para Tank and Wat er f al l are ot her pl aces of i nt erest i n t he di st ri ct .
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In f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2006-07 and 2010-11, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 54 t o 64.
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Deposi t s and credit s i n t he di st ri ct grew at 18.8 percent and 17.09 percent respect i vel y during t he same peri od.
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Avai l abi l i t y of healt hcare f aci l i t i es i n t he di st ri ct has been comparabl e t o st at e s average. There are 13.5 PHCs and SHCs
per l akh popul at i on.
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There i s a di st ri ct hospit al and a ci vi l hospi t al al ong wi t h 15 pri vat e hospi t al s i n t he di st ri ct .
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15.5.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Balaghat
Worker Part i ci pat i on rat e (WPR) i n t he di st ri ct i s around 50.3 - whi ch i s much hi gher t han t he st at e s average of 31.7
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WPR i s hi gher i n rural area wi t h 52.9 as compared t o 33 of urban areas
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part i ci pat i on rat e of t he f emal e popul at i on, wi t h rural f emal e WPR of 50.4 and urban f emale WPR 18
289
. The House Hol d
Indust ry workers of t he di st ri ct account f or 6.8 percent of t ot al mai n workers
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Accordi ng t o Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Of f i ci al s, t here i s a not i ceabl e t rend of i nt ra and i nt er di st ri ct mi grat i on i n
Bal aghat di st ri ct , gi ven t he predomi nant t ri bal popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct . It has al most been accept ed as a bet t er avenue
f or l i vel i hood t han undert aki ng f armi ng. M i grat i on i s predomi nant l y wi t nessed i n t he bl ocks of Bal aghat , Bai har and
Khai rl anj i . M i grat i on happens f or agri cult ural as wel l as f or non-agri cul t ural act i vi t i es such as const ruct i on act i vi t i es,
t rucki ng and bri ck ki l ns. M i grant s f rom Bal aghat t ravel t o di st ri ct s i n M adhya Pradesh such as Hoshangabad, Chi ndwara,
Narsi ngpur f or agri cul t ural l abour act i vi t i es, and t o pl aces such as Mumbai , Amravat i , Nagpur et c t o work i n bot h agro and
non-agri rel at ed act i vi t i es.
M ost of t he semi -ski l l ed and ski l l ed yout h mi grat i on occurs due t o i nadequat e empl oyment opport uni t i es f or t echni cal
t rades. Di st ri ct s yout h aspi re t o work f or government est abl i shment s such as Manganese Ore Indi a Li mi t ed, Securi t y
Paper M i l l s, Ordi nance Fact ory, BHEL, Rai l ways, St eel Aut hori t y of Indi a, Coach Fact ory, and El ect ri ci t y Board - most of
whi ch (except M OIL) are l ocat ed out si de t he di st ri ct .
15.5.3.2Estimation of Manpower Supply in Balaghat
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Bal aghat di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age
popul at i on and a sizeabl e proport i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 8.81 l akh
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Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Bal aghat has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Bal aghat .
Empl oyment growt h i s expect ed t o be dri ven by Agri - Al l i ed sect or f ol l owed by Ret ai l and Const ruct i on. Agri - Al l i ed
act i vi t i es l i ke Pi ggery Uni t s, Breedi ng buck Uni t s, Poul t ry Uni t s, Dai ry Uni t s, Handi craf t based act i vi t y are expect ed t o
absorb a maj ori t y of t he workf orce exi t i ng agri cul t ure - owi ng t o sl ow growt h i n t he sect or and penet rat i on of
mechanizat i on. Ret ai l empl oyment i n urban regi ons i s predomi nant l y unorgani zed. Growt h of organi zed hospi t al i t y pl ayers
i n Kanha regi on i s expect ed t o st abi l i ze i n t he next f i ve t o t en years. M anuf act uri ng segment s such as f ood processi ng

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uni t s, const ruct i on based mat eri al and f urni t ure manuf act uri ng i s expect ed t o creat e maxi mum empl oyment generat i on
wi t hi n t he sect or.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Rubber & pl ast i cs product s 8 70 75 7 61 65
Food Processi ng 201 847 2977 175 735 2584
Fabri cat i on 7 61 63 6 53 55
Chemi cal 7 51 83 6 44 72
Text i l es 3 12 40 2 11 35
M f g of El ect ri cal Product s 2 19 11 2 26 15
Const ruct i on 656 1654 10818 584 1473 9631
IT&ITES 13 245 NA 17 321 NA
Heal t hcare 142 2697 NA 141 2670 NA
Ret ai l 962 2433 15844 796 2013 13110
Hospi t al i t y 178 898 2493 148 743 2062
Communi cat i on 211 1185 2816 252 1270 3520
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Bal aghat has a good i nf rast ruct ure f or workf orce devel opment ,wi t h seven degree col l eges cat eri ng t o vari ous st reams of
commerce, humani t i es, pure sci ences and engi neeri ng. There i s a si ngl e government pol yt echni c and 4 ITIs i n t he
di st ri ct .
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Pol yt echni c Inst i t ut e provi des di pl oma i n ci vi l , comput er, el ect ri cal and mechani cal whi l e ITIs cat er t o basi c
t rades such as el ect ri ci an, f i t t er, t urner, wel der et c
Swarna Jayant hi Gram Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme under Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y (DRDA) had a t ot al
budget of INR 1,948.05 l akhs in 2011-12, of whi ch 52.7 percent were di sbursed f or SHGs i nvol ved i n t ert i ary sect or.
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percent of t he money was used f or t he 1,388 SHG f ormed f or t he pri mary sect or i n f i el ds l i ke i rri gat i on, dai ry f armi ng
et c.
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Rural Devel opment Depart ment i s al so i nst rument al i n provi di ng t rai ni ng t o rural women t hrough Tej aswi ni Scheme
- Hai r and Ski n care, Cut t i ng and Sewi ng and M S Of f i ce Ski l l s.

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ZIl l a Panchayat , Bal aghat
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ZIl l a Panchayat , Bal aghat
Human Resource Development Institutions in Balaghat
Pharmacy 1 60
ITI s 4 970
SGSY Training (2011-12)
Trade Number of people benefitted
Embroi dery 200
Securi t y Guard 483
CFL M anuf act uri ng 227
Food Processi ng 235
Art i f i ci al Jewel ry 118
Agarbat hi M aki ng 259
Bamboo Works 27

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Depart ment of Urban Devel opment Aut hori t y, t hrough i t s SJSRY STEP UP Scheme has t rai ned 160 st udent s f rom BPL
f ami l i es i n urban areas, i n papad and agarbat hi maki ng duri ng 2011-12, t hrough NGO net work.
Capacit y expansi on i n hi gher/ vocat i onal educat i on i nst i t ut i ons al ong wi t h government f unded schemes has posi t i vel y
i mpact ed t he growt h of avai l abl e ski l l ed workf orce i n t he di st ri ct as evi dent f rom t he number of regi st rat i ons i n Di st ri ct
Empl oyment Exchange. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 49,622, of whi ch
92.3 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory.
295
However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed
yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not if i cat i on
of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng. There were 18,141 addi t i ons i n 2011 t o make t he l i ve regi st ers
t o 57,036 i n t he Di st ri ct Empl oyment exchange, and 85 j obs were of f ered t o t hese peopl e.
296

Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at ing i ndust ri al recrui t ment . The
f ocus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary sect or cl i ent s.
297

schemes, around 23,675 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces and 31,062 peopl e i n t ot al can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y
duri ng t he f i ve year peri od of 2012-17. Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet l ess t han 50 percent of t he t ot al
i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17 l eavi ng a proport i onal l y si gni f i cant gap t hat pri vat e t rai ni ng provi ders
must be encouraged t o bri dge.

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Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange, Bal aghat
297
Prat i bha Si nt ex, Pi t hampur Trai nees Worker 84
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhni M achi ne Operat or 84
Sai l M f g. Lt d, Sehore M achi ne Operat or 118
Vardhaman Yarn, Rai sen M achi ne Operat or 13
SBI Li f e Insurance Insurance Agent 6

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Bal aghat , bei ng a pri mary sect or dri ven economy, t here i s opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng t o t he ext ent of 14,000 i n f ormal
segment over t he next f i ve years. Furt her, si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed
t owards Agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and Indust ri al sect ors. However, servi ces sect or empl oyment generat i on, most l y i n ret ai l , i s
l argel y i nf ormal wi t h l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made
consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Largel y agrari an economy wi t h si gni f i cant workf orce di spl acement expect ed t o happen, especi al l y amongst t he
agri cult ure l abour cl ass
Growt h i n ret ai l , predomi nant l y un-organi zed and const ruct i on expect ed t o generat e si gni f i cant empl oyment
opport uni t i es i n t he i nf ormal sect or
Oport uni t i es f or manuf act uri ng cl ust er devel opment l i ke bamboo cl ust er and f ood processi ng
Di st ri ct yout h aspi rat i ons t o work i n ci t i es f or bet t er l i vel i hood
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Bal aghat i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
devel opment i n Bal aghat di st rict woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

Potential Incremental Training Capacity in Balaghat (2012-17)
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NSDC
Focus on i ncreasi ng part i ci pat i on f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders wi t h
f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng sect or
Government
Provi de ski l l t rai ni ng i n conj unct i on wi t h pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders usi ng government
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Heal t hcare
Est abl i sh cl ust er based ski l l t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves i n PPP mode i n t he f ol l owi ng i ndust ri al cl ust ers,
t o ensure proxi mi t y t o market absorpt i on of t rai ned t al ent
o Bamboo Product Cl ust er Due t o presence of Bamboo MSME cl ust er
o Food Processi ng Cl ust er Due t o avai l abi l i t y of key raw mat eri al s
o Dai ry f armi ng
o Li vest ock Reari ng Pi ggery, Goat ery, Poult ry
o M ul berry and Tussar cul t i vat i on
o Si l k Weavi ng
o Frui t Cult i vat i on- Mango, Orange, Lemon, Kat hal , Amrud
o Veget abl e Cul t i vat i on Pot at o, Oni on, Lady Fi nger, Tomat o, Beans, Cabbage, Cabbage and
Carrot
o Fl ower Cul t i vat i on - Ghenda
o Spi ce Cul t i vat i on - Chi l i , Gi nger, Turmeri c
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Ret ai l , Const ruct i on,
Food Processi ng and Healt hcare
Private Skill
Training Providers
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng i n t he f ol l owi ng segment s predomi nant l y usi ng di st ri ct as a
sourci ng hub whi l e cat eri ng t o domest i c demand i n t he Kanha regi on
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of Ret ai l , Const ruct i on,
Food Processi ng and Healt hcare
Industry
Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect or where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n i ndust ry
i s hi gher such as
o Const ruct i on

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15.6 Skill Gap Assessment of Dindori District
Formed i n 1998, f rom M andl a, Di ndori has a popul at i on of 7.04 l akhs as of 2011, of whi ch 95.41 percent bel ong t o t he
rural area.
298
Di st ri ct has a very l ow popul at i on densi t y of 94 persons per square km i n compari son t o st at e average of 236
as of 2011.
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Gender rat i o of di st ri ct popul at i on has i ncreased f rom 991 f emal es per 1000 mal es i n 2001 t o 1004
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f emal es per 1000 mal es i n 2011. Di ndori i s a t ri bal domi nat ed di st ri ct wi t h al l 7 bl ocks bei ng not i f i ed under Tri bal Sub Pl an
by Pl anni ng Commi ssi on of Indi a. Reserved cat egori es const i t ut e 70.31 percent of t ot al di st ri ct popul at i on
301
wi t h
Bai ga,Koal , Pardhan, Dhul a, Bhoomi a and Agari a as key t ri bal groups
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15.6.1.2Literacy
Di st ri ct has si gnif i cant l y l ower l i t eracy rat e st andi ng at 65.47 percent i n compari son t o st at e average of 75.15 percent
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There are 1,929 K12 i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on of 5.7 percent account i ng f or 28.21
304

percent enrol l ment s. Dropout l evel s i n pri mary and upper primary have been l ow, wi t h t ransi t i on rat es of around 97
percent f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary.
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Hi gh t ransi t i on rat es i n pri mary and upper pri mary l evel s demand proport i onal capaci t y expansi on i n hi gher grades i n t he
di st ri ct .
District Madhya Pradesh Dindori
Population(2011) 72,597,565 704,218
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 65.5%

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Di st ri ct economy had regi st ered a growt h rat e of 9.22 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 i ncompari son t o st at e
growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he same peri od.
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Di ndori economy i s dependent on agri cul t ure and f orest ry act i vi t i es,
whi ch account t o about 47 percent of t ot al GDDP i n 2008-09.
307
However, t ert i ary has wi t nessed si gni f i cant growt h wi t h a
CAGR of 11 percent over t hi s peri od, whi l e pri mary sect or has grown at a l i t t l e over 6 percent . Cont ri but i on f rom secondary
sect or has remai ned l ow over t he years due t o l ack of i ndust rial growt h. Di st ri ct percapi t a i ncome at INR 15,247 i n 2008-
09 i s st i l l l ower t han t he st at e average
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.Onl y about 3.5 percent of net sown area i n t he
di st ri ct , i s under i rri gat i on as of 2008-09
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- wi t h canal s and wel l s bei ng t he onl y source of i rri gat i on. Ri ce, mai ze, mi l l et s
such as Kodo, Kut ki & Oi l seed Ramt i l l a, are among t he key agri cul t ural crops i n Di ndori . Penet rat i on of mechani zat i on i nt o
f armi ng i s l ow i n t he di st ri ct , wi t h onl y 2.5 t ract ors per 1000 hect ares of net sown area i n compari son t o st at e average of
19.4
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. Low agri cul t ural product ivi t y due t o l ack of i rri gat i on f aci l i t i es and pri mi t i ve agri cul t ural pract i ces resul t i ng i n l ow
ouput , have not hel ped i n promot i ng agri export s - wi t h most of t he product used f or sel f consumpt i on.
Di st ri ct has si zeabl e hort i cul t ure act i vi t y under cul t i vat i on of f rui t s (guava, mango, ber, amla, j ackf rui t , drumst i ck and
appl e) and veget abl es(okra, t omat o, bri nj al , caul i f l ower, cabbage, bot t l eguard, radi sh, cowpea and spi nach) i n 208 ha and
t hat of spi ces i n 240 hect ares, wi t h a product i vi t y of 6675 kg/ ha and 3278 kg/ ha respect i vel y. Besi des t hese, spi ces such
as cori ander, garl i c, t urmeri c, gi nger, chi l l i and t urmeri c are al so grown. Fl owers such as mari gol dand gal l ardi a are al so
grown i n smal l pocket s of t he di st ri ct . 12 Sel f Hel p Groups are i nvol ved i n veget abl e cul t i vat i on i n t he di st ri ct t hrough
SGSY scheme.
Di ndori wi t h a f orest cover of 33.34 percent
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, has si gni f i cant cont ri but i on f rom t he sect or t o t he di st ri ct s GDDP . M ahl on
pat t a, pat t and char
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, are among t he key f orest produce i n t he di st ri ct .
Li vest ock reari ng al ong wi t h f i sheri es, i s a key agri -al l i ed act i vi t y i n Di ndori wi t h around 84,300 cat t l es, 30,600 buf f al os,
60,600 goat s and 5,000 poul t ry bi rds. Duri ng 2010-11,l i vest ock product i on i n t he di st ri ct has reached 96,700 met ri c t onnes,
growi ng at 28.68 percent , whi l e f i sh product i on has i ncreased f rom 390 t onnes t o 680 t onnes bet ween 2005-06 and 2010-
11. 55 SHGs are current l y i nvolved i n dai ry f armi ng, 10 i n goat ery and 26 i n poul t ry-rel at ed act i vi t i es as part of SGSY
scheme.
15.6.2.2Industry
Secondary sect or i n Di ndori has grown at t he rat e of 13.6 percent
314
CAGR bet ween t he peri od of 2003-04 and 2008-09,
however t hi s growt h i s associ at ed wi t h i ncreased const ruct ion act i vit y i n t he di st ri ct ,and l i mi t ed growt h i n manuf act uri ng
cat egory. Bet ween 2007-08 and 2011-12, di st ri ct has recei ved an i nvest ment of INR 7.9 crores i n SSI segment generat i ng
an i ncrement al empl oyment f or 2,502 peopl e.
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Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng smal l and medi um scal e i ndust ri es have pot ent i al i n t he
di st ri ct :
Servi ces sect or i n Di ndori cont ri but i ng a si gni f i cant 39.3 percent t o di st ri ct GDDP duri ng 2008-09
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has t rade and hot el
publ i c admi ni st rat i on as maj or cont ri but ors.
Trade and Hospi t al i t y segment domi nat ed by un-organi zed players, has grown at 9 percent
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and 2008-09. Di ndori , havi ng Indi a s onl y Fossi l Park, al ong wi t h Jagat pur ecot ouri sm zone, has consi derabl e t ouri sm
pot ent i al
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Banki ng and Fi nanci al servi ces i s anot her key servi ces segment i n Di ndori wi t h a si gni f i cant growt h of deposi t s and credi t s
at 17.82 percent CAGR and 14.16 percent CAGR respect i vel y duri ng 2007-2011
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. However, much of t hi s growt h i s l i mi t ed
f ew number of branches wi t h branch st rengt h i ncreasi ng f rom 14 t o 17
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duri ng t he same peri od.
Penet rat i on of heal t hcare servi ces i n t he di st ri ct has been l ower t han t he st at e average, wi t h onl y 7.6 PHCs and SHCs per
l akh popul at i on i nt o compari son t o 13.5 PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on at st at e l evel .

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15.6.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Dindori
Worker Part i ci pat i on Rat e i n Di ndori , at 57 percent , i s hi gher t han st at e average of 31.7
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at t ri but ed t o si gni f i cant f ul l t i me/ seasonal agri cul t ural empl oyment i n rural areas - as evi dent f rom di sparit y i n rural and
urban WPR at 58.2 percent and 31.9
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respect i vel y. Cul t i vat ors and agri cul t ural l abourers account f or 90.2 percent of t he
t ot al workers of t he di st ri ct
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Unt apped nat ural resources and l ow yi el di ng agri cul t ural act i vi t y pushes peopl e i nt o povert y, t hereby t ri ggeri ng mi grat i on
f or l i vel i hood act i vi t i es. M i grat i on i s hi ghl y preval ent i n t he di st ri ct , and around 22 percent of t he di st ri ct popul at i on
mi grat e i nt erst at e f or over 6 mont hs on an annual basi s. Seasonal mi grat i on begi ns f rom Di wal i af t er harvest i ng ri ce,and
cont i nues up t o Hol i .Tri bal popul at i on mi grat es t owards f orest areas f or col l ect i ng Tendu l eaves, cut t i ng of bamboo t rees,
wood pi cki ng, Mahua pi cki ng and Achar pi cki ng. Labour al so mi grat e t owards Annupur, Jabal pur, Mandl a and Narsi nghpur
f or agri / non-agri act i vi t i es. Ski l l ed yout h i n t he di st ri ct mi grat e t o di st ant devel oped di st ri ct s of Indore, Bhopal ,
Hoshangabad, Gwal i or, Jabal pur et c.
15.6.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Dindori
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Di ndori di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
and a si zeabl e proport i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 4.13 l akh
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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
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Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
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Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Di ndori has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Di ndori .
Accordi ng t o t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Di ndori i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requirement of
17,819
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. Const ruct i on and Ret ail ,al ong wi t h Agri -Al l i ed act i vi t ies, woul d cont ri but e si gni f i cant l y t o empl oyment
generat i on. M anuf act uri ng cat egory i n t he di st ri ct , due t o l ack of sect or speci f i c advant ages, woul d provi de l i mi t ed
empl oyment opport uni t i es - wi t h mi neral processi ng uni t s and const ruct i on based i ndust ri es of bri ck kl i ns as t he maj or
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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure&Al l i ed NA 0 7109 0 0 6052
Food Processi ng 2 9 33 2 8 28
M i neral Processi ng 19 172 196 17 149 170
Const ruct i on 72 181 1181 64 161 1051
IT&ITES 3 55 0 4 72 0
Heal t hcare 30 570 0 39 741 0
Transport at i ons and Logi st i cs 22 53 365 25 60 417
Ret ai l 172 435 2831 142 360 2343
Hospi t al i t y 32 160 445 26 133 369
Communi cat i on 49 276 656 59 296 820
Banki ng &Fi nanci al Servi ces 33 69 560 35 72 587

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Di ndori has si gni f i cant l y l ow hi gher educat i on i nf rast ruct ure wi t h onl y t wo
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Government col leges provi di ng hi gher
educat i on al ong wi t h t wo ITI s and one pol yt echni c.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Dindori
ITI/ ITC 2 199
DRDA coordi nat ed Swarna Jayant hi Gram Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme has t rai ned rural Sel f Hel p Groups i n t rades
rel at ed t o f ood processi ng such as masal a product i on, papad maki ng, agarbat hi maki ng, f l our product i on, vi l l age i ndust ry
based act i vi t i es such as cups made of Dhona l eaves et c
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Di st ri ct has been wi t nessi ng signi f i cant empl oyment generat ion i ssues as evi dent f rom Empl oyment Exchange l i ve
regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 10,835 of whi ch 88.24 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory
328
, even wi t h l ow hi gher
educat i on i nf rast ruct ure. Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s on t he hi gher si de, not i f i cat i on of
government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng. Di st rict Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng
pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . The i ndust ri es f ocused on hi ri ng uski l l ed l abour f rom t he di st ri ct .
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Company J ob Role #of Candidates Selected
Al i en El ect roni cs, Ghazi abad Unski l l ed Labour 14
Prat i bha Si nt ex, Pi t hampur Unski l l ed Labour 175
duri ng t he f i ve year peri od of 2012-17. Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet l ess t han 50 percent of t he t ot al
i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17.

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ZIl l a Panchayat , Di ndori
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Di ndori , bei ng a rural t ri bal economy, dependent on agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es, has hi gh empl oyment opport uni t i es i n
agri -al l i ed act i vi t i es. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of promi nent i ndust ri al act i vit y.
Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 4,179 i n f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng
f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri-al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on, whi ch wi l l be t he
second l argest empl oyment generat or. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he
f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Agri dependent t ri bal economy wi t h hi gh i nf ormal empl oyment
Const ruct i on sect or t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri-Al l i ed act i vi t ies
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by mi neral processi ng sect or
Pot ent i al f or t he devel opment of f orest product based i ndust ry
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Di ndori i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
devel opment i n Di ndori di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

Potential Incremental Training Capacity Dindori (2012-17)
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o Ret ai l Sect or
o M i neral Processi ng Cl ust er Due t o presence of mi neral based uni t s
o Wood Based Furni t ure/ Handi craf t s Cl ust er
o Dai ry f armi ng, Pi ggery, Goat ery, Poul t ry
o Frui t Cult i vat i on- Guava, M ango, Ber, Aml a, Jackf rui t and Appl e
o Veget abl e Cul t i vat i on Okra, Tomat o, Bri nj al , Caul i f l ower, Cabbage, Bot t l eguard,
Radi sh, Cowpea and Spi nach
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Ret ai l and
Const ruct i on
Pri vat e Ski l l Trai ni ng
Provi ders
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of Ret ai l and
Const ruct i on
Indust ry Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect or where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n
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15.7 Skill Gap Assessment of Seoni District
Seoni has a popul at i on of 13.8 l akhs wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh rural popul at i on of 88.12 percent
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. Di st ri ct popul at i on densi t y
has i ncreased f rom 133 per sq km i n 2001, t o 157 per sq km i n 2011, however i t i s st i l l much l ower t han t he st at e average
of 236, and nat i onal average of 382.
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Seoni has a popul at i on composit i on of 984 f emal es per 1,000 mal es but t he gender
rat i o i n 0-6 age group i s not encouragi ng - wi t h onl y 954 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
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. Reserved cat egory, predomi nant l y t ri bal ,
account s f or 47.12 percent
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of t ot al di st ri ct popul at i on
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15.7.1.2Literacy
Di st ri ct has a bet t er l i t eracy rat e compared t o st at e average, i mprovi ng f rom 65.61 percent i n 2001 t o 73.01 percent i n
2011
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. Even f emal e l i t eracy rat e at 64.14 percent t hough l ower t han t hat of mal e i s bet t er t han t he st at e average of 60
percent . There are 3,207 K12 school s i n t he di st ri ct , of whi ch pri vat e school s account i ng f or 10.17 percent i n number,
cont ri but e t o 21.67 percent of enrol l ment s
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. Transi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary at 97.7 percent has been
encouragi ng
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l evel , school s i n Seoni mi ght support around 86.1 percent of t he st udent s passi ng t hrough pri mary t o hi gh school l evel i n
t he next 5 years.
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District Madhya Pradesh Seoni
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,378,876
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Seoni economy has wi t nessed 10.48 percent cumul at i ve growt h bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 i n l i ne wi t h t he st at e
growt h of 10.78 percent duri ng t he same peri od
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. Pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors account ed f or nearl y 80 percent of t he
di st ri ct economy over t he years wi t h t he pri mary sect or growi ng at a rat e of 7.9 percent CAGR, and t ert i ary sect or at 10.6
percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09
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ri se, wi t h t he segment regi st eri ng a hi gh cumul at i ve growt h at 16.4 percent duri ng t he same peri od due t o si gni f i cant
growt h i n const ruct i on and i ndust ri al act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct .

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Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es cont ri but i ng 85.6 percent
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t o t ot al pri mary sect or GDDP i n 2008-09, i s a si gni f i cant
l i vel i hood act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . Seoni has hi gh pot ent i al f or agri cul t ural act i vi t i es, wi t h 42.10 percent
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of t ot al
geographi cal area sui t abl e f or cul t i vat i on. However, wi t h l arge port i on of cul t i vabl e area wi t nessi ng onl y one crop duri ng
t he year due t o l ack of adequat e i rri gat i on f aci l i t i es, seasonal unempl oyment of agri cul t ural workers i s common, and has
l ed t o mi grat i on
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. Wheat , ri ce, channa and must ard are among maj or crops grown i n t he di st ri ct . Growt h i n must ard
cul t i vat i on has i ncreased pot ent i al f or oi l processi ng uni t s i n t he di st ri ct .
Seoni i s densel y f orest ed wi t h 38.91 percent of l and area under f orest s
343
. Forest produce cont ri but ed a l i t t l e l ess t han 10
percent t o di si t ri ct economy duri ng 2008-09 wi t h t i mber, bamboo, t endu l eaves, harra, gum, aonl a and char bei ng maj or
f orest produce.
Veget abl e cult i vat i on i s a key hort i cul t ure act i vi t y i n Seoni . Cori ander, cowpea, okra, t omat o, bri nj al , pea, arhar, bot t l e
guard and chest nut are among key veget abl es grown i n t he di st ri ct .
15.7.2.2Industry
Secondary sect or i n Seoni has cont ri but ed t o 21.5 percent
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of t ot al di st ri ct economy duri ng 2008-09. Sect or has
wi t nessed rapi d growt h at 16.4 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09
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Growt h i n secondary sect or i s si gni f i cant l y at t ri but ed t o i ndust ri al advancement of t he di st ri ct , wi t nessi ng an i nvest ment
of INR 750.53 crore i nt o l arge and medi um Scal e Indust ri es as of M arch 2012, predomi nant ly i n agro based and f ood
processi ng cat egori es.
Smal l scal e i ndust ri es have been t he maj or empl oyment generat i on cat egory i n t he di st ri ct , recei vi ng an i nvest ment of INR
111.67
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crores and generat i ng an i ncrement al empl oyment of 8,636 bet ween 2007-08 and 2011-12. Const ruct i on and
pharma based mat eri al s i ndust ri es have been t he at t ract i ve segment s f or i nvest ment s duri ng t hi s peri od. Pharma sect or
compri ses l argel y of ayurvedi c and herbal product s. Emergence of manganese mi nes i s l eadi ng t o si gni f i cant growt h of
smal l scal e mi neral processi ng uni t s i n t he di st ri ct . Avai l abi l i t y of raw mat eri al l i ke must ard oi l has been a key reason f or
t he growt h of oi l processi ng uni t s i n Seoni .

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Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng smal l and medi um scal e i ndust ri es have pot ent i al i n t he
di st ri ct :
Category Industries
Food Processi ng Pop Corn uni t s, Bakery and Conf ect i onery, Dal M i l l , Ri ce M i l l , Soya Pl ant , Fl our M i l l , Soya
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processi ng , Lac Bangl es Gum Product i on, Handi craf t s
M i neral Based Dol omi t e processi ng, Sof t Coke, Hard Coke uni t s, Coal candy
Text i l es Cot t on yarn, man-made yarn, wool en i t ems, carpet weavi ng, t ussar weavi ng.
Pharma/ chemi cal Surgi cal bandages, ayurvedi c medi cal f ormul at i ons, pat hol ogi cal research, herbal shampoo,
al cohol , cl eani ng aci d
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mat eri al
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Leat her based Tannery, l eat her shoes
Ot hers St eel f urni t ure, Ti n/ Pl ast i c cont ai ner, pri nt i ng press,
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Tert i ary sect or cont ri but ed t o around 40 percent
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of di st ri ct economy duri ng 2008-09 wi t h t rade, hot el s al ong wi t h ot her
servi ces and publ i c admi ni st rat i on bei ng maj or cont ri but ors.

Trade and hot el s segment of Seoni has grown by 9.1 percent
348
CAGR duri ng 2003-04 and 2008-09. Ret ai l and whol esal e
t rade of herbal product s l i ke al oevera powder has been si gni f i cant i n t he di st ri ct . Pench Ti ger Reserve i s a maj or t ouri st
at t ract i on, and has hel ped t he growt h of organi zed hospi t al i t y segment i n Seoni .
In f i nanci al servi ces sect or, number of bank branches has i ncreased f rom 35 t o 38 bet ween 2006 and 2011
349
, resul t i ng i n
i ncreased f i nanci al act i vi t y. Duri ng 2006 ad 2011, credi t di sbursement s have grown at 19.67 percent CAGR and t he bank-
deposi t s have grown at 20.21 percent CAGR
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Di st ri ct has 30 PHC and 264 SHC al ong wi t h 1 Di st ri ct Hospit al and 1 Ci vi l Hospi t al .
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Densi t y of healt h care cent ers
measured i n t erms of number of PHCs and SHCs per l akh person, st ood at 12.4, whi ch i s comparabl e t o t he st at e average
of 13.5
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.
Roadways bei ng t he maj or means of connect i vit y, connect i ng t he di st ri ct t o ot her promi nent ci t i es l i ke Nagpur, Bhopal ,
and Indore, has grown si gni f i cant l y. Two nat i onal hi ghways NH 7 and NH 26 connect di st rict headquart er t o Jabal pur,
Nagpur and Narsi nghpur. Seoni i s connect ed t o Chhi ndwara and M andl a t hrough rai l net work.
15.7.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Seoni
Di st ri ct overal l Work Part i ci pat i on Rat e st andi ng at 48.8 percent i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han st at e average of 42.7
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percent . WPR i s hi gher i n t he rural areas as compared t o t he urban area
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wi t h agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es bei ng t he
maj or l i vel i hood act i vi t y i n rural areas.

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Seasonal nat ure of agri cul t ure act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct has result ed i n short t erm mi grat i on t o nei ghbori ng di st ri ct s and ci t i es
f or agri cult ural / i ndust ri al work. M i grat i on i s even observed among semi -ski l l ed and ski l l ed yout h due t o i nadequat e
empl oyment opport uni t i es f or engi neeri ng t rades i n t he di st rict ,wi t h peopl e wi l l i ng t o mi grat e t o f ar of f pl aces l i ke
M adhya Pradesh, Punj ab and Haryana t o seek appropri at e empl oyment opport uni t i es.
15.7.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Seoni
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Seoni di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h a ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Seoni 1639893 1033133 692891 646104 208020
Increment al manpower requirement i n Seoni has been est i mat ed based on t he f ol l owi ng paramet ers - i nvest ment s i nt o
vari ous sect ors i n t he di st ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on i ndust ri al growt h across sect ors, nat i onal
i ncl usi on t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al of vari ous sect ors based on
l abour el ast i ci t y and market -based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Seoni .
Accordi ng t o KPM G est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Seoni i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of
53,750
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. Ret ai l i ndust ry i s t he l argest , and woul d provi de maxi mum empl oyment opport unit i es al ong wi t h const ruct i on.
However di st ri ct pot ent i al t o generat e f ormal empl oyment i s l i mi t ed due t o t he i nf ormal nat ure of maj or empl oyment
generat i on sect ors. Among t he secondary sect ors, f ood processi ng and const ruct i on based mat eri al i ndust ri es have
si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es.

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Seoni has consi derabl e hi gher educat i on opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has 7 t echni cal t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es,
whi ch are provi di ng t rai ni ng i n i ndust ry ori ent ed courses l i ke f i t t er, t urner, et c. - al ong wi t h t he pol yt echni c t hat i s
conduct i ng di pl oma courses f or ci vi l , comput er sci ence, el ect ri cal and mechani cal engi neeri ng.

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure& Al l i ed NA NA 11,680 NA NA 9,944
Pharma & M edi ci nal 11 147 65 10 127 56
Rubber and pl ast i cs 2 20 21 2 17 19
Food Processi ng 22 93 328 19 81 285
Fabri cat i on 11 99 102 9 85 88
Const ruct i on 580 1,461 9,556 516 1,301 8,507
IT&ITES 9 168 NA 12 220 NA
Heal t hcare 45 857 NA 118 2,240 NA
Transport at i ons &Logi st i cs 117 280 1,945 134 320 2,224
Ret ai l 670 1,694 11,034 554 1,402 9,130
Hospi t al i t y 124 625 1,736 103 517 1,436
Communi cat i on 172 965 2,294 205 1,035 2,868
Servi ces
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Human Resource Development Institutions in Seoni
ITI/ ITC 7 1,373
Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment Aut hori t y (DUDA) has al so been cont ri but i ng si gni f i cant l y t o human resource devel opment
under SJSRY program, t rai ni ng around 720 peopl e duri ng 2010-11
357
wi t h a f ocus on st i t chi ng and IT rel at ed ski l l s.
Trade Training Done
St i t chi ng and Desi gni ng 190
Hai r and Ski n Care 40
Comput er Trai ni ng 470
Techni cal Trai ni ng 20
Under SGSY program around 305 Sel f Hel p Groups have benef i t t ed t hrough Depart ment of Rural Devel opment
358
,
recei vi ng t rai ni ng i n art if i ci al j ewel ry maki ng, pi cki ng maki ng, agarbat hi maki ng, doormat and cot t on t oys manuf act ure,
and readymade garment s product i on
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Capacit y expansi on i n hi gher educat i on i nst it ut i ons has resul t ed i n proport i oi nal growt h of ski l l ed manpower, wi t h 96
percent of t ot al 18,047 empl oyment exchange regi st rat i ons i n t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory
360
. However, provi di ng sui t abl e
empl oyment opport uni t i es i n engi neeri ng t rades has been a chal l enge due t o proport i onal l y l ow empl oyment growt h i n
compari son t o human resource growt h. Pri vat e Job Fairs conduct ed by Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been abl e t o
at t ract l i mi t ed opport uni t i es i n engi neeri ng t rades as evi dent f rom t he j ob f ai r det ai l s 2011-12.
J ob Fair Detail, Seoni 2011-12
Prat i bha Synt ex Lt d, Pi t hampur M achi ne Operat or 11
Indust ri es Securit i es and Fi re Servi ce and
Const ruct i on Company, Rewa
Securi t y Guard 107

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Zi l l a Panchayat , Seoni
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Zi l l a Panchayat , Seoni
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15.7.4.2Incremental Skill Training Potential through Government Endowment
Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can onl y t rai n an est i mat ed 44 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower duri ng
2012-17.

Seoni , bei ng an economy wi t h hi gh share of agri cult ure and servi ces sect ors, i s est i mat ed t o wi t ness proport i onal l y hi gher
i ncrement al empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t hese sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o
short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or, and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s.
Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es and const ruct i on.
However, wi t hi n servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry,
where penet rat i on of t rai ni ng act i vi t i es i s l i mi t ed. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made
Ret ai l sect or t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es f ol l owed by Const ruct i on and Agri -al l i ed act i vi t i es
Increment al empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng sect or i s very mi ni mal
Low per capi t a i ncome wi t h l i mi t ed empl oyment opport unit i es i n organi zed sect ors,vi s--vis t he worki ng age
Di st ri ct yout h aspi rat i ons t o mi grat e and work i n ot her di st ri ct s/ ci t i es f or bet t er l i vel i hood opport uni t i es
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Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Seoni i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees. Based on aspi rat i ons
of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er
empl oyment opport uni t i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n
Seoni di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
Focus on i ncreasi ng part i ci pat i on f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders
o Ret ai l Sect or
Government
o Inf ormal segment of Const ruct ion Sect or
o Inf ormal segment of Ret ai l Sect or
o Forest Based Product s Cl ust er - Due t o a good presence of f orest cover
o Food Processi ng Cl ust er
o Veget abl e Cul t i vat i on - Cori ander, Cowpea, Okra, Tomat o, Bri nj al , Pea, Arhar,
bot t l e guard
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Ret ai l and
Const ruct i on
Private Skill Training
Providers
Focus on del i very of government f unded t rai ni ng schemes i n sect ors of
o Const ruct i on
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15.8 Skill Gap Assessment of Bhopal District
Bhopal i s key di st ri ct i n M adhya Pradesh, housi ng t he st at e capi t al and hence, a maj or seat of commerci al act i vit y i n t he
st at e. Bhopal has a popul at i on of 23.7 l akh
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as of 2011. 80.43 percent of t he popul at i on resi des i n urban areas, i ndi cat i ng
a hi gh l evel of urbani zat i on
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. The di st ri ct i s densel y popul at ed wi t h 854 peopl e per square km i n compari son t o st at e
average of 236
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. The di st ri ct has a l ow gender rat i o of 911 f emal es per 1000 mal es i n compari son t o t he st at e s average
of 930 f emal es per 1000 mal es
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. The proport i on of 0-6 year chil dren i n t he di st ri ct has decreased f rom 15.7 i n 2001 t o
12.4 i n 2011 i ndi cat i ng a reduct i on i n manpower growt h i n t he f ut ure
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. The di st ri ct has a l ower proport i on (17.9 percent )
of SC/ ST i n compari son t o st at e average.
15.8.1.2Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (82.3 percent ) i s hi gher t han t hat of t he st at e average of 75.15 percent .
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are 2,358 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e school s f ormi ng 48.77 percent ,
367
whi ch i s consi derabl y hi gher t han
t he st at e average i ndi cat i ng hi gher af f ordabi l i t y i n t he di st ri ct . However, onl y 23.95 percent
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of t he st udent s are enrol l ed
i n pri vat e school s. The t ransi t ion rat i o f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary i s hi gh, wi t h more t han 95 percent
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cont i nui ng educat i on af t er each cl ass i n t he pri mary cl asses. The t ransi t i on rat i o decreases f rom grade 5 onwards, wi t h
t he t ransi t i on rat i o f rom grade 7 t o grade 8 bei ng onl y 64.1 percent
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l evel , school s i n Bhopal woul d be abl e t o support onl y around 70.9 percent of t he st udent s passi ng f rom pri mary t o hi gh
school l evel i n t he next 5 years.
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Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 82.3%
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The di st ri ct economy had regi st ered a growt h rat e of 13.73 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he
st at e growt h rat e of 9.07 percent duri ng t he l ast f i ve years
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. Servi ces sect or i s t he key dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy,
cont ri but i ng t o about 70 percent of t he di st ri ct i ncome whi l e growi ng at a 13.4 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
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. The
secondary and pri mary sect ors have grown at t he rat e of 15.2 percent CAGR and 13.2 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and
2008-09 respect i vel y.
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The di st ri ct has 54.63 percent of i t s geographi c area under cul t i vat i on, whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e s average of 48.58
percent .
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52.8 percent area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s under mul t i pl e croppi ng, whi ch i s bet t er t han t he st at e s
average of 38.3 percent - i ndi cat i ng subst ant i al empl oyment opport uni t i es f or t he f armers
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. The f orest cover of t he
di st ri ct i s very l ow at 16.21 percent of t ot al geographi cal area, as compared t o t he st at e average of 30.71 percent .
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Key crops of t he di st ri ct are wheat , mai ze, pul ses and soya bean. The cult i vat i on of wheat i s carri ed on i n 44.4 percent of
net sown area, and t hat of pul ses i s carri ed on i n 23.10 percent of net sown area.
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The di st ri ct has 58.23 percent of net
sown area under i rri gat i on i n compari son t o t he st at e average of 43.55 percent .
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Bhopal i s a key di st ri ct f rom a hort i cul t ure perspect i ve. M ango, Orange, Aml a, Ber, Cust ard Appl e and Pomegranat e
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t he key hort i cul t ure crops, and garl i c i s t he key spi ce grown i n Bhopal . Bhopal has been i dent i f i ed as one of t he key f l ower
cul t i vat i on di st ri ct s i n t he st at e, produci ng Roses, Gl adi ol us, Chrysant hemum, Gl ardi a and Ast er. The di st ri ct al so has a
l one mul berry cul t i vat i on cent er i n Phanda bl ock spread across 19 hect ares
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of l and.
Dai ry f armi ng i s maj or act i vi t y undert aken i n t he di st ri ct . Bhopal Dugdh Sangh i s a l eadi ng mi l k cooperat i ve uni on i n t he
di st ri ct whi ch has 1,496 f unct i onal dai ry cooperat i ves under i t s ambi t . Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, average mi l k
procurement i n t he uni on i ncreased by 9.5 percent CAGR reachi ng 2.73 l akh l i t res by 2011-12. Wi t h t he growt h i n dai ry
sect or, t he Uni on has i ncreased t he number of Art i f i ci al Insemi nat i on cent ers f rom 225 i n 2007-08 t o 314 i n t he current
year. Average i ncome of t he dai ry cooperat i ve member i ncreased at a st aggeri ng 20.8 percent CAGR f rom INR 15,949 i n
2006-07 t o INR 41,178 i n 2011-12, i ndi cat i ng t he economi c pot ent i al of t he sect or i n t he agri al l i ed cat egory
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Bhopal i s one of t he maj or commerci al hubs of M adhya Pradesh, wi t h t he secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct havi ng grown at
15.2 percent
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CAGR i n t he past f i ve years. MPAKVN (Bhopal ) Li mi t ed, a subsi di ary of M .P. St at e Indust ri al Devel opment
Corporat i on Li mi t ed, has an i ndust ri al growt h cent re on 1350.38 hect ares of l and at Mandi deep and Pi l l ukhedi i n t he
di st ri ct .
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Bhopal AKVN has at t ract ed i nvest ment s f rom several l eadi ng i ndust ri es such as HEG, Crompt on and Greaves,
P&G, Godrej , Lupi n, IFB, Nahar et c. The growt h cent ers have i nf rast ruct ure such as i nt ernal cont ai ner depot s and f ood
parks i n Babai and Pi pari ya. Addi t i onal l y, AKVN al so proposes t o set up engi neeri ng cl ust ers, l ogi st i cs hub and f ood park
as wel l .
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Ti l l dat e, Bhopal di st ri ct has recei ved a t ot al i nvest ment of INR 754.58 crores of i nvest ment i n Large and Medi um
Indust ri es cat egory. Bharat Heavy El ect ri cal s Li mi t ed const i t ut es 66.33 percent
385
of t he t ot al i nvest ment . Cont ri but i on
f rom chemi cal based i ndust ri es i s 7.65 percent predomi nant l y due t o t he presence of an LPG bot t l i ng pl ant .
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The f ood
processi ng i ndust ri es const i t ut e 5.66 percent
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of t he t ot al i nvest ment . Besi des t hese, i nvest ment s have al so f l own i nt o
sect ors such as pharmaceut i cal s, rubber and pl ast i c and t ext i l es et c.

Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 111.67 crores, generat i ng
388
. Engi neeri ng (33.26 percent ), Food Processi ng (15.14 percent ) and paper i ndust ry
(12.67 percent ), const i t ut ed over 60 percent of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
389
. Besi des t hese, pharma,
el ect ri cal , met al based, pl ast i c based, chemi cal and agro based segment cont ri but ed over anot her quart er of t he SSI
i nvest ment i n t he same year.
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Drugs & Pharmaceut i cal s
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Beverages
Food Processi ng
M echani cal Engg. Based Indust ri es
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M i scel l eneous Indust ri es
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Based on di scussi ons wi t h Di st ri ct Indust ri es cent er, t here i s pot ent i al f or f ol l owi ng i ndust ri es t o come up i n Bhopal
di st ri ct
Sector Industries
Food Processi ng bone meal s, spi ce ol eoresi ns, t amari nd st arch, f rui t processi ng
M anuf act uri ng of Engi neeri ng
Product s
Hydraul i c assembl i ng, t ensi on mot ors
Pharma and Medi ci nal Product s Fi sh oi l , f i sh oi l capsul e.
Equi pment s
Wat er f i l t er, el ect roni c bl ast , el ect roni c movi ng di spl ay, di sh ant enna,
el ect roni c box, remot e cont rol swi t ches, sol ar l amps, chi mneys, wat er
heat ers
Fabri cat ed M et al Product s St ai nl ess st eel , corrugat ed st eel , name pl at e of brass
Wood and Wood Product s Wooden boxes, wooden f urni t ure
Chemi cal and Chemi cal Product s Candl e maki ng, wax emul si on, det ergent
Const ruct i on based mat eri al Fl y ash bri cks, sand l i me bri cks
The economy of t he di st ri ct i s dri ven by t he servi ce sect or, whi ch cont ri but es around 70 percent t o t he GDDP. The sect or
has grown by 13.4 percent CAGR over t he l ast f i ve years, dri ven by banki ng and f i nance, t rade and hospi t al i t y, and
busi ness servi ces segment s.
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Trade and hospi t al i t y segment has grown at 21.12 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, wi t h a gradual shi f t t owards
mi d and l uxury segment hot el s, as can be wi t nessed by t he ent ry of l eadi ng hospit al i t y majors such as M arri ot , ITC, et c.
Furt her, t ouri sm i n t he di st ri ct al so dri ves t he hospi t al i t y segment . Bhopal l eads i n cul t ural , rel i gi ous, l ei sure and busi ness
t ouri sm i n M P, wi t h pl aces l i ke Sanchi , Bhi mbet ka Caves, et c. The Kal i asot wat er sport proj ect i s expect ed t o add t o t he
revenue of t ouri sm i ndust ry.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2006 t o 2011 bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 189 t o 276
recordi ng a 31.7 percent and 27.65 percent compounded growt h i n deposit s and credi t respect i vel y. Hi gh growt h rat e i n
bank deposit s i s expect ed t o f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . M aj or AM Cs and i nsurance underwrit i ng
compani es l i ke LIC, HDFC, ICICI et c. have di rect / i ndi rect presence i n t he di st ri ct .
NASSCOM has i dent i f i ed Bhopal as one of t he emergi ng IT/ ITES dest i nat i ons i n Indi a
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. It has around 30 percent cost
advant age over ot her l eadi ng IT ci t i es i n Indi a
392
. An IT park i s expect ed i n 25 acres of l and at Bi dwai vi l l age whi ch i s
500m f rom t he ai rport , t o creat e around 75,000 j obs.
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There i s a proposal f or anot her IT park at STP Bhopal i nt egrat ed
wi t h Ayodhya t ownshi p, spread across 80 acres of l and.
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IT sect or i s progressi ve i n t he st at e and i n t he di st ri ct , and i s
expect ed t o generat e a l ot of empl oyment .
Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel ,i s much bel ow t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number
of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i n t he di st ri ct i s around 3 uni t s i n compari son wi t h t he st at e average of 13 uni t s per
l akh popul at i on
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, hi ghl i ght i ng t he opport uni t y f or i ncreased penet rat i on of heal t hcare servi ces i n t he di st ri ct . However, a
t rend of ent ry of nat i onal l evel pri vat e pl ayers such as Apol l o, Wockhardt , AIIM S, i s seen i n t he di st ri ct .
Roadways and airways have grown by 14 percent CAGR i n bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 whi l e t he growt h i n rai l ways
has been 9.2 percent CAGR i n t he same peri od. NH 12, NH34 and NH 86 pass t hrough t he di st ri ct connect i ng i t t o Kot a,
Bet ul , Sagar and Dewas. M adhya Pradesh Warehousi ng and Logi st i cs Corporat i on pl ans t o set up a cent re at Karond wi t h
a capaci t y of 4000 M T. Bhopal has an i mport ant rai l way j unct i on whi ch enrout es al l Del hi -Chennai t rai ns. The Raj a Bhoj
Ai rport i n Bhopal i s one of t he most i mport ant ai rport s of t he st at e connect i ng i t t o several i mport ant ci t i es of t he count ry.

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15.8.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Bhopal
Work part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (32.1 percent ) i s si mi l ar t o t he st at e average of 31.7 percent . Percent age of peopl e
empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers, account s t o 32.08 percent
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i ndi cat i ng l ow l evel of empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s very l ow amongst women at 14.9 percent , i n
compari son t o mal e WPR at 47.4 percent , wi t h t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
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Bhopal , bei ng t he st at e capi t al and a maj or urban growt h cent er, i s wi t nessi ng hi gh l evel s of i nward mi grat i on f rom
di st ri ct s, bot h near and f ar. In t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory, t here i s a t rend of i nward mi grat i on f rom ot her di st ri ct s i n
M adhya Pradesh, as wel l as f rom di st ri ct s of nei ghbori ng st at es such as Raj ast han, M aharasht ra and M adhya Pradesh.
St udent s f rom vocat i on st reams ei t her work i n t he home di st ri ct of Bhopal , or mi grat e t o nei ghbori ng Dhar and Indore
Pi t hampur area, whi ch have hi gher i ndust ri al act i vi t y. Graduat e st udent s f rom Bhopal ci t y are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e out t o
dest i nat i ons such as Del hi , M umbai and Chennai f or bet t er hi gher educat i on and empl oyment opport uni t i es. In t he
unski l l ed l abour cat egory, Bhopal i s a non-f arm mi grat i on dest i nat i on f or mi grant s f rom Chindwara, Jhabua, Hoshangabad,
Bet ul , Barwani , Dhar et c, who are i nvol ved i n act i vi t i es such as road const ruct i on, bui l di ng const ruct i on, eart h movi ng,
bri ck ki l ns, ri ckshaw pul l i ng et c. Int eract i ons wi t h mi grant l abours i ndi cat ed t hat al most 20-30% of t hei r st ay i n t he di st ri ct
goes i n search of work. The di st ri ct has 282 sl um pocket s housi ng 17% of t he t ot al di st ri ct popul at i on, maki ng Bhopal one
of t he di st ri ct s wi t h hi gh sl um dwel l i ng popul at i on i n t he st at e.
15.8.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Bhopal
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Bhopal di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
and a si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 7.83 l akh
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Population
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Labour
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Work Force
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Supply during
2012-22
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Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Bhopal has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Bhopal . Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Bhopal i s expect ed t o wi t ness a i ncrement al manpower requirement of 3.81 l akhs
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Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n secondary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct ,
f ol l owed by t ransport at i on, l ogi st i cs and warehousi ng. In t he t ert i ary sect or, hospi t al i t y sect or, organi zed ret ai l and IT/ ITES
wi l l provi de si gnif i cant empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 366 1542 5419 318 1339 4704
Fabri cat i on 55 515 532 48 447 462
Chemi cal 81 583 960 71 506 833
Const ruct i onMat eri al 7 48 80 6 42 70
Text i l es 4 16 54 3 14 47
Product s
24 288 167 21 249 146
Const ruct i on 1993 5021 32837 1774 4470 29235
IT&ITES 833 15827 NA 784 14891 NA
Heal t hcare 235 4474 NA 206 3912 NA
Transport at i ons and
Logi st i cs
2063 4936 34252 2358 5644 39160
Ret ai l 3398 8595 55967 2812 7111 46307
Hospi t al i t y 630 3172 8805 522 2624 7285
Communi cat i on 1409 7929 18844 1687 8499 23554
Servi ces
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Bhopal bei ng t he capi t al of t he st at e has many el i t e i nst i t ut i ons l i ke NIT, NLIU, et c. whi ch provi de hi gh end educat i on t o
t he peopl e al l across t he count ry. There are di f f erent branches of engi neeri ng and medi cal sci ence t aught i n t he col l eges
wi t h Ci vi l , El ect ri cal , M echani cal and IT amongst t he most popul ar. Several vocat i onal t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es conduct t echni cal
t rades l i ke f i t t er, t urner, et c. and non- t echni cal courses l i ke Appl i ed Vi deography and M odern Of f i ce Management .
Human Resource Development Institutions in Bhopal
Pharmacy 45 2820
ITI 4 2029
Swarna Jayant hi Gram Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme under Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y (DRDA), had a t ot al
budget of INR 118.25 l akhs al locat ed f or 2011-12, of whi ch INR 11 l akhs has been al l ocat ed f or t rai ni ng purposes.
400

Empl oyment Exchange
401
. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 44,666 of whi ch
86 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory.
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However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o skil l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest
of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.
Candidates
Hel p & M ark, Bhopal Dat a Ent ry Operat or 17
Army Recrui t ment Board, Bhopal Techni ci an/ Nursi ng/ Typi st / Tradesman 1500
Domi noz Pi zza, Bhopal Del i very Boy 32
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Parmal i Wel l s Lt d, Bhopal Techni ci an 8
Vardhaman, Madi deep Cust omer Care Execut i ve 12
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant , Sagar Sal es Execut i ve 29
Epos Heal t hcare, Gurgaon Supervi sor 14
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at ing i ndust ri al recruit ment . The
rol es of f ered i ncl uded del i very boy, cust omer care execut i ve, ITI t echni ci an, sal es execut i ve, supervi sor, et c.
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15.8.4.2Incremental Training Capacity in the District
schemes, around 1.10 l akh peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces, and 1.15 l akh peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned
Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet onl y 30 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween
2012-17.Si gnif i cant port i on of t rai ni ng t arget s are ai med at manuf act uri ng, const ruct i on, IT&ITES sect ors.

Bhopal bei ng a t eri ary sect or dri ven economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next decade. The
di st ri ct has t he pot ent i al t o creat e over 1 l akh empl oyment opport unt i es i n t he next f i ve years predomi nant l y i n servi ces
sect or.

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Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors - Retai l , Transportati on and Logi sti cs, Communi cati on and
Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower,
speci f i cal l y i n f i nanci al i nt ermedi ari es consi deri ng t he hi gh level of economi c act i vi t y wi t nessed as a st at e capi t al .
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Bhopal has spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand i n cert ai n
food processi ng, chemi cal and chemi cal products demand hi gh l evel of ski l l i ng
Bei ng a servi ce dri ven empl oyment generat i on economy demand f or speci f i c rol es i n sal es and marketi ng i s
expect ed t o be hi gh across sect ors.
Exi st i ng f ocus on t rai ni ng f or i nf ormal sect or by pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders i s l ow
Publ i c sect or spendi ng on ski l l t rai ni ng predomi nant l y f ocusi ng on secondary and t ert i ary sect ors.
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es and commerci al ent erprises, Bhopal i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al dest i nat i on f or sourci ng
f rom a di versi f i ed sampl e of ski l l ed yout h f rom across M adhya Pradesh. Based on i nt eract i on wi t h yout h i n t he st at e,
Bhopal bei ng t he st at e capit al wi t h l arge publ i c sect or undert aki ng and pri vat e i ndust ri es i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al
empl oyment dest i nat i on across M adhya Pradesh. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n
ski l l devel opment i n Bhopal di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
wi t h f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng sect ors
o Ret ai l
o Hospi t al i t y
o Communi cat i on
o Ret ai l Sect or
o M anuf act uri ng of engi neeri ng/ el ect ri cal product s
o Food Processi ng
o Heal t hcare
o Dai ry f armi ng, Li vest ock reari ng Goat ery, Pi ggery
o Hort i cul t ure- M ango, Orange, Aml a, Ber, Cust ard Appl e and Pomegranat e
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o Spi ce Cul t i vat i on - Garl i c
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors Ret ai l ,
Transport at i on and Logi st i cs, Const ruct i on,Heal t hcare,M anuf act uri ng
Providers
o Formal segment of organi zed Ret ai l
o Formal segment of Hospi t al i t y
o Formal segment of Securi t y Servi ces
o Engi neeri ng Goods / Aut o Component s Presence of Govi ndpura Indust ri al Est at e
o Food Processi ng Proxi mi t y t o Food Parks i n Babai , Pi pari a
o Transport at i on and Logi st i cs Proxi mi t y t o ICD devel oped by AKVN Bhopal
Opport uni t y f or set t i ng up f i ni shi ng school t rai ni ng f or t ert i ary sect ors such as t hose
wi t h hi gh sal ary pot ent i al , where st udent s wi l l be wi l l i ng t o pay and l earn ( bot h
t echni cal and non-t echni cal cat egory)
o IT&ITES
const ruct i on, manuf act uri ng of engi neeri ng/ el ect ri cal product s t ransport at i on and
l ogi st i cs
o Banki ng & Fi nanci al Servi ces
o IT/ ITES

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15.9 Skill Gap Assessment of Barwani District
Barwani was f ormed on 25t h M ay 1998 by carvi ng out of West -Ni mar and Khargone di st ri ct . Barwani i s si t uat ed on t he
sout h-west si de of Madhya Pradesh wi t h ri ver Narmada at i t s nort hern border. Di st ri ct i s surrounded by Sat pura (i n Sout h)
and Vi ndhyachal (i n Nort h) f orest ranges. The di st ri ct covers an area of 3,665 sq km.
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The di st ri ct i s bound i n t he nort h by
Dhar di st ri ct , i n t he sout h and east by Khargone di st ri ct
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of Madhya Pradesh and west by Dhul e di st ri ct of M aharasht ra
St at e.
The di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 13.85
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l akhs as of 2011. Barwani has popul at i on densi t y of 256 per sq km whi ch i s hi gher
t han t he st at e average of 236 per sq km. Urbani zat i on i n Barwani i s l ower t han t hat of st at e average, wi t honl y 14.7% of
popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas - i n cont rast t o average M P urban popul at i on of 27.6%.
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As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he
di st ri ct st ands at 981 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s l ower at 940 gi rl s per 1000
boys
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15.9.1.2Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (50.23 percent ) i s much l ower t han st at e average of 70.63 percent
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3073 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 5 percent
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, whi ch i s much l ess t han st at e
average of 17% pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on.
District Madhya Pradesh Barwani
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,385,659
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Population(2011)
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percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as i n
compari son t o t he st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he same peri od. Tert i ary and Pri mary sect ors are t he key dri vers of
t he di st ri ct economy, cont ri but i ng 45 and 39 percent respect i vel y t o t he di st ri ct i ncome, whi l e growi ng at 10.16 and 9.56
percent CAGR respect i vel y, over t he past 5 years
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f ast er rat e (14.01 percent ), gi ven t he cont ri but i on of secondary sect or of around 16% of t he GDDP, i t i s l ess si gni f i cant t o
t he overal l di st ri ct s economi c growt h. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s INR 14,837, whi ch i s much l ess t han t he st at e
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Tot al geographi cal area of Barwani di st ri ct i s 3665 km. Forest area i s 6.67% of t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct , whereas area
under cul t i vat i on i s 63.5% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Net sown area const i t ut es 88% of t ot al cult i vabl e l and.
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Al so, 19% of
cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped whi ch i s l ow i n compari son t o st at e average of 38%.
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General l y, f i ve t ypes of soi l s are f ound i n t he di st ri ct namel y Kal i I, Kal i II, Kal i -III, Hal ki Khadri and Bardi . The soi l s of
Barwani di st ri ct are cl assi f i ed as medi um bl ack cot t on soi l s, cont ai ni ng nearl y 50% si l t and cl ay t oget her. M ost l y t he soi l s
are l i ght er, open and drai ned. Al l uvi al t ype of soi l i s f ound on bot h t he si des of t he ri ver Narmada and i n some pat ches on
t he banks of i t s t ri but ari es l i ke Goi , Deb & Bour. Thi s t ype of soi l i s deep f ert i l e & wel l drai ned. The soi l s of t he rest of t he
di st ri ct are most l y shal l ow & poor i n f ert i l i t y.
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Shal l ow soi l const i t ut es 65.66 percent of t ot al soi l avai l abl e i n Barwani .
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The t ot al area i rri gat ed by canal s i s 4.95 km
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2
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i s 119.42 km
2
, by open wel l s 216.86 km
2
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2
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vari ous sources i s 655.38 km
2
. Thi s i s onl y 28.17% of t he net sown area. Hence, al most 72% of t he sown area i n t he
di st ri ct i s rai n-f ed.
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Dai ry f armi ng, goat ery and sheep reari ng are key agri -al l i ed act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
Cot t on i s cul t i vat ed on 23.84% of agri cul t ure l and, Sorghum i s cul t i vat ed on 20.35% of agri cul t ure l and and M ai ze i s
cul t i vat ed on 14.2% of t ot al agri cul t ure l and. Chi l l i i s anot her maj or crop i n Barwani and i s grown on 6.8% of agri cul t ure
l and. There are 4,34,350 cat t l e, 98,304 buf f al oes and 1,62,150 goat s present i n Barwani .
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Bet ween 2002-03 and 2006-07, usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at 6.4 percent CAGR, i ndi cat i ng heal t hy growt h i n t he
ext ent of mechani zat i on. However, t he presence of 1.3 t ract ors per sq km of agri cul t ural l and i n Barwani ,st i l l i ndi cat esa
l ow l evel of mechani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct .
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Agri cul t ural product s are market ed t hrough M adhya Pradesh Agri cul t ural Product s M arket i ng Commi t t ee. The commi t t ee
management has market s (Kri shi Upaj M andi ) at Barwani , Anj ad (Thi kri Tehsi l ), Sendhwa, Barwani (Tehsi l Sendhwa) and
Khet i a (Tehsi l Pansemal ). Bei ng t he di st ri ct head quart er, Barwani i s havi ng a semi devel oped market . Ot her pl aces l i ke,
Sendhwa and Raj pur al so have si mi l ar t ypes of market .
15.9.2.2Industry
The di st ri ct has 2181 M SE uni t s and 02 LM I uni t s i n operat i on. M aj or i ndust ri es are Agro and Text i l e based. Agro
i ndust ri es are mai nl y grai n and pul ses processi ng, whereas t ext i l e i ndust ri es are mai nl y Cot t on gi nni ng.
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t he di st i nct i on of cot t on cul t i vat i on f or a l ong t i me. On t he basi s of t he avai l abl e raw mat eri al s, Gi nni ng f act ori es were
est abl i shed i n t he i mport ant pl aces of t he di st ri ct . At present about 75 uni t s are worki ng i n t he di st ri ct , provi di ng
empl oyment t o about 800 peopl e. M ost of t he uni t s are concent rat ed i n Sendhwa (about 4% of t he worki ng uni t s), Anj ad
(About 20% of t he worki ng unit s), Khet i a, Pansemal and Raj pur (About 10% each of t he worki ng uni t s) Tehsi l s. Onl y a f ew
Gi nni ng f act ori es are i n Barwani Tehsi l . A f ew uni t s have t hei r own cot t on seed oi l ext ract i on pl ant (Smal l uni t s) and
ext ract i ng oi l f rom t he cot t on seeds, whi ch are sent t o ot her pl aces / st at es f or human consumpt i on. Apart f rom t hi s

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cl ust er group of act i vi t i es, about 40 smal l f ood processi ng (i ncl udi ng spi ces gri ndi ng, f l ouri ng et c.) uni t s are report ed t o be
worki ng i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch provi des empl oyment opport uni t y t o about 200 peopl e. Some st one crushi ng uni t s are al so
worki ng i n Pat i devel opment block. About 4000 uni t s regi st ered under Smal l -scal e sect or.About 50% of t he uni t s are
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. Food Processi ng and t ext il e i ndust ri es const i t ut e 70% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI
segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, met al based i ndust ri es, l eat her and pl ast i c uni t sconst i t ut e ot her key SSI segment s.
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Some of t he key chal l enges f aced by i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude Non avai l abi l i t y of t rained person, short suppl y of
el ect ri ci t y and wat er, l ack of demand due t o l ow qual i t y, l ack of i nf ormat i on on modern t echnol ogy, l ack of common
f aci l i t i es cent er, non avai l abi l i t y of l and i n i ndust ri al est at e, and non avai l abi l i t y of t erm l oans.

Based on di scussi ons wi t h Di st ri ct Indust ri es cent er, t here i s pot ent i al f or f ol l owi ng i ndust ri es t o come up i n Barwani
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Sector Industries
Food Processi ng Fl our M i l l , Soya based product s, Dai ry Product s, M i l k Based Product s, Ghee
M anuf act uri ng, Bakery Product s, Jams and Jel l i es, Bi scui t s, Namkeen, Spi ces
M i neral Based St one Crusher, St one Cut t i ng
Forest Based Wooden Toys, Wooden Furni t ure, M edi ci nal ext ract i on and Nat ural Oi l ,
Wooden Packagi ng
Text i l e Product s Readymade Garment s, Embroi dery Work, Hosi ery Kni t t i ng i t ems
Leat her Based Toys, Shoes, Bags, Cushi ons
Rubber Based Product s Tyre Ret hreadi ng, Pl ast i c Granol as, Rubber Spare Part s (Aut omobi l es),
Packagi ng Mat eri al , Bi cycl e Tube and Tyres
Pl ast i c based product s Wi re Brushes, PVC Sol es, Pl ast i c Toys, PVC Pi pes, Sport s It ems
Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s Det ergent Cakes, Det ergent Powder, Li qui d Bl ue, Phenyl , Ti ssue Paper, M et al
Pol i sh, Herbal Cosmet i cs, Paper Soap, Ai r Freshener Shoe Pol i sh, Room
Sprayers, Perf umed Hair Oi l , Hand Gl oves Adhesi ve Tape
Gl ass & Cerami c Indust ri es M osai c Ti l es, Fl oor t i l es, Cement Jal l i , Cement Fl ower Pot s, Cement Wi ndows,
M arbl e Cut t i ng & Pol i shi ng, Grani t e Cut t i ng & Pol i shi ng, Li me Powder,
Decorat i ve Gl ass It ems, St one st at ue, Cement hol l ow Bri cks
M echani cal It ems Tract or Trol l ey, Aut omobi l e Component s, U Bol t s, Agri cul t ural Equi pment ,
St eel Furni t ure, St eel t runks, Of f set pri nt ers, Engi neeri ng workshop, Lat he
M achi ne, Room Cool ers, St eel Furni t ure, Desert Cool ers, St eel Al mi rah, Bend
Remover
Servi ces sect or cont ri but es about 45 percent t o GDDP. The sect or grew at 10.16 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09.
Hospi t al i t y segment const i t ut es 42.32% of t ot al servi ces product , and has grown at 9.1
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percent bet ween 2004-05 and
2008-09. Communi cat i on sect or saw a heal t hy growt h rat e of 19.2% bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, i ndi cat i ng t he l i vi ng
st andard devel opment of di st rict . St orage segment i s anot her f ast growi ng segment i n Barwani , i ndi cat i ng agri cul t ural
support devel opment i n t he di st ri ct .
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Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s bet t er t han st at e average. Heal t hcare accessibi l i t y, i n t erms of number of
PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i n t he di st ri ct i s 2.09 and 16.74 uni t s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y i n compari son
wi t h t he st at e average of 1.6 and 11.9 uni t s per l akh popul at i on
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respect i vel y.
There are seven nat i onal i zed banks, Regi onal Rural Bank, Di st ri ct Cent ral Co-Operat i ve Bank and Lead Devel opment Bank
branches are worki ng i n t he di st ri ct . 66 branches of t hese banks ext end t he f i nanci al servi ces i n t he di st ri ct . Al l
devel opment bl ocks have a mi ni mum of 1 bank branch.
Logi st i cal support needs t o be devel oped i n Barwani f or devel opment of t rade and servi ces. Current l y, t he nearest rai l way
st at i on i s si t uat ed at Indore, whi ch i s one of t he maj or commerci al rai l way st at i ons of west ern rai l way. Anot her nearby
rai l way st at i on i s Khandwa, whi ch i s 180 km f rom Barwani . Khandwa i s si t uat ed on Cent ral Rai l way and i t i s connect ed
wi t h Barwani vi a St at e hi ghway Number 26. Barwani i s connect ed t o t he Agra-Bombay NH-03 by Khandwa-Baroda SH-26
at t he di st ance of 45 KM at Jul wani ya.
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. Road i s t he onl y mean of t ransport at i on i n t he di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has 2,300
Km. of al l weat her roads. Nat i onal hi ghway No: 3 and St at e Hi ghway nos. 36, goi ng t hrough t he di st ri ct , and SH-26,
connect t he di st ri ct Head Quart er Barwani wi t h i mport ant ci t ies l i ke Khandwa, Khargone and Baroda (Guj rat ). Nat i onal
Hi ghway no. 3 passes t hrough t he Thi kri , Raj pur, Sendhwa and Ni wal i Tehsi l .
Some of t he servi ces of f ered by M SM Es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl udeCAD/ CAM Servi ces, Indust ri al Phot ography servi ces, Test i ng
Laborat ori es, Research & Devel opment Servi ces, Sub Cont ract Exchange, Goods Del i vers, Machi nery repai ri ng workshop,
El ect ri c M ot or Repai ri ng and Rewi ndi ng, Comput er rel at ed servi ce, M obi l e Repai ri ng Cent er, Dress Desi gn and Hot el
Servi ce
15.9.3.1Current Employment Scenario in Barwani
Work part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (48.43 percent ) i s rel at ivel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 31.7 percent .
Percent age of peopl e empl oyed as agri cul t ural workers account s t o 84.35%
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hi gh l evel of worker part i ci pat ion i n t he pri mary sect or. Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 43.71 percent i n
compari son t o mal e WPR at 53.01 percent .
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Typi cal mi grat i on i n Barwani i s out bound. Unski l l ed l abour move t owards M adhya Pradesh and Maharasht ra f or i ndust ri al
and const ruct i on j obs. M i grat i on i n Barwani not onl y occurs bot h i n search of l i vel i hood, andf or ext ra i ncome generat i on.
Inbound mi grat i on i s negl i gi bl e i n t he di st ri ct .
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Barwani has 69 sl um pocket s and 21,033 sl um popul at i on.
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15.9.3.2Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Barwani
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Barwani di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
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peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he
l abour market syst em of t he dist ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
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Supply during
2012-22
Barwani 1718342 1082555 690591 643959 253817
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Barwani has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Barwani . Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Barwani i s expect ed t o wi t ness a t ot al i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 49,000
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.

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Di scussi ons w i t h Col l ect or, Barw ani
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of Indi a
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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed
Act i vi t i es
NA NA 10448 NA NA 8894
Food Processi ng 133 558 1961 115 485 1702
Text i l es 54 238 779 47 207 677

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The scope f or i mpart i ng t echni cal ski l l s & t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s very l ow, due t o absence of Techni cal & Vocat i onal
Inst i t ut es. Duri ng 2008-09, an ITI has been est abl i shed at Tehsi l Ni wal i (Barwani ) wi t h t wo t rades vi z. Cut t i ng &
Sewi ng(21 seat s)& Comput er Operat or (26 seat s) onl y. Barwani has no presence of any hi gher educat i on i nst i t ut e. In t he
sampl e set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed, t he di versi t y of di st ri ct s was hi gh wi t h st udent s represent at i on f rom
several nearby di st ri ct s such as Burhanpur, Khargone, and Khandwa et c.
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Human Resource Development Institutions in Barwani
ITIs
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Apart f rom t he est abl i shed set up of educat i on/ t rai ni ng, Swarna Jayant hi Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme under Di st ri ct
Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y (DRDA) i s i mpart i ng t rai ni ng by f ormi ng numerous SHGs i n several areas as ment i oned
bel ow. RSETI i s al so i nvol ved i n provi di ng ski l l enhancement t rai ni ngs i n t he di st ri ct . Ti l l Apri l 2012, RSETI di d 2 t rai ni ngs
and t rai ned 43 yout h i n t ot al .
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Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment , Jabal pur
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Const ruct i on 226 570 3727 201 507 3318
IT&ITES 8 156 NA 11 203 0NA
Logi st i cs
94 226 1565 108 258 1789
Ret ai l 754 1908 12424 624 1579 10279
Hospi t al i t y 140 704 1955 116 582 1617
Communi cat i on 124 699 1660 149 749 2075
Servi ces
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As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 21,316 of whi ch 82 percent bel onged t o
t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory.
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However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed yout h has been a chal l enge
i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s on t he hi gher si de, not i f i cat i on of government
sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at ing i ndust ri al recruit ment . Focus
of rol es of f ered were t echni cal as wel l as non t echni cal i n nat ure
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Selected
Pi oneer Securi t y, Ahmadabad Securi t y guard 59
Cent ury Deni m, Khargone Fi t t er 57
Pant her Securi t y, Ahmedabad Securi t y guard 110
Ipos Heal t h Indi a Surveyor 223
Prat i bha Synt ex, Pi t hampur Trai nee 264

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437
438
SGSY Performance, (2011-12)
436

Trade No. of SHGs members
Irri gat i on 1250
Li ve st ock 1200
Vi l l age Indust ry 35
Handi craf t 25
Handl oom 16
Tert i ary Sect or 6

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Barwani , bei ng an agrari an di st ri ct , has more empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he pri mary sect ors. Formal empl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng
f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri-Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n
t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here
i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ning. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he
An agrari an economy
Ret ai l , Banki ng and Educat i on sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng and t ext i l e i ndust ry
Barwani i s a di st ri ct wi t h i mmense agri cul t ural pot ent i al , especi al l y i n cot t on product i on. Hence bui l di ng a support
i nf rast ruct ure and i dent i f yi ng key possi bi l i t i es f rom exi st i ng synergi es wi l l be t he key t o Barwani s devel opment .

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1883
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Mi ni st ry of Agri cul t ure
Potential incremental training capacity, Barwani, 2012-17

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o Food processing
o Textile
o Banking sector
o Retail Sector
o Education Sector
o Healthcare
o Food Processing Cluster Due t o presence of i mmense agri cul t ural pot ent i al i n
Barwani
o Dairy farming
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Ret ai l , Banki ng,
Educat i on and Heal t hcare
Private Skill
Training Providers
o Food Processing
o Textile
Banki ng, Educat i on and Heal t hcare
o Textiles
o Food Processing

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15.10 Skill Gap Assessment of Dewas District
15.10.1.1 Demographics
Dewas Di st ri ct i n Uj j ai n Revenue Di vi si on, i s si t uat ed on t he M al wa pl at eau i n t he West -cent ral part of Madhya Pradesh.
Dewas i s pri mari l y an i ndust ri al di st ri ct , wi t h an area of 7,020 km. The di st ri ct i s bounded by Uj j ai n di st ri ct i n t he nort h,
Indore di st ri ct i n t he west , West -Ni mar di st ri ct i n t he sout h-west , East Ni mar di st ri ct i n t he sout h, Hoshangabad di st ri ct i n
t he Sout h East , Sehore di st ri ct i n t he east and Shaj apur di st ri ct i n t he Nort h-East . The t ropi c of cancer passes t hrough t he
di st ri ct near Nemawar vi l l age, sout h of Khat egaon t own.
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l akhs as of 2011. Dewas has a popul at i on densi t y of 223 per sq km, whi ch i s l ess
t han t he average st at e popul at i on densi t y of 236 per sq km. Urbani zat i on i n Dewas i s comparabl e wi t h t he st at e average,
wi t h 28.9% of popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas, i n cont rast t o average MP urban popul at i on of 27.6%.
441
As of 2011, gender
rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 941 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on, whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s l ower at 907
gi rl s per 1000 boys
442
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15.10.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (70.53 percent ) i s on par wi t h st at e average of 70.63 percent
443
. There are 3,051
school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 28 percent
444
, whi ch i s hi gher t han st at e average of
17% pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on, i ndi cat i ng hi gher af f ordabi l i t y and urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Dewas has many good
school s f or educat i on, up t o HSC l evel . For hi gher educat i on, t here are a f ew col l eges, but st udent s pref er t o move t o
Indore because of i t s cl ose proxi mi t y, advanced f aci l i t i es and opt i ons f or hi gher educat i on and vari ous prof essi onal
courses t o choose f rom.
445

District Madhya Pradesh Dewas
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,563,107
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 70.5%

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Census, 2011
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Census, 2011
442
Census, 2011
443
Census, 2011
444
DISE, 2010-11
445
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0.14 0.13
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st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Tert i ary and Pri mary sect ors are t he maj or cont ri but ors of t he di st ri ct
economy, cont ri but i ng 42 and 34 percent respect i vel y t o t he di st ri ct i ncome, whi l e growi ng at 8 and 10.39 percent CAGR
respect i vel y, over t he past 5 years
447
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, however, t he secondary sect or has grown at a f ast er rat e of
14 percent . The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s INR 23,308, whi ch i s comparabl e t o t he st at e average of INR 24,709.

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15.10.2.1 Agriculture and allied sectors
Tot al geographi cal area of Dewas di st ri ct i s 7020 km. Forest area i s 29.43% of t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct whereas area
under cul t i vat i on i s 55.3% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Al so, 60.8% of cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped whi ch i s much hi gh i n
compari son t o st at e average of 38%.
448
The t ype of soi l i n Dewas i s deep f ert i l e & wel l drai ned. Deep soi l const i t ut es
51.81%, M edi um deep soi l const i t ut es 17.95% and Shal l ow soi l const i t ut es 65.66 percent of t ot al soi l avai l abl e i n
Dewas.
449

The t ot al area i rri gat ed by canal s i s 67.6 km
2
of t he t ot al area sown of 3,884 km
2
.The t ot al area i rri gat ed by bore wel l s i s
931 km
2
, and by open wel l s 659 km
2
. The t ot al area under assured i rri gat i on f rom vari ous sources i s 1,936 km
2
whi ch i s
50% of t he net sown area. Hence, al most 50% of t he sown area i n t he di st ri ct i s rai n-f ed.
450

Soyabean i s cul t i vat ed on 76.26% of agri cul t ure l and, Gram i s cul t i vat ed on 28.14% of agri cul t ure l and, and wheat i s
cul t i vat ed on 13.8% of t ot al agri cul t ure l and. Pot at o, Oni on and Garl i c are ot her maj or crops grown i n Dewas. There are
2,76,410 cat t l e, 94,130 buf f al oes and 1,25,090 goat s present i n Dewas.
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15.10.2.2 Industry
Dewas i s an i ndust ri al ci t y of t he st at e. It has many mi d-si zed and smal l i ndust ri es. The l argest compani es i ncl ude
Ki rl oskars, Arvi nd M i l l s, S Kumars, Tat a - Cummi ns, Gaj ra Gears,Gabri el Indi a Lt d, Ranbaxy Labs, St eel Tubes and t he Bank
Not e press. Rapi d i ndust ri al i zat i on t ook pl ace i n t he l at e 70s and earl y 80s, but due t o i nadequat e i nf rast ruct ure, t he pace
has been sl ower si nce t he l at e 80s. There are st i l l l arge compani es del i veri ng subst ant i al prof i t s, however. Dewas i s
known as t he Soya capit al of Indi a and i s a maj or part of t he soya bean processi ng i ndust ry i n t he count ry.
452
Secondary sect or i n Dewas grew at 14 percent CAGR over t he l ast f i ve years, and i t cont ri but es 24% t o Dewas GDDP.
M aj or i ndust ri es are Mechani cal , M et al , Agro based, Text i l e based, Pharmaceut i cal and El ect ri cal based. Vi ci ni t y of Indore
t o Dewas serves as maj or cat al yst f or i ndust ri al devel opment i n Dewas. Some of t he key export abl e product s f rom t he
di st ri ct i ncl ude Soya De-Oi l ed Cake and Soya Product s, Fabri cs, Aut omobi l e Part s, Pharma product s, General Engg. It ems ,
Turbo charger, M achi nery spares , ci garet t e f i l t ers, et c

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Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 37 Crores, generat i ng
453
. M et al based and t ext i l e i ndust ri es al one const it ut e 49% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n
SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, Engi neeri ng, Agro and Paper based i ndust ri es const i t ut e anot her i mport ant SSI
segment s i n Dewas.
454

In recent years, some i ndust ri es have cl osed t hei r operat i ons due t o a short age of suf f i ci ent i nf rast ruct ure t o support
growt h. The mai n f act or i s t he short age of wat er, as t he wat er t abl e has si gni f i cant l y reduced due t o excessi ve usage i n
t he previ ous decades.
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Composition of LMI Investment in Dewas(as of March 2011)z
31509.72
21439.31
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14800.00
14377.50
12567.25
9643.25
5905.07
4086.00
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Due t o i t s hi gh l ocat i on above mean sea l evel and at one corner of t he pl at eau, const ant wi nd f l ows i n t he regi on maki ng
i t perf ect l y sui t ed f or harvest i ng wi nd energy. M P wi nd f arms have chosen an i deal l ocat i on f or pl ant i ng more t han 100
l arge wi nd mi l l s on a hi l l some 13 km f rom Dewas. It generat es around 15 megawat t s of power. A f ew pri vat e compani es
have f i nanced t hese t o get uni nt errupt ed power suppl y.
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Based on di scussi ons wi t h Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng have been i dent i f i ed as i ndust ry segment s wi t h
pot ent i al f or growt h - Aut omobi l e, & general engi neeri ng, Elect ri cal , El ect roni cs, Food Product s, Soya based product s and
Text i l e i ndust ri es.
15.10.2.3 Services Sector
Hospi t al i t y segment const i t ut es 35.29% of t ot al servi ces product , and has grown at 9.2
457
2008-09. Communi cat i on sect or saw a heal t h growt h rat e of 16.1% bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, i ndi cat i ng t he l i vi ng
st andard devel opment of di st rict . St orage and t ransport segment s are ot her f ast growi ng servi ces segment s i n Dewas.
458

Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s sl i ght l y l ess t han t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of
number of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i n t he di st ri ct i s 1.41 and 11.52 unit s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y i n
compari son wi t h t he st at e average of 1.6 and 11.9 uni t s per l akh popul at i on
459
respect i vel y.
Dewas of f ers l ogi st i cal support f or devel opment of t rade and servi ces i n t he di st ri ct . Dewas Junct i on i s a St andard Broad
Gauge Rai l way St at i on whi ch bel ongs t o Rat l am Di vi si on of West ern Rai l way (Indi a) Zone.
460
Dewas Junct i on l i es on
Indore Junct i on BG - Uj j ai n Junct i on branch l i ne, and i t has one l i ne ori gi nat i ng and goi ng t owards M aksi Junct i on whi ch
connect s Nagda / Bhopal Junct i on WR-CR l i nk l i ne. There are regul ar t rai ns pl yi ng t o M umbai , Del hi , Kol kat a, Chennai and
ot her maj or ci t i es. Al l t rai ns, i ncl udi ng superf ast and express t rai ns, st op at t he st at i on. The el ect ri f i cat i on of t he Indore-
Uj j ai n sect i on i s underway and expect ed t o be f i ni shed soon.
461

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30055
14830
13749
7307
6363
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702
492
Ot her Servi ces
Communi cat i on
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Dewas i s al so wel l connect ed t o maj or ci t i es i n st at e and Cent ral Indi a t hrough ext ensi ve net work of nat i onal and st at e
hi ghways. NH3 Agra M umbai Nat i onal hi ghway (A.B. Road) passes t hrough t he t own.
462

Based on di scussi ons wi t h Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i ci al s, i t was ascert ai ned t hat t he di st ri ct has pot ent i al f or t he f ol l owi ng
act i vi t i es i n t he sect or sect or DTP Work, Int ernet caf es and Onl i ne Servi ce, Two wheel er Aut o mobi l e servi ces, El ect ri c
M ot or repairi ng Servi ce, Four wheel er repai ri ng servi ce, Beaut y Parl or, Tai l ori ng Servi ce and Transport .
15.10.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Dewas
463
Typi cal
mi grat i on f or l i vel i hood i n Dewas i s i nbound. Unski l l ed l abour f rom Khandwa and Khargone mi grat e f or agri cul t ure,
i ndust ri al and const ruct i on j obs. Out bound mi grat i on i s t ypi cal l y of Dewas st udent s t owards Indore f or hi gher st udi es.
464

Dewas has 166 sl um pocket s and 49,309 sl um popul at i on.
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15.10.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Dewas
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Dewas di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
466
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Dewas 1747378 1100848 714646 666390 164807
15.10.3.3 Incremental Manpower Requirement in the District
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Dewas has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Dewas. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Dewas i s expect ed t o wi t ness a i ncrement al manpower requirement of 55,000
467
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secondary and servi ces sect or. Ret ai l segment i n t ert i ary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct , at
45 percent of t ot al empl oyment generat ed by t ert i ary sect or, f ol l owed by banki ng, communi cat i on and educat i on.

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Dew as, 2011
464
Di scussi ons w i t h Col l ect or, Dew as
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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Specialized
Skills
Medium
Skills
Basic
Skills
Specialized
Skills
Medium
Skills
Basic
Skills
Pharma & M edi ci nal Product s 15 192 85 13 167 74
Food Processi ng 55 233 817 48 202 710
Fabri cat i on 38 355 368 33 309 319
Product s
26 189 311 23 164 270
Text i l es 85 380 1241 74 330 1077
Product s
22 267 155 19 232 136
Const ruct i on 474 1195 7814 422 1064 6957
IT&ITES 14 263 NA 18 344 NA
Ret ai l 877 2219 14451 726 1836 11957
Hospi t al i t y 163 819 2273 135 678 1881
Communi cat i on 198 1116 2652 237 1196 3315
Servi ces
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15.10.4.1 Current State of Workforce Development
Dewas has a l ow presence of hi gher educat i on i nst i t ut es, wi t h one pol yt echni c and one engi neeri ng i nst i t ut e. In t he
sampl e set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed, t he di versi t y of di st ri ct s was hi gh wi t h st udent s represent at i on f rom
several nearby di st ri ct s such as Khandwa, Khargone, Sehore et c.
468

Human Resource Development Institutions in Dewas
Pol yt echni c(Vocat i onal )
469
1 120
ITIs
470
4 650
Engi neeri ng i nst i t ut es
471
1 420
bel ow. RSETI i s al so i nvol ved i n provi di ng ski l l enhancement t rai ni ngs i n t he di st ri ct . Ti l l January 2012, RSETI di d 18
t rai ni ngs and t rai ned 490 st udent s.
472

SGSY Performance (2011-12)
473

Trade No. of SHG members
Irri gat i on 112
Li ve st ock 787
Tert i ary sect or 311
474
i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not if i cat i on of government sect or j obs

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469
Di rect orat e of Techni cal Educat i on, M adhya Pradesh
470
471
472
473
Dat a col l ect ed f rom Zi l l a Panchayat , Dewas
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has not been very encouragi ng. Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs
f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recruit ment . Focus of rol es of f ered were bot h i n t echni cal as wel l as non t echni cal nat ure
475
.
Company J ob Role Numbrer of Candidates
Selected
H & R Johnson, Dewas Fi t t er 93
M aa Chamunda Ent erpri ses Trai nee 63
Chadda Ent erpri ses, Dewas Trai nee 50
Inspi re Consul t ancy, Uj j ai n Execut i ve 155
W.S.I, Indore Trai nee 160
15.10.4.2 Incremental Training Capacity in the District through Government Endowments

Dewas, bei ng an agrari an and i ndust ry f ocused di st ri ct , has more empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he pri mary and secondary
sect ors. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 13,292 i n f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant
t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However,
wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where

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Mi ni st ry of MSME
Mi ni st ry of Text i l es
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
Mi ni st ry of Hi gher Educat i on
Mi ni st ry of Road Transport and Hi ghw ays
Potential incremental training capacity, Dewas, 2012-17

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t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he
An agri cult ure and i ndust ry dri ven economy
Ret ai l , Banki ng, Educat i on and Communi cat i on sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -
Al l i ed act i vi t i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng, t ext i l e and met al based mat eri al work
Average per capit a i ncome and prospect i ve empl oyment opport uni t i es i n organi zed sect ors compared t o worki ng
age popul at i on growt h
Dewas i s a di st ri ct wi t h i mmense i ndust ri al pot ent i al , whi ch can be unl ocked t hrough set t i ng up of appropri at e ski l l
t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons
NSDC Focus on i ncreasi ng part i ci pat i on f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng
provi ders wi t h f ocus on t he f oll owi ng sect or
o Food processi ng i ndust ry
o Text i l e i ndust ry
o M et al i ndust ry
o Banki ng Sect or
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Communi cat i on Sect or
o Educat i on Sect or
o Heal t hcare
Est abl i sh cl ust er based ski l l t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves i n PPP mode i n t he f ol l owi ng
i ndust ri al cl ust ers, t o ensure proxi mi t y t o market absorpt i on of t rai ned t al ent
o Food Processi ng Cl ust er Due t o presence of i mmense agri cul t ural
weal t h i n Dewas
Al i gn t rai ni ng programs f or di spl aced margi nal f armers t o l i vel i hood act i vi t i es
ai med at suppl ement i ng f arm i ncome t hrough t rai ni ng i n
o Dai ry f armi ng
Communi cat i on, Banki ng, Educat i on and Heal t hcare
Private Skill
Training Providers
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng i n t he f ol l owi ng segment predomi nant l y
usi ng di st ri ct as a sourci ng hub

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Communi cat i on, Banki ng, Educat i on and Heal t hcare
Industry Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect or where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on
wi t hi n i ndust ry i s hi gher, such as
o Food processi ng i ndust ry, Text il e i ndust ry, M et al i ndust ry
Ini t i at e and support modul ar empl oyabi l i t y ski l l t rai ni ng i n col l aborat i on wi t h
pri vat e pl ayers/ Government

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15.11 Skill Gap Assessment of Dhar District
Dhar di st ri ct i s part of t he Indore Di vi si on of M adhya Pradesh. The di st ri ct has an area 8,153 km. It i s bounded by t he
di st ri ct s of Rat l am t o t he nort h, Uj j ai n t o t he nort heast , Indore t o t he east , Khargone t o t he sout heast , Barwani t o t he
sout h, and Jhabua t o t he west .
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l akhs as of 2011. Dhar has popul at i on densi t y of
268 per sq km whi ch i s more t han average MP popul at i on densi t y of 236 per sq km. Urbani zat i on i n Dhar i s l ess t han
average M P wi t h 18.9% of popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas i n cont rast t o average M P urban popul at i on of 27.6%.
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As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 961 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years)
i s l ower at 913 gi rl s per 1000 boys
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15.11.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (60.57 percent ) i s l ow i n compari son t o st at e average of 70.63 percent
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are 4,839 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat ion bei ng around 16 percent
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, w hi ch i s at par wi t h st at e
average of 17% pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on, i ndi cat i ng average af f ordabi l i t y i n t he di st ri ct . GER i n t he di st ri ct at pri mary
and upper pri mary l evel s i s 110.3 and 41.48 respect i vel y, hence i ndi cat i ng huge di spari t y in penet rat i on of educat i on at
t wo l evel s.
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District Madhya Pradesh Dhar
Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,184,672
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 60.6%

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st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Pri mary and Tert i ary sect ors are t he maj or cont ri but ors of t he di st ri ct
economy, cont ri but i ng 46 and 32 percent respect i vel y t o t he di st ri ct i ncome, whi l e growi ng at 13.87 and 10.93 percent
CAGR respect i vel y, over t he past 5 years
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. Secondary sect or has grown at an annual rat e of 13.6 percent . The di st ri ct per
capi t a i ncome i s INR 23,149 whi ch i s at par wi t h t he st at e average of INR 24,709.

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Tot al geographi cal area of Dhar di st ri ct i s 8190 Km
2
. Forest area i s 14.3% of t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct whereas area under
cul t i vat i on i s 61.6% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Al so, 47.45% of cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped, whi ch i s hi gh i n compari son t o
st at e average of 38%.
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The t ype of soi l i n Dhar i s deep f ert i l e & wel l drai ned. Deep soi l const i t ut es 43.29%, Medi um
deep soi l const i t ut es 21.38% and Shal l ow soi l const it ut es 35.33% of t ot al soi l avai l abl e i n Dhar.
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The t ot al area i rri gat ed by canal s i s 133 km
2
of t he t ot al area sown 5045 km
2
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1,227 km
2
and by open wel l s 821 km
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. Al most 44.12% of t he sown area i n t he di st ri ct i s rai n-f ed.
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Soyabean i s cul t i vat ed on 49.66% of agri cul t ure l and, Wheat i s cul t i vat ed on 42.87% of agricul t ure l and and Cot t on i s
cul t i vat ed on 23.15% of t ot al agri cul t ure l and. Pot at o, Oni on, Chi l l i and Garl i c are ot her major crops grown i n Dhar. There
are 4,73,100 cat t l e, 1,79,700 buf f al oes and 3,25,100 goat s present i n Dhar.
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15.11.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n Dhar grew at 13.6 percent CAGR over l ast f i ve years, and i t cont ri but es 22% t o Dhar s GDDP. M aj or
i ndust ri es are Mechani cal , M et al , Text i l e based, Pharmaceut ical and Rubber and Pl ast i c based. Proxi mi t y of Indore t o Dhar
serves as maj or cat al yst f or t he i ndust ri al devel opment i n Dhar.
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Pi t hampur i s a t own i n t he Dhar di st ri ct of M adhya Pradesh, Indi a. Pi t hampur i s a wel l -developed i ndust ri al area. It has
bot h l arge and smal l scal e i ndust ri es. A l arge number of nat ional l y and i nt ernat i onal l y reput ed compani es are f unct i oni ng
i n Pi t hampur. It has been di vi ded mai nl y i n f our sect ors; sect or-I, II, II, and sect or-IV. Pi t hampur has an i ndust ri al Speci al
Economi c Zone (SEZ). M aj ori t y of t he vehi cl e-produci ng compani es of Indi a have t hei r f act ori es i n Pi t hampur. It i s
consi dered as a hub f or t he aut omobi l e manuf act uri ng i ndust ry.
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Some of t he maj or compani es t hat have i ndust ri al uni t s i n Pi t hampur are New & ReCon Part s, M ahl e Engi ne Component s
Pvt Li mi t ed, Fl exit uf f Int ernat i onal Li mi t ed, Anant St eel Pvt Lt d, L&T Case Equi pment , Ei cher M ot ors, Mahi ndra t wo
Wheel ers, Caparo, Force M ot ors Lt d, M an Force Trucks, Rat hi st eel , Ci pl a, Indorama Synt het i cs, St eel t ubes of Indi a,
Bri dgest one Tyre Lt d, Kach M ot ors, IPCA, Lupi n, Syncom, Decora Tubes, Peb St eel Ll oyd, Ll oyd Insul at i on, Ceebco,
M ahal e, Lakhani . The const ruct i on of Asi a' s l argest aut o t est ing t rack has al so been sanct i oned by Govt . of Indi a. Apart
f rom aut omobi l e i ndust ri es, Pi t hampur i s home t o vari ous ot her i ndust ri es l i ke f ood processing, chemi cal processi ng,
di st i l l eri es, manuf act uri ng, and t ext i l e i ndust ri es.
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Pi t hampur has a Dry Port f aci l i t y f rom Cont ai ner Corporat i on Indi a Li mi t ed. Thi s f aci l i t at es direct export s of f i ni shed goods
t o f orei gn count ri es wi t h al l paperwork done at Pit hampur f aci l i t y.
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There are 7,292 regi st ered i ndust ri al uni t s i n Dhar, i ncl usi ve of t hose under DIC, Dhar and AKVN, Pi t hampur. There are
116 Regi st ered M edi um & Large Uni t s wi t h est i mat ed Avg. No. of Dai l y Worker empl oyed i n Smal l Scal e Indust ri es bei ng
12,658 and t he empl oyment i n Large and M edi um Indust ri es bei ng 10,678. The di st ri ct has 5 Indust ri al Areas i n Pi t hampur
and Khewda regi ons.

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. M et al based and chemi cal i ndust ri es al one const it ut e 64% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n
SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, Engi neeri ng, Pl ast i c and Pharmaceut i cal based i ndust ri es const it ut e anot her
i mport ant SSI segment s i n Dhar.
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Composition of LMI Investment in Dhar (as of M arch 2011)
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Hospi t al i t y segment const i t ut es 34.71% of t ot al servi ces product and has grown at 9.3
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2008-09. Communi cat i on sect or saw a heal t h growt h rat e of 17.7% bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, i ndi cat i ng t he l i vi ng
st andard devel opment of di st rict . St orage i s anot her f ast growi ng servi ces segment i n Dhar.
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Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s bet t er t han st at e average. Heal t hcare accessibi l i t y, i n t erms of number of
PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i n t he di st ri ct i s 2.11 and 18.03 uni t s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y i n compari son
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Gi ven i t s proxi mi t y t o Indore, Dhar of f ers appropri at e l ogi st i cal support f or devel opment of t rade and servi ces i n t he
di st ri ct . Devi Ahi l yabai Hol kar Nat i onal Ai rport i s a promi nent ai rport , and i s si t uat ed i n Indore. The Ai rport of f ers good
connect i vit y f rom maj or ci t i es of Indi a.
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Dhar does not have a rai l way st at i on. Conveni ent rai l way st at i ons are l ocat ed at Rat l am and Indore whi ch are connect ed
t o al l maj or ci t i es i n Indi a. Nat i onal Hi ghway 59 (NH 59) connect i ng Ahmedabad i n Guj arat wi t h Indore i n Madhya
Pradesh, passes t hrough Dhar. Nat i onal Hi ghway 79 (NH 79) l i nks Aj mer i n Raj ast han and Dhar i n M adhya Pradesh.
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15.11.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Dhar
Worker part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (46.52 percent ) i s relat i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 31.7 percent .
Percent age of peopl e empl oyed as agri cul t ural workers account s t o 57.05%
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of t ot al worki ng popul at i on i ndi cat i ng an
average l evel of worker part i ci pat i on i n pri mary sect or. Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 40.48 percent i n
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Typi cal mi grat i on f or l i vel i hood i n Dhar, i s i nbound. Ski l l ed as wel l as unski l l ed l abour f rom al l part s of M adhya Pradesh,
mi grat es t o Pi t hampur f or i ndust ri al and const ruct i on j obs. Out bound mi grat i on i s t ypi cal l y of Dhar s st udent s t owards
Indore f or hi gher st udi es.
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Dhar has 54 sl um pocket s and 23,819 sl um popul at i on.
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15.11.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Dhar
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Dhar di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
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Population
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Population(2022)
Labour
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Work Force
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Supply during
2012-22
Dhar 2681781 1689522 1048315 977528 382738

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Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Dhar has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Dhar. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Dhar i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 80,350.
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Sector
2012-17 2017-22
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Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed 0 0 11,259 0 0 9,584
Food Processi ng 22 92 325 19 80 282
Fabri cat i on 38 359 371 33 312 322
Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s 12 88 144 11 76 125
Text i l es 140 625 2,041 122 543 1,772
Product s
4 46 27 3 39 23
Const ruct i on 620 1,563 10,224 552 1,392 9,103
IT&ITES 20 377 0 26 495 0
Heal t hcare 105 1,996 0 198 3,762 0
Transport at i ons and Logi st i cs 157 375 2,599 179 428 2,971

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Ret ai l 1,094 2,767 18,017 905 2,289 14,908
Hospi t al i t y 203 1,021 2,835 168 845 2,345
Communi cat i on 209 1,174 2,789 250 1,258 3,486
Banki ng &Fi nanci al Servi ces 395 820 6,684 414 860 7,008
Dhar has a smal l presence of hi gher educat i on i nst it ut es, wi t h one pol yt echni c and one pharmacy i nst i t ut e. In t he sampl e
set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed, t he di versi t y of di st ri ct s was hi gh wi t h st udent s represent at i on f rom several
nearby di st ri ct s such as Burhanpur, Khandwa, and Khargone et c.
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Human Resource Development Institutions in Dhar
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ITIs
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5 425
Pharmacy i nst i t ut es
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SGSY Performance (2011-12)
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Trade No. of SHG members
Irri gat i on 953
Li vest ock 543

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bel ow. RSETI i s al so i nvol ved i n provi di ng ski l l enhancement t rai ni ngs i n t he di st ri ct . Ti l l Apri l 2012, RSETI di d 3 t rai ni ngs
i n Dai ry and t rai ned 231 st udent s i n t ot al .
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has not been very encouragi ng.
Parasram Puri ya Int ernat i onal Trai nee 68
M anf orce t rucks Lt d, Pi t hampur Trai nee 10
Spai nt ex Indust ri es, Pi t hampur Trai nee 53
of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y t echni cal i n nat ure, primari l y servi ng t ext i l e sect or cl i ent s
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Dhar, bei ng an i ndust ri al di st ri ct , has hi gher empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he secondary sect ors. Requi rement f or ski l l
t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 16,000 i n f ormal segment and about 76,000 i n t he i nf ormal segment over t he next f i ve
years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and
t ext i l es. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of
ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are
An agrari an as wel l as i ndust ry f ocused economy
Ret ai l , Banki ng and Educat i on sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by mul t i pl e sect ors i n Pi t hampur regi on, bei ng l ead by t ext i l e, manuf act uri ng
and pharma segment s.
Average per capit a i ncome and prospect i ve empl oyment opport uni t i es i n organi zed sect ors.
o Pl ast i c i ndust ry
o Pharmaceut i cal i ndust ry
o Inf ormal segment of Banki ng Sect or
o Inf ormal sect or of Educat i on
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o M anuf act uri ng Cl ust er Due t o presence of Pi t hampur SEZ
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Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Ret ai l , Banki ng,
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15.12 Skill Gap Assessment of Harda District
Harda di st ri ct has a predomi nant l y agri cul t ural economy. It i s si t uat ed i n t he east ern part of M adhya Pradesh. Pri or t o
1998-99,di st ri ct Harda was a part of Hoshangabad di st ri ct . Harda i s part of M P s wheat -based green bel t .
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l akhs as of 2011. Harda i s a l ess densel y popul at ed di st ri ct , wi t h popul at i on densi t y
of 171 per sq km i n cont rast t o average Madhya Pradesh densi t y of 236 per sq km. Al so, urbani zat i on i n Harda i s l ess t han
st at eaverage, wi t h onl y 21% of popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas.
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As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 932 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years)
i s margi nal l y l ower at 921 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
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15.12.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (74.04 percent ) i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
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di st ri ct i s cl ose t o 100% at pri mary, as wel l as upper pri mary l evel s. There are 1,073 school s i n t he di st ri ct , wi t h pri vat e
sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 23 percent
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, whi ch i s cl ose t o t he st at e average, i ndi cat i ng average af f ordabi l i t y i n t he
di st ri ct . Al so gi ven t he agrari an nat ure of t he di st ri ct , even t he average presence of pri vat e i nst i t ut i ons conveysaa
premi um f or educat i on, and pref erence f or pri vat e i nst i t ut i ons i n di st ri ct .
District Madhya Pradesh Harda
Population(2011) 72,597,565 570,302
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 74.0%

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percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, as agai nst t he
st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Pri mary sect or i s t he key dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy, cont ri but i ng
t o about 60 percent of t he di st ri ct i ncome, whi l e growi ng at a 14.12 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
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absol ut e val ue t erms, t he secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (15.28 percent ), gi ven t he cont ri but i on of secondary
sect or t o be j ust around 11%, i t i s l ess si gni f i cant t o overal l di st ri ct s economi c growt h. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s
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Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, net sown i ncreased f rom 1,79,800 t o 1,83,300 hect ares
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i n t he di st ri ct , whereas area under cul t i vat i on i s 69% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Hence, f orest and agri cult ural l and t oget her
const i t ut e 99% of t ot al Harda. Al so, 78% of cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped, whi ch i s much hi gher t han t he st at e average
of 38%. The di st ri ct i s very ri ch i n t he f i el d of agri cul t ure, due t o good sources of i rri gat i on, and f ert i l e al l uvi al and bl ack
cot t on soi l . Wheat and gram are t he mai n crops grown duri ng Rabi season. Cot t on, Soyabean, M ust ard, Ti l and Groundnut
are t he mai n oi l seeds produced here. The f armers have st art ed t he product i on of Sunf l owers
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43.5% of agri cul t ure l and, Soyabean i s cult i vat ed on 61.3% of agri cul t ure l and and Gram i s cul t i vat ed on 7.6% of t ot al
agri cult ure l and.
The ent i re di st ri ct f al l s i n t he Narmada Basi n, and i s drai ned by t he Narmada Ri ver and i t s t ri but ari es. . The ri ver Narmada
f l ows al ong t he nort hern boundary of t he di st ri ct . The Ganj al ri ver i s t he maj or t ri but ary of t he Narmada ri ver, and f l ows
f rom sout h t o nort h al ong t he east ern boundary of Harda di st ri ct bef ore mergi ng i nt o t he Narmada ri ver. 81% of t ot al
agri cult ural l and i s i rri gat ed, whi ch i s very hi gh i n compari son t o ot her di st ri ct s.
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popul ar source of i rri gat i on i n Harda, wi t h 6,164 dug wel l s spread over an area of 330 sq km and 3 canal s whi ch i rri gat e
an area of 796 sq km.
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Bet ween 2002-03 and 2006-07, t he usage of t ract ors i n t he dist ri ct grew at 1.44 percent CAGR i ndi cat i ng meager growt h
i n t he ext ent of mechani zat i on. But i n absol ut e t erms,t here are 2 t ract ors per sq km, i ndi cat ing a hi gh l evel of
mechanizat i on i n di st ri ct . Ti marni bl ock has t he hi ghest number of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct .
15.12.2.2 Industry
Harda i s pri mari l y an agrari an di st ri ct wi t h negl i gi bl e presence of i ndust ri es. Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 15
percent CAGR over t he l ast f i ve years, but st i l l const i t ut es j ust 11% of Harda di st ri ct s GDDP. Onl y maj or i ndust ri es are i n
f ood processi ng, mai nl y grai n and pul ses processi ng, and t he f urni t ure i ndust ry.
526
In t he l arge and medi um scal e i ndust ri es
segment , agro based i ndust ry i s t he l argest , wi t h INR 15 crore i nvest ment . Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e
Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 7.32 Crore, generat i ng i ncrement al empl oyment of 2,151
527
. Food
Processi ng and agro based al one const i t ut es 60% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese,
pl ast i c based and f urni t ure segment const i t ut es anot her i mport ant SSI segment s i n Harda.
528
Some of t he t hrust sect ors
t hat are expect ed t o devel op i n f ut ure, are Dai ry Processi ng, i rri gat i on equi pment s and hort icul t ure parks.
529

522
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524
525
526
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527
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Harda
528
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Harda
529
Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat , Harda

208

Servi ces sect or cont ri but es about 30 percent t o GDDP. The sect or grew at 10.3 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-
09.Hospi t al i t y segment const i t ut es 34.5% of t ot al servi ces product , and has grown at 9.1
530
2008-09. Communi cat i on sect or saw a heal t hy growt h rat e of 13.4% bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, i ndi cat i ng t he
i mprovement of t he st andard of l i vi ng i n t he di st ri ct .

Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s j ust bel ow t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number
of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct , i s 1.05 and 10.7 unit s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y - i n
531
respect i vel y, i ndi cat i ng t he opport uni t y f or
i ncreased penet rat i on of heal t hcare servi ces i n t he di st ri ct .

530
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255.75
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91.68
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Rai l ways
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Logi st i cal support i s adequat e i n t he di st ri ct as Harda l i es on Del hi -M umbai and Kol kat a-Mumbai rai l way rout es. St at e
Hi ghway No. 15, l i nki ng Bhopal t o Khandwa and Nat i onal Hi ghway No.59 A, l i nki ng Indore t o Bet ul , pass t hrough t he
di st ri ct . The vi l l ages i n t he di st ri ct are approachabl e by f ai r weat her mot orabl e t ract .
532

15.12.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Harda
Percent age of peopl e empl oyed as agri cul t ural workers account s t o 69%
533
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on, i ndi cat i ng a hi gh
l evel of worker part i ci pat i on i n pri mary sect or. Worker part i cipat i on i s l ow amongst women, at 31.07 percent , i n
534

Typi cal mi grat i on i n Harda i s of t ri bal peopl e t o t he di st ri ct , f or agri cul t ure l abour most l y f rom Bet ul , Khandwa and
Sehore. Because agri cul t ure i s t he domi nant sect or i n Harda, mi grat i on i s most l y seasonal . M ost of t he ski l l ed workf orce
of t he di st ri ct mi grat e t o Indore and Bhopal . There i s no si gni f i cant i nt erst at e mi grat i on. Harda has 49 sl um pocket s and
14,546 sl um popul at i on.
535

15.12.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Harda
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Harda di st ri ct has a si gnif i cant demographi c di vi dend wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
536
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Harda 656256 413441 263676 245872 72039
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Harda has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Harda.

532
533
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Harda, 2007
534
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Harda, 2007
535
536
of Indi a

210

Accordi ng t o KPM G est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Harda i s expect ed t o wi t ness a t ot al i ncrement al manpower
537
. Ret ai l segment i n t ert i ary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct ,
f ol l owed by const ruct i on and t ransport at i on.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed NA NA 2,716 NA NA 2,312
Food Processi ng 78 327 1,151 68 284 998
Fabri cat i on 0 2 2 0 2 2
Const ruct i on 165 416 2,723 147 371 2,424
IT&ITES 5 87 NA 6 115 NA
Ret ai l 355 899 5,852 294 744 4,842
Hospi t al i t y 66 332 921 55 274 762
Communi cat i on 97 548 1,302 117 587 1,627
Servi ces
135 280 2,283 141 294 2,394
Harda has l i mi t ed presence of hi gher educat i on i nst i t ut i ons except one pol yt echni c i nst i t ut e. In t he sampl e set of st udent s
who were i nt ervi ewed, t he di versi t y of di st ri ct s was hi gh, wi t h st udent s represent at i on f rom several nearby di st ri ct s such
as Burhanpur, Bet ul , Khandwa, Sehore et c.
538

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Human Resource Development Institutions in Harda
539
1 240
ITIs
540
2 157
bel ow. RSETI i s al so i nvol ved i n provi di ng ski l l enhancement t rai ni ngs i n t he di st ri ct . In 2011, RSETI di d 6 t rai ni ngs i n
SGSYY Performance (2011-12)
541

Trade No. of SHGs
Fi sh rari ng 34
House maki ng 60
Cl eanl i ness & wri t i ng 58
Comput er t rai ni ng 5
RSETI act i vi t i es 522
542
Selected
Apol l o t yres l t d Trai nee 6
Anant Spi nni ng M i l l s Trai nee 50
Vardhman Yarns, Mandi dweep Trai nee 50

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540
541
Dat a col l ect ed f rom Zi l l a Panchayat , Harda
542

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of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y t echni cal i n nat ure, primari l y servi ng t ext i l e sect or cl i ent s
543
.
15.12.4.2 Incremental Training Capacity in the District
schemes, around 7,024 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces, and 16,678 peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y

Harda, bei ng an agrari an di st ri ct , has more empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he pri mary sect ors. Formal empl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organized pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l
t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 4,836 i n f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government
i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or,
empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of
t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l
An agrari an economy
Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Ret ai l sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed
act i vi t i es
Pot ent i al f or t he devel opment of f urni t ure i ndust ry

543
Potential incremental training capacity, Harda (2012-17)
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1503
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Mi ni st ry of MSME
Mi ni st ry of HUPA

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o Food processi ng
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Heal t hcare
o Wooden Furni t ure Cl ust er Due t o presence of i mmense f orest weal t h i n Harda
o Wooden Handi craf t s Cl ust er - Due t o presence of i mmense f orest weal t h i n Harda
o Dai ry f armi ng
Private Skill
Training Providers
o Food Processi ng
o Const ruct i on
o Food Processi ng

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15.13 Skill Gap Assessment of J habua and Alirajpur District
Jhabua i s predomi nant l y a t ri bal di st ri ct wi t h 87% schedul ed t ri be popul at i on.
544
The mai n t ri be i s t he Bhi l t ri be. Rural
popul at i on const it ut es 91% of t he t ot al popul at i on i n Jhabua. Accordi ng t o t he 2011 census Jhabua Di st ri ct has a
popul at i on of 1,024,091. The di st ri ct has a popul at i on densi t y of 285 i nhabi t ant s per square ki l omet er. It s popul at i on
growt h rat e over t he decade 2001-2011 i s 30.58 %. Jhabua has a sex rat i o of 989 f emal es f or every 1,000 mal es, and a
l i t eracy rat e of 44.45 %. Sex rat i o i n Jhabua i s hi gh i n rel at ion t o t he average f or t he st at e of M P. The di st ri ct has a hi gh
proport i on of SC/ ST Popul at i on i n compari son t o st at e average.
545

Al i raj pur di st ri ct was carved out f rom t he erst whi l e Jhabua di st ri ct on M ay 17, 2008 by i ncorporat i ng Al i raj pur, Jobat and
Bhavra t ehsi l s of i t . Al i raj pur t own i s t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t hi s di st ri ct . Accordi ng t o t he 2011
census Al i raj pur di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 7,28,677. Thi s gi ves i t a ranki ng of 498t h i n Indi a (out of a t ot al of 640). Urban
popul at i on i s 7.8% of t ot al popul at i on. The di st ri ct has a popul at i on densi t y of 229 i nhabi t ant s per square ki l omet er, whi ch
i s l ower t han average M P. It s popul at i on growt h rat e over t he decade 2001-2011 was 19.4%. Al i raj pur i s one of t he f ew
areas i n Indi a wi t h a sex rat i o above 1,000, wi t h a sex rat i o of 1,009 f emal es f or every 1,000 mal e. Such hi gh sex rat i o i s a
resul t of equal pref erence f or t he gi rl chi l d i n t he t radi t i onal t ri bal cul t ure of t he regi on.
546

District Madhya Pradesh Alirajpur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 728,677
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 37.2%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.23

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District Madhya Pradesh J habua
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,024,091
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 44.5%
Population(2011)
0.14
0.20
Madhya Pradesh J habua &
Alirajpur
15.13.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n Jhabua i s 44.5 percent . Bei ng a t ri bal di st ri ct , l i t eracy rat e f or Jhabua i s very l ow i n
compari son t o M P (al most hal f ). There are f ew hi gh and hi gher secondary school s i n di st ri ct at 4.83% of t ot al school s
547
.
There are 2,610 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 9 percent
548
l ower t han t he st at e average. Jhabua ranks 47 i n t erms of l i t eracy rat e when compared wi t h ot her di st ri ct s. There i s a
decadal change of 1% i n l i t eracy. Jhabua bei ng a t ri bal area, peopl e are more i ncl i ned t oward agri cul t ure and perf ormi ng

547
DISE, 2010-11
548
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t hei r t radi t i onal act i vi t i es - hence creat i ng an environment of educat i on and devel opment i s a maj or chal l enge i n t he
di st ri ct .
Al i raj pur has t he l owest l i t eracy rat e i n Indi a. Accordi ng t o provi si onal dat a of t he 2011 census, onl y 37.22% of t he
popul at i on of t he di st ri ct i s l i t erat e. There are 2,290 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 5
percent
549
, whi ch i s much l ower t han t he st at e average.
The di st ri ct economy of Jhabua had regi st ered a growt h rat e of 11.10
550
percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as
agai nst t he st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Al l t hree sect ors t hat are Pri mary, Secondary and
Tert i ary cont ri but e al most equal l y t owards di st ri ct economy. In t erms of percent age t rend, t he cont ri but i on of t he
secondary sect or has grown sl ight l y, whi l e t he cont ri but i on of t he t ert i ary sect or has decreased wi t h t i me.

Al i raj pur i s an economi cal l y backward di st ri ct wi t h negl i gi bl e presence of i ndust ri es and servi ces. Around 70% of t he t ot al
popul at i on of Al i raj pur i s bel ow t he povert y l i ne.
551
Dat a f or GDDP i s not report ed separat el y, and i s i ncl uded i n Jhabua s
report ed dat a.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es, const i t ut e an i mport ant part of Jhabua s Economy. Agri cul t ural l and i s 4.45 % of t ot al
l and i n Jhabua.
552
Even t he t ot al f orest cover i n t he di st ri ct i s much l ess at 2.51 percent i n compari son t o t he st at e average
of 30.71 percent
553
. Amongst f ood grai n, Jhabua i s predomi nant l y a mai ze growi ng regi on, wi t h 55.6 percent of t he net
sown area under mai ze.
554
St apl e crop f or t ri bal peopl e of region i s mai ze, and t hat i s t he mai n reason f or hi gh mai ze

549
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550
551
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552
St at i st i cal Handbook, Jhabua, 2009
553
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9,623
10,693
11,349
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product i on i n t he regi on. Focus on agri-al l i ed act i vi t i es al so has been comparat i vel y l esser, wi t h pocket s of segment s
i nvol ved i n dai ry f armi ng and poul t ry rel at ed act i vi t i es.
555

Bet ween 2004-05 and 2007-08, t he number of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at a healt hy rat e of 19.63 percent CAGR,
i ndi cat i ng si gni f i cant growt h in t he ext ent of mechanizat i on. Increased mechani zat i on wi l l l ead t o a si gni f i cant reduct i on i n
margi nal l abour i nvol ved i n agri cul t ural act i vi t i es.
556

Al i raj pur s t opography i s predomi nant l y hi l l y. It s economy depends pri mari l y on agri cul t ural crops, especi al l y mangoes. The
agri cult ural t radi ng yard i n Al i raj pur i s t he bi ggest i n al l t he st at e when i t comes t o mango t radi ng. The Noor Jahan, a very
rare vari et y of mango can onl y be f ound i n t he Al i raj pur, specif i cal l y i n t he t own of Kat t hi wara. Ot her i mport ant cul t i vat i on
i s of Taadi t rees f rom whi ch l i quor i s ext ract ed by l ocal peopl e on a l arge scal e. Sugar bi t es are al so made f rom Taadi ,
whi ch has great medi ci nal value. M ai ze and pul ses are ot her promi nent crops of t he di st ri ct .
557

Jhabua and Al i raj pur have Tussar pl ant at i ons spread across whol e di st ri ct s over an area of 386.8 Hect ares.
558

15.13.2.2 Industry
Chemi cal and rock mi ni ng-based i ndust ri es are f ound i n Jhabua. The i ndust ri al area i s present i n smal l pat ches wi t h
M eghnagar bei ng t he mai n area f or manganese based i ndust ri es. Onl y 3 l arge i ndust ri es exi st i n t he Chemi cal sect or i n
Jhabua. Ot her chemi cal i ndust ri es l argel y compri se hydrocarbon-based chemi cal s. Cert ai n Const ruct i on mat eri al
i ndust ri es, mai nl y i n st one chi ps, are al so present . Governance i n Jhabua i s proact i vel yt rying t o change t he l ow
i ndust ri al i zat i on of t he di st ri ct . Di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ce has al so devel oped market i ng mat erial l i st i ng t he t hrust i ndust ry
areas and proposed schemes f or i nvest ment . Fol l owi ng are t he t hrust areas f or devel opment :
Food processi ng based i ndust ries such as t omat o ket chup, pulses mi l l , bakery et c.
Forest produce based i ndust ri es such as f urni t ure, honey rearing et c.
Text i l e based i ndust ri es such as readymade garment s, hosi ery, pri nt i ng et c.
Chemi cal based i ndust ri es such as soap maki ng, det ergent maki ng, pai nt s et c.
Const ruct i on mat eri al i ndust ry such as st one crushi ng, rock phosphat e et c.
Ot her smal l l i vel i hood areas such as j ut e product s, st at i onary maki ng, card board boxes et c.
Several promot i onal schemes are bei ng run by government t o promot e i ndust ry devel opment i n above ment i oned t hrust
areas such as
There are pl ans f or subsi di sed l and al l ocat i on f or pri orit y sect ors
Loan avai l abi l i t y at l ow i nt erest rat es
There are speci al t axat i on schemes f or i nvest ment s i n range of 1-10 crores
50 % expendit ure of gai ni ng i nt ernat i onal and ISO cert i f i cat i on wi l l be payed by Government
Pat ent expendi t ure rei mbursement et c.

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556
557
Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l a Pari shad, Al i raj pur
558

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Gi ven t he ni che f ocus of government on i ndust ri al devel opment and exi st i ng synergi es i n t erms of raw mat eri al and l abour
avai l abi l i t y, f ood processi ng, chemi cal and const ruct i on mat eri al i ndust ri esare expect ed t o grow i n f ut ure.
559

Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 21.76 Crore, generat i ng
560
. Chemi cal (33.55%), Const ruct i on based mat eri al (22.49%) and Text i l e (12.47%)
const i t ut es over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, met al , paper and beverages
segment cont ri but e t o t he remai ni ng part of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
561

As i s t he case wi t h Jhabua, Government i s proact i ve i n devel opi ng i ndust ri es i n Al i raj pur and has been promot i ng several
t hrust areas t hrough several schemes. Fol l owi ng are some of t he key t hrust areas:
Pulses, Oil, Maize and Flour mill:There i s good amount of agri cul t ural produce avai l abl e i n Al i raj pur t o st art up
uni t s i n t hese areas.

559
Di scussi ons w i t h DIC, Jhabua
560
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Jhabua
561
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Cotton Ginning:Cot t on i s grown i n some part s of t he di st ri ct
Brick, Tile making and Stone crushing: Sand of Al i raj pur i s good f or bri ck maki ng. Al so, t here are huge bel t s of
rocks whi ch can be ut i l i zed f or t i l e maki ng and st one crushi ng. Al so gi ven t he const ruct i on demand i n nearby
devel opi ng di st ri ct s such as Indore, market wi l l be readi l y avai l abl e.
Bakery, Honey, Taad Gur and other processed food: Gi ven t he agri cul t ural const i t ut i on of di st ri ct , t hese
i ndust ri es can be easi l y sust ai ned i n t he area.
Cert ai n Government schemes (same as bei ng proposed i n Jhabua) are worki ng t o devel op i ndust ri es i n proposed t hrust
sect ors.
562

Bet ween 2010-11 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es i n Al i raj pur recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 2.43 Crore generat i ng
i ncrement al empl oyment of 463
563
. Onl y maj or i ndust ry i n Al i raj pur i s based on Dol omi t e whi ch i s mi ned and t hen t al cum
whi t e powder i s f ormed out of i t .
Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 34 percent t o t e di st ri ct GDDP. The
sect or grew at 13.72 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09. St orage and communi cat i on servi ces each grew at 13 %
bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09. Duri ng t hi s peri od, banki ng servi ces al so grew at a heal t hy rat e of 10.7 % but t ransport
servi ces i ncl udi ng rai l ways grew at around 9%.
564

Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s bet t er t han t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number
of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on i s 2 and 19 respect i vel y. The st at e average i s 13 uni t s per l akh popul at i on
565
f or
PHCs and SHCs combi ned. However, gi ven t he economi c backwardness of di st ri ct , t here i s hardl y any presence of good
pri vat e healt h i nf rast ruct ures.
Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i n t he di st ri ct has been l aggi ng i n compari son t o ot her sect ors. Road i s t he onl y means
of t ransport at i on i n t he di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has 2,877 Kms of al l weat her roads. About 1,457 kms of seasonal roads al so
serves t he purpose of t ransporat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 29 and St at e Hi gh way No 26, goi ng t hrough t he

562
Di st ri ct Indust ry Prof i l e, DIC, Al i raj pur
563
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Jhabua
564
565
30005
26885
15592
5923
4212
4174
3478
2483
168
Ot her Servi ces
Communi cat i on
Rai l ways
St orage

220

di st ri ct vi a Al i raj pur whi ch connect s wi t h i mport ant ci t i es l i ke Khandawa, Khargone, Barwani and Barod. The proxi mi t y of
Jhabua t o M adhya Pradesh and Raj ast han can be ut i l i zed f or economi c benef i t of di st ri ct , i f proper road and t ransport
i nf rast ruct ure i s devel oped. Mumbai - Del hi (WR) broad gauge l i ne i s al so passi ng t hrough t he di st ri ct . M eghnagar i s t he
onl y mai n rai l way st at i on i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s about 16 Km away f rom t he di st ri ct HQ. Udaygi ri i s a smal l st at i on i n
Pet l wad Tehsi l .
566

In Al i raj pur, overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s bet t er t han t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms
of number of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on i s 2 and 21 respect i vel y. Al i raj pur has 24 Bank of f i ces wi t h t ot al deposi t s
of around Rs. 400 crores.
15.13.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in J habua & Alirajpur
Work part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he Jhabua (52.51 percent ) i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 31.7 percent . In some of
t he Tehsi l s such as Bhabhra, worker part i ci pat i on i s as hi gh as 81 %. Percent age of people empl oyed as agri cul t ural
workers account s t o 62%
567
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on, i ndi cat i ng hi gh l evel of economi c dependence on pri mary
act i vi t i es.
Seasonal mi grat i on t akes pl ace f or cut t i ng of crops. M i grat i on t o sehore, Indore, Dewas and Bhopal t akes pl ace f or cut t i ng
of soyabean, wheat et c. Some peopl e mi grat e t o ot her part s of M adhya Pradesh f or worki ng as const ruct i on l abour.
Peopl e f rom t he Pet l awad bl ock usual l y mi grat e f or agri cul t ural act i vi t i es. Peopl e f rom t he Ranapur bl ock usual l y mi grat e
wi t hi n M adhya Pradesh onl y. Peopl e f rom M eghnagar mi grat e t o Raj ast han, Thanl a and even t o Del hi . Tri bal peopl e have
t hei r t ypi cal crops (mai ze, pul ses et c) whi ch t hey cul t i vat e qui t e i rrespect i ve of t he market . For l i vel i hood, t hey bel i eve i n
seasonal l y mi grat i ng and earning i n ot her di st ri ct s of Madhya Pradesh and nei ghbouri ng st at es. The out bound mi grat i on i s
mai nl y of t ri bal unski l l ed workers.
As t he overal l st at e of i ndust rial devel opment of t he di st ri ct i s l ow, t here i s l i t t l e i nbound mi grat i on of ski l l ed l abour.
Jhabua has 41 sl um pocket s and 13,363 sl um popul at i on.
568
Typi cal l y i n Al i raj pur, t here are 8- 10 persons per f ami l y, but
average l and hol di ng i s t oo l ow t o sust ai n t hem on t hei r own l and. 60% of t he peopl e mi grat e t o ot her di st ri ct s of M adhya
Pradesh, and 40% are engaged i n t he NERGA act i vi t i es. M ajor M NREGA act i vit i es i n t he dist ri ct are Kapi l dhara., where
t he government gi ves away t he dug wel l s back t o l abour.
569

15.13.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in J habua & Alirajpur
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Jhabua and Al i raj pur di st ri ct s have a si gnif i cant demographi c di vi dend wi t h ri si ng worki ng
age popul at i on wi t h sizeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 5.5 l akh peopl e i n
Jhabua and 3.9 l akh peopl e i n Al i raj pur
570
part i ci pat i ng i n t he labour market syst em of t he di st ri ct s. Ensuri ng adequat e
ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased product i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e growt h.

566
Di st ri ct Indust ry prof i l e, DIC, Jhabua
567
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Jhabua, 2009
568
569
Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l a Panchayat , Jhabua
570
of Indi a

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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Jhabua 1416392 892327 553627 516243 280734
Al i raj pur 815671 513873 393925 367326 77523
15.13.3.3 Incremental Manpower Requirement in J habua & Alirajpur
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct s of Jhabua and Al i raj pur have been est i mat ed based on several
paramet ers such as i nvest ment s i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he dist ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on
i ndust ri al growt h across sect ors, nat i onal i ncl usi on t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, empl oyment
generat i on pot ent i al of vari ous sect ors based on l abour el ast ici t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h
i ndust ri es i n Jhabua and Al i raj pur. Accordi ng t o t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Jhabua and Al i raj pur are expect ed t o
wi t ness t ot al i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 51,000
571
. Ret ai l segment wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or
i n t he t ert i ary sect or, wi t h t he pot ent i al of generat i ng 18 percent of t ot al j obs. Const ruct i on sect or i s expect ed t o
cont ri but e si gni f i cant l y t o empl oyment opport uni t i es i n next 5 years.

571

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed NA NA 15,992 NA NA 13,614
Food Processi ng 5 21 74 4 18 64
Fabri cat i on 6 60 62 6 51 53
Product s
111 799 1,315 97 693 1,141
Text i l es 5 20 67 4 18 59
Product s
0 1 1 0 1 1

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In t erms of educat i on, Jhabua has very l i mi t ed presence of higher educat i on i nst i t ut i ons. In t he sampl e set of st udent s
who were i nt ervi ewed, di versit y of st udent s was l i mi t ed, wi t h maj ori t y of t he ITI st udent s bei ng f rom Jhabua, whi l e some
were f rom nearby di st ri ct s such as Barwani , Al i raj pur, Khandwa and Khargone.
572

Human Resource Development Institutions in J habua
573

ITI/ ITC 3 359
Apart f rom t he est abl i shment of educat i onal / t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons, RSETI i s anot her i ni t i at i ve t hat has been t aken i n t he
di st ri ct f or ski l l up gradat i on of peopl e. Jhabua RSETI has bui l di ng and f undi ng al l ot t ed,but at present , t he di rect or i s t he
onl y st af f avai l abl e. They have t o recrui t permanent t rai ners. There i s a mandat e by NIRD f or al l RSETI, t hat at l east 70
peopl e shoul d be t rai ned and shoul d be provi ded l oan t o st art t hei r own busi ness. Courses l i ke Invert er repai ri ng, mot or
repairi ng, t wo wheel er repai ring and dol l maki ng are proposed by Jhabua RSETI. An awareness camp on a l arge scal e i s
al so bei ng proposed.
574

575

572
573
574
575
Const ruct i on 562 1,417 9,269 501 1,262 8,252
IT&ITES 9 162 NA 11 211 NA
Heal t hcare 60 1,142 NA 168 3,200 NA
Ret ai l 556 1,407 9,159 460 1,164 7,578
Hospi t al i t y 103 519 1,441 85 429 1,192
Communi cat i on 161 908 2,158 193 973 2,697
Banki ng & Fi nanci al Servi ces 203 421 3,427 212 441 3,594

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of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y semi ski l l ed i n nat ure, servi ng i ndust ry cl i ent s
576
.
Al i raj pur has no hi gher educat ion i nst ut ut e but has one pol yt echni c i nst i t ut e. In t he sampl e set of st udent s who were
i nt ervi ewed, di versi t y of st udent s was l i mi t ed i n compari son t o ITIs of ot her di st ri ct s, wi t h maj ori t y of t he ITI st udent s
bei ng f rom Jhabua and Al i raj pur, whi l e some were f rom nearby di st ri ct s such as Barwani , Khandwa and Khargone.
577

Human Resource Development Institutions in Alirajpur
578

ITI/ ITC 1 64
Pol yt echni c Inst i t ut e 1 120
Through SGSY, bamboo product s such as Supra and Tonni are bei ng made. There are al so cert ai n t radi t i onal art and craf t
ski l l s of t ri bal peopl e whi ch are bei ng f ocused on, t hrough SGSY and t rai ni ngs t hrough NGOs.
579


576
577
578
579
Di scussi ons w i t h NGO and CEO, Zi l l a Pari shad, Al i raj pur
Ambuj a Text i l es Lt d Worker 73
Ipos Heal t h Indi a Lt d Surveyor 45
Prat i bha Synt ex, Pi t hampur Worker 58
Vardhman Fabri cs, Budhni Worker 36
Pearl Indust ry Securi t y Servi ces, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 41
Spai nt ex Indust ri es Lt d, Pt hampur Worker 66

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Jhabua and Al i raj pur, bei ng bal anced economi es wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom al l sect ors, have proport i onal l y equal
empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct s i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of
organi zed pl ayers i n t he servi ces sect or, and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requirement f or ski l l t raini ng i n t he di st ri ct s i s about
14,000 i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years, i n compari son t o 46,000 i n i nf ormal segment . Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng
f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards Agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n
t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of t he ret ai l i ndust ry and
t ransport at i on, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct s are
made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct s.
Ret ai l , Const ruct i on, Chemi cal and Transport at i on sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng, const ruct i on and chemi cal based mat eri al work
Physical Target 2012-17

12023
4684
2714
1593
1357
1123
1110
773
758
Mi ni st ry of MSM E
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
o Food processi ng
o Chemi cal
o Const ruct i on

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o Inf ormal sect or of Transport at i on and Logi st i cs
o Inf ormal sect or of Heal t hcare
o Const ruct i on mat eri al Due t o presence of i mmense rock weal t h i n Jhabua as wel l
as i n Al i raj pur
o Chemi cal - Due t o presence of i norgani c mi neral weal t h i n Jhabua
o Dai ry f armi ng
Providers
o Food Processi ng
o Chemi cal
o Const ruct i on
o Const ruct i on
o Food Processi ng
o Chemi cal

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15.14 Skill Gap Assessment of Khandwa & Burhanpur District
Khandwa Di st ri ct l i es i n t he Ni mar regi on, whi ch i ncl udes t he l ower val l ey of t he Narmada Ri ver. The Narmada f orms part
of t he nort hern boundary of t he di st ri ct , and t he Sat pura Range f orm t he sout hern boundary of t he di st ri ct .
580

Khandwa has a popul at i on of 13 l akhs
581
as of 2011. Khandwa i s a l ess densel y popul at ed di st ri ct , wi t h popul at i on densi t y
of 178 per sq km i n cont rast t o t he average st at e densi t y of 236 per sq km. Al so, urbani zat i on i n Khandwa i s l ess t han t he
average i n MP, wi t h onl y 20% of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas.
582
As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at
944 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat io (0-6 years) i s margi nal l y l ower at 931 gi rl s per 1,000
boys
583
.
Burhanpur Di st ri ct was creat ed on August 15, 2003, f rom t he sout hern port i on of Khandwa Di st ri ct . The Tapt i Ri ver f l ows
t hrough t he di st ri ct f rom east t o west . The di st ri ct i s di vi ded f rom Khandwa Di st ri ct on t he nort h by t he Sat pura Range,
whi ch i s al so t he di vi de bet ween t he Narmada Ri ver val l ey and t he val l ey of t he Tapt i .
584
Burhanpur has a popul at i on of 7.57
585
l akhs as of 2011. Burhanpur has a popul at i on densi t y of 221 per sq km, whi ch i s
margi nal l y l ess t han t he average across t he st at e of M P. Urbani zat i on i n Burhanpur i s bet t er t han t he st at e average, wi t h
34.4% of popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas.
586
As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 951 f emal es per 1,000 mal e
popul at i on, whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s l ower at 921 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
587
.
15.14.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n Khandwa (67.53 percent ) i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
588
. GER i n
Khandwa i s 160% at pri mary l evel and 78% at upper pri mary l evel . GER i ndi cat es hi gh di spari t y amongst educat i on
penet rat i on at pri mary and upper pri mary l evel . There are 1,919 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on
bei ng around 17 percent
589
whi ch i s at par wi t h st at e l evel average of pri vat e school s part i ci pat i on.
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n Burhanpur (65.28 percent ) i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
590
. There are
854 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 16 percent whi ch i s margi nal l y l ower i n
compari son t o st at e average of 17 percent pri vat e school part i ci pat i on.
591

580
ht t p:/ / khandw a.ni c.i n/
581
Census, 2011
582
Census, 2011
583
Census, 2011
584
ht t p:/ / burhanpur.ni c.i n/
585
Census, 2011
586
Census, 2011
587
Census, 2011
588
Census, 2011
589
DISE, 2010-11
590
Census, 2011
591
DISE, 2010-11

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District Madhya Pradesh Khandwa
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,309,443
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 67.5%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.16
District Madhya Pradesh Burhanpur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 756,993
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 65.3%

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Population(2011)
0.14 0.15
Madhya Pradesh Khandwa &
Burhanpur
592
st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Tert i ary sect or i s t he key dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy, cont ri but i ng
t o about 45 percent of t he di st ri ct i ncome whi l e growi ng at a 10.09 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
593
. Though i n
absol ut e val ue t erms, t he secondary sect or has grown at a f ast er rat e (13.05 percent ), i t i s of l ower si gni f i cance t o t he
overal l economi c growt h of t he di st ri ct . The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s l ess t han t he st at e average.

592
593
Khandwa & Burhanpur Economic Growth
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36%
36%
46%
31%
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22%
21%
18%
24%
43%
44%
43%
43%
36%
45% 2421
2495
2737
3033
3956
3747
13,590
13,798
14,925
16,312
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The area of t he di st ri ct i s 8,307 sq. km, and i t has been di vi ded i nt o t hree t ehsi l s and seven bl ocks.Ent i re Khandwa
di st ri ct f al l s under t he Narmada basi n, and i t s t ri but ari es f orm t he mai n source of surf ace wat er i n t he area.
594
Forest
area i s 40% of t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct whereas area under cul t i vat i on i s 39% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Hence, f orest and
agri cult ure l and t oget her const i t ut es 79% of t ot al Khandwa. Al so, 28% of cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped, whi ch i s l ower
t han t he st at e average of 38%.
595
Soyabean i s cul t i vat ed on 51.2% of agri cult ure l and, Cot t on i s cul t i vat ed on 26% of
agri cult ure l and and Wheat i s cul t i vat ed on 19% of t ot al agri cul t ure l and.
596

Irri gat i on Faci l i t i es i n t he Khandwa di st ri ct are under devel opment . Onl y 37.41% of net sown area i s i rri gat ed and
rest of t he area i s rai n f ed. Out of a t ot al of 1,138.98 sq km of i rri gat ed l and, 934.66 sq km are i rri gat ed f rom ground
wat er sources - whi ch i s about 82.06% of t ot al i rri gat i on i n t he di st ri ct . There are 4,036 t ube wel l s & 47,224 dug
wel l s i n t he di st ri ct .
597

The soi l of Khandwa di st ri ct maj orl y compri ses medi um bl ack soi l s, whi ch are l ow f ert i l i t y soi l s. There are al so
cert ai n al l uvi al deposi t s whi ch const i t ut e gravel , sand, si l t or cl ay si zed unconsol i dat ed al l uvi um.
598

There are 4,25,000 cat t l e, 1,36,000 l ow yi el di ng buf f al oes and 1,95,000 goat s i n Khandwa.
599
Government i s al so
pl anni ng t o f orm bi g cl ust ers of SHGs i n dai ry. M i l k col l ect i on cent ers wi l l be opened i n t he di st ri ct . M i l k Federat i on i s al so
support i ng t he pl an.
600

Forest area covers 59% of t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct , whereas area under cul t i vat i on i s 30% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Hence,
f orest and agri cul t ural l and t oget her const it ut e 89% of t he t ot al area of Burhanpur. Al so, 14% of cult i vat ed l and i s dual-
cropped, whi ch i s l ower i n compari son t o t he st at e average of 38%. Cot t on i s cul t i vat ed on 44% of t he agri cul t ural l and,
Soyabean i s cul t i vat ed on 14% of t he agri cul t ural l and and Sorghum i s cul t i vat ed on 12% of t he agri cul t ural l and. Banana
i s t he maj or hort i cul t ure crop wi t h a coverage of 18% of t ot al agri cul t ural l and.
601

Out of t he t ot al agri cul t ural l and, 42% i s i rri gat ed, whi ch i s at par wi t h t he average of t he st at e of M P. Open wel l s and
Bore wel l s are t he most popul ar source of i rri gat i on i n Burhanpur wi t h 14,761 open wel l s and 3,386 bore wel l s whi ch
i rri gat e t ot al area of 41,000 hect ares.
602
Shal l ow soi l s const i t ut e 46.17% of t ot al soi l i n Burhanpur. Deep soi l s and M edi um
deep soi l s respect i vel y const i t ut e 35.48% and 18.34%.
603

15.14.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 13.05 percent CAGR over t he l ast f i ve years, and i t const i t ut es 24% i n t erms of
cont ri but i on t o Khandwa s GDDP. The onl y maj or i ndust ri es are i n Text i l es and Food processi ng. Text i l e i ndust ri es maj orly
compri se readymade garment s and rope i ndust ri es. Food processi ng i ndust ri es are mai nl y i n grai n and pul ses processi ng
and spi ces.
604

594
Khandw a di st ri ct ground wat er i nf ormat i on bookl et , Cent ral Ground Wat er Board, Govt . of Indi a, 2009
595
Di st ri ct agri cul t ure prof i l e, Nat i onal Ini t i at i ve on Cl i mat e Resi l i ent Agri cul t ure (NICRA), 2010
596
597
598
599
600
Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat , Khandwa
601
602
603
604
Di scussi ons w i t h GM DIC, Khandwa

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An i ndust ri al area i s i n devel opment i n Bhavsi nghpur, whi ch i s around 6 km f rom Khandwa t own. In f ut ure, mul t i pl e
sect ors are expect ed t o devel op i n Khandwa. Four maj or Thermal Power pl ant s are t o be set up i n 2 years. Fl y ash based
i ndust ri es have st art ed showi ng i nt erest i n Khandwa due t o t he expect ed f ut ure avai l abi l i t y of f l y ash f rom
power pl ant s.
605

Khandwa, bei ng a l ogi st i cal j unct i on, provi des appropri at e l ogi st i cal support t o i ndust ri es. Ot her support Inf rast ruct ure
such as wat er, el ect ri ci t y et c are al so avai l abl e i n Khandwa.Asof M arch 2011, Khandwa had recei ved an LM I i nvest ment
of INR 43 crores i n t ext i l es and INR 5.2 crores i n agro based i ndust ri es.
606
. In Khandwa and Burhanpur, Text i l e and M et al i ndust ri es t oget her const it ut e 68% of
t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, pl ast i c based and f ood processi ng i ndust ri es const i t ut e
anot her i mport ant SSI segment s i n Khandwa and Burhanpur.
607

Onl y maj or i ndust ri es are i n Text i l es and Forest based i ndust ri es. Text i l e i ndust ri es maj orl y compri se l oom and processi ng.
Forest based i ndust ri es are mai nl y paper based, such as news paper, paper cups et c.
608

i ncrement al empl oyment of 992.
609

605
Di scussi ons w i t h GM DIC, Khandwa
606
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Khandw a
607
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Khandw a
608
Di scussi ons w i t h GM DIC, Burhanpur
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AGRO BASED
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Servi ces sect or cont ri but es about 45 percent t o Khandwa s GDDP. The sect or grew at 10.09 percent bet ween 2004 and
2009. Hospit al i t y segment const i t ut es 37.32% of t ot al servi ces product , and has grown at 9.1
610
percent bet ween 2004-05
and 2008-09. Communi cat i on sect or saw a heal t h growt h rat e of 15% bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, i ndi cat i ng t he l i vi ng
st andard devel opment of di st rict .

Overal l heal t hcare reach i n Khandwa i s bet t er t han t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number of PHCs
and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i n t he di st ri ct i s 2.29 and 13.21 uni t s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y, i n compari son wi t h
t he st at e average of 1.6 and 11.9 uni t s per l akh popul at i on
611
respect i vel y.
Overal l heal t hcare reach i n Burhanpur i s at par wi t h t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number of
PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct , i s 1.72 and 12.81 uni t s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y i n compari son
612
respect i vel y.

609
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Burhanpur
610
611
Growth of SSIs in Burhanpur
160.3
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Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
Communi cat i on
St orage

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Khandwa provi des appropri at e l ogi st i cal support f or devel opment of vari ous t rades and servi ces i n t he di st ri ct . Khandwa i s
l ocat ed on t he M ai n Trai n Junct i on, wi t h dai l y connect i ons t o Bombay, Pune, Del hi , Goa, Cochi n, Kol kat a, Indore, Bhopal ,
Pat na, Al l ahabad, Lucknow, Jammu, Hyderabad and Bangal ore. Khandwa al so has an ai rst ri p whi ch provi des t he
possi bi l i t y of devel opi ng an ai rport i n f ut ure, i f adequat e devel opment happens i n t he di st ri ct .
613

15.14.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Khandwa & Burhanpur
Work part i ci pat i on rat e i n Khandwa (53.11 percent ) i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 31.7 percent . Percent age
of peopl e empl oyed as agri cul t ural workers account s t o 67%
614
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on, i ndi cat i ng hi gh l evel of worker
part i ci pat i on i n pri mary sect or. Worker part i ci pat i on i n Khandwa amongst women at 48.46 percent ,i s on par wi t h mal e
WPR at 46.89 percent .
615

Typi cal mi grat i on i n Khandwa i s i nbound f rom ot her st at es. Labour f rom Bi har come t o Khandwa and i t s vi l l ages f or work
such as di ggi ng, const ruct i on et c. There i s no si gni f i cant i nt er vi l l age mi grat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Some l abour mi grat es t o
Pi t hampur f or work. M ai nl y, BPL f ami l i es go out f or work, and t hat t oo as seasonal l abour.
616

As t here are many i ndust ri es i n Burhanpur, t here i s no si gni f icant out bound mi grat i on f rom Burhanpur. Onl y seasonal
mi grat i on t akes pl ace t o M aharasht ra f or agri cul t ure purpose. Peopl e f rom M aharasht ra, UP and Raj ast han come t o
Burhanpur t o work on power l ooms.
15.14.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Khandwa
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Khandwa di st ri ct has a si gnif i cant opport uni t y i n t erms of i ncreasi ng demographi c di vi dend,
wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be
5.9 l akh peopl e i n Khandwa and 3.4 l akh peopl e i n Burhanpur
617
part i ci pat i ng i n t he l abour market syst em of t he di st ri ct .
Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased product i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct economy, t hus
propel l i ng st at e growt h.
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Khandwa 1596000 1005480 591930 551960 222153
Burhanpur 896932 565067 342197 319091 112065

612
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ht t p:/ / khandw a.ni c.i n/
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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Khandw a, 2010
615
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Khandw a, 2010
616
Di scussi ons w i t h Sarpanch, Khandwa
617
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Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Khandwa has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Khandwa. Accordi ng t o
t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, bot h t he di st ri ct s t oget her are expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower
618
. Communi cat i on segment i n t ert i ary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he
di st ri ct at , f ol l owed by Ret ai l and Const ruct i on.

618
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Specialized
Skills
Medium
Skills
Basic
Skills
Specialized
Skills
Medium
Skills
Basic
Skills
Food Processi ng 62 261 916 54 226 795
Fabri cat i on 23 211 218 20 183 189
Text i l es 417 1,855 6,060 362 1,611 5,261
Const ruct i on 755 1,902 12,442 672 1,694 11,077
IT&ITES 17 325 0 22 427 0
Heal t hcare 68 1,293 0 117 2,226 0
Transport at i ons and Logi st i cs 565 1,351 9,375 645 1,545 10,718
Ret ai l 1,312 3,319 21,609 1,086 2,746 17,880
Hospi t al i t y 243 1,225 3,400 201 1,013 2813
Communi cat i on 1,914 10,768 25,592 2,291 11,542 31,988

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Khandwa has l i mi t ed hi gher educat i on opport unit i es i n t he di st ri ct . In t he sampl e set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed,
t he di versi t y of di st ri ct s was high wi t h st udent s represent at i on f rom several nearby di st ri ct s such as Burhanpur,
Khargone, Khandwa, Sehore et c.
619

Human Resource Development Institutions in Khandwa
620
1 360
ITIs
621
5 728
Burhanpur has one engi neeri ng and pol yt echni c i nst i t ut e. In t he sampl e set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed, t he
di versi t y of di st ri ct s was hi gh wi t h st udent s represent at i on f rom several nearby di st ri ct s such as Burhanpur, Khargone,
Khandwa, Harda et c.
622

Human Resource Development Institutions in Burhanpur
623
1 180
ITIs
624
2 115
Engi neeri ng Col l ege
625
1 300
In Khandwa, apart f rom t he est abl i shed set up of educat i on/ t rai ni ng, Swarna Jayant hi Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme
under Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y (DRDA) i s i mpart i ng t rai ni ng by f ormi ng numerous SHGs i n several areas as
ment i oned bel ow.A cooperat i ve model can be l aunched under SGSY f or bet t er resul t s.Khandwa di st ri ct admi ni st rat i on i s
al so pl anni ng t o f orm bi g cl ust ers of SHGs i n dai ry.
626

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621
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623
624
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In Burhanpur, apart f rom t he est abl i shed set up of educat i on/ t rai ni ng, Swarna Jayant hi Swarozgar Yoj na (SGSY) scheme
under Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Aut hori t y (DRDA) i s i mpart i ng t rai ni ng by f ormi ng numerous SHGs i n several areas as
ment i oned bel ow.
In Khandwa, as on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 23,143 of whi ch 87 percent
bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory.
629
However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed yout h has been a
chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of government
sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.
Selected
Pearl Indust ry Securi t y Lt d Securi t y Guard 59
Securi t y ski l l counci l Indi a Securi t y Guard 32
Pearl Indi a, Amedabad Securi t y Guard 67
Ipos Heal t h Indi a Surveyor 177

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Dat a col l ect ed f rom Zi l l a Panchayat , Khandw a
628
Dat a col l ect ed f rom Zi l l a Panchayat , Khandw a
629
SGSYY Performance, Khandwa (2011-12)
627

Trade No. of SHGs
Irri gat i on 50
Li vest ock 13
Handi craf t 1
SGSYY Performance, Khandwa (2011-12)
628

Trade No. of Swarozgaris
Irri gat i on 147
Li vest ock 496
RSETI act i vi t i es 226

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of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non t echni cal i n nat ure, pri mari l y servi ng securi t y i ndust ry cl i ent s
630
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Khandwa and Burhanpur are t ert i ary and secondary sect or f ocused di st ri ct s. Formal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct happens
t hrough organi zed pl ayers i n t he servi ces sect or, and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct , i s
about 29,394 i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed
t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment
generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of t he ret ai l i ndust ry and f ormal as wel l as i nf ormal segment of
Communi cat i on i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he
di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
A Tert i ary and Secondary Sect or f ocused economy
Communi cat i on, Const ruct i on and Ret ai l sect ors t o provi de signi f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed
act i vi t i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng and Text i l e i ndust ry

630
11381
9157
6287
4579
2720
1319
1190
839
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649
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Mi ni st ry of MSME
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o Food processi ng
o Text i l e
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o Communi cat i on
o Food processi ng
o Text i l e
o Dai ry f armi ng
Al i gn Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al requi rement s of sect ors: Communi cat i on,
Ret ai l , Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs and Heal t hcare
Providers
o Food Processi ng
o Text i l e
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of
Communi cat i on, Ret ai l , Const ruct i on, Transporat at i on and Logi st i cs
o Text i l e
o Food Processi ng

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15.15 Skill Gap Assessment of Khargone District
Khargone di st ri ct was f ormerl y known as West Ni mar di st ri ct . On M ay 25, 1998, West Ni mar di st ri ct was bi f urcat ed i nt o
t wo di st ri ct s: Khargone and Barwani . The di st ri ct l i es i n Ni mar regi on, and i s part of Indore Di vi si on. Area of t he di st ri ct i s
6,478 km.
631
Khargone di st ri ct i s surrounded by M aharasht ra St at e, Khandwa, Barwani , Dewas and Indore Di st ri ct s. Ri ver
Narmada f l ows t hrough Khargone di st ri ct . In 2006, t he M i ni st ry of Panchayat i Raj cl assi f i ed Khargone as one of t he
count ry' s 250 most backward di st ri ct s.
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633
l akhs as of 2011. Khargone has a popul at i on densi t y of 233 per sq km whi ch i s at
par wi t h t he average st at e popul at i on densi t y of 236 per sq km. Al so, urbani zat i on i n Khargone i s l ess t han t he average
across t he st at e, wi t h onl y 16% of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas.
634

As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 963 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years)
i s l ower at 931 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
635
.
15.15.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (63.98 percent ) i s l ower t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
636
. GER
i n t he di st ri ct i s more t han 100% at pri mary as wel l as upper pri mary l evel . There are 4,000 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h
pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on being around 12 percent
637
, whi ch i s much l ess t han st at e average of 17% pri vat e sect or
part i ci pat i on.
District Madhya Pradesh Khargone
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,872,413
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 64.0%

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Census, 2011
634
Census, 2011
635
Census, 2011
636
Census, 2011
637
DISE, 2010-11

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Population(2011)
0.14 0.17
638
st at e growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Tert i ary and Pri mary sect ors are t he key dri vers of t he di st ri ct
economy, cont ri but i ng 40 and 37 percent respect i vel y t o t he di st ri ct i ncome, whi l e growi ng at 11.01 and 10.51 percent
CAGR respect i vel y, over t he past 5 years
639
. Though i n absol ut e val ue t erms, secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e
(14.45 percent ), but gi ven t hat t he cont ri but i on of t he secondary sect or i s around 23%, i t i s l ess si gni f i cant t o t he overal l
di st ri ct s economi c growt h. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s INR 18,904 whi ch i s l ess t han t he st at e average of INR
24,709.

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Khargone Economic Growth
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2787
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Tot al geographi cal area of Khargone di st ri ct i s 6478 km.
640
Forest area i s 26% of t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct , whereas area
under cul t i vat i on i s 63% of t ot al di st ri ct l and. Hence, f orest and agri cul t ural l and t oget her const it ut es 89% of t he t ot al
l and of Khargone. Al so, 13% of cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped, whi ch i s much l ower i n compari son t o st at e average of
38%. Shal l ow soi l const i t ut es 53.2 percent of t ot al soi l avai l abl e i n Khargone.
641

Irri gat ed l and const i t ut es 36.6 % of Khargone s t ot al agri cul t ural l and, where as t he rest of t he agri cul t ural l and i s rai n f ed.
Open wel l s are t he most popular source of i rri gat i on i n Khargone wi t h 62,611 dug wel l s, whi ch i rri gat e an area of 93,662
hect ares.
642
Several Canal s are at t he devel opment st age i n t he di st ri ct so i rri gat i on wi l l i ncrease by 2-3 t i mes i n next 2-3
years. Command and Devel opment programs are al so runni ng t o t rai n peopl e i n canal operat i ons and mai nt enance.
643

Cot t on i s cul t i vat ed on 52.1% of agri cul t ure l and, Wheat i s cul t i vat ed on 28.15% of agri cul t ure l and and Soyabean i s
cul t i vat ed on 15.9% of t ot al agri cul t ure l and. Chi l l i i s anot her maj or crop i n Khargone and i s grown on 17,583 hect ares of
l and. There are 4,76,000 cat t l e, 1,66,129 buf f al oes and 3,02,003 goat s present i n Khargone.
644

Bet ween 2008-09 and 2010-11 usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at 7.08 percent CAGR i ndi cat i ng heal t hy growt h i n t he
ext ent of mechani zat i on. 1.5 t ract ors are present per sq km of agri cul t ural l and i n Khargone, hence i ndi cat i ng average l evel
of mechani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct .
645

15.15.2.2 Industry
Khargone i s pri mari l y an agrarian di st ri ct wi t h i ndust ri es t ypi cal l y based on processi ng of agri cul t ural produce. Secondary
sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 14.45 percent CAGR over l ast f i ve years, and i t cont ri but es 23% t o Khargone s GDDP. Onl y
maj or i ndust ri es are Agro and Text i l e based. Agro i ndust ri es are mai nl y i n grai n and pul ses processi ng, where as t ext i l e
i ndust ri es are i n Cot t on gi nni ng.
646

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641
642
643
Di scussi ons w i t h Col l ect or, Khargone
644
645
Di st ri ct st at i st i cal handbook, Khargone, 2011
646
Di scussi ons w i t h GM DIC, Khargone
Composition of LMI Investment in Khargone (as of M arch 2011)
34736.26
11228.29
4640.27
310
163.33
0 10000 20000 30000 40000
TEXTILE
AGRO BASED
CHEM ICAL &
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BASED INDUSTRIES
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647
. Food Processi ng and t ext il e i ndust ri es al one const i t ut e 63% of t he t ot al i nvest ment
i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, chemi cal and met al based i ndust ri es const it ut e anot her i mport ant SSI
segment s i n Khargone.
648

Current l y, onl y gi nni ng part of t ext i l e val ue chai n i s bei ng capt ured by i ndust ri es i n Khargone. Gi ven t he hi gh cot t on
product i on i n Khargone, t here i s pot ent i al f or expandi ng t he current gi nni ng i ndust ri es t o spinni ng segment of val ue
chai n.
649

Servi ces sect or cont ri but es about 40 percent of t he di st ri ct GDDP. The sect or grew at 11 percent bet ween 2004-05 and
2008-09. Hospi t al i t y segment const i t ut es 36.28% of t ot al servi ces product , and has grown at 9.1
650
percent bet ween
2004-05 and 2008-09. Communi cat i on sect or saw a heal t hy growt h rat e of 18.7% bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09,
i ndi cat i ng t he i mprovement of t he st andard of l i vi ng i n t he di st ri ct . Transport sect or i s anot her f ast growi ng segment i n
Khargone.
651

647
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Khargone
648
649
650
651
Growth of SSIs in Khargone
1020.54
6334.7
281.26
465.44
1276.34
1267
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Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s bet t er t han t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number
of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i n t he di st ri ct i s 2.88 and 14.58 uni t s per l akh populat i on respect i vel y, i n
compari son t o t he st at e average of 1.6 and 11.9 uni t s per l akh popul at i on
652
respect i vel y.
15.15.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Khargone
653
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on, i ndi cat i ng a hi gh
l evel of worker part i ci pat i on i n pri mary sect or. Worker part i cipat i on i s l ow amongst women at 39.48 percent i n compari son
t o mal e WPR at 52.29 percent .
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In Khargone, mi grat i on of l abour i s seen especi al l y duri ng t he harvest i ng peri od, t o surroundi ng di st ri ct s of Barwani and
Khandwa, whi ch i s i n t he mont h of Oct ober t o December and i n February t o Apri l . Thi s mi grat i on i s t emporary. The peri od
of mi grat i on ext ends f rom 15 days t o 04 mont hs at a st ret ch. Thi s i s mai nl y f or Soya bean harvest i ng.
655
M i grat i on i n
Khargone not onl y occurs i n search of l i vel i hood, but al so f or ext ra i ncome generat i on. There i s al so some mi grat i on of
ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed l abour t owards Dewas andM aharasht ra f or i ndust ri al and const ruct i on j obs. Inbound mi grat i on i s
negl i gi bl e i n t he di st ri ct .
656
Khargone has 69 sl um pocket s and 35,828 sl um popul at i on.
657

15.15.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Khargone
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Khargone di st ri ct has a si gnif i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age
popul at i on wi t h si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 8.9 l akh
658
peopl e

652
653
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Khargone, 2011
654
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Khargone, 2011
655
Di scussi ons w i t h Pat w ari , Khargone
656
Di scussi ons w i t h Pat w ari , Khargone
657
658
of Indi a
49102
34082
18719
13332
9481
5317
4826
264
206
Ot her Servi ces
Communi cat i on
Rai l ways
St orage

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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Khargone 2189730 1379530 888837 828819 258860
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Khargone has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Khargone. Accordi ng t o
t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Khargone i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 74,000
659
i n
secondary and servi ces sect or. Ret ai l segment i n t ert i ary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct ,
f ol l owed by Fi nanci al Servi ces and Communi cat i on. Food processi ng and Text i l e segment s wi l l generat e si gni f i cant
empl oyment i n secondary sect or.
Sector 2012-17

2017-22

Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure and Al l i ed 0 0 11,176 0 0 9,514
Food Processi ng 81 341 1,199 70 296 1,040
Product s
35 249 409 30 216 355
Text i l es 262 1,168 3,813 228 1,014 3,311
Const ruct i on 602 1,518 9,926 536 1,351 8,837

659

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IT&ITES 13 251 0 17 329 0
Heal t hcare 59 1,112 0 156 2,958 0
Logi st i cs
129 308 2,135 147 352 2,441
Ret ai l 1,016 2,569 16,728 840 2,126 13,841
Hospi t al i t y 188 948 2,632 156 784 2,178
Communi cat i on 247 1,388 3,299 295 1,488 4,123
Khargone has a f ew hi gher educat i on i nst i t ut es t o t rai n l ocal st udent s i n t he di st ri ct . In t he sampl e set of st udent s who
were i nt ervi ewed, t he di versi t y of di st ri ct s was hi gh wi t h several st udent s f rom nearby di st ri ct s such as Burhanpur,
Khandwa, and Barwani et c
. 660
As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 35,774, of whi ch 87 percent bel onged t o
661
i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e t he i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of government sect or
j obs has not been very encouragi ng.
of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non t echni cal i n nat ure, pri mari l y servi ng servi ces sect or cl i ent s
662
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660
661
662
Company J ob Role Number of Candidates Selected
LIC, Khargone Trai nee 42
ICICI, Khargone Trai nee 50
Cent ury t ext i l es Trai nee 100
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant , Bhopal Trai nee 29

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schemes, around 29,482 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces, and 42,507 peopl e i n t ot al can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y

Formal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and i n l arge i ndust ri al
uni t s. Requirement f or ski l l t raini ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 13,582 i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years.
Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es, t ext i l es and
const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of
ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are
An agrari an and t ert i ary sect or domi nat ed economy
Const ruct i on, Banki ng and Ret ai l sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri-Al l i ed act i vi t i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng and t ext i l e sect ors

13025
6322
5160
5016
3161
2468
1702
1521
1199
1165
695
Mi ni st ry of MSME
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
Potential incremental training capacity, Khargone, 2012-17

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o Food processi ng
o Text i l es
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Banki ng
o Heal t hcare
o Text i l e Cl ust er Due t o presence of i mmense Cot t on wealt h i n Khargone
o Dai ry f armi ng
Const ruct i on, Banki ng and Heal t hcare
Providers
o Food Processi ng
o Text i l es
Const ruct i on and Banki ng
o Text i l e
o Food Processi ng

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15.16 Skill Gap Assessment of RatlamDistrict
Rat l am i s l ocat ed i n t he nort h west ern part of t he st at e, and surrounded by si x ot her di st ri ct s. Accordi ng t o t he 2011
census, Rat l am Di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 1,454,483 peopl e. The overal l demographi cs of Rat l am i s qui t e si mi l ar t o t hat
of t he st at e overal l . The di st ri ct has a popul at i on densit y of 299 i nhabi t ant s per square ki l omet er. It s popul at i on growt h
rat e over t he decade 2001-2011 was 19.67 %. Rat l am has a sex rat i o of 973 f emal es f or every 1,000 mal es, and a l i t eracy
rat e of 68.03 %. The percent age urban popul at i on i s 29.9%. The percent age urban populat i on f or M P i s 27.63%.
663

15.16.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (68 percent ) i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 70.6 percent
664
. GER i n t he
di st ri ct i s above 100% at pri mary l evel and 87% at upper pri mary l evel . There are 2,811 school s i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e
sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 21 percent
665
, whi ch i s cl ose t o t he st at e average i ndi cat i ng average af f ordabi l i t y i n t he
di st ri ct . The ci t y has t hree government col l eges, one homeopat hi c col l ege, and t wo engi neeri ng col l eges and i s pl anni ng
t o bui l d a medi cal col l ege.
666

District Madhya Pradesh Ratlam
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,454,483
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 68.0%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.12

663
Census 2011
664
Census 2011
665
DISE, 2010-11
666
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The GDDP f or Rat l am i n 2008-09 st ands at INR 40,327 mi l l i on. The growt h rat e f rom 2007-08 i s 12.24 %. The per capi t a
i ncome f or 2008-09 i s INR 28,751 i n compari son t o INR 24709 f or t he st at e overal l . Tert i ary sect or cont ri but es hi ghest
(50%) t o Rat l am s GDDP. Secondary sect or and Pri mary sect or cont ri but e 33% and 17% respect i vel y. Secondary Sect or
has been growi ng f ast est , at t he rat e of 13.31%
667
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Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, net sown area i ncreased f rom 3,30,686 t o 3,33,502 hect ares
668
. Forest area i s 6.75% of
t ot al l and i n t he di st ri ct , whereas area under cul t i vat i on i s 69% of t ot al di st ri ct l and - whi ch i s much great er t han t he M P
average of 49%. Hence, f orest and agri cul t ure l and t oget her const i t ut e 76% of t he t ot al l and of Rat l am. Al so, 46% of
cul t i vat ed l and i s dual cropped, whi ch i s al so hi gher i n compari son t o st at e average of 38%. The di st ri ct i s ri ch i n t he f i el d
of agri cul t ure due t o good sources of i rri gat i on and f ert i l e soi l composi t i on. Rat l am has 61% deep soi l s, 31% shal l ow soi l s
and 8.5% medi um deep soi l s.

667
668
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35% 32%
33%
14% 16%
17%
16% 17%
17%
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51%
49%
51%
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2719
3156
3382
4033
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20,446
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There i s no maj or ri ver f l owi ng i n vi ci ni t y of Rat l am, hence ground wat er and rai nf al l are t he maj or source of i rri gat i on f or
di st ri ct . 43% of t he t ot al agri cul t ural l and i s i rri gat ed,whi l e t he rest of t he agri cul t ural l and rel i es on rai nf al l as t he source
of i rri gat i on. Bore wel l s and Open wel l s f orm t he maj or source of i rri gat i on wi t h percent age area coverage of 55.09% and
33.5% respect i vel y, of t he t ot al i rri gat ed l and. As per NICRA report , ground wat er i n t he di st ri ct has been overexpl oit ed.
669

In t erms of percent age area sown, Soyabean i s t he maj or crop i n Rat l am, bei ng cul t i vat ed on 60% of t ot al agri cul t ural
l and. Ot her maj or crops i ncl ude mai ze, chi ckpea and wheat . M aj or Hort i cul t ural f rui t s are Papaya and Orange coveri ng
2,605 and 1,281 hect ares of l and respect i vel y. Frui t s f rom Rat l am are sent t o di f f erent pl aces l i ke Del hi , M umbai , Jai pur
et c. M aj or Hort i cul t ural veget abl es are Oni on, Pot at o and Cabbage coveri ng 3,255, 1,305 and 1,235 hect ares of l and
respect i vel y. Garl i c i s t he maj or produce amongst spi ces, wi t h a coverage of 12,349 hect ares of l and. Rat l am al so has a
ri ch popul at i on of l i vest ock. There are 17,28,000 cat t l e, 77,400 buf f al oes and 2,03,100 goat s.
670
There are al so cert ai n
Wi neri es bei ng set up i n recent years i n Rat l am. As of now, t hey are t ax f ree, and hence have st rong pot ent i al of gi vi ng
compet i t i on t o ot her popul ar wi nes i n t he market .
671

15.16.2.2 Industry
M aj orit y of agro based i ndust ries i n Rat l am produce veget abl e oi l s. Pharmaceut i cal segment has onl y one pharmaceut i cal
gi ant i .e. IPCA Labourat ori es. Rat l am has several chemi cal f act ori es, namel y JVL, Hi ght ech, Shaba Chemi cal s, Bordi ya
Chemi cal s, and Suj j an Chemi cal s, al l of whi ch manuf act ure copper wi re and pl ast i c rope, among ot her product s.
672
Once,
t here were a l ot of cot t on i ndust ri es i n Rat l am - but t hey decreased wi t h t i me due t o el ect ri ci t y, wat er and l abour
probl ems. One of t he ot her maj or reasons was t he l aw and order probl em i n regi on whi ch f orced i ndust ri es t o shi f t t o
M aharasht ra.
673

Consi deri ng t he proposed i ndust ri es and i ndust ri al i nf rast ruct ure devel opment , several sect ors are expect ed t o see
growt h i n f ut ure, wi t h f ood processi ng bei ng t he promi nent one. Devel opment of Food Park i s i n process, henceseveral
agro based f ood processi ng i ndust ri es are expect ed t o be set up i n f ut ure. Raw mat eri al avai l abi l i t y and great l ogi st i cal
support wi l l provi de addi t i onal synergi es f or t he devel opment of Food Processi ng i ndust ri es. Namkeen cl ust er has al so
been proposed, and i s expect ed t o devel op i n next 2-3 years. Packagi ng i ndust ry al so has a great scope of devel opment t o
support f ood processi ng i ndust ri es. Current l y, al l packagi ng work i s done near Indore. Arom i nt ernat i onal i s st art i ng a 22
crore packagi ng pl ant i n Rat l am.
674

669
Nat i onal Ini t i at i ve on Cl i mat e Resi l i ent Cul t ure (NICRA), 2009
670
Nat i onal Ini t i at i ve on Cl i mat e Resi l i ent Cul t ure (NICRA), 2009
671
Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat , Rat l am
672
673
Di scussi ons w i t h Col l ect or, Rat l am
674
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Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 50 Crore Smal l Scal e
Indust ri es, generat i ng i ncrement al empl oyment of 6,442
675
. M et al s & Wi res (34%), Agro (19%) and Pl ast i c (10%)
const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, paper, wi nd power, el ect ri cal goods
and t ext i l es segment cont ri but e over anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
676

Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy, wi t h a cont ri but i on of about 50 percent t o t he di st ri ct GDDP.
The sect or grew at 9.45 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, dri ven by hospit al i t y and ret ai l segment s. Communi cat i on
sect or const i t ut es j ust 3.16% of t he t ot al t ert i ary sect or, but i s t he f ast est growi ng sub sect or wi t h a growt h rat e of
15.5%, i ndi cat i ng t he i mprovement of l i vi ng st andards i n t he Di st ri ct . Gi ven t he di versi t y and scal e of agri cult ural produce
i n Rat l am, t he st orage sect or f orms a si gni f i cant part of t he agri cul t ure val ue chai n. Fort unat el y, t he St orage segment i s
growi ng at a rat e of 13.6%, i ndi cat i ng a posi t i ve out l ook f or t he devel opment of f ood processi ng i ndust ri es i n Rat l am.
677

675
Dat a recei ved f rom Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent er, Rat l am
676
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Rat l am
677
5109.63
2968.9
1760.91
1059.55
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AGRO BASED
BASIC M ETAL
CHEM ICAL & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
INR Lakhs
Composition of LMI Investment in Ratlam
(as of March 2011)
Growth of SSIs in Ratlam
684.65
1245.9
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Rat l am i s f amous f or i t s puri t y and desi gn i n manuf act uri ng gol d and ornament s. Rat l ami Namki n (sev) i s f amous
t hroughout t he count ry. Rat l am i s al so f amous f or i t s sari t hroughout t he st at e. Rat l am' s Chandni Chowk i s very f amous f or
i t s gol d, si l ver shops and met al Shops. Gandhi sukhl al j hamakl al i s t he best met al merchant i n t he whol e of M adhya
Pradesh, and peopl e f rom al l over t he st at e come t o t he ci t y t o shop t here.
678

From 2007 t o 2011, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 78 t o 92, and deposi t s have i ncreased f rom 1,060 Cr
t o 2,291 Cr. Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s j ust bel ow t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms
of number of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on i n t he di st rict , i s 1.72 and 10.7 uni t s per l akh popul at i on respect i vel y, i n
679
respect i vel y. There i s an opport uni t y f or
i ncreased penet rat i on of heal t hcare servi ces i n t he di st ri ct .
Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i n t he di st ri ct has been growi ng at a rapi d pace, predomi nant l y due t o i ncrease i n road
i nf rast ruct ure besi des rai l . Rat l am i s connect ed t o Indore and Neemuch vi a Nat i onal Hi ghway no. 79. Recent l y i t has been
connect ed t o Uj j ai n vi a Badnawar. Newl y const ruct ed f our-l ane hi ghway t o Lebad has reduced t he t i me t o reach Indore.
Rai l ways can al so pl ay a maj or rol e i n Rat l am s f ut ure devel opment . There are f our maj or rai l ways passi ng t hrough Rat l am
Ci t y, l eadi ng t o M umbai , Del hi , Aj mer and Khandwa.
680

15.16.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Ratlam
681
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on, i ndi cat i ng hi gh
l evel of worker part i ci pat i on i n pri mary sect or. Worker part i cipat i on i s l ow amongst women at 36.31 percent , i n
682

Labour f rom Jhabua mi grat e i nward at t he t i me of wheat and Soyabean cut t i ng. Peopl e geberal l y don t mi grat e out ward
f rom Rat l am, due t o adequat e NREGA opport uni t i es. Those who mi grat e t ypi cal l y go t o Surat and Mumbai . Resi dent s of

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Rat l am, 2009
682
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Rat l am, 2009

59049
40351
32667
29484
15703
9482
7293
6354
625
Real Est at e, Busi ness Servi ces ...
Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
Communi cat i on
St orage

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Baj na and Sel ana go t o Guj rat f or work i n agri cul t ure, const ruct i on as wel l as i ndust ri es. Ski l l ed l abour moves t o
Pi t hampur and Indore, hence i f t rai ni ng capaci t y i s i ncreased, j obs shoul d easi l y be f ound due t o t he devel opment of t he
Indore regi on. Indust ri es wi t h ski l l ed l abour requi rement such as Chemi cal i ndust ry, Wi res i ndust ry et c, l argel y sources
l abour f rom out si de Rat l am. Rat l am has 162 sl um pocket s and sl um popul at i on of 75,540.
683

15.16.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Ratlam
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Rat l am di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
684
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Rat l am 1652132 1040843 675469 629858 170010
15.16.3.3 Incremental Manpower Requirement in the Ratlam
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Rat l am has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Rat l am. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Rat l am i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 91,000
685
. Ret ai l
segment i n t ert i ary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n Rat l am. Transport at ion i s anot her si gni f i cant
servi ces segment wi t h a pot ent i al of generat i ng si gni f i cant number of j obs
686
.

683
684
of Indi a
685
686
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Specialized
Skills
Medium
Skills
Basic
Skills
Specialized
Skills
Medium
Skills
Basic
Skills
Food Processi ng 177 744 2,613 153 646 2,269

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Rat l am ITI i s a cent er of excel l ence f or t he El ect ri ci an course. The El ect ri ci an course has 96 seat s wi t h an act ual i nt ake of
126. The ot her maj or courses are t ract or mechani c, machi ni st and wel der. Rat l am ITI has 14 courses, wi t h 50% courses of
2 years durat i on.
687
Rat l am ITI i s one of t he l argest and ol dest ITIs i n M P. They have a good reput at i on amongst i ndust ri es,
and have cl ose t o 100% pl acement i n some t rades l i ke t urner and f i t t er. Some t rades such as Cut t i ng and Sewi ng have
poor pl acement s. As per t he ITI pri nci pal , t hey have more j ob demands i n compari son t o t he amount of st udent s t hey t rai n-
hence capaci t y ramp up f or some t rades came as an i mmedi at e requi rement f or ITI.
688

687
Di scussi ons w i t h ITI Pri nci pal , Rat l am
688
Fabri cat i on 26 247 255 23 214 221
Product s
47 336 553 41 292 480
Product s
1 16 9 1 13 8
Const ruct i on 522 1,314 8,594 464 1,170 7,651
IT&ITES 19 358 0 25 469 0
Heal t hcare 70 1,329 0 115 2,176 0
Transport at i ons and Logi st i cs 944 2,258 15,668 1,079 2,582 17,914
Ret ai l 1,221 3,089 20,117 1,011 2,556 16,645
Hospi t al i t y 227 1,140 3,165 188 943 2,619
Communi cat i on 295 1,659 3,942 353 1,778 4,927
Servi ces
324 673 5,487 340 706 5,753

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They bel i eve t hat t i e ups wi t h compani es can be i mproved f or bet t er pl acement prospect s. Local chemi cal i ndust ri es have
al so rai sed requi rement f or st art i ng new chemi cal i ndust ry t rades at t he ITI. Qui t e a l arge spect rum of pri vat e as wel l as
government ent erpri ses recrui t f rom Rat l am ITI. At present Rat l am ITI have 19 regul ar t rai ners and 22 guest f acul t y.
Dropout rat e st ands at around 41%.
689

Government j obs are hi ghl y desi red (mai nl y i n rai l ways), owi ng t o t he bet t er pay st ruct ure, easy work condi t i ons and j ob
st abi l i t y. Overal l awareness of vari ous t rai ni ng prospect s i s l ow. St udent s percept i on of Rat l am ITI i s general l y good.
Capacit y ramp up bot h f or seat s and t rai ners i s desi red by st udent s. There i s not much l ocat ion and sect or pref erence f or
j obs. M aj or consi derat i on i n j obs i s sal ary and publ i c sect or pref erence. St udent s have sl i ght pref erence f or devel oped
di st ri ct s such as Indore, Dewas, Pi t hampur et c but t hat i s al so subj ect t o hi gh sal ary requi rement i n t hese regi ons. The
sal ary desi red by st udent s i s above INR 7,000 and mi ni mum accept abl e f or subsi st ence i s pegged at INR 5,000.
690

Human Resource Development Institutions Ratlam
ITI/ ICTs 4 1,020
Techni cal Col l eges 2 660
M anagement Inst i t ut es 1 60
M aj or demand of t rades under M NREGA i s i n wat er conservat i on and wat er management rel at ed act i vi t i es. There are
t ot al 14,000 workers worki ng under M NREGA. As per CEO, Rat l am, SGSY has an yearl y t arget of 5 crores, whi ch i s t o be
spend f or organi zi ng t rai i ni ngs under di f f erent t rades i n Rat l am. Al t hough t he perf ormance of SGSY i s bel i eved t o be
average i n Rat l am, di scont i nuit y of SHGs emerged as t he maj or probl em. 30% SHGs are i nef f i ci ent and do not produce
any si gni f i acnt resul t s. They have al so t ri ed t o work out some i nnovat i ve model of t rai ni ngs, whi ch are di rect l y l i nked t o
market . Under one proj ect , groups of women were t rai ned i n maki ng sani t ry napki ns, and medi cal st ores were cont act ed
and encouraged by di st ri ct t op governance t o sel l t he produce.
691

i mpact ed t he growt h of avai l abl e ski l l ed workf orce i n t he di st ri ct , as evi dent f rom t he number of regi st rat i ons i n t he
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange
692
. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 34,197.
However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o skil l ed yout h, has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest
of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.

689
690
691
Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat , Rat l am; Di scussi ons w i t h Di st ri ct Col l ect or, Rat l am
692

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of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
693
.
schemes, around 29,931 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces, and 43,948 peopl e i n t ot al can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y

Rat l am s economy i s domi nat ed by t ert i ary sect or, wi t h around 50% of GDDP bei ng cont ri but ed by servi ces, and pri mary
sect or wi t h around 35% of t he GDDP bei ng cont ri but ed by agri cul t ure. Formal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s present due t o
presence of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s
about 21,000peopl e i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s

693
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4343
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Selected
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Shi v Shakt i Bi o,Indore Sal es Execut i ve 10
Prat i bha Synt ex Trai nee 55
M ai nf orce t ruck, Pi t ampur Trai nee 5
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expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards Agro-Al l i ed act i vi t i es, IT and Const ruct i on. However, wi t hin t he servi ces sect or,
empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry and t ransport at i on, where t here i s
l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng
A servi ces dri ven economy wi t h hi gh proport i on of ret ai l t rade i ndust ry i n servi ces
Const ruct i on, Transport at i on and Ret ai l sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed
act i vi t i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by f ood processi ng and chemi cal based mat eri al work
St rong pot ent i al of Namkeen and Gol d t rade i ndust ry i n Rat l am
Rat l am i s a di st ri ct wi t h i mmense agri cul t ural and servi ces i ndust ry pot ent i al . Thi s pot ent i al can be t rul y harnessed by
pl anned devel opment st rat egy and removi ng bot t l enecks such as wat er i ssues, l aw and order i ssues et c. Hence, bui l di ng a
st rong support i nf rast ruct ure and i dent i f yi ng key possi bi l i t i es f rom exi st i ng synergi es, wi l l be t he key t o Rat l am s f ut ure
devel opment .
o Food processi ng
o Chemi cal
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Heal t hcare
o Processed Food Cl ust er Due t o t he presence of a di verse mi x of hort i cul t ural crops
at l arge scal es
o Namkeen Cl ust er - Harness t he l ong st andi ng brand of Rat l am i n Namkeens
o Gol d Cl ust er: Harness t he t rust of masses on Rat l am s gol d puri t y and el egant
desi gns
o Dai ry f armi ng
o Li vest ock Reari ng Goat ery

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o Food Processi ng
o Chemi cal
i ndust ryi ndust ry i s hi gher, such as
o Chemi cal
o Food Processi ng
o Const ruct i on

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15.17 Skill Gap Assessment of Datia District
Dat i a di st ri ct comes under Gwal i or di vi si on, wi t h i t s headquart ers at Dat i a t own. The di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 7.86
694

l akhs as of 2011. The decadal growt h rat e i n popul at i on was 18.4% f or year 2001-2011, whi ch i s amongst t he l owest i n
M adhya Pradesh.
695
Dat i a i s a rural di st ri ct wi t h 78% of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas. The di st ri ct densi t y i s 292
peopl e per square km i n compari son t o st at e average of 236
696
. As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 875
f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 851 gi rl s per 1000 boys
697
.
15.17.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, t he l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (73.5 percent ) i s hi gher t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.6 percent
698
. There
are 1,392 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 14 percent
699
l ower t han t he st at e average - i ndi cat i ng l ower af f ordabi l i t y i n t he di st ri ct . The t ot al school enrol l ment s f or t he
government run school s are 1.9 l akh.
700

Dat i a ranks 15 i n t erms of l i t eracy rat e when compared wi t h ot her di st ri ct s. There i s a decadal change of 2.2% i n l i t eracy
as i t rose f rom 71.3% i n 2001 t o 73.5% i n 2011. Femal e l i t eracy rat e has i mproved over t he l ast decade, and st ands at
60.21% - but t hi s i s l ower t han t he st at e average. The gap i n l i t eracy, bet ween mal e and f emal e, st ands at 24.97%
701
.
District Madhya Pradesh Datia
Popul at i on(2011) 72,597,565 786,375
Decadal Popul at i on Growt h Rat e(2001-11) 20.3% 18.4%
Popul at i on Densi t y Per Sq.km(2011) 236 292
Level of Urbanizat i on(2011) 27.6% 23.2%
Gender Composi t i on-Femal e Per 1000 M al e Popul at i on(2011) 930 875
Proport i on of ST Popul at i on(2001) 20.3% 1.6%
Li t eracy Rat e(2011) 70.6% 73.5%
M al e-Femal e Li t eracy Rat e Gap(2011) 20.5% 25.0%
Number of Li t erat es(2011) 43,827,193 497,883

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695
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699
DISE St at i st i cs
700
School Enrol l ment St at i st i cs, Madhya Pradesh
701
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Enrol l ment s i n Pri mary&Upper Pri mary School s(2010) 15,356,399 165,644
Number of Pri mary & Secondary Heal t hcare Cent ers per 1000
Popul at i on(2011)
0.14 0.13
Cont ri but i on t o St at e Economy(2008-09) - 0.84%
Per Capi t a Income(INR), Current Pri ces(2008-09) 24,709 20406
Cont ri but i on of Pri mary Sect or t o Economy(2008-09) 31.5% 33.1%
Cont ri but i on of Secondary Sect or t o Economy(2008-09) 22.9% 23.4%
Cont ri but i on of Tert i ary Sect or t o Economy(2008-09) 45.6% 43.5%
702
percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09. Pri mary and
Tert i ary sect ors are t he key drivers of t he di st ri ct economy, cont ri but i ng t o about 80 percent of t he di st ri ct i ncome, wi t h
t he Pri mary sect or growi ng at a 5.7 percent CAGR, and t ert i ary at sect or at t he rat e of 10.7 percent over t he same 5
years
703
. Though In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom t ert iary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (10.7 percent ), t here
has been a cl ear shi f t of i ncome f rom pri mary t o t ert i ary sect or. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome has al so grown f rom a mere
INR 14,000 t o INR 20,400

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The share of agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es i n Dat i a has reduced over t he years. Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, net sown
area decreased f rom 1,97,200 hect ares t o 1,96,000 hect ares. Thi s i s pri mari l y due t o change of l and use, f or set t i ng up
Indust ri es or ot herwi se. Even t he t ot al f orest cover i n t he di st ri ct i s much l ess at 4%, i n compari son t o t he st at e average of
30.71%
704
. Amongst t he f ood grai nsi n t he regi on, Dat i a i s predomi nant l y a wheat bel t . However t he product i on out put of
Wheat has gone down f rom 266 t housand met ri c t onnes i n 2006-07 t o onl y 29.08 t housand met ri c t ons i n 2009-10. Thi s i s
at t ri but ed t o t he bel ow average rai nf al l i n t he di st ri ct .
705

Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, t he usage of t ract ors i n t he dist ri ct grew at onl y 2 percent CAGR, i ndi cat i ng negl i gi bl e
growt h i n t he ext ent of mechani zat i on.
706
Less mechani zat i on has l ed t o an addi t i on i n margi nal l abour i nvol ved
agri cult ural act i vi t i es.
15.17.2.2 Industry
Dat i a has very f ew i ndust ri es. Handl oom-weavi ng i s an i mport ant i ndust ry i n t he di st ri ct , and t he admi ni st rat i ve t own i s a
market cent er f or f ood grai ns and product s made of cot t on. Some of t he promi nent i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude mul t i -
product , t ext i l e and dai ry i ndust ri es. Kri shi Upaj M andi Sami t i, at Dat i a, Bhander and Seondha t owns, i s an open market
f or agri -product s set up by Agri cul t ural M arket i ng Board, M adhya Pradesh.
707

There are al so several manuf act uri ng compani es t hat have set shop i n Dat i a, rangi ng f rom met al s t o sol vent s. These
i ndust ri es i ncl ude, Pandi t Grani t e, Agro Sol vent Product s, M agnum gases pri vat e Lt d., Ti rupat i wi re Indust ri es Pvt . Lt d. and
Dat i a M et al Indust ri es. There has been a not abl e growt h i n t he manuf act uri ng sect or i n Dat i a wi t h t he t ot al regi st ered
M anuf act uri ng f irms i ncreasi ng f rom 5,152 i n 2005-06 t o 7,614 i n 2008-09. Si mi l ar t rend i n an overal l i ncrease f ol l owed
f or Non-regi st ered manuf act uri ng f i rms as wel l .
708
There are several areas managed by DTIC f or Indust ri al devel opment .
These are Indust ri al area Dat i a (4.1 hect ares) and Grami n Karmashal a, Dat i a (1.1 hect are)
709
.
Of t he INR 18.7 crores of i nvest ment t hat has been made i n t he LM I cat egory i n Dat i a, Agro based i ndust ri es const i t ut e t o
over 83 percent
710
of t he t ot al i nvest ment , f ol l owed by t ext i l es and Non met al l i c mi neral s.
Bet ween 2006-07 and 2011-12, Smal l Scal e Indust ri es cat egory recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 9.9 Crores, generat i ng
711
. Pl ast i c Househol ds (33.53%), M et al (26.03%) and Pharma (16.27%) const i t ut e over
50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, beverage, chemi cal and const ruct i on based
mat eri al cont ri but e over anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
712

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook,2010
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Dat a recei ved f rom Depart ment of Indust ri es,GoMP
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710
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712
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Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy, wi t h cont ri but i on of about 43 percent t o GDDP. The sect or
grew at 10.8 percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, dri ven by Hospi t al i t y segment (Trade, Hot el s and Rest aurant s).
Hospi t al i t y segment has grown at 9
713
percent bet ween 2004-05 and 2008-09, wi t h an i ncrease i n rest aurant s and f ood
j oi nt s. As such, t here i s no bi g chai n of hot el s or rest aurant s i n Dat i a. A f ew hot el s have opened up whi ch of f er
comf ort abl e st ay f or anyone t ravel l i ng on busi ness t o Dat i a
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2007-08 t o 2010-11, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 39 t o 44,
recordi ng a 19.20 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s. St at e Bank of Indi a i s t he most promi nent bank wi t h 11
branches. There are 18 ot her nat i onal i zed bank branches
714
. There are t wo pri vat e banks present i n Dat i a, t hese are HDFC
and Axi s Bank.

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The healt h i nf rast ruct ure i n t he di st ri ct i s poor and l acks i n number of hospi t al s and cl i ni cs required. There i s 1 di st ri ct
hospi t al , 2 urban ci vi l hospit al and 1 Communi t y heal t h cent ers. In addi t i on t o t hi s t here are 11 pri mary heal t h cent ers and
87 sub heal t h cent ers i n t he di st ri ct . The average area (i n 100 sq km) servi ced per heal t h i nst i t ut i on i s hi gh and i s 3.8km.
Thi s i s hi gher compared t o st at e s average of 3.4 km.
715

Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i n t he di st ri ct has been growi ng at a rapi d pace predomi nant l y due t o i ncrease i n rai l
connect i vit y.The cont ri but i on of rai l ways t o t he Di st ri ct GDP has grown at t he rat e 9.15%.Dat i a i s 69 Km f rom Gwal i or, 25
Km away f rom Jhasi (UP.), 325 Km sout h of New Del hi and 320 Km nort h of Bhopal . Di st ri ct of Bhi nd bounds Dat i a t o t he
nort h whi l e di st ri ct of Gwal i or l i es t o t he west , whi ch makes i t a st rat egi c l ocat i on.
15.17.3.1 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in the District
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Dat i a has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 4.07 l akh peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he l abour
market syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased product i vi t y i n
t he di st ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e growt h
716

District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Dat i a 897399 565361 407303 379799 94566
15.17.3.2 Current Employment Scenario in Datia
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e as per 2001 census st ands at 50.3%. Among workers, empl oyment share of cult i vat ors i s
63.5% and agri cul t ural l abourers at 11.5%. A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 87.5% of t he
rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and agri cul t ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
717
Cont rary t o t hi s, around 78.9%
of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved as a part of ot her workers cat egory. Thi s i ncl udes workers f rom secondary and
t ert i ary sect ors. M i grat i on f rom t he area t o di st ant pl aces i s not common; seasonal mi grat i on t o vi l l ages wi t hi n t he
wat ershed (l i ke Uchad, an agri cul t ural l y more devel oped vi l l age) or nearby areas f or agri cul t ural l abour, i s common t hough.
In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st
i n t he home di st ri ct (eg: st udent s mi grat e f rom Dat i a t o Gwal i or because t he ITI Gwal i or of f ers 21 ski l l rel at ed courses) or
because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of M al anpur and Gwal i or.
Immi grat i on i nt o Gwal i or i s more common amongst t he unski l l ed cat egory l eadi ng t o si gni f i cant decrease i n t he sl um
dwel l i ng popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct . Dat i a has a l ow sl um popul at i on wi t h 34 sl um pocket s and 19,343 sl um popul at i on.
718

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Depart ment of Publ i c Heal t h and Fami l y Wel f are, Bhopal .
716
of Indi a
717
Census of Indi a, 2001.
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Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Dat i a has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Dat i a. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Dat i a i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requirement of over 35,000
peopl e
719
. Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n secondary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he
di st ri ct f ol l owed by organi zed ret ai l .
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Product s
5 67 29 4 58 26
Food Processi ng 21 90 315 18 78 273
Fabri cat i on 14 132 136 12 114 118
Product s
5 37 61 5 32 53
Const ruct i on Based M at eri al 3 25 41 4 29 47
Text i l es 4 19 62 4 16 54
Const ruct i on 347 875 5,725 309 779 5,097
IT&ITES 6 115 0 8 150 0
Heal t hcare 47 894 0 70 1,329 0
Logi st i cs
140 335 2,326 160 383 2,659
Ret ai l 450 1,138 7,409 372 941 6,130

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Hospi t al i t y 83 420 1,166 69 347 964
Communi cat i on 125 702 1,669 149 753 2,086
Servi ces
94 196 1,596 99 205 1,673
There are t wo Government ITI s, one each at Dat i a and Bhander. Current l y Dat i a ITI of f ers 3 ski l l courses - Wel di ng,
Cut t i ng and Sewi ng and El ect ri ci an. The sanct i oned seat s are 16,21 and 21 respect i vel y. Reservat i on st ruct ure i s 50%
admi ssi ons f rom t he Di st ri ct , and 50% f rom t he rest of t he St at e. St udent s come f rom di st rict s l i ke Dat i a and Gwal i or,
t hough t he percent age of st udent s comi ng f rom Gwal i or di st ri ct s i s very l ow. Dat i a ITI current l y runs i n rent ed premi ses
and does not have a bui l di ng of i t s own.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Datia
Pharmacy[1] 1 120
ITI/ ITC 2/ 1 181*
* One ITC wi t h t wo courses and 21 each i nt ake
720
92 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed yout h
has been a chal l enge i n Dat i a as wel l . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of
government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng.

720

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of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary sect or cl i ent s
721
.
schemes, around 13,600 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces, and 18,560 peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned
Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet onl y 45.6 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween
l eavi ng a manpower of over 22,000 wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.

There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect l y t rai ni ng 37,000 peopl e who cannot be reached t hrough government f unded
schemes. Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o over 18,000 peopl e, whi ch
wi l l be f unded by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves. Dat i a bei ng more of an Agrari an
economy wi t h a growi ng f ocus t owards t he t ert i ary sect or i n t he l ast f ew years, has opport uni t i es i n bot h t he Pri mary as
wel l as t ert i ary sect ors. Al t hough Secondary sect or has been growi ng cont i nuousl y, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s
l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s.

721
715
880
1305
2615
2880
3010
4890
Mi ni st ry of Bui l di ng and ...
M i ni st ry of Road Transport ...
465
505
600
695
0 2000 4000 6000
Mi ni st ry of Heal t h and Fami l y ...
Ot her mi ni st ri es
Mi ni st ry of IT and ...
Potential Incremental Training Capacity Datia (2012-17)

Spant ex Li mi t ed, Dhar Workmen 35
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant , Indore Sal es Execut i ve 53

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Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es, Fi sheri es,
Hort i cul t ure and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he
i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng.
It i s t o be not ed t hat Touri sm coul d be promot ed i n t he di st rict , consi deri ng t he presence of Peet ambra Peet h, Beer Si ngh
Deo M ahal , Chot i Badoni and Ashoka Shi l al ekh. Each of t he ment i oned l ocat i ons l i es wi t hi n 30 kms f rom t he t own cent re.
Hort i cul t ure coul d be promot ed i n al l bl ocks of Dat i a i ncl udi ng Bhander, Seondha, as a t ot al of 6,104 hect are area t o be
brought under hort i cult ure act i vi t i es i n Sagar, Damoh, Chhat arpur, Ti kamgarh, Panna and Datia districts
A t ent at i ve possi bl e reserve of 0.861 mi l l i on cubi c met ers of Bl ack Grani t e and 21.27 mi l l i on (over Bundel khand regi ons
whi ch covers Dat i a al so)cubi c met ers of M ul t i col or grani t e down t o a dept h of 10 met ers, has been est i mat ed by t he
Geol ogi cal survey of Indi a, whi ch coul d promot e mi ni ng especi al l y i n t he Si kau and Baruni bl ocks.
Fi sheri es coul d be promot ed especi al l y i n t he Ramsagar vi l l age due t o t he presence of Ramsagar reservoi r and Si ndh ri ver
basi n f ormi ng 46 Sq. Km of cat chment area.The wat er body can serve as a good habi t at f or aquat i c organi sms and can
al so be very wel l used f or st ocki ng of Indi an maj or carps f or t hei r cul t i vat i on.
ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct
Agrari an cum t ert i ary sect or based economy wi t h hi gh propot i on of Inf ormal empl oyment .
Agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es.
Pot ent i al f or devel opment of mi ni ng based act i vi t i es.
f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport unit i es.

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NSDC Focus on i ncreased part i ci pat ion f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e t rai ni ng provi ders wi t h
f ocus on
Securi t y
Aut omobi l e Repai ri ng i ncl udi ng Aut o AC repi ai rng
Government Provi de f undament al / basi c l evel ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he sect ors of
Informal Construction
Horticulture
Mining
Tourism
Fisheries
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al t rai ni ng requi rement s of sect ors
ment i oned above i ncl udi ng Agro based t rai ni ngs
o Dairy farming
o Livestock Rearing Pi ggery, Goat ery, Poul t ry
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Orange, Aonl a, Chi ku,Karonda
o Vegetable Cultivation Gi nger, Aci dl i me,t urmeri c, Sweet pot at o

Private Skill
Training Providers
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng i n t he f ol l owi ng segment predomi nant l y usi ng di st ri ct
as a sourci ng hub f or
Security Services
Automobile repairing including AC
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of M i ni ng,
Hort i cul t ure, Ret ai l , Fi sheri es
Bri dgi ng basi c ski l l s of numeracy and communi cat i on
Industry Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect ors where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n
Construction
Security Service
Fundi ng Agenci es To support capaci t y upgradat i on i n cont ent , f acul t y and i nf rast ruct ure support f or del i very
of t rai ni ng programs i n Dat i a di st ri ct
To assi st i n est abl i shi ng a Cent er of Excel l ence i n sect ors of M i ni ng and Const ruct i on
To assi st i n est abl i shi ng an Academy of Facul t y Trai ni ng i n t he sect ors ment i oned above

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15.18 Skill Gap Assessment of Chhattarpur District
Chhat t arpur di st ri ct comes under Sagar di vi si on, wi t h i t s headquart ers at Chhat t arpur t own. As per Census 2011,
Chat t arpur has a popul at i on of 17.62
722
l akh whi ch was 14.74 l akh i n 2001. The densi t y of popul at i on i s around 203 per
sq.km compared t o 236 of M adhya Pradesh and 382 of Indi a, as per Census, 2011
723
. When i t comes t o rural popul at i on,
Chat t arpur has a percent age of 78%. The urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct i s qui t e l ow wi t h onl y 22% of peopl e l i vi ng i n t he
urban areas. There i s a huge aspi rat i on of urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct (by mi grat i ng t o urban l ocat i ons). M adhya Pradesh as
a whol e has urbani zat i on of 27.63 %.
724
The mal e popul at i on i n Chat t arpur Di st ri ct i s around 53.09% and sex rat i o i s 884
per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011 whi ch i s si gni f i cant l y l ower when compared t o t he St at e sex rat i o of 930.
15.18.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s l ow and i s around 64.9 percent
725
when compared t o 70.6 percent f or M adhya Pradesh. The
f emal e l i t eracy rat e i s 54.3%, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 60%. The mal e l i t eracy rat e whi ch i s at 74.2%, i s
al so l ower t han st at e average of 80.5%.The number of Government / Non Government / Regi st ered Pri mary school s i n t he
di st ri ct , i s 2,032 and 355 M i ddl e school s. There are 663 hi gh school s and 10 hi gher secondary school s i n number.
726
It i s t o
be not ed t hat as per 2001 Census, l i t eracy rat e was overal l 53.26% - hence a si gni f i cant i mprovement over l ast 10 years
coul d be not i ced.Chhat arpur ranks 41
st
(or 10
t h
l owest ) i n t erms of l i t eracy rat e when compared wi t h ot her di st ri ct s of
M adhya Pradesh, but decadal change of Chhat arpur i n l i t eracy i s 11.6%, whi ch i s 2
nd
hi ghest i n M adhya Pradesh, as i t
rose f rom 53.3% i n 2001 t o 64.9% i n 2011
727

District Madhya Pradesh Chhatarpur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,762,857
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 64.9%

722
723
Census of Indi a,2011
724
725
Census of Indi a. 2011
726
DISE st at i st i cs 2010-11
727

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Population(2011)
0.14 0.13
Chhat arpur i s predomi nant l y an agrari an-economy wi t h f ocus on agri cul t ure and f orest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es. Fi shi ng i s
al so a source of occupat i on.There i s a decl i ne i n t he growt h rat e of pri mary sect or mai nl y due t o growt h of secondary and
t ert i ary sect or. The t ert i ary sect or i s const ant l y growi ng at an average of 10.4%. There has been i ncrement i n t he
secondary sect or GDDP. From 2005-06 year t o 2006-07 t he i ncrement was 12.04%, and f rom 2006-07 t o 2007-08 t he
i ncrement was 15.95%. The growt h of secondary sect or and t ert i ary sect or shows t hat government i ni t i at i ves t o promot e
i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct , have met wi t h some success. The t ert i ary sect or has been st abl e wi t h a percent age share of
around 44% over l ast 2 years.

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The secondary sect or has grown modest l y and had a 28% share i n 2008-09. There has been a st eady i ncrease i n t he per
capi t a i ncome f rom Rupees 11,960, i n 2003-04 t o 16,151 i n 2008-09, whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e s average.
Chhat arpur di st ri ct i s pri mari l y an agri cul t ural di st ri ct occupyi ng t he Yamuna Sub-basi n of Ganga basi n, and f orms t he part
of Bundel khand pl at eau. The maj or soi l t ype i s Al l uvi al , Red & Yel l ow, mi xed red & bl ack and medi um bl ack soi l s. Khari f
crops l i ke Paddy, Jowar, M aize, Pul se(Tuar, Urad), Ti l groundnut Soyabean, Sugarcane and Rabbi crops l i ke wheat , Gram,
Al si , M ust er, Rai & Veget abl e are t he maj or crops sown i n t he di st ri ct . Ground wat er pl ays an i mport ant rol e i n i rri gat i on
i n t hi s di st ri ct . The average rai nf al l i n t he di st ri ct i s 1068.3mm. The net sown area and cul t ivabl e area are 4038.63 square
km and 651.67 square km respect i vel y.
728
It i s t o be not ed Ri ce, Wheat , Channa and Jwar grows abundant l y i n Chat t arpur.
Around 47% of t he l and i s under cul t i vat i on, wi t h a very small port i on under cul t i vabl e wast e l and (8%). Around 1/ 4t h of
t he geographi cal area i s under f orest cover. Forest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct cont ri but es t o 2.07% of t he GDDP
of pri mary sect or. Around 4% of t he l and i s not avai l abl e f or cul t i vat i on and 8% const it ut es f al l ow l and. The l and i n t he
cat egory of ot hers excl udes bot h f al l ow l and and cul t i vabl e wast e l and.Area under pri nci pl e crop i s 5,113.09 square
Km.
729
The percent age of net sown area t o t ot al geographi cal area i s 46.3%, whi l e percent age of Net Irri gat ed t o Net
Sown Area i s 53.2%. The cropped area under f ood grai ns (i n ' 000 Ha) i s 377.3.
730
Bet ween 2007-08 and 2008-09 usage of
t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew f rom 6,841 t o 7,930 f or usage i n agri cul t ure.
731

15.18.2.2 Industry
Chhat arpur has very f ew i ndust ri es. The St at e Government current l y i s gi vi ng pri ori t y t o devel op t he i ndust ri al park i n
Ti kamgarh-Sagar-Chhat arpur whi ch wi l l be named as Grani t e Park
732
.Current l y Chat t arpur has onl y one l arge scal e
Indust ry, whi ch i s Ri o Ti nt o engaged i n di amond mi ni ng.The mi ni ng gi ant i s an Aust ral i an f irm t hat i nvest ed INR 3300 l akh
and provi des empl oyment t o more t han 200 peopl e i n Chat t arpur
733
.Some of t he promi nent i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude
mul t i -product , t ext i l e and dairy i ndust ri es. Kri shi Upaj M andi s at Chhat arur di st ri ct s vari ous t own are open market f or
agrari an-product s set up by Agri cul t ural M arket i ng Board, Madhya Pradesh.
There i s a Semi -Urban Indust rial Area l ocat ed at Nowgong Road, Chhat arpur compri si ng 8.66 Acres of l and, havi ng 29
pl ot s al l ot t ed t o 17 Indust ri al Uni t s whi ch have product t ype l i ke porcel ai n i t ems, spi ces, pot at o waf ers, st eel i t ems
f abri cat i on, bracket s, st eel i t ems f abri cat i on, pot t ery i t ems (cups, mugs et c.), carom boards, barbed wi res, angl e pol es,
cerami cs, engi neeri ng works, coal bracket s, servi ci ng, shut t er channel gat es, pol yt hene sheet s, angl e pol es, GP hut s,
pump house, cl ay, grani t e t i l es et c. Amongst t hem, t he most promi nent are M/ S Vi j ay Cerami cs, Prat ap Indust ri es,
Khaj uraho bracket s, Sharda Coal Bracket s, Anand Pl ast i c Indust ri es, Khaj uraho pot t eri es and Nandl al st eel Indust ri es.
734

St at e-run NTPC has si gned a memorandum of underst andi ng wi t h t he st at e government and M P Power Tradi ng Company
t o set up a 3,960 M W coal based power proj ect i n M adhya Pradesh. NTPC wi l l i nvest Rs. 20,000 crore t owards t hi s
proj ect . The 6x660 M W pl ant woul d be set up near Baret hi i n Chat t arpur di st ri ct t o suppl y power t o t he Bundel khand
regi on. The proj ect i s l i kel y t o be commi ssi oned duri ng t he t wel f t h f i ve year pl an peri od (2012-17)
735

728
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook
729
M P Agro Indust ri es Devel opment Corporat i on Brochure, Dest i nat i on MP, Gl obal i nvest ors summi t -II, 2010
730
UNDP Report : Di st ri ct prof i l i ng, Di st ri ct f act sheet , 2007
731
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook 2010
732
Pri mary di scussi ons w i t h DIC, Chat t arpur
733

734
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h DIC, Chat t arpur
735
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It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Smal l scal e i ndust ri es f rom 2007 t hrough 2012 have recei ved Invest ment s of cl ose t o 21.69
crores. The overal l scenari o has so f ar generat ed an Increment al empl oyment of around 4,482.
736
Food and Al l i ed (50%),
Grani t e mi ni ng (38.8%) const i t ut e around 90% of t he t ot al Invest ment s recei ved i n t he SSI segment .
737

Servi ces sect or has been st eadi l y growi ng i n t he di st ri ct wi t h a cont ri but i on of about 43 percent t o GDDP. The sect or grew
at 10.5 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, dri ven mai nl y by t he Hospi t al i t y Indust ry, Publ i c Admi ni st rat i on segment s -
besi des t ransport .
738

It i s t o be not ed t hat Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has regi st ered CAGR of around 9%,ref l ect i ng good scope f or t rai ni ng i n t hi s
part i cul ar area. Al most al l f i ve st ars hot el i ncl udi ng The Taj , Radi sson, Cl arks et c are present i n Khaj uraho. It i s al so t o be

736

737
Based on t he dat a recei ved f rom DIC Chat t arpur
738
Di rect orat e of Economi cs and St at i st i cs, Govt of Madhya Pradesh
134
960
282
106
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1043
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734
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not ed t hat Panna di st ri ct l i es very cl ose t o Khaj uraho and i t i s f amous f or i t s wi l dl i f e sanct uary and Di amond M i ni ng. The
presence of compani es l i ke Rio Ti nt o has f aci l i t at ed growt h of budget hot el s f or i t s empl oyees comi ng f rom abroad and f or
t ouri st s l i kewi se.
739

In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11 have i ncreased f rom 70 t o 80,
t aki ng t he deposit s f rom 763 crores t o 1,903 crores i .e. more t han doubl e i n 5 years. It i s al so t o be not ed t hat pri vat e
sect or bank such as ICICI, HDFC and Axi s have shown i nt erest i n t he di st ri ct by openi ng up t hei r branches. These
compani es have al so wi dened t hei r port f ol i o by i ncl udi ng product s such as Travel and Li f e Insurances amongst ot hers.
Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i n t he di st ri ct has been growi ng at a reasonabl e pace predomi nant l y due t o
i nvest ment s i n road i nf rast ruct ure, besi de rai l and ai r connect i vi t y. It was not ed t hat f rom year 2003-2008, t he sect or grew
at a Compounded annual growt h rat e of 11.5%.Chhat arpur i s wel l connect ed wi t h ot her di st ri ct s, and wi t hi n t he di st ri ct
wi t h roads. Wi t h a st ret ch of 204.4km of Nat i onal Hi ghways and 167.0km of st at e hi ghways, t he di st ri ct i s connect ed wi t h
t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s and wi t h ci t i es l i ke Indore and Bhopal . There i s 479.6km of di st ri ct mai n road runni ng across t he
di st ri ct ; i t i s second hi ghest i n M adhya Pradesh af t er Bhopal di st ri ct . Around 1676.5km i s t he l engt h of pucca roads and
586.6km of kuchha roads. The road l engt h per 100 sq km i s 26.1km. Rural road per vi l l age i s 1.2 km, and i t i s hi gher t han
t he st at e average of 0.9 km per vi l l age.
740

15.18.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Chattarpur
59.8% and agri cul t ural l abourers at 12.7%. A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 83.9% of t he
741

Cont rary, around 69.2% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved as a part of ot her workers cat egory. Thi s i nvol ves
workers f rom secondary and t ert i ary sect ors. The dependency rat i o f or t he di st ri ct i s 95.0% and i s hi gher t han st at e
average of 84.3%. Thi s i s an i ndi cat i on of maj ori t y of popul at ion bei ng unempl oyed or underempl oyed. The percent age of
margi nal workers of age group 15-59 st ands at 8.8% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Chhat arpur, and i s l ower t han t he
percent age of non-workers i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s at 15.6% of t he popul at i on.
742

Out ward mi grat i on pat t erns were not i ced, and of t en i n Sept ember t o M arch, peopl e mi grat e f rom Chat t arpur bl ock t o
Khaj uraho t o f i nd work i n hot els
743
. These mi grant s are usual l y semi ski l l ed. St udent s f rom t he ITI l i ke t o move out and f i nd
work, usual l y t o ci t i es l i ke Jhansi ,Bhopal and Indore.
744
Each of t hem expect ed a sal ary of more t han INR 10,000 and
aspi red t o work i n a government undert aki ng such as BHEL and Rai l ways.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Chat t arpur has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h a ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
and a si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 7.29 l akh peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he

739
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h DIC, Chat t arpur
740
Publ i c Works Depart ment ,2003, Bhopal .
741
742
M i ni st ry of w at er Resources, Cent ral Ground Wat er Board, Nort h Cent ral Regi on, Bhopal , December 2007
743
Pri mary Int eract i on w i t h t he vi l l age Sarpanch
744
Pri mary i nt eract i ons w i t h st udent s f rom ITI Chat t arpur

273

l abour market syst em of t he dist ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased
745

Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Chat t arpur has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Chat t arpur. Accordi ng t o
t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Chat t arpur i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 85,000
746
.
Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n secondary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct at 20
percent , whi l e organi zed ret ai l wi l l provi de an i ncrement al empl oyment at 22.5 percent of t he t ot al empl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct .

745
of Indi a
746
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Chhat arpur 1958973 1234153 729731 680456 178424
Sector 2012-17

2017-22

Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure & Al l i ed 0 0 9704 0 0 8276
Food Processi ng 171 721 2533 149 626 2199
Const ruct i on 864 2177 14239 769 1939 12677
IT&ITES 12 226 0 16 296 0

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Chhat arpur ITI i s one of t he ol der ITI s st art ed i n t he year 1984. Current l y i t of f ers 4 ski l l based courses whi ch are Fi t t er,
Carpent er, El ect ri ci an and St eno (Hi ndi ). Looki ng at t he demand f rom t he l ocal market , i t was not ed t hat courses such as
Di esel mechani c and M ot or mechani c, i f i nt roduced, coul d be real l y benef i ci al . In t he mechani cal group, Wel der st ream
coul d be i nt roduced. In t he sampl e of 10 st udent s surveyed 90% were f rom Chhat arpur and t he rest were not ed t o be f rom
Panna, Damoh, Ti kamgarh and Sagar di st ri ct s.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Chhatarpur
Pol yt echni c(Vocat i onal )[1] 1 300*
ITI/ ITC 6 504* *
M edi ci ne(M BBS) - -
Pharmacy 1 60
* Seat s i ncl udes admi ssi on t hrough PPT onl y * * Assumi ng 3 courses per 4 ITC and an i nt ake of 21 st udent s per course
747
. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct
Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 29,294 of whi ch 97.5 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory.
However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o skil l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n Chat t arpur as wel l , j ust l i ke

747
Heal t hcare 161 3054 0 115 2184 0
Ret ai l 957 2421 15766 792 2003 13044
Hospi t al i t y 178 893 2480 147 739 2052
Communi cat i on 225 1268 3013 270 1359 3766

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t he ot her di st ri ct s. Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of government sect or
j obs has not been very encouragi ng. Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs
f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recruit ment . Focus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary
sect or cl i ent s
748
.The empl oyment exchange represent at i ve emphasi sed t hat t he mai n reason f or hi gh unempl oyment
amognst t he yout h i s due t o pursui t of non-prof essi onal degrees such as B.COM , and B.A et c
749

Selected
Pearl Indust ri es Securi t y Pvt . Lt d., Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 07
Pant her, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 54
Bombay Int el l i gence Securit y, Rai pur Securi t y Guard 35
Spant ex Indust ri es, Pi t hampur Trai nees Worker 50
Prat i bha Synt ex, Pi t hampur Trai nees Worker 35
Source: Job Fai r progress report 2012

Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet onl y l ess t han 50 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e
bet ween 2012-17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs.

748
749
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h t he GM Empl oyment exchange Chat t arpur
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1145
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5485
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7195
505
700
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Potential Incremental Training Capacity Chattarpur (2012-17)

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There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of 59,000 odd manpower t hat cannot be reached t hrough government
f unded schemes. Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o over 30,000 whi ch
wi l l be f unded by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves.Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government
empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of t he ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed
penet rat i on of t rai ni ng.Khaj uraho bl ock wi t h an i ncrease i n t ouri sm f rom al l over t he worl d woul d see a ri se i n organi zed
hospi t al i t y and ret ai l . Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consideri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s
rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Growi ng Secondary and Tert i ary sect or wi t h hi gh proport i on of Inf ormal empl oyment .
Touri sm, Ret ai l al ong wi t h Transport at i on and l ogi st i cs sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es.
Pot ent i al f or devel opi ng t he f urni t ure Indust ry consi deri ng t hat f urni t ure f rom Chat t arpur al ready has an est abl i shed
market .

It i s t o be not ed t hat a huge Grani t e park i s comi ng up on Ti kamgarh-Sagar-Chat t arpur bel t and government shal l gi ve
subsi di es t o hel p l ocal s est abl i sh i ndust ri es. Government al so l eases out quarri es f or peri od of 20 years i n Kat ahara, Tehsi l
l aundi . Presence of Khaj uraho, Panna Nat i onal park near Panna di st ri ct , Pandava Wat erf al l s,Bhi mkund, Raneh f al l s,
Dhubel a and Jat ashankar i s al ready promot i ng t ouri sm i n a bi g way.Ri o Ti nt o s (Aust ral i an Di amond mi ni ng company)
Bunder projecti s comi ng up i n t he area. St udy det ermi ned t he presence of 27.4 mi l l i on carat s i n t he Bunder regi on
(seven t i mes ri cher t han Panna). Thi s may requi re more mi ni ng prof essi onal s i n t he regi on.

f ocus on Ret ai l , Di amond/ Grani t e M i ni ng,Touri sm,Hospi t al i t y and Furni t ure, Di esel
M echani c and Wel di ng
Government Provi de f undament al / basi c l evel ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he sect ors of Agri cul t ure, Touri sm and
Food processi ng usi ng government t rai ni ng schemes
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al t rai ni ng requi rement s of Food
Processi ng, Agri cul t ure and Touri sm
Private Skill
Training Providers
Provi si on of t rai ni ng i n Ret ai l , M i ni ng, Wel di ng, Di esel M echani c and Hospi t al i t y
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n f ocus sect ors

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15.19 Skill Gap Assessment of Gwalior District
Gwal i or di st ri ct comes under Gwal i or di vi si on wi t h i t s headquart ers at Gwal i or i t self near Agra. As per Census 2011,
Gwal i or has a popul at i on of 20.30
750
. The densi t y of popul at i on i s around 445 per sq.km compared t o 236 of Madhya
Pradesh and 382 of Indi a. When i t comes t o rural popul at i on, Gwal i or has a percent age of 37.3%, whi ch i s l ower t han t he
st at e s average. The urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct i s qui t e hi gh wi t h around 62.68% of peopl e l i vi ng i n t he urban areas; t he
popul at i on densi t y i s hi gher t han st at e s average. There i s a huge aspi rat i on of urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s a mai n
f act or f or hi gher popul at i on densi t y. M adhya Pradesh as a whol e has urbanizat i on of 27.63 %.
751
It ranks 4 when i t comes
t o densi t y of popul at i on compared t o ot her di st ri ct s of M P.
752
The mal e popul at i on i n Gwal i or Di st ri ct i s around 53.71%
and sex rat i o i s 862 per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011 whi ch i s si gni f i cant l y l ower when compared t o t he St at e
val ue of 930.
15.19.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s l ow and i s around 77.9 percent
753
of t he t ot al popul at i on, but i t i s bet t er compared t o t he
average of 70.6 percent f or Madhya Pradesh. The f emal e l i t eracy rat e i s 68.3% whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e average of
60%. The mal e l i t eracy rat e whi ch i s at 86.3% i s al so great er t han t he st at e average of 80.5%.The number of
government / Non Government / Regi st ered Pri mary school s i n t he di st ri ct i s 1408 and 559 M iddl e school s. There are 66
hi gh school s and 46 hi gher secondary school s i n number.
754
It i s t o be not ed t hat as per 2001 Census, l i t eracy rat e was
overal l 69.4%, hence a si gni f i cant i mprovement over l ast 10 years coul d be not i ced.
District Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,030,543
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 77.9%

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751
752
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Population(2011)
0.14 0.06
The Ci t y of Gwal i or i n M adhya Pradesh i s desi gnat ed as Count er magnet ci t y i n t he Nat i onal Capi t al Regi on (NCR) pl an -
1989. It i s one at t he count er magnet ci t i es whi ch are t o pl ay a rol e i n reduci ng pressure on t he growt h of t he Capi t al
Regi on and t he Ci t y of Del hi . Key economi c act i vi t i es i n Gwal i or di st ri ct are mai nl y t rade and commerce and Gwal i or act s
as t he pri nci pal col l ect i on and di st ri but i on cent re of t he regi on.
755
It i s predomi nant l y Trade, Hot el s, and Rest aurant s al ong
wi t h f ocus on manuf act uri ng, const ruct i on, Real ownershi p act i vi t i es, agri cul t ure et c, t hat act as t he mai n source of
occupat i on.
756
Gwal i or has predomi nant l y been a servi ce economy and hence has i t s hi ghest share f rom t he t ert i ary sect or.
The t ert i ary sect or has been st abl e wi t h a percent age share of around 62% over years.

755
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25,298
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The secondary sect or has grown modest l y and had a 27% share i n 2008-09. There has been a st eady i ncrease i n t he per
capi t a i ncome f rom Rupees 22,662, i n 2003-04 t o 33,886 i n 2008-09, whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e s average.
Ri ce, wheat , mai ze, corn and t uar grows abundant l y i n and around Gwal i or.Per capi t a agri cul t ure product i on of t he cereal s,
pul ses, f ood grai ns are i ncreasi ng whi l e t he product i on rat e of soybean i s decreasi ng. Per capi t a cereal product i on
i ncreased f rom 195 Kg/ hect are i n 1998-99 t o 205 Kg/ hect are i n 2003-04. Si mi l ar t rend was al so not i ced f or f ood grai ns
whose per capit a agri cul t ure product i on went up f rom 1939 Kg/ hect are t o 2104Kg/ hect are.Among workers, empl oyment
share of cul t i vat ors i s 27.1 % and agri cul t ural l abourers at 7.6 %.A maj or segment of working popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n
agri cult ure. 60.5% of t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and agri cul t ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
757

Approxi mat el y 2,17,278 hect ares of l and was avai l abl e f or agri cul t ure i n t he year 2007-08 whi ch has i ncreased t o 2,59,595
hect ares i n 2010-11.
758
It was not ed t hat i n t he year 2009-10 t he t ot al area under t he product i on of Wheat was
approxi mat el y 94,000 hect ares
759
whi ch makes i t t he l argest area grown under any part i cul ar crop.Out of t ot al 1,810.23
hect ares i rri gat ed l and, 1,128.48 hect ares was i rri gat ed f rom ground wat er sources. There were 14,698 t ube wel l s and
33,048 dug wel l s up t o t he year 2006 f or i rri gat i on purpose.
760
The net sown area t o t he net geographi cal area i s 56.8
%
761
.Wheat i s t he most i mport ant f ood grai n grown i n t he di st ri ct . M ust ard i s t he most i mport ant oi l seed grown i n t he
di st ri ct . Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct remai ned const ant wi t h 8,567 t ract ors bei ng
regi st ered f or usage of agri cul t ure.
762

15.19.2.2 Industry
M edi um-l arge scal e worki ng i ndust ri es are operat i onal i n t he Gwal i or di st ri ct .Amongst t hem, t he most promi nent are Taj
Group of Hot el s, Rai l way Spri ng f act ory and J.B. Bangharam f oods. The i ndust ri al est at es of Gwal i or have al l t he f aci l i t i es
t hat are needed f or t he devel opment of t he i ndust ri es of Gwal i or. The t ot al number of M anuf act uri ng compani es not ed f or
2008-09 were around 72,000 - whi ch i ncl udes bot h regi st ered as wel l as unregi st ered f i rms.There are several areas
managed by DTIC f or i ndust ri al devel opment . Some of t hem i ncl ude ol d Indust ri al area Gwal i or, Indust ri al area Gospura,
Indust ri al area Bi ral anagar, Baraghat a, Barai , M aharaj pura and Bi l oua. Approxi mat el y 500 hect ares of area f al l under
t hese Indust ri al bl ocks wi t h t he Ol d Indust ri al area Gwal i or occupyi ng more t han 50% of t he t ot al area.
763
In f act , t he
exi st i ng i ndust ri al areas are sai d t o be i nst rument al i n t he devel opment of t he i ndust ri es i n Gwal i or. Some of t he
i ndust ri es t hat f orm an i nt egral part of Gwal i or economy are Handi craf t and hand l oom i ndust ry, Tanni ng i ndust ry, Leat her
i ndust ry, Food packagi ng i ndust ry, FM CG, El ect ri cal & El ect roni cs, Agrochemi cal i ndust ri es, Fl avors and f ragrance
i ndust ri es, Pharmaceut i cal s and dyes i ndust ri es.
764

Rai l way spri ng f act ory wi t h an i nvest ment of over INR 50 crores i s one of t he bi ggest compani es i n t he area. Ot her known
i ndust ri es domi nant i n t he region are Food processi ng, Agro based and Chemi cal based.
765
Invest ment of around 2,000crore

757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h t he DIC
765
Pri mary Int eract i ons DIC Gw al i or

280

i s expect ed i n an upcomi ng IT park, whi ch may genet e empl oyment t o t he t une of 2,000 consi deri ng t hat t here are several
Engi neeri ng col l eges i n Gwal i or.
766

Of t he t ot al i nvest ment t hat has been made i n t he LM I cat egory i n Gwal i or, Engi neeri ng based compani es have a
subst ant i al share wi t h an i nvest ment of cl ose t o 52 crores provi di ng empl oyment t o 450 peopl e. The mai n company i n t his
cat egory i s Hi ndust an Vi dyut Product Pri vat e l i mi t ed and Rai l way spri ng f act ory. Large scal e Agro based i ndust ri es
const i t ut e over 7.2 percent
767
of t he t ot al i nvest ment and provi de empl oyment t o over 700 peopl e. Si mi l arl y Chemi cal
based Indust ri es i n t hi s segment const i t ut e a 7 percent share, and provi de empl oyment t o nearl y 250 peopl e.
It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Smal l scal e i ndust ri es f rom 2007 t hrough 2012 have recei ved Invest ment s of cl ose t o 43 crores.
The overal l scenari o has so f ar generat ed an Increment al empl oyment of around 6,690.
768
Engi neeri ng and Engi neeri ng
based (11.5%), Food processi ng (19.7%), M et al (12.1%) and Agro based (13.4%) const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al
Invest ment s recei ved i n t he SSI segment .
769

at 16.25 percent bet ween 2006-07 and 2008-09, dri ven mai nl y by t he Hospi t al i t y Indust ry, Real Ownershi p and Transport
segment s besi des Publ i c Admi ni st rat i on.
770

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767
768

769
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It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has regi st ered a year on year CAGR of around 18.7%, showi ng a scope f or
t rai ni ng i n t hi s part i cul ar area. Gwal i or i s f ast becomi ng a dest i nat i on f or Weekend t ouri sm, l eadi ng t o t he devel opment of
Hot el Indust ry. Pl aces such as t he Gwal i or f ort , Sci ndi a museum, Rani Laxmi bai museum et c, at t ract a si gni f i cant t ouri st
crowd.
771
The presence of very f amous Sci ndi a School i n t he di st ri ct at t ract s crowd f rom al l over Indi a, wi t h af f l uent
parent s comi ng t o meet t hei r ki ds.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct bet ween 2007-08 and 2010-11 have i ncreased f rom 131 t o
146, t aki ng t he deposi t s f rom 3,460 crores t o 8,476 crores, more t han doubl i ng i n 5 years. It i s al so t o be not ed t hat pri vat e
sect or bank such as ICICI, HDFC and Axi s have shown i nt erest i n t he di st ri ct by openi ng up t hei r branches. These
compani es have al so wi dened t hei r port f ol i o by i ncl udi ng product s such as Travel and Li f e Insurances and ShareTradi ng
servi ces amongst ot hers
Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i n t he di st ri ct has been growi ng at a reasonabl e pace predomi nant l y due t o i ncrease i n
road i nf rast ruct ure besi de t he rai l and ai r connect i vi t y. It was not ed t hat f rom year 2007-2008 t he sect or grew at a
Compounded annual growt h rat e of 16.5%. Gwal i or i s wel l connect ed wi t h ot her di st ri ct s and wi t hi n t he di st ri ct wi t h
pucca roads. Wi t h a st ret ch of 161.2 km of Nat i onal Hi ghways and 9.0km of st at e hi ghways.There i s 212.4 km of di st ri ct
mai n road runni ng across t he di st ri ct al ong wi t h 1079.3 km of pucca road and 165.7 km of kuchha road. The road l engt h
per 100 sq km i s 23.9 km and rural road l engt h per vi l l age i s 1.1 km.
772

15.19.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Gwalior
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e as per 2001 census st ands at 32.5 %. Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s
27.1 % and agri cult ural l abourers at 7.6 %.A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 60.5% of t he
773

The dependency rat i o f or di st rict i s 75.3%, whi ch i s l ower t han st at e average of 84.3%.But even t hen, 3/ 4
t h
of t he
dependent popul at i on are unempl oyed or underempl oyed. The percent age of margi nal workers of age group 15-59 st ands

771
Pri mary i nt eract i ons w i t h t he DIC
772
773
885
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14934
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44865
45880
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Rai l ways
Banki ng and Insurance
Transport by ot her means
Ot her Servi ces
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at 4.8% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Gwal i or, and i s l ower t han t he percent age of non-workers i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s at
27.1% of t he popul at i on.
774

Inward Immi grat i on pat t erns were not i ced f rom di st ri ct s such as Ti kamgarh, Bhi nd, M orena and Dat i a
775
. These mi grant s
are usual l y l abourers and work on f arms, as Cool i es and ri ckshaw pul l ers. St udent s f rom t he ITI woul d l i ke t o st ay i n
Gwal i or and f i nd work, and st udent s f rom ot her di st ri ct s st udyi ng i n ITI Gwal i or al so f el t l i kewi se.
776
Each of t hem expect ed
a sal ary of more t han INR 8,000 and aspired t o work i n a company such as BHEL or rai l ways.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Gwal i or has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 6.8 l akhs peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he l abour
t he di st ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e growt h.
777

District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Gwal i or 2470271 1556270 679540 633655 341542
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Gwal i or has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Gwal i or. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Gwal i or i s expect ed t o wi t ness a i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 1,74,000
778
wi t h
const ruct i on and real est at e, ret ai l and t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs sect ors expect ed t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment
opport uni t i es.

774
775
Pri mary Int eract i on w i t h t he vi l l age Sarpanch, Dabra Gram Panchayat
776
Pri mary i nt eract i ons w i t h st udent s f rom ITI Gwal i or
777
KPM G Est i mat es, Regi st rar General and Census Commi ssi oner (2006); Popul at i on Proj ect i on f or Indi a and St at es 2001-26; Nat i onal Commi ssi on on
Popul at i on, Govt . of Indi a

778

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 350 1471 5170 303 1278 4488
Fabri cat i on 39 360 372 33 313 323
Chemi cal Product s 10 74 122 9 64 106
Text i l es 4 16 51 3 14 44
M f g of El ect ri cal Product s 11 132 76 10 114 67
Const ruct i on 1215 3063 20029 1082 2727 17831
IT&ITES 543 10322 NA 507 9626 NA
Heal t hcare 202 3845 NA 160 3037 NA
Ret ai l 2301 5820 37900 1904 4816 31358
Hospi t al i t y 427 2148 5962 353 1777 4933
Communi cat i on 681 3833 9110 816 4109 11387

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Gwal i or ITI current l y has a good t echni cal t rai ni ng Inf rast ruct ure. Current l y, i t of f ers 21 courses such as Techni ci an,
Wi remen, Draf t smen and Fi t t er amongst ot hers. St udent s usual l y come f rom M orena, Bhi nd and Dat i a di st ri ct despi t e of
t hese di st ri ct s havi ng t hei r own ITI s. The key reasons not i ced f or t he same were good pl acement s and reput at i on of
Gwal i or ITI. In t he sampl e of 10 st udent s surveyed 70% were f rom Gwal i or and t he rest were not i ced t o be f rom t he
nearby di st ri ct s ment i oned above.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Gwalior
Pol yt echni c(Vocat i onal )[1] 3 1300*
ITI/ ITC 14 1356* *
Pharmacy 9 540
* Seat s i ncl udes admi ssi on t hrough PPT and Non PPT * * Assumi ng 3 courses per 11 ITC and an i nt ake of 21 st udent s per course
779
.
As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 64,330, of whi ch 87.6 percent bel onged t o
t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n
t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of t he yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs
has not been very encouragi ng. Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs
f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recruit ment . Focus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary
sect or cl i ent s
780
.The empl oyment exchange represent at i ve emphasi sed t hat t he mai n reason f or hi gh unempl oyment
amogst t he yout h i s because of t he t radi t i onal st udi es such as B.COM , and B.A et c

779
780

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TCI,Gurgaon Trai nee Assi st ant 262
Arvi ndPvt .Lt d, Gandhi nagar Product i on t rai nees 40
Indi an Army Sai ni k 955
M aral Overseas, Khargon Trai nee 37
Shi v Shakt i Bi ot ech,Indor Sal es Execut i ve 185
Cosmos M anpower Operat or/ Hel per 100/ 23
SKSDC Securi t y Guards 33
SBI Li f e Insurance Advi sor 245
M aral Overseas Trai nee Operat or, ITI 86
Wesmet Indi aLt d, M at hura ITI t rai nees 16
SSCI, Gurgaon Securi t y Guards 42

286

2012-17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs.
There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of manpower t hat cannot be reached t hrough government f unded schemes.
Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o over 58,000- whi ch wi l l be f unded
by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t iat i ves. Gwal i or bei ng a t ert i ary sect or dri ven economy, has
si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or skil l devel opment over t he next decade.
speci f i cal l y i n f i nanci al i nt ermedi ari es consi deri ng t he hi gh level of economi c act i vi t y wi t nessed as a st at e s very
i mport ant di st ri ct and i ncrease i n l endi ng and t ot al deposi t s.
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Gwal i or has spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand i n cert ai n
Exi st i ng f ocus on t rai ni ng f or inf ormal sect or by pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders i s l ow
Gwal i or i s f ast becomi ng a dest i nat i on f or weekend t ouri sm due t o t he presence of Gwal i or Fort , Sci ndi a museum, Guj ari
M ahal , M an M andi r Pal ace, Ghaus M ohammed s t omb, and al so good connect i vit y wi t h Del hi and Agra, al ong wi t h
presence of good hot el s such as Taj . Thi s i s goi ng t o boost t he demand f or Hospi t al i t y prof essi onal s.
Pl ans of devel opi ng Gwal i or i nt o an IT hub may wel l mat eri al i ze wi t h an upcomi ng IT park and compani es, avai l abi l i t y of
t rai ned manpower, and compani es such as Jai n Pack l ooki ng t o i nvest up t o Rs. 2,000 crores i n t he di st ri ct .

287

f ocus on
o Organi zed Ret ai l ,
o Travel , Touri sm and Hospi t al i t y
o Warehousi ng/ Logi st i cs
o Communi cat i on
Government Provi de f undament al / basi c l evel ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he sect ors such as
o Ret ai l segment s
o Food processi ng
o Heal t hcare
o M anuf act uri ng of Engi neeri ng/ El ect ri cal product s
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs f or di spl aced agri cul t ural l abourers t hrough t rai ni ng
i n
o Hort i cul t ure- Guava, Ber, Aoml a, M ango,Pomergranat e
o Spi ce Cul t i vat i on Cori ander, Turmeri c,Aj wai n
Private Skill
Training Providers
Provi si on of t rai ni ng i n
o Organi zed ret ai l , Travel t ouri sm and Hospi t al i t y
o Insurance and Banki ng sect ors
o Warehousi ng and Logi st i cs
Opport uni t y f or set t i ng up f i ni shi ng school t rai ni ng f or t ert i ary sect ors such as t hose wi t h
hi gh sal ary pot ent i al , where st udent s wi l l be wi l l i ng t o pay and l earn ( bot h t echni cal and
non-t echni cal cat egory)
o IT&ITES
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n t he sect ors ment i oned
above
Industry To creat e pl acement l i nkage opport uni t i es i n t rai ni ng i nst i t ut i ons

288

15.20 Skill Gap Assessment of Morena District
M orena di st ri ct comes under Chambal di vi si on wi t h i t s headquart ers at M orena t own. As per Census 2011, M orena has a
popul at i on of 19.65
781
l akh whi ch const i t ut es 2.7% of t ot al M adhya Pradesh popul at i on. The densi t y of popul at i on i s
around 394 per sq.km compared t o 236 of M adhya Pradesh and 382 of Indi a, as per Census, 2011. When i t comes t o rural
popul at i on, M orena has a percent age of 76.06%, whi ch i s much hi gher t han t he st at e s average. The urbani zat i on i n t he
di st ri ct i s very l ow wi t h onl y 17.4% of peopl e l i vi ng i n t he urban areas.The popul at i on densi t y i s hi gher t han st at e s
average. It ranks 5 when i t comes t o densi t y of popul at i on, compared t o ot her di st ri ct s of M P.
782
The mal e popul at i on i n
M orena Di st ri ct i s around 54.36% and sex rat i o i s 839 per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011. The sex rat i o of chi l dren
bel ow age of 6 i s al so l ower, and has decl i ned over t he l ast decade. There are onl y 825 gi rl chi l d per t housand mal e chi l d,
whi ch i s l ower t han t he 2001 Census f i gures of 837 per t housand.
15.20.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s l ow, and i s around 72.07 percent
783
of t he t ot al popul at i on - but i t i s bet t er i n compari son t o
70.6 percent f or M adhya Pradesh. Femal e l i t eracy rat e i s 57.64% whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 60%. The mal e
l i t eracy rat e at 84.22% i s, however, great er t han t he st at e average of 80.5%.The number of government / Non Government /
Regi st ered Pri mary school s and M i ddl e school s i n t he di st ri ct i s 1,936 and 552respect i vel y. There are 99 hi gh school s and
112 hi gher secondary school s i n number.
784
The HDI i ndex f or educat i on st ands at 0.715 wi t h t he chi l dren s expect ancy i n
school s at 1.000 and l i t eracy at 0.572
785
.
District Madhya Pradesh Morena
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,965,137
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 72.1%

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783
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784
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785
Human devel opment Index, 2005, UNDP Report on Madhya Pradesh

289

Population(2011)
0.14 0.11
Key economi c act i vi t i es i n M orena di st ri ct are mai nl y agri cul t ure and t rade/ commerce. M orena bei ng an i mport ant cent er
f or agri cult ural product i on, has enabl ed t he emergence of agri -i ndust ry rel at ed act i vi t i es. There i s an i ncrement i n t he
growt h of t he pri mary sect or, secondary sect or and t ert i ary sect or. But t he growt h rat e of primary sect or, whi ch was
5.25% i n 2005-06 t o 2006-07, and 4.67% i n 2006-07 t o 2007-08 decl i ned due t o i ncrement i n t he growt h rat e of
secondary sect or and t ert i ary sect or. The t ert i ary sect or i s const ant l y growi ng at an average of around 9.9%.Al t hough
t here has been an i ncrease i n t he per capi t a i ncome f rom INR 11,770 i n 2003-04 t o 17,526 i n 2008-09, t he per capi t a st i l l
remai ns l ower t han t he St at e/ Nat i onal average.

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290

Whol esal e busi ness of agri cul t ural produce i s one of t he most i mport ant act i vi t i es i n M orena. Around 79.18% peopl e of
M orena work i n agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es. Towns and vi l l ages of M orena depend on M orena APM C market f or
t radi ng of t hei r agri cul t ural produce. Sarson (Must ard), Baj ra, Turai ya, Chana, Tuar Dal et c are maj or agri cul t ural
product i on i n M orena
786
. It i s t o be not ed t hat M orena i s cal l ed t he Yellow belt of Indiaf or t he f i ne Al l uvi al soi l
drai ned by t he Chambal ri ver i s appropri at e f or t he cul t i vat i on of M ust ard crop.A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s
i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 80.4% of t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and agri cul t ural act i vi t i es i n t he
di st ri ct .
787
Among workers, employment share of cul t i vat ors i s 62.6% and agri cul t ural l abourers at 6.9%..It was not ed
t hat i n t he year 2009-10 t he t ot al product i on of Rai / Must ard was 196.4 t housand met ri c t onnes
788
and t hat of Wheat was
179.7 t housand met ri c t onnes.The net sown area t o t he net geographi cal area i s 53.7 % and net sown area i s 2,68,100
hect are.Wheat i s t he most i mport ant f ood grai n grown i n t he di st ri ct . M ust ard i s t he most i mport ant oi l seed grown i n t he
di st ri ct . M aj or khari f crop i s Baj ra.Canal i s t he maj or source of i rri gat i on whi ch account s f or 42.94 percent of t he t ot al
i rri gat ed area. The average rai nf al l i n t he di st ri ct i s 750 mm.
789

Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at 2.2% percent CAGR, i ndi cat i ng a heavy rel i ance on
Non-mechanized ways of f armi ng such as Bul l ock cart s and Wooden or Iron pl oughs.
790

15.20.2.2 Industry
67 smal l scal e worki ng i ndust ri es are operat i onal i n t he Indust ri al devel opment Cent re Banmore of M orena di st ri ct .23
smal l scal e worki ng i ndust ri es are operat i onal el sewhere i n t he di st ri ct . 8 medi um & 3 l arge scal e i ndust ri es are al so
operat i onal i n Indust ri al development Cent re Banmore. There are 2 export s uni t s. There are several areas managed by
DTIC f or i ndust ri al devel opment . Some of t hem i ncl ude
791
Indust ri al Est at e M orena, Indust ri al area Morena, Indust ri al area
Kut arwal i and Hi ngona Khurd.Packagi ng mat eri al , pl ast i c cont ai ner, pi pes, Ani mal husbandry and Oi l M i l l s are some of t he
key i ndust ri es of M orena. J.K t yres and KS oi l mi l l s w i t h an i nvest ment of above INR 1,000 crores are some of t he bi ggest
compani es i n t he area. Ot her known i ndust ri es domi nant i n t he regi on are Food based, Bri cks manuf act uri ng and paper
and pri nt i ng.
792

Of t he t ot al i nvest ment t hat has been made i n t he LM I cat egory i n M orena, Rubber and Pl ast i c based compani es have a
subst ant i al share. The mai n company i n t hi s cat egory i s J.K t yres whi ch manuf act ures t yres and t yre t ubes af t er maki ng an
i nvest ment of more t han 425 crore. Thi s i ndust ry grant s employment t o more t han 1,600 peopl e.Agro based i ndust ri es
const i t ut e over 7 percent
793
of t he t ot al i nvest ment , and provi de empl oyment t o around 300 peopl e. Oi l mi l l s have made
M orena t hei r base due t o t he avai l abi l i t y of Must ard.
It i s t o be not ed t hat f rom 2007 t hrough 2012, t he Smal l scal e i ndust ri es have recei ved si gni f i cant Invest ment s of cl ose t o
844 l akh onl y i n t he year 2011-12. A l arge reason f or t he same, has been at t ri but ed t o t he ease out of Indust ri al pol i cy.
Increment al empl oyment generat ed so f ar, i s around 4,200.
794
Engi neeri ng and Engi neeri ng based (35.2%), Food and al l i ed
(22%) and Const ruct i on based (20.4%) const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al Invest ment s recei ved i n t he SSI segment duri ng

786
787
788
789
790
791
792
Pri mary Int eract i ons DIC Morena
793
794

291

2011-12. Besi de t hi s, M et al and M et al -based compani es al ong wi t h Col d st orages, al so had i nvest ment s i n t hi s
segment .
795

at 8.5 percent bet ween 2006-07 and 2008-09, dri ven by Hospit al i t y and Transport segment s besi des Publ i c
Admi ni st rat i on..
796

It i s t o be not ed t hat Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has regi st ered a year on year CAGR of around 18% showi ng a scope of t rai ni ng i n
t hi s part i cul ar area. There are some t ouri st s si t es such as Si honi yas (t he capi t al of Kuchhwahas), t he f ort of Sabal garh and
Pahadgarh (cave pai nt i ngs) t hat are al so wort h vi si t i ng.Consi deri ng t hat t he Government of M adhya Pradesh i s promot i ng
t ouri sm i n a bi g way, t he hospit al i t y i ndust ry i s al so get t i ng a boost si mul t aneousl y.

795
Based on t he dat a recei ved f rom DIC Morena
796
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t aki ng t he deposit s f rom 676 crores t o 1,523 crores. It i s al so t o be not ed t hat pri vat e sect or banks such as ICICI, al so have
shown i nt erest i n t he di st ri ct by openi ng up t heir branches. These banks have al so st art ed sel l i ng mul t i pl e f i nanci al
servi ces-rel at ed product s t o t hei r cust omer base showi ng a scope of f i nanci al sect or i n comi ng years.
i nf rast ruct ure besi de t he rai l and ai r connect i vi t y. Morena can be reached by ai r vi a t he ai rport i n Gwal i or, whi ch i s about
46 ki l omet ers away. The di st ri ct can al so be reached by road vi a t he Agra-M umbai Nat i onal Hi ghway, and by rai l road on
t he mai n t runk broad gauge rail way t hat j oi ns Del hi -M adras and Del hi -Bombay vi a Bhopal . It was not ed t hat busi nessmen
mai nl y f rom Agra and Del hi of t en come t o M orena f or purchasi ng M ust ard f or t hei r f act ori es, whi ch probabl y l ed t o t he
devel opment of Hospi t al i t y Indust ry.Morena i s wel l connect ed wi t h ot her di st ri ct s and wi t hin t he di st ri ct wi t h roads. Wi t h
a st ret ch of 34.0 km of Nat i onal Hi ghways and 178.8 km of st at e hi ghways, t he di st ri ct i s connect ed wi t h t he surroundi ng
di st ri ct s, and wi t h ci t i es l i ke Indore and Bhopal . M orena i s wel l connect ed by t rai n servi ces t o al l part s of t he count ry
i ncl udi ng met ros l i ke Del hi , M umbai , Chennai , Pune, Hyderabad, Jai pur, Indore and ot her maj or ci t i es, di rect connect i vi t y
by t rai n are avai l abl e t o t hese ci t i es . Express t rai n such as t he Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shat abdi and many
more, st op at M orena. M orena i s l ocat ed on t he Del hi -Bhopal Rai l way rout e, i t t akes 4 hours t o reach Del hi and 6 hours t o
reach Bhopal f rom M orena by t rai n.
15.20.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Morena
62.6%, and agri cul t ural l abourers at 6.9%.Around 80.4% of t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and
agri cult ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
797
On t he ot her hand, around 83.0% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved as a
part of ot her workers cat egory. Thi s i nvol ves workers f rom secondary and t ert i ary sect ors. Apart f rom t he peopl e who are
i nt o admi ni st rat i on, maj ori t y of peopl e are i nvol ved i n agri cul t ural product i on, busi ness, t rade and commerce, smal l scal e
i ndust ri es.
798

The dependency rat i o f or t he di st ri ct i s 92.2%, and i s hi gher t han st at e average of 84.3%. Thi s i s an i ndi cat i on of t he
maj ori t y of t he popul at i on bei ng unempl oyed or underempl oyed. The percent age of margi nal workers of age group 15-59
st ands at 7.4% of t he t ot al popul at i on of M orena, and i s l ower t han t he percent age of non-workers i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s
at 14.6% of t he popul at i on.
There are no si gni f i cant Immi grat i on pat t erns t hat were not i ced. St udent s f rom t he ITI woul d l i ke t o mi grat e t o bet t er
ci t i es such as Gwal i or, Indore and Bhopal t o f i nd work and t o l i ve i n a more af f l uent soci et y
799
. However, i f t hey coul d f i nd
a j ob i n M orena i t sel f , t hey woul d l i ke t o st i ck t o t heir homet own. Of t en, af t er t he cut t i ng season of Must ard, a vi l l age
wi se mi grat i on i n not i ced onl y f or doi ng NREGA based act i vi t ies.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, M orena has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 7.5 l akh peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he

797
798
799
Pri mary i nt eract i ons w i t h st udent s f rom ITI M orena

293

l abourmarket syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased
800

District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
M orena 2383000 1501290 750735 700042 325643
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of M orena has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n M orena. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, M orena i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 78,000
801
.
Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n secondary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct f ol l owed
by t ransport at i on, l ogi st i cs and warehousi ng. In t he t ert i ary sect or, ret ai l sect or wi l l provi de t he hi ghest number of j obs
wi t hi n t he segment .
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Pharma &
M edi ci nal
0 5 2 0 4 2
Food Processi ng 134 563 1977 116 488 1716
Fabri cat i on 31 289 299 27 251 260
Paper & Paper
Product s
13 119 132 11 103 114

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of Indi a
801

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M at eri al
5 33 54 4 28 46
Aut o and Aut o
Component s
1 7 4 1 7 4
Text i l es 14 61 198 12 53 172
M f g of El ect ri cal
Product s
10 120 69 9 104 61
Const ruct i on 753 1896 12402 670 1688 11041
IT&ITES 13 253 NA 17 331 NA
Heal t hcare 160 3033 NA 158 2995 NA
Transport at i ons &
Logi st i cs
414 991 6874 473 1133 7860
Ret ai l 942 2384 15523 780 1972 12844
Hospi t al i t y 175 880 2442 145 728 2021
Communi cat i on 219 1231 2925 262 1319 3656
Banki ng & Fi nanci al
Servi ces
221 459 3742 232 482 3924
Educat i on and
Trai ni ng
271 4913 231 295 5319 278
M orena current l y l acks a good Educat i on Inf rast ruct ure. The ITI i n M orena i s an Ambedkar ITI and admi t s boys onl y f rom
SC cat egory, and i s not opened up f or t he general cat egory. Hi gher educat i on, more speci f i cal l y t echni cal educat i on, has
achi eved consi derabl e growt h over t he past f i ve years i n t he st at e. In t he sampl e set of st udent s who were i nt ervi ewed,
t he represent at i on of t he home di st ri ct was al most 80% among vocat i onal st udent s, wi t h represent at i ons f rom Ambah,
Gwal i or, Dat i a and Bhi nd i n t he remai ni ng 20%.

295

Human Resource Development Institutions in Morena
Pharmacy[1] 7 650
ITI/ ITC 2 242
802
. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 20,669, of
whi ch 95 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed
yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e t he i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh,
not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng. Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul
i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Focus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n
nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
803
.
Company J ob #of Candidates
Epos Heal t h Indi a, Gurgaon Surveyor 56
Securi t y Ski l l s Counci l of Gurgaon Securi t y Guard 106

802
803

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Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet 60% of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est imat e bet ween 2012-17,
provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs more t han on l i vel i hood t rades, l eavi ng over
31,000 of manpower wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.
There i s a si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of manpower t hat cannot be reached t hrough government f unded
schemes. Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves whi ch wi l l be f unded by t he
government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves.M orena bei ng a Pri mary as wel l as t eri ary sect or dri ven
economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next decade. It i s t o be not ed t hat even t he
Secondary sect or growt h i s on t he ri se, wi t h t he number of manuf act uri ng f i rms on t he ri se (bot h regi st ered and
unregi st ered)
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors - Retai l , Transportati on and Logi sti cs, Touri sm pri mari l y i n un-
organi zed cat egory
Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower consi deri ng
mul t i pl e range of f i nanci al product s bei ng i nt roduced by f i nanci al Inst i t ut i ons operat i ng i n M orena.
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n nearby regi ons such as Gwal i or, Del hi , Gurgaon, Agra, has
spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand i n cert ai n unorgani zed sect ors l i ke securi ty servi ces and faci l i ti es
management
M orena geographi cal l y f al l s i n t he Chambal regi on, whi ch brings wi t h i t ,very f ert i l e Al l uvi al Soi l due t o t he presence of
Chambal ri ver basi n, enabl i ng a very hi gh product i on of must ard. Thi s may hel p devel op i ndust ri es such as M ust ard oi l
mi l l i ng, consi deri ng t hat Morena i s popul arl y known as t he Yel l ow bel t of Indi a
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Presence of l arge f orest s t owards t he sout h may wel l promot e Pai nt i ng and l acquered woodcraf t .It i s al so t o be not ed t hat
Wood carvers of M adhya Pradesh are consi dered some of t he f i nest i n Indi a.
Touri sm i s anot her area whi ch wi l l see more j obs addi ng i n t he near f ut ure consi deri ng t he presence Presence of Si honi ya
(t he capit al of Kachwahas), Pahadgarh (Cave pai nt i ngs), Padawal i (f rom Gupt a peri od) and t he f ort of Sabal garh, Chambal
sanct uary.

f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng sect ors Ret ai l , Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces i ncl udi ng Insurance,
Tract or and Di esel M echani cs, M i ni ng and Hospi t al i t y
Government Provi de f undament al / basi c l evel ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he sect ors of const ruct i on, t ransport at i on
and l ogi st i cs, f ood processi ng usi ng government t rai ni ng schemes
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o i ndust ri al t rai ni ng requi rement s of const ruct i on,
t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs and Food Processi ng
Private Skill
Training Providers
Provi si on of t rai ni ng i n Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y, M i ni ng, Di esel M echani cs and Banki ng sect ors
Assessment of t rai ni ng provi ded by government depart ment s i n sect ors of const ruct i on,

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15.21 Skill Gap Assessment of Bhind District
Bhi nd di st ri ct comes under Chambal di vi si on wi t h i t s headquart ers at Bhi nd i t sel f . As per Census 2011, Bhi nd has a
804
around 382 per sq.km compared t o 236 of M adhya Pradesh and 382 of Indi a, as per Census, 2011.The popul at i on densi t y is
hi gher t han t he st at e average, and Bhi nd ranks at 6 when i t comes t o densi t y of popul at i on, compared t o ot her di st ri ct s of
M P. When i t comes t o rural popul at i on, Bhi nd has a percent age of 76.27%
805
. The urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct i s very l ow,
wi t h onl y 23.7% of peopl e l i vi ng i n t he urban areas. The mal e popul at i on i n Bhi nd Di st ri ct i s around 54.44% and sex rat i o
i s 838 per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011. The sex rat i o of chi l dren bel ow t he age of 6, i s al so l ower, and has
decl i ned over t he l ast decade. There are onl y 834 gi rl chi l dren per t housand mal e chi l dren.The decadal growt h i n
popul at i on of Bhi nd i s 19.25% compared t o 17.19% i n t he previ ous decade and st at e s average of 20.3% f or 2001-2011
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15.21.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s around 76.07 percent
807
, whi ch i s bet t er t han t he average of 70.6 percent f or M adhya
Pradesh. As per 2001 census, l i t eracy rat e was overal l 70.52 % whi ch i s a si gni f i cant i mprovement . The f emal e l i t eracy
rat e i s 64%, whi ch i s agai n hi gher t han t he st at e average of 60%. The mal e l i t eracy rat e which i s at 87.22%, i s al so
great er t han st at e average of 80.5%. The number of pri mary school s i n t he di st ri ct i s 1,769, and mi ddl e and hi gh school s
are 731 and 109 i n number. There are 35 hi gher secondary school s. The HDI i ndex f or educat i on st ands at 0.759 wi t h t he
chi l dren s expect ancy i n school s at 1.000 and l i t eracy at 0.638
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District Madhya Pradesh Bhind
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,703,562
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 76.6%

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Human devel opment Index, 2005, UNDP Report on Madhya Pradesh

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0.14 0.12
Key economi c act i vi t i es i n Bhi nd di st ri ct are mai nl y agri cul t ure, dai ry, poult ry and f armi ng. Bhi nd s posi t i onas an i mport ant
cent er f or agri cul t ural product ion, has enabl ed emergence of agri -i ndust ry rel at ed act i vi t i es. There i s i ncrement i n t he
growt h of t he secondary sect or, whereas t ert i ary sect or has remai ned more or l ess st abl e wi t h approxi mat el y 42%
cont ri but i on t o t he di st ri ct economy i n 2008-09. It i s t o be not ed t hat t he secondary sect or saw a growt h of 18%
compounded annual l y, over 5 years i .e f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09. Duri ng t he same t i me t he pri mary sect or grew at j ust
around 9% and t ert i ary at 12.5%.Al t hough t here has been an i ncrease i n t he per capit a i ncome f rom INR 10,845 i n 2003-
04 t o 16,439 i n 2008-09, t he per capit a st i l l remai ns l ower t han t he St at e/ Nat i onal average.Accordi ng t o GDDP dat a, Bhi nd
di st ri ct const i t ut es 1.486% of t he GDP of t he st at e.
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Bhi nd di st ri ct i s pri mari l y an agri cul t ural di st ri ct wi t h f ert i l e soi l drai ned by t he Chambal ri ver, Si ndh ri ver and t he t ri but ary
st ream Kwari , Pahuj ri vers. The maj or soi l t ype i s Deep Al l uvi al Soi l s. Wheat , Ri ce, Jawar, M ai ze, Tur, and Soyabean are
t he maj or crops sown i n t he di st ri ct .
810
The average rai nf al l i n t he di st ri ct i s 705.1 mm
811
. The net sown area and cul t i vabl e
area are 3,298.82 square km and 3,406.25 square km respect i vel y.
812
Out of t ot al 1,09,700 hect ares i rri gat ed l and. There
were 708 t ube wel l s and 10,031 dug wel l s, 6 ponds, 3 canal s up t o t he year 2006, f or i rri gat ion purpose.
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Dugwel l s hence
f orm t he mai n source of Irri gat i on, as t hey i rri gat e around 658.60 Sq. Km of l and.
Around 58% of t he l and i s under cul t i vat i on, wi t h a very smal l port i on under cul t i vabl e wast e l and (2%). Around 13% of
t he l and i s not avai l abl e f or cult i vat i on, and 5% const i t ut es f ol l ow l and
814
. The l and i n t he cat egory of ot hers, excl udes
bot h f al l ow l and and cult i vabl e wast e l and. Over al l ground wat er devel opment of t he di st ri ct i s 25.03% and al l t he bl ocks
of t he di st ri ct f al l s i n saf e cat egory of ground wat er devel opment .The percent age of net sown area t o t ot al geographi cal
area (4,459 sq. km.) i s 58.3% whi l e percent age of Net Irri gat ed t o Net Sown Area i s 55.7%. The cropped area under f ood
grai ns i s 282,000 Hect ares
815
. The di st ri ct recei ves maxi mum rai nf al l duri ng t he sout h west monsoon peri od i .e. June t o
Sept ember. About 91.9% of t he annual rai n f al l happens duri ng t he monsoon season, t hus surpl us wat er f or ground wat er
recharge i s avai l abl e duri ng t he peri od f rom June t o Sept ember. The maxi mum rai nf al l of Bhi nd di st ri ct i s 820.7 mm i n
Gohad, and mi ni mum 640.8 mm i s at M ehgaon.
816
Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at
j ust 2.2% CAGR, i ndi cat i ng a heavy rel i ance on non-mechani zed ways of f armi ng such as Bul l ock cart s and Wooden or Iron
pl oughs.
817

15.21.2.2 Industry
Bhi nd has t wo i ndust ri al growt h cent ers, M al anpur & Ghi rongi . M al anpur has 625 Hect ares whi l e Ghi rongi has 833
Hect ares of l and under t he respect i ve Indust ri al zones.About 417 smal l scal e i ndust ri es have been est abl i shed t hrough
Di st ri ct Indust ry Cent re, Bhi nd. About 2,340 peopl e are empl oyed i n t hese i ndust ri es. Khad Gramudyog has est abl i shed
about 48 smal l scal e i ndust ri es whi ch are provi di ng empl oyment t o over 600 peopl e.There are several areas managed by
DTIC f or i ndust ri al devel opment . Some of t hem i ncl ude:
818
Semi Urban Indust ri al est at e, Bhi nd, Indust ri al Area-Daboh,
Grami n Karmshal a-Mehgaon. Some of t he promi nent Indust ri es i n t he di st ri ct are, At l as cycl es Lt d., M al anpur, AVN t ubes
Lt d., Cadbury Indi a Lt d.Fl ex Indust ri es Lt d., Godrej Soaps Lt d., Hot l i ne CPT l t d., Hot l i nes gl ass Lt d., Ranbaxy l abs, NHK
spri ng Indi a,Kodak Indi a, St erl i ng Agro and so f ort h.
Of t he t ot al i nvest ment t hat has been made i n t he LM I cat egory i n Bhi nd, El ect roni cs engi neeri ng based compani es have a
subst ant i al share. The t ot al share i s around 33% wi t h an i nvest ment of more t han 790 crore. Thi s i ndust ry grant s
empl oyment t o more t han 4,000 peopl e. Rubber and Pl ast i c i ndust ri es const i t ut e over 17 percent
819
of t he t ot al i nvest ment ,
and provi de empl oyment t o around 1,000 peopl e. Si mi l arl y, met al -based compani es al so f orm a t ot al share of around 17%
i n t he di st ri ct .

810
Di st ri ct st at i st i cal Handbook
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813
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815
UNDP Report : Di st ri ct prof i l i ng, Di st ri ct f act sheet , 2007
816
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It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Smal l -scal e i ndust ri es f rom 2007 t hrough 2012, have recei ved si gni f i cant Invest ment s of cl ose t o
Rs. 40 crores. The overal l scenari o has so f ar generat ed an Increment al empl oyment of around 3249.
820
M et al based
(28.32%), Pl ast i c househol ds (20.45%) and Chemi cal based (16.45%) const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al Invest ment s
recei ved i n t he Bhi nd di st ri ct . Besi de t hi s, Food processi ng and Agro based compani es al so recei ved i nvest ment s i n t he
SSI segment
821
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Servi ces sect or has been st eadi l y growi ng i n t he di st ri ct , wi t h a cont ri but i on of about 41 percent t o GDDP. The sect or grew
at 9.8 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, dri ven by Hospit al i t y, Fi nanci al Servi ces, Heal t hcare and Publ i c
Admi ni st rat i on.
822

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It i s t o be not ed t hat Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has regi st ered a year on year CAGR of around 19%, whi ch i ndi cat es a scope f or
t rai ni ng i n t hi s part i cul ar area. The reason f or t hi s growt h,i s t he growt h of M al anpur Indust ri al bel t , whi ch has been
shi f t ed f rom t he Gwal i or Indust ri al di vi si on t o Bhi nd Indust ri al di vi si on. Thi s has brought about devel opment of 2 and 3 st ar
hot el s i n and around t hi s area.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2007-08 t o 2010-11 bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 53 t o 63,
t aki ng t he deposit s f rom 595 crores t o 1,366 crores. It i s al so t o be not ed t hat pri vat e sect or bank such as ICICI al so have
shown i nt erest i n t he di st ri ct by openi ng up t heir branches. These banks have al so st art ed sel l i ng mul t i pl e f i nanci al
servi ces rel at ed product s t o t hei r cust omer base showi ng a scope of f i nanci al sect or i n comi ng years.
i nf rast ruct ure besi de t he rai l and ai r connect i vi t y. Bhi nd i s wel l connect ed wi t h ot her di st ri ct s by roads l i ke Gwal i or, Dat i a,
M orena, Et awah, Kanpur, Jal aun, and wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , wi t h roads. Bhi nd i s al so connect ed by rai l way wi t h Gwal i or.
Wi t h a st ret ch of 82.0 km of Nat i onal Hi ghways and 212.0km of st at e hi ghways, t he di st ri ct i s connect ed wi t h t he
surroundi ng di st ri ct s and wi t h Ut t ar Pradesh border. There i s 295.0 km of di st ri ct mai n road runni ng across t he di st ri ct
al ong wi t h 1,246.9 km of pucca road and 185.2 km of kuchha road.
15.21.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Bhind
The worker part i ci pat i on rat e as per 2001 census st ands at 38.0%. Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s
59.7% and agri cul t ural l abourers at 12.3%. Around 82.6% of t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and
agri cul t ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
823
Around 69.2% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved as a part of ot her workers
cat egory. Thi s i nvol ves workers f rom secondary and t ert i ary sect ors. Apart f rom t he peopl e who are i nt o admi ni st rat i on,
maj ori t y of peopl e are i nvol ved i n agri cul t ural product i on, busi ness, t rade and commerce, smal l scal e i ndust ri es.
824

The dependency rat i o f or t he di st ri ct i s 90.2%, and i s hi gher t han st at e average of 84.3%. Thi s i s an i ndi cat i on of t he
st ands at 7.6% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Bhi nd, and i s l ower t han t he percent age of non-workers i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s
at 20.4% of t he popul at i on.
825

Si gni f i cant Emi grat i on pat t erns were not i ced, wi t h st udent s f rom t he ITI mi grat i ng t o ci t i es such as Gwal i or, Indore and
Bhopal t o f i nd work and t o l i ve i n a bet t er soci et y
826
. St udent s even worked i n t he M al anpur bl ock and consi dered
t ravel l i ng back and f ort h on dai l y basi s f rom t hei r vi l l ages. It was not i ced t hat , i f each one of t he st udent s i nt ervi ewed,
coul d f i nd a j ob i n Bhi nd i t sel f , t hen t hey woul d l i ke t o st i ck t o t hei r homet own.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Bhi nd has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on i n t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 6.45 l akh peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he

823
824
825
826
Pri mary i nt eract i ons w i t h st udent s f rom ITI Bhi nd

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l abourmarket syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased
827

District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Bhi nd 2050406 1291756 645544 601953 272502
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Bhi nd has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Bhi nd. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Bhi nd i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requirement of 58,700
828
.
Const ruct i on and real est at e segment i n secondary sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or i n t he di st ri ct . In t he
t ert i ary sect or, ret ai l sect or wi l l be t he l argest empl oyment generat or.

827
of Indi a
828
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 11 48 169 10 42 146
Fabri cat i on 18 167 173 16 145 150

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Bhi nd l acks a good Educat i on Inf rast ruct ure. Current l y, t he ITI has a t rai ni ng capaci t y of around 350 st udent s i n a year.
St udent s mai nl y come f rom Bhi nd, Gwal i or and M orena. There are cert ai n compani es whi ch recrui t f rom ITI Bhi nd, t hese
are Cadbury, Crompt on Greaves and Surya bul bs.Out of al l t he st udent s surveyed,80% want ed j obs i n t he government
sect or - especi al l y rai l ways and or BHEL. The rest were open t o pri vat e j obs. It was al so not ed t hat t he st udent s aspi red t o
t o get a mi ni mum sal ary of at l east 6-7,000 per mont h, and were open t o l ooki ng i nt o new market s f or j obs.The pref erences
i n order were not ed t o be M al anpur, Gwal i or, Bhopal and Indore.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Bhind
BE/ Archi t ect ure - -
Pharmacy[1] 4 240
ITI/ ITC 4 453
Text i l es 11 48 157 9 42 137
Const ruct i on 580 1461 9552 516 1300 8504
IT&ITES 11 203 0 14 266 0
Heal t hcare 127 2419 0 142 2696 0
Ret ai l 768 1944 12656 636 1608 10471
Hospi t al i t y 143 717 1991 118 593 1647
Communi cat i on 186 1048 2491 223 1124 3114

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829
98 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport unit i es t o ski l l ed yout h,
has been a chal l enge i n t he dist ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh, not i f i cat i on of
government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng. Di st rict Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng
pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Focus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure,
servi ng secondary sect or cl i ent s
830
.

Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet 48% of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17,
31,000 of manpower wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.

829
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People to be trained
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Company J ob Role Numnber of Candidates
Selected
M aral Overseas, Khargaon Trai nee operat or 5
Gi nni f i l ament Lt d., M at hura M achi ne Operat or 147

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There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of manpower whocannot be reached t hrough government f unded schemes.
Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o a manpower of over 32,000, whi ch
wi l l be f unded by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves.Bhi nd bei ng a Pri mary as wel l as t eri ary
sect or dri ven economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next decade. It i s t o be not ed t hat even
t he Secondary sect or growt h i s on t he ri se, wi t h a number of manuf act uri ng f i rms on t he ri se (bot h regi st ered and
unregi st ered).
Abundance of l i vest ock popul at i on l eadi ng t o a ri se i n empl oyment i n Ghee manuf act uri ng, Dai ry and poul t ry.
Agri cul t ure bei ng an i mport ant economi c act i vi t y shal l l ead t o t he growt h of compani es manuf act uri ng Agro
sol vent s. Thi s woul d be boost ed by hi gh i nt ernal demand.
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors - Retai l , Transportati on and Logi sti cs, Touri sm pri mari l y i n un-
Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower
consi deri ng mul t i pl e range of f i nanci al product s bei ng i nt roduced by f i nanci al Inst i t ut i ons operat i ng i n Bhi nd.
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n nearby regi ons such as Gwal i or, Del hi , Gurgaon, Agra has
management
Bhi nd geographi cal l y f al l s i n t he Gwal i or regi on whi ch i s a hi gh growt h regi on f or Ri ce and Wheat .Government capi t al and
Int erest subsi dy i n t he Mal anpur Indust ri al area may bri ng about i nvest ment s i n t he Ri ce/ Fl our mi l l s.A f ert i l e al l uvi al soi l
l eads t o an abundant overal l product i on of t wo crops every year.The overal l groundwat er sit uat i on i n al l bl ocks of Bhi nd
has been cat egori zed i n t he saf e cat egory.
Fi sheri es i s anot her area whi ch sees a l ot of scope i n empl oyment .From Chambal on t he Nort h, Si ndh on t he west ern
border and Pahuj on t owards t he East , vari ous bi g and smal l ri vers and nal l ahs f orm t he pri nci pal f i sh resources i n t he
Di st ri ct . Pi ssi cul t ure i s done at t he depart ment al l evel i n t he reservoi r on t he ri ver Vai sal i and has a scope of f urt her
expansi on.
Consi deri ng a hi gh i nt ernal demand f ol l owed by an opport uni t y t o export f rom t hi s zone may gi ve ri se t o compani es
manuf act uri ng Agro sol vent s especi al l y i n t he Ghi rongi and M al anpur bl ock.

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f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng sect ors
o Ret ai l
o Travel and Hospi t al i t y
o Insurance and Fi nanci al servi ces
o Securi t y guards t rai ni ng
o Fi sheri es
o Dai ry and Poul t ry
o Food Processi ng
o Inf ormal segment of const ruct ion
o Inf ormal segment of t ransport at i on
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs t o t he di spl aced agri cul t ural l abourers t hrough
t rai ni ng i n
Dai ry f armi ng, Li vest ock reari ng-Goat ery, Pi ggery, Poul t ry
Oi l seed product i on-Ti l , Groundnut , Seasamum
Private Skill
Training Providers
o Ret ai l and Hospi t al i t y
o Insurance and Banki ng sect ors

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15.22 Skill Gap Assessment of Sheopur District
Sheopur di st ri ct comes under Gwal i or di vi si on, wi t h i t s headquart ers at Shi vpuri t own. As per Census 2011, Sheopur has a
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l akh, whi ch const i t ut es .01% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Madhya Pradesh. The densi t y of popul at i on i s
popul at i on, Sheopur has a percent age of 84.1%, whi ch i s much hi gher t han t he st at e s average. The urbani zat i on i n t he
di st ri ct i s very l ow, wi t h onl y 15.9% of peopl e l i vi ng i n t he urban areas.
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The mal e popul at i on i n Sheopur Di st ri ct i s
around 52.5% and sex rat i o i s 902 per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011. The sex rat i o of chi l dren bel ow t he age of 6 i s
al so l ower, and has decl i ned over t he l ast decade. There are onl y 888 gi rl chi l dren per t housand mal e chi l dren, whi ch i s
hi gher compared t o t he 2001 Census f i gures of 837 per t housand.
15.22.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s very l ow, and i s around 58 percent
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i n compari son t o 70.6 percent f or Madhya Pradesh. The
f emal e l i t eracy rat e i s 44.5%, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 60%, and i s f ourt h f rom t he bot t om when
compared t o al l t he di st ri ct s. The mal e l i t eracy rat e, whi ch i s at 70.3%, i s agai n l ower t han t he st at e s average of
80.5%.The number of government / Non Government / Regi st ered Pri mary and M i ddl e school s i n t he di st ri ct , are 889 and
133 respect i vel y. There are 267 hi gh school s and 0 hi gher secondary school s i n number.
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The pri vat e part i ci pat i on of
school s i n t he di st ri ct i s very l ow at j ust around 13%
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, t hi s i s pri mari l y due t o t he l ow payi ng capaci t y of parent s whi ch
has so f ar kept pri vat e pl ayers away f rom t he market .
District Madhya Pradesh Sheopur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 687,952
Gender Composition-Female Per 1000 Male
Population(2011)
930 902
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 58.0%

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M adhya Pradesh School Dat a
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Number of Primary & Secondary Healthcare Centers per
1000 Population(2011)
0.14 0.14
Key economi c act i vi t y i n Shepour di st ri ct i s mai nl y agri cul t ure, however t he di st ri ct has seen a st eady growt h i n t he
Secondary and Tert i ary sect ors.There i s a decl i ne i n t he growt h rat e of pri mary sect or f rom 2003-04 t o 2007-08, but
secondary sect or and t ert i ary sect ors have const ant l y grown except f or t he year 2008-09 where t here i s a sl i ght f al l i n t he
overal l growt h. The t ert i ary sect or i s growi ng at an average of 10.6%, and secondary sect or i s growi ng at 14.1%.
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breakdown of GDDP by sect or i ndi cat ed t hat Agri cul t ure t i l l dat e cont ri but es t he most t o t he Economy, and as t he di st ri ct
i s growi ng, smal l hot el s and Rest aurant s are comi ng up due t o t he presence of Kuno wi l dl i f e sanct uary whi ch i s bel i eved
t o be home t o a f ew t i gers.It i s t o be not ed t hat t hi s Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has grown at 9.1% CAGR f rom 2003-2008
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Al t hough t here has been an i ncrease i n t he per capi t a i ncome f rom INR 11,770 i n 2003-04 t o INR 16,387 i n 2008-09, t he
per capi t a st i l l remai ns l ower t han t he St at e/ Nat i onal average.Accordi ng t o GDDP dat a, Sheopur di st ri ct const i t ut es
1.53% of t he per capi t a of t he st at e.
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M ust ard product i on i s hi gh i n Sheopur di st ri ct , and despi t e t hat , t here i s no must ard oi l f act ory i n t he di st ri ct . Kri shi Upaj
M andi s at Sheopur di st ri ct s t owns are open market f or agri -product s set up by Agri cul t ural M arket i ng Board, M adhya
Pradesh. Sheopur di st ri ct i s an agrari an di st ri ct occupyi ng t he Chambal basi n val l ey.The i mport ant ri vers of Chambal , Seep
and Kuno drai n t he di st ri ct . Maj or t ypes of soi l i n di st ri ct are Al l uvi al and M i xed red & bl ack soi l and average rai n f al l i s i n
bet ween 700-1000 mm. Canal i s t he maj or source of i rri gat i on i n Sheopur di st ri ct , whi ch account s f or 53,350 hect are
i rri gat i on (35% approx.). 38,600 hect are i s i rri gat ed by t ube-wel l s (25% approx), 12,250 Hect are by wel l s (8%
approx),10,200 hect are by ri vers (7% approx), and 1,300 hect are by ponds (1% approx). Wheat i s t he most i mport ant f ood
grai n grown i n t he di st ri ct . M ust ard i s t he most i mport ant oi l seed grown i n t he di st ri ct . M ajor khari f crops are Bazara and
Soyabean. Sugar cane, ri ce, gram al so yi el d wel l i n Sheopur di st ri ct .
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Bet ween 2007-08 and 2009-10 usage of t ract ors i n t he di st ri ct grew at a l ow 1.6% percent CAGR, i ndi cat i ng a heavy
rel i ance on non-mechani zed ways of f armi ng such as Bul l ock cart s and Wooden and Iron pl oughs.
840

15.22.2.2 Industry
Sheopur has very f ew i ndust ri es. At present t here i sn t any l arge scal e or medi um scal e i ndust ry i n Sheopur di st ri ct . The
di st ri ct can be devel oped as an i ndust ri al area f or f ood processi ng and mul t i-product s. Around 156 smal l scal e i ndust ri es
are worki ng i n i ndust ri al depart ment cent er of Sheopur, based on pi pes, masks, t oys, doors, st ands, wi ndows, wooden
memori al s, f l ower vases, bedpost s and cradl e post s et c.
841
There i s onl y one area managed by DTIC f or Indust ri al
devel opment whi ch i ncl udes Indust ri al area Sheopur i n 5.3 hect ares of l and.
842

There i s a huge scope f or devel opment of agro based i ndust ri es, f orest product based i ndust ri es, i ndust ri es based on
herbs, and woodcraf t et c. whi ch can generat e empl oyment and enhance economy, but el ect ri ci t y short age i s t he mai n

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as i ndust ri al l and.
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It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Smal l scal e Indust ri es f rom 2007 t hrough 2012, have recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 3.6 crores.
The overal l scenari o has generat ed an i ncrement al empl oyment of cl ose t o 2,000
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Wood carvi ng has f l ouri shed over ages. The craf t smen of Sheopur makes pi pes, masks, t oys, doors, st and, wi ndows, bed
post s et c. Forest area as l arge as 2,82,818 Sq. Km may wel l promot e t hese act i vi t i es.

at 18.7 percent CAGR bet ween 2007-08 and 2008-09, dri ven mai nl y by t he Hospi t al i t y segment amongst ot her servi ces.
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It i s t o be not ed t hat Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has regi st ered a CAGR of around 9% f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09 showi ng a scope
of t rai ni ng i n t hi s part i cul ar area. There are some t ouri st s si t es such as Kuno wi l dl i f e sanct uary spread over an area of
344 sq Km whi ch are act i ng as a bi g at t ract i on f or t ouri sm.
t aki ng t he deposit s f rom 187 crores t o 412 crores. It i s al so t o be not ed t hat pri vat e sect or bank such as ICICI and HDFC
al so have a shown i nt erest i n t he di st ri ct by openi ng up t hei r branches. These banks have al so st art ed sel l i ng mul t i pl e
f i nanci al servi ces rel at ed product s t o t hei r cust omer base showi ng a scope of f i nanci al sect or i n comi ng years.
Heal t hcare i s anot her area which i s on government s t op pri orit y i n Sheopur. Sheopur i s a rural and poor di st ri ct and i t
recei ves f unds f rom t he Backward Regi ons Grant Fund Program (BRGF). Lack of urbani zat i on i n t he di st ri ct , poor healt h
f aci l i t i es, l ack of good dri nki ng wat er, presence of l arge sl um popul at i on, kuchha and semi -pucca houses i ndi cat e povert y
i n t he di st ri ct .Thi s i ndi cat es a scope f or Publ i c pri vat e part nershi p i n Heal t h and care.In Sheopur di st ri ct t here i s a Di st ri ct
hospi t al whi ch has al l t he maj or medi cal f aci l i t y, 3 Samudayic Swast ha Kendra, 9 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers, 90 sub heal t h
cent re. The heal t h i nf rast ruct ure i n t he di st ri ct i s poor and l acks i n number of hospi t al s and cl i ni cs requi red. There i s 1
Di st ri ct hospit al whi ch has al l t he maj or medi cal f aci l i t y, 3 Samudayi c Swast ha Kendra, 9 Pri mary Healt h Cent ers, 90 sub
heal t h cent re
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.The average area servi ced per healt h i nst i t ut i on i s hi gh and i s 330sq km. Thi s i s l ower compared t o st at e s
average of 340sq km.
15.22.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Sheopur
61.3%, and agri cult ural l abourers at 15.8%. A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvolved i n agri cul t ure. 87.7% of
t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and agri cul t ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
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Around 82.3% of t he
urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved as a part of ot her workers cat egory. Thi s i nvol ves workers f rom secondary and
t ert i ary sect ors.
The dependency rat i o f or t he di st ri ct i s 95.1% and i s hi gher t han st at e average of 84.3%. Thi s i s an i ndi cat i on of t he
maj ori t y of popul at i on bei ng unempl oyed or underempl oyed. The percent age of margi nal workers of age group 15-59
st ands at 12.0% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Sheopur, and i s l ower t han t he percent age of non-workers i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch
i s at 14.4% of t he popul at i on.
Sheopur does not have much opport uni t y f or i t s l ocal s as t here i s no M edi um or Large scal e Indust ri es. The onl y ones t hat
do exi st are smal l scal e and of f er very l i mi t ed opport uni t y. Consi deri ng t he same a si gni f i cant mi grat i on i s not i ced i n t o
ci t i es l i ke Gwal i or and Shi vpuri whi ch are t he cl osest ci t i es wi t h opport uni t i es.
15.22.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Sheopur
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Sheopur di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
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peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he
l abour market syst em of t he di st ri ct . Ensuri ng adequat e ski l l i ng of t he avai l abl e workf orce wi l l ensure i ncreased

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Depart ment of Publ i c Heal t h and Fami l y Wel f are, GoM P.(2006)
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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Sheopur 794450 500504 290443 270832 88691
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Sheopur has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Indore. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Sheopur i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 33,700
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.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 21 90 317 19 79 276
Fabri cat i on 5 46 48 4 41 42
Text i l es 2 10 32 2 8 28
Product s
2 19 11 1 17 10
Const ruct i on 149 375 2454 133 334 2185
IT&ITES 4 68 0 5 89 0

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Heal t hcare 160 3033 0 158 2995 0
Logi st i cs
64 153 1059 73 174 1210
Ret ai l 343 867 5647 284 717 4672
Hospi t al i t y 64 320 888 53 265 735
Communi cat i on 66 370 880 79 397 1100
Sheopur current l y l acks good Educat i on Inf rast ruct ure. Current l y t here i s onl y one SDC whi ch of f ers 3 ski l l rel at ed courses.
There are onl y 20 st udent s f rom t he nearby vi l l ages. The SDC does not have proper i nf rast ruct ure i n t erms of el ect ri ci t y
short age, poor sani t at i on and un- hygi eni c dri nki ng wat er. Al t hough, t he SDC i s al ways at short age of el ect ri ci t y, i t st i l l
runs t he El ect ri ci an course wi t hout any provi si on of genset s. There are 20 st udent s who are st udyi ng and al l of t hem come
f rom t he nearby vi l l ages. No si gni f i cant mi grat i on pat t erns were not i ced as t hi s i s t he f i rst bat ch f or t hi s SDC.
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85.5 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed
yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e t he i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh,
not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng. Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul
i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Focus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n
nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
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.
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant , Indore Sal esman 12
SSCI t rai ni ng cent re, Gurgaon Trai ner 06
Pi oneer, Ahmedabad Securi t y guard 19
SIC, Sheopur Insurance agent 137
L.N.J, Boswada Trai ner 24

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2012-17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs more t han on l i vel i hoodt rades.
There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of manpower t hat cannot be reached t hrough government f unded schemes.
Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o over 11,000, whi ch wi l l be f unded
by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t iat i ves. Sheopur, bei ng an agrari an economy i s not i ci ng a
margi nal shi f t f rom agri cul t ure t o Secondary and Tert i ary sect ors. Wi t hi n t he t ert i ary sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s
expect ed t o happen i n t he f ormal segment s of Educat i on, and bot h Inf ormal and f ormal segment s of Ret ai l . Si gni f i cant
t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards Agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es and Healt hcare.
Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em
Growi ng Secondary and Tert i ary sect or (al t hough at sl ow pace) wi t h hi gh proport i on of Inf ormal empl oyment .
Ret ai l and f ormal Educat i on segment t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es.

It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Scheme of M adhya Pradesh Rural Li vel i hood Program (M PRLP) i s act i ve i n Sheopur di st ri ct . Easy
f i nance avai l abi l i t y, and encouragement of M i cro scal e i ndust ri es may specif i cal l y promot e Ani mal Husbandri es and
Bi ogas pl ant s - especi al l y i n bl ocks l i ke Vi j aypur, Karahal and Veerpur.

Touri sm i n t he Pal pur bl ock due t o t he presence of Kuno wi l dl i f e Sanct uary may promot e relat ed i ndust ri es such as
Touri sm and Hospit al i t y. It i s t o be not ed t hat Hospi t al i t y over t he years has al ready gai ned promi nence.

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f ocus on
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o Transport at i on and l ogi st i cs
o Food Processi ng
o Const ruct i on
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs f or di spl aced agri cul t ural l abourers t hrough t rai ni ng
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Training Providers
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15.23 Skill Gap Assessment of Shivpuri District
Shi vpuri di st ri ct comes under Gwal i or di vi si on wi t h i t s headquart ers at Shi vpuri t own. As per Census 2011, Shi vpuri has a
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popul at i on, Shi vpuri has a percent age of 83.3%, whi ch i s much hi gher t han t he st at e s average. The urbani zat i on i n t he
di st ri ct i s very l ow wi t h onl y 16.7% of peopl e l i vi ng i n t he urban areas.
853
The mal e popul at i on i n Shi vpuri Di st ri ct i s
around 53.2% and sex rat i o i s 877 per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011. The sex rat i o of chi l dren bel ow age of 6 i s
al so l ower, and has decl i ned over t he l ast decade. There are onl y 888 gi rl chi l dren per t housand mal e chi l dren, whi ch i s
hi gher when compared t o 2001 Census f i gures of 837 per t housand.
15.23.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s very l ow, and i s around 63.7 percent
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i n compari son t o 70.6 percent f or M adhya Pradesh.
The f emal e l i t eracy rat e i s 49.5% whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 60% and i s f ourt h f rom t he bot t om when
compared t o al l t he di st ri ct s. The mal e l i t eracy rat e whi ch i s at 76.2%, i s agai n l ower t han st at e s average of 80.5%.The
number of government / Non Government / Regi st ered Pri mary and M i ddl e school s i n t he di st ri ct i s 2,315 and 188
respect i vel y. There are 68 hi gh school s and 6 hi gher secondary school s i n number.
855
The pri vat e part i ci pat i on of school s i n
t he di st ri ct i s very l ow at j ust around 14.4%
856
, t hi s i s pri mari l y due t o t he l ow payi ng capaci t y and general ment al i t y of
worki ng and earni ng money i nst ead of goi ng t o school s f or Educat i on.
District Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,725,818
Population(2011)
930
877
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 63.7%

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Key economi c act i vi t y i n Shi vpuri di st ri ct i s mai nl y agri cult ure, al ong wi t h f orest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es, however Shi vpuri
has seen a st eady i ncrease i n Secondary and Tert i ary sect or. Fi shi ng i s al so a source of occupat i on.
857
There i s a decl i ne i n
t he growt h rat e of pri mary sect or f rom 2003-04 t o 2007-08, but secondary sect or and t ert i ary sect ors have const ant l y
grown except f or t he year 2008-09 where t here i s a sl i ght f all i n t he overal l growt h. The t ert i ary sect or i s growi ng at an
average of 9.2%, and secondary sect or i s growi ng at 14.7%.
858
A breakdown of GDDP by sect or i ndi cat ed t hat agri cult ure
t i l l dat e cont ri but es t he most t o t he Economy, and as t he di st ri ct i s growi ng, smal l hot el s and rest aurant s are equal l y
comi ng up - i ncl udi ng an Eco t ouri sm resort by t he Government of M adhya Pradesh. Thi s may be at t ri but ed t o t he t ouri st
at t ract i ons such as Sci ndi a Nat i onal park i n t he di st ri ct . It i s t o be not ed t hat t hi s Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has grown at 9.1%
CAGR f rom 2003-2008
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Al t hough t here has been an i ncrease i n t he per capi t a i ncome f rom INR 11,612 i n 2003-04 t o 16,004 i n 2008-09, t he per
capi t a st i l l remai ns l ower t han t he St at e/ Nat i onal average.
860

Shi vpuri di st ri ct i s pri mari l y an agri cul t ural di st ri ct occupyi ng t he Chambal and Narmada basi n val l ey, and f orms t he part of
M al wa pl at eau wi t h an undul at i ng t opography. The maj or soi l t ype i s bl ack cot t on. Wheat , Ri ce, Jawar, M ai ze and
Soyabean are t he maj or crops sown i n t he di st ri ct . Ground wat er has an i mport ant rol e f or i rri gat i on i n t hi s di st ri ct . The
average rai nf al l i n t he di st ri ct i s 964 mm. The net sown area and cul t i vabl e area are 3,990.89 square km and 4,642.15
square km respect i vel y.
861
The percent age of net sown area t o t ot al geographi cal area i s 27.1%, whi l e t he percent age of
Net Irri gat ed t o Net Sown Area i s 44.6%.
862

Out of t ot al 1,619.76 hect ares i rri gat ed l and Ground wat er i s t he mai n source of i rri gat i on i n t he di st ri ct and about 95% of
t he i rri gat i on i s ei t her t hrough t he dug wel l or t ube wel l s. There were 8075 t ube wel l s and 61,660 dug wel l s up t o t he year
2006 f or i rri gat i on purpose.
863
Shi vpuri recei ves on an average 875 mm of rai n.
864
Pri nci pal crops of Shi vpuri are wheat , ri ce,
groundnut , gram, j awar et c. and area under pri nci pal crop i s 5,144.66 sq. km.
The Agri cul t ure mandi s i n Di st ri ct Shi vpuri are Shi vpuri , Pohri, Bai rad, Kol aras, Badarwas, Khat ora, Karera and Pi chhore
whi ch serve as t he mai n cent re f or cul t i vat ors t o sel l t hei r crops.
865

15.23.2.2 Industry
Shi vpuri i s a growi ng i ndust ri al regi on. Handi craf t i s an emergi ng empl oyment sect or f or economi cal l y weaker sect i ons.
Leat her i ndust ry i s al so gai ni ng popul ari t y among t hem. There are t wo cent ers of Seri cul t ure i ndust ry i n Kol aras and Pohri
Bl ock.
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St one Ti l es i ndust ri es are f ound i n Shi vpuri Di st ri ct . Groundnut s, M ust ard and Soybean are avai l abl e as raw mat eri al i n
Shi vpuri . The Agri cul t ure mandi s i n Di st ri ct Shi vpuri are Shi vpuri , Pohri , Bai rad, Kol aras, Badarwas, Khat ora, Karera and
Pi chhore. Whi l e t here are no export houses i n Shi vpuri di st ri ct , t here are several i ndust ri al uni t s t hat export t hei r product s,
such as Sharda Sol vent , Lt d. whi ch export s D. Oi l Cake, and t he Bal aj i St one Cut t i ng Indust ry whi ch export s st one t i l es.
867

There are several areas managed by DTIC f or i ndust ri al devel opment . Some of t hem i ncl ude
868
Indust ri al area-Shi vpuri ,
Indust ri al area-Badoudi , Indust ri al area-Bai rad
There are t wo l arge & medi um i ndust ri es/ ent erpri ses est abl i shed i n Shi vpuri bef ore enf orcement of M SM ED Act . - upt o
M arch 2011:- M/ S Sharda Sol vent Lt d. and M / S Gwal i or Cement Co. Pvt Lt d. There are no l arge & medi um
i ndust ri es/ ent erpri ses est abl i shed i n Shi vpuri af t er enf orcement of M SM ED Act .
869
Some of t he ot her promi nent i ndust ri es
i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude mul t i -product , t ext i l e and dai ry i ndust ries.
It i s t o be not ed t hat t he Smal l scal e Indust ri es have recei ved i nvest ment s wort h INR 18.32 crores f rom 2007 t hrough
2012,generat i ng an overal l i ncrement al empl oyment of cl ose t o 3,754
870
.Food Processi ng (39%),Agro based (13.21%) f orm
a si gni f i cant port i on of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he di st ri ct .
871

at 15.3 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, dri ven mai nl y by t he Hospi t al i t y segment amongst ot her servi ces.
872

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It i s t o be not ed t hat Hospi t al i t y Indust ry has regi st ered a CAGR of around 9% f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09,and t here i s scope
f or manpower t rai ni ng i n t hi s part i cul ar area. Government has st art ed proj ect i ng Shi vpuri as a si t e f or eco t ouri sm gi vi ng
t he sect or an overal l boost . The devel opment of an Eco resort i n t he Madhav Nat i onal park, has promot ed a l ot of f orei gn
t ouri sm over t he l ast f ew years.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11, t he overal l deposi t s i n Publ i c and pri vat e sect or banks, have
gone up f rom f rom 728 crores t o 1,308 crores. Duri ng t he same t i me, l endi ng has gone up f rom 409 crores t o 693 crores,
showi ng an overal l conf i dence i n t he banki ng sect or. It i s t o be not ed t hat 3 pri vat e sect or banks have al so set shop i n
Shi vpuri , si gni f yi ng a conf i dence i n t he pot ent i al of t hi s market . These banks (publ i c and pri vat e)have al so st art ed sel l i ng
mul t i pl e f i nanci al servi ces rel at ed product s t o t hei r cust omer base, showi ng scope of t he growt h of t he f i nanci al sect or i n
comi ng years.
In t he Logi st i cs space,t he di st ri ct i s has excel l ent road connect i vi t y,as i t l i es 116 kms sout h of Gwal i or, on Agra-Bombay
Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 3, an excel l ent al l -weat her road. Thi s road connect s t he di st ri ct t o Gwal i or, Agra and Del hi i n t he
nort h and Guna, Bhopal , Uj j ai n, Indore and Bombay i n t he sout h. Apart f rom t hi s Hi ghway, Shi vpuri i s wel l connect ed wi t h
Jhansi by al l weat her Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 25 whi ch goes up t o Kanpur, Lucknow and beyond. Anot her road connect s
Sheopur di st ri ct . From t he Agra Bombay Nat i onal Hi ghway, anot her road branches of f t o Kot a. There i s no ai rport i n t he
di st ri ct . Recent l y Shi vpuri has been connect ed by rai l t o Gwal i or and Guna. Wi t h a st ret ch of 232.8 km of Nat i onal
Hi ghways and 185.8 km of st at e hi ghways, t he di st ri ct i s connect ed wi t h surroundi ng di st ri ct s and wi t h ci t i es l i ke Indore
and Bhopal . There i s 351.4 km of di st ri ct mai n road runni ng across t he di st ri ct , al ong wi t h 1281.0 km of pucca road and
114.0 km of kuchha road.
873

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Publ i c Works Depart ment , 2003, Bhopal
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6070
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15.23.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Shivpuri
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e f or SC i s 46% and f or ST cat egory i s 48.0%. The part i ci pat i on rat e f or SC i s hi gher t han
st at e average of 43.1%, but f or ST i t i s l ower t han st at e s average whi ch i s 50.5%. Thi s i s due t o t he f act t hat onl y around
10% of t he t ot al mai n workers i n Shi vpuri are of ST cat egory.
Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 69.0% and agri cult ural l abourers at 11.7%. A maj or segment of
worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 89.8% of t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and
agri cult ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
874
Around 87.4 % of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvolved as a part of ot her
workers cat egory. Thi s i nvol ves workers f rom secondary and t ert i ary sect ors.
The dependency rat i o f or t he di st ri ct i s 91.4%, and i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 84.3%. Thi s i s an i ndi cat i on of t he
st ands at 8.0% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Shi vpuri , whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e s - and i s al so l ower t han t he percent age
of non-workers i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s at 12.6% of t he popul at i on.
M i grat i on has been a common phenomenon f or t he vi l l agers, wi t h a l arge chunk of t hem t ravel l i ng t o ci t i es l i ke Gwal i or
and Bhopal t o work as l abourers. These mi grant s usual l y do not make a sal ary of more t han INR 3,000 per mont h. The
pri mary i nt eract i ons suggest ed t hat usual l y mal es f rom t he f ami l y mi grat ed, and t he rest are support ed vi a NREGA
act i vi t i es i n t hei r respect i ve vi l l ages.
15.23.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower in Shivpuri
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Shi vpuri di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on
875
District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
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Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Shi vpuri 2023867 1275036 803254 749015 242140
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Shi vpuri has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market -based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Indore. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Shi vpuri i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 62,800
876
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876

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Shi vpuri t own has a good Educat i on Inf rast ruct ure as a dedi cat ed Cent re of Excel l ence f or Touri sm. Consi deri ng a hi gh
demand i n t ouri sm, t he Shi vpuri ITI has i nt roduced courses such as Advance modul e of Eco t ouri sm, Tours and Travel
M anagement and Hospi t al i t y management .In t ot al i t y t here are 12 courses af f i l i at ed t hrough NCVT. Out of t he t ot al
number of st udent s surveyed, 80% bel onged t o Shi vpuri wi t h a handf ul comi ng f rom Gwal i or. Si gni f i cant pat t erns i n t erms
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 175 737 2590 152 640 2248
Const ruct i on 472 1188 7772 420 1058 6919
IT&ITES 10 196 0 14 257 0
Heal t hcare 122 2326 0 114 2168 0
Ret ai l 841 2128 13855 696 1760 11464
Hospi t al i t y 156 785 2180 129 650 1803
Communi cat i on 197 1106 2628 235 1185 3285
Servi ces
208 431 3512 218 452 3683

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of mi grat i on were not i ced and st udent s were keen on t aki ng up j obs i n Gwal i or and Bhopal . The expect ed mi ni mum
sal ari es were t o t he t une of 8K-10K and compani es l i ke BHEL and Rai l ways t opped t he l i st as an empl oyer of choi ce.
877
. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 37,627, of
whi ch 86.5 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o
ski l l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct . Whi l e i nt erest of yout h i n seeki ng government pl acement s i s hi gh,
not i f i cat i on of government sect or j obs has not been very encouragi ng. In t he l at est recrui t ment dri ve t hrough Di st ri ct
Empl oyment Agency, Indi an Army had recruit ed 208 sol di ers f rom t he di st ri ct
878
.

Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet 39% of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17,
provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs more t han on l i vel i hood t rades - l eavi ng over
47,000 manpower wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.
There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y in di rect t rai ni ng of manpower t hat cannot be reached t hrough government f unded schemes.
Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o a manpower of over 28,000- whi ch
wi l l be f unded by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves.
Wi t hi n t he t ert i ary sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he f ormal segment s of Educat i on, and bot h
Inf ormal and f ormal segment s of Ret ai l . Touri sm shal l al so generat e si gnif i cant empl oyment over t he comi ng years,
consi deri ng t hat Shi vpuri i s bei ng devel oped as a dest i nat i on f or Eco t ouri sm. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government

877
878

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Potential Incremental Training Capacity Shivpuri (2012-17)

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i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards Agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and Heal t hcare. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l
devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Growi ng Secondary and Tert i ary sect orwi t h hi gh proport i on of Inf ormal empl oyment .
Ret ai l and f ormal Educat i on segment t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es.
Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed manpower, speci f i cal l y i n
f i nanci al i nt ermedi ari es, consi deri ng t he hi gh l evel of economi c act i vi t y wi t nessed as a st at e capit al .
Bei ng a servi ce dri ven empl oyment generat i on economy demand, f or specif i c rol es i n sal es and market i ng, i s
It i s t o be not ed t hat t he presence of M ul berry si l k cent re i n Kol aras and Pohri bl ock shal l promot e Seri cul t ure i n t he
di st ri ct - whi ch can provi de empl oyment t o t he di spl aced Agricul t ural l abourers. The government scheme of DRDA i s al so
i n pl ace t o promot e t he same.Approxi mat el y 18,000 hect ares of f orest s i n Shi vpuri may promot e i ndust ry l i ke Herbal
Ext ract s, especi al l y i n t he Karera and Shi vpuri bl ock.There s a huge scope of Oi l s ext ract i on and ref i nery especi al l y i n
Bai rad, Pi cchore and Shi vpuri bl ocks consi deri ng a huge product i on of Groundnut , Soyabean and M ust ard.
f ocus on
o Eco Touri sm
o Ret ai l
o Hospi t al i t y
o Seri cul t ure

Government Provi de f undament al / basi c l evel ski l l t rai ni ngs i n conj unct i on wi t h pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng
provi ders usi ng government endowment t rai ni ng schemes
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Food Processi ng
o Heal t hcare
Al i gni ng Li vel i hood t rai ni ng programs f or di spl ace margi nal f armers t o l i vel i hood act i vi t i es
ai med at suppl ement i ng f arm i ncome t hrough t rai ni ng i n
o Dai ry Farmi ng, Li vest ock Rearing-Poul t ry, Goat ery and Pi ggery
o Seri cul t ure
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o Hospi t al i t y
o Organi zed ret ai l
t ransport at i on and l ogi st i cs and Food Processi ng and Ret ai l .
o Travel and Touri sm

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15.24 Skill Gap Assessment of Vidisha District
Vi di sha di st ri ct i s l ocat ed near t he st at e s capi t al Bhopal , and i s surrounded by Ashoknagar, Sagar, Rai sen, Guna and
Bhopal di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh. It i s a part of Bhopal Di vi si on
879
, and covers an area of 7,371 square km
880
. Vi di sha i s
t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t he di st ri ct . It has a populat i on of 14.58
881
l akhs as of 2011. Vi di sha i s a sparsel y
popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 197.83 per square km, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e s average of 235.52
persons per square km. The di st ri ct wi t nessed a growt h of 20.93 % i n popul at i on over t he l ast decade. Urbanizat i on i s
23.3%, and i s l ess t han st at e s average of 27.63 percent .
Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 897 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on and t he chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s al so
l ower and st ands at 922 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
882
. Around 15.82% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. The chi l d
sex rat i o as per 2001 census was 943, and t hi s has si gni f i cant l y decl i ned over t he l ast decade. It i s much l ess t han t he
st at e s average.
Around 24.73 % of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST cat egory, wi t h 19.85% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory and
4.88% under ST cat egory
883
. The number of peopl e bel ow t he povert y l i ne i s qui t e hi gh and i s 40.4% of t he t ot al
popul at i on. Thi s i s great er t han t he st at e s average.
It ranks 37 out of 50 i n t erms of l east povert y amongst t he di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh
884
. The percent age of peopl e bel ow
povert y l i ne i n urban areas (61.1 percent ) i s hi gh when compared t o rural areas (33 percent )
885
. Around 3.58 % of t he
popul at i on i s i n sl um regi ons, wi t h 81 sl um pocket s present i n t he di st ri ct
886
.
15.24.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (72.08 percent ) i s great er t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
887
. There
have been decent i mprovement s i n t he l i t eracy rat e as per 2001 f i gures (61.8%). There are 2,959 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he
di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 11.64 percent
888
. Around 24% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h
pri vat e school s and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o
Government school s i n t he di st ri ct
889
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (61.67%) i s much l ower, when compared t o mal e count erpart s (81.38%)
890
. As per t he 2001 census,
f emal e l i t eracy was at 47.4%. Al t hough t he f emal e l i t eracy rat e has i mproved over t he l ast decade, t here i s a need t o
i mprove t he syst em of educat i on f urt her
891
. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on
l evel of t he di st ri ct t hrough vari ous programs under Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan. There i s a need t o i mprove educat i on f or
women i n t he di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses as many gi rl s

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883
884
Di st ri ct w i se povert y est i mat es, st at e pl anni ng commi ssi on, Madhya Pradesh
885
886
M i grat i on and Urbani zat i on, HRD Report , 2007
887
888
889
DRC Dat a on School Educat i on
890
891
Census of Indi a, 2001 and 2011

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drop out f rom around t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant ial l y over t he years and has
seen a decl i ni ng t rend at al l grades f rom I t o VIII
892
.
Number of enrol l ment s has seen a decl i ni ng t rends over t he year at al l grades
893
. Transi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper
pri mary i s 76.2% and t he ret ent i on rat e at pri mary l evel i s 74.1%.
894

District Madhya Pradesh Vidisha
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,458,212
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 72.1%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.11

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893
894
Di st ri ct El ement ary Educat i on Report Card : 2010-11

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Di st ri ct economy regi st ered a growt h rat e of 11.5 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he st at e
growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years
895
. There i s a si gni f i cant growt h i n t he economy of t he di st ri ct mai nl y
dri ven by growt h i n bot h pri mary and secondary sect ors.
Cont ri but i on f rom pri mary and servi ce sect or i s st i l l si gni f i cant when compared t o secondary sect or. Pri mary sect or
cont ri but es 44% of t he di st ri ct economy whi l e growi ng at 11.13 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
896
. In absol ut e val ue
t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (16.73 percent )
897
.
Di st ri ct per capi t a i s INR 22,016 i n t he year 2008-09
898
. There has been a CAGR of 9.49 percent i n per capi t a i ncome
899
.
Per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge growt h of 23.07 percent over t he year f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-9
900
.

Vi di sha i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 7,37,100 hect ares of l and, bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-
09, net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 5,32,000 hect ares. Tot al f orest cover i s around 14.83 % of t he t ot al
geographi cal area of t he di st ri ct
901
. There are l arge areas under f orest , and t o i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on,
Government has an out l ay of INR 346 l akhs
902
, and anot her INR 8 l akhs f or envi ronment al f orest ry. The f orest and l oggi ng
act i vi t i es have cont ri but ed t o around 3.27% of t he pri mary sect or economy and are growi ng wi t h a CAGR of 11.14% over
t he peri od of 2003-04 and 2008-09.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es i s growi ng at a CAGR of 10.63%. Around INR 7.08 l akhs has been al l ot t ed f or f i sheri es. For
Oi l seed product i on program and f or i nt ensi ve f rui t devel opment program, government has all ot t ed an out l ay of INR 35
l akhs and INR 3.8 l akhs respect i vel y, i n t he year 2011-12.

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2,089
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Wheat , Soyabean and Channa are t he maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . Taki ng i nt o account mul t i crop area, 47 percent of t he
net sown area i s under soyabean and 39 percent under wheat al ong wi t h 34.5% under Channa
903
. Produce of Jowar and
M ai ze have decreased over t he years
904
.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 1001.4 mm whi ch was hi gher compared t o previ ous years. Hi ghest rai nf al l was
wi t nessed i n 2006-07. Around 52.5 percent of net sown area i s i rri gat ed
905
. Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and
agri cult ural act i vi t i es t hrough an out l ay of INR 80 l akhs i n t he Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana, and anot her INR 50 Lakhs f or M i cro-
i rri gat i on
906

Kri shi Upaj M andi shave been set up i n Vi di sha, Seroj n, Shamshabad, Lat eri , Kurwai , Gul abganj and Ganj basoda
907
. They
export wheat , soyabean, gram, and l ent i l
908
.
Vi di sha di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dairy product s. Madhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat ive Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h t he
brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . It covers t he whol e di st ri ct vi a 7 rout es connect i ng di f f erent part s of
Vi di sha t o ot her di st ri ct s
909
. Chi l l i ng cent res are i nst al l ed i n Sanchi , Vi di sha and Lat eri
910
.
Apart f rom agri cul t ure, ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t i es i ncl ude seri cul t ure. There are 3 mul berry si l k cent ers at Kurvai ,
Nat eran and Si ronj al ong wi t h one t hreadi ng uni t i n Si ronj
911
.
15.24.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 16.73 percent CAGR over t he f i ve-year peri od, f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09,
generat i ng si gni f i cant empl oyment
912
. Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or, i s
17.64 percent CAGR over t he f ive year peri od
913
. Growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant , and t he growt h rat e i s hi gher t han
pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M ini ng sect or as a whol e, has grown at a hi gh CAGR of 54.26%
914
. Thi s i ndi cat es l ot of mi ni ng
and quarryi ng act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct . When compared wi t h year 2007-08, mi ni ng act i vi t y has i ncreased by 62.18% i n t he
year 2008-09
915
. Some of t he mi neral s f ound i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude l i mest one, l at eri t e, vi dhyan sandst one, basal t and raod
met al cl ay
916
. Vi di sha and Basoda are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Vi di sha di st ri ct . Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es
i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude,
o M / S Srf Lt d. (Rubber and Pl ast i c)
o M / S Fl exi t uf f Indust ri es Lt d. (Rubber and Pl ast i c)
o M / S S.M . Dyechem Lt d (Food Processi ng)
o M / S Emeral d Tobacco Pvt . Lt d. (M i scel l eneous Indust ri es)
o M / S Amul ya Export s. (Basi c Met al )

903
M adhya Pradesh ka Aart hi k Sarvekshan, 2011-12, Pust i ka
904
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911
912
913
914
915
916
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Vi di sha has i ndust ri al areas al l ot t ed at Kanj ana and Ganj Basoda i n t he di st ri ct . Ot her areas al l ot t ed by DTIC are at Vi di sha,
Kurwai and Kampana
917
. Around 52.3 Ha of l and i s present near t he Basoda regi on.
Vi di sha has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2011-12. As per 2011-12
f i gures smal l scal e i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 504.83 l akhs generat i ng 1,041 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .

Food processi ng (17.81%), Chemi cal s (69.86%), and Engi neering (7.53%) const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n
SSI segment i n 2010-11
918
.
grew at 9.74 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, al ong wi t h
Real est at e.

917
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Vi di sha
918
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Vi di sha
500
1631
1500
18144
Basi c M et al
Food Processi ng
Rubber & Pl ast i c
Investment in Lakhs
Compostion of LMI Investment in Vidisha
(as of March 2011)
253.59
247.18
163.71
310.89
504.83
863
1043
965
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Trade, hot el s and rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 36 percent of t he cont ri but i on f rom Tert i ary sect or. Some of
t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (16.12 percent ), St orage (12.47%), real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs
(9.27 percent ) and publ i c admini st rat i on (15.04 percent )
919
.
There i s one nat i onal hi ghway crossi ng t he di st ri ct
920
. The t ot al l engt h of hi ghways i s 494 km.Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 86
connect s Kanpur i n Ut t ar Pradesh wi t h Dewas i n Madhya Pradesh. The st at e Hi ghways connect i ng al l i mport ant t owns,
have a t ot al l engt h of about 743.4 Km
921
wi t hi n t he di st ri ct . There i s a good rai l way connect i vi t y as wel l , wi t hi n t he
di st ri ct .
Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s on par wi t h st at e s average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number of
PHCs and SHCs, i s 21 and 144 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct - whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 unit s per l akh
popul at i on
922
. There are 2 ci vi l hospi t al s and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . There i s a f urt her scope and need t o i mprove t he number
of healt h cent ers i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of beds
st ands at 300.

recordi ng a 17.75 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s i s expect ed t o f urt her t he
growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . Deposi t s have i ncreased f rom 626 crore INR t o 1,417 crore INR over t he f i ve year
peri od
923
.
15.24.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Vidisha
Worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (37.2 percent ) i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent . Percent age of
peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers account s t o 29.3%
924
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on,

919
920
921
922
923
RBI Dat a : 2011-12
924
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Vi di sha, 2011
28936
41275
4161
4611
369
3810
4605
14830
12647
Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
In INR Lakhs

333

i ndi cat i ng very l ow l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n
t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 21.2 percent i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 51.2 percent , wi t h
t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
925

Such a l ow part i ci pat i on of women workf orce i s mai nl y because of l ack of good educat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Lower f emal e
l i t eracy rat e i s anot her reason f or such a l ow WPR among women.
Around 70.6 percent of t he mai n worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure ei t her as cul t ivat ors or agri cul t ural
l abourers. 85.2 percent of t he rural popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 86 percent of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s
i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s hi gher t han t he st at e s f i gure of 84% of t he urban
worki ng popul at i on. Thi s shows t he dependence on t ert i ary sect ors i n t he urban areas.
M i grat i on i s observed out si de t he di st ri ct mai nl y due t o t he vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de. M i grat i on t o nearby
di st ri ct s such as Guna and Bhopal are common, and i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Vi di sha di st rict , i .e. i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat i on i s
hi gh. It i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he ski l l ed and
semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home
di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Vi di sha
926
.
Vi di sha ci t y i s very cl ose t o Bhopal , and t hus t here are mi grat i ons happeni ng out si de t he di st ri ct , mai nl y dri ven by t he
empl oyment opport uni t i es avail abl e i n t he nearby regi ons.
Dependency rat i o i s hi gh and st ands at 92.7 when compared t o st at e s average of 84.3 per t housand popul at i on.
Unempl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s at 13.7 percent of t he popul at i on, whi ch i s l ower t han t hat of M adhya Pradesh average of
16.4 percent . In t he urban areas, 15.8 % of t he popul at i on i n t he age group of 15-59 i s unempl oyed. Dependency rat i o rat i o
i s 22.9 more i n rural areas compared t o urban areas i n t he di st ri ct of Vi di sha.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Vi di sha has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 5.6 l akhs peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he l abour
t he di st ri ct economy, t hus propel l i ng st at e s growt h.
927

District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Vi di sha 1664544 1048663 558577 520860 175648

925
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Vi di sha, 2011
926
Based on Di scussi ons w i t h Presi dent , Zi l a Pari shad
927
of Indi a

334

Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Vi di sha has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Vi di sha. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Vi di sha i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of around 60,300
928
.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 13 56 197 12 49 172
Fabri cat i on 2 14 15 1 13 13
Const ruct i on 670 1689 11043 597 1503 9832
IT&ITES 11 203 0 14 266 0
Heal t hcare 74 1408 0 116 2202 0
Logi st i cs
234 559 3878 267 639 4433
Ret ai l 854 2159 14062 706 1787 11635
Hospi t al i t y 158 797 2212 131 659 1830
Communi cat i on 177 995 2364 212 1066 2954
Servi ces
157 327 2665 165 343 2794

928

335

Vi di sha has 3 ITIs and 2 ITCs i n t he di st ri ct al ong wi t h 1 Engineeri ng Col l ege. There are very l ess number of col l eges.
There are a f ew government col l eges f or art s and sci ence. Vi di sha need t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o
i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . Tot al number of i nst i t ut es i s st i l l l ow, and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce
avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Vidisha
Pharmacy[1] NA NA
ITI (Govt .) 3 435
M edi ci ne(M BBS) NA NA
ITC (Pri vat e) 2 462
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 22,248 out of whi ch 20,508 i s ski l l ed. Al most 92% of t he
regi st ered yout hs are ski l l ed i n t he di st ri ct . Government i s not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment
al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . A f ew j obs
were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal and non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary
sect or cl i ent s
929
. The number of peopl e get t i ng pl aced i n t ert i ary sect ors out reached t he number i n secondary sect or. A
t ot al of 71 yout hs were pl aced as cust omer care execut i ves, 88 as securi t y guards/ guard-man, 50 as sal es execut i ve, and
anot her 28 as product i on t rai nee and t echni ci an out of t he 355 yout hs pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast year.

929
J ob fairs in the district
Company Name Skills Looked at Intake
Asi s Pvt . Lt d, Bhopal Cust omer Care Execut i ve 71
Bhart i ya Jeevan Beema Ni gam, Vi di sha Grameen Career 28
Epose Heal t h Indi a, Bhopal Sarvekshak 90

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Vi di sha, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors, and doubl e t hat of t he
secondary sect or, has proport i onal empl oyment opport unit i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l
t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 15,100 i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom
Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he
874 Mi ni st ry of Women and Chi l d Devel opment
976
14201
2745
3850
5580
1925
1727
1326
934
0 5000 10000 15000
Ot hers
Incremental Training Capacity in Vidisha
Fl exi Int ernat i onal Pvt . Lt d, Peet hampur Sal es Execut i ve 24
Pearl Indust ri al Securit y, Ahmedabad, Guj rat Techni ci an 15
Pent hure Securi t y Servi ce, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 64
Shi vashakt i Bi opl ant , Bhopal Securi t y Guard 11
Shi vashakt i Bi opl ant , Sagar Sal es Execut i ve 39
Vardhaman Yarn, Sakal apur Trai nee 13
Total 355

337

servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Vi di sha i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or human capi t al f or cert ai n
sect ors. Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are qui t e wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct
and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Vi di sha di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
o Ret ai l
o Food Processi ng
o Seri cul t ure (Around 30 Lakhs out l ay Al l ot ed)
Government
o Ret ai l Sect or
o Heal t hcare
o Seri cul t ure can be devel oped al ong Si ronj bl ock of Vi di sha
o Dai ry f armi ng (3 Dai ry Cent res)
Providers

338

o Ret ai l / Hospi t al i t y
Industry
Provi de t rai ni ng f or ski l l s i n t hose sect or where t he requi rement f or absorpt i on wi t hi n
o Const ruct i on

339

15.25 Skill Gap Assessment of Ujjain District
Uj j ai n di st ri ct i s a part of Uj j ai n di vi si on wi t h i t s admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers at Uj j ai n ci t y. It i s bounded by Shaj apur,
Dewas, Indore, Dhar and Rat l am. It covers an area of 6,091 square km
930
and has a popul at i on of 19.86
931
l akhs al ong wi t h
popul at i on densi t y of 326.15 per square km. Popul at i on densit y i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t he st at e s average of 236 per
square km. A growt h of 16.11% i n t he popul at i on i s wi t nessed over t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on of t he di st ri ct i s 39.22
percent , and i s great er t han t he st at e s average of 27.63 percent . Gender rat i o i s 954 f emales per 1,000 mal e popul at i on
whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 919 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
932
. Around 13.32% of t he t ot al
popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 28 % of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST cat egory wi t h 24.72% of t he t ot al popul at i on
under SC cat egory and 3.11% under ST cat egory
933
. The percent age of peopl e bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (25.7
percent ) i s hi gher t han i n rural areas (23.3 percent )
934
. Overal l , 24.4% of t he t ot al popul at i on of Uj j ai n di st ri ct i s bel ow
povert y l i ne
935
.
15.25.1.2 Literacy
936
. There
have been i mprovement s i n t he l i t eracy rat e as per 2001 f i gures (70.9%). There are 3,227 K12 i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct
wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 31.84 percent
937
. Around 39% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h pri vat e
school s,whi ch pl ay a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on,t han Government school s i n t he
di st ri ct
938
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (61.40%) i s l ower when compared t o male count erpart s (85.22%)
939
. As per 2001 census, f emal e
l i t eracy rat e st ands at 57.9%
940
, and i t has i ncreased margi nal l y over a decade. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he
government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he di st ri ct t hrough vari ous programs under Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan. There i s
a need t o i mprove educat i on f or women i n t he di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared
t o l ower cl asses, and many gi rl s drop out f rom school s around t hat peri od
941 942
. Transi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper
pri mary i s 83%
943
. Enrol l ment s were hi ghest i n 2008-09, af t er whi ch a decl i ne was observed wi t h number of enrol l ment s
i n cl ass VIII i ncreasi ng across t he years
944
. Ret ent i on rat e at pri mary l evel s i s 67.5%, wi t h Gender Pari t y Index at 0.94 f or
pri mary l evel
945
.

930
931
932
933
934
935
936
937
938
939
940
Census of Indi a, 2001 and 2011
941
942
Di st ri ct El ement ary report card, 2010-11, Indi a
943
Di st ri ct El ement ary Educat i on Report Card : 2010-11
944
945

340

District Madhya Pradesh Ujjain
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,986,597
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 73.6%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.10
Di st ri ct economy regi st ered a growt h rat e of 11.38
946
percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he st at e
growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng l ast f i ve years
947
. Cont ri but i on f rom pri mary and servi ce sect or i s st i l l si gni f i cant , when
compared t o t he secondary sect or. Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 30.39% of t he di st ri ct economy, whi l e growi ng at a 12.81
percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
948
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er
rat e (13.04 percent )
949
. Di st ri ct per capit a i ncome i s INR 33,759 i n t he year 2008-09
950
. There has been a CAGR of 9.50

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percent i n per capi t a i ncome
951
. Per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge growt h of 21.6 percent over t he year f rom 2007-8
t o 2008-9
952
.

Uj j ai n i s predomi nant l y an agricul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 6,09,100 hect ares of l and, bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09,
net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 4,89,000 hect ares. Tot al f orest cover i s around 0.52% of t he t ot al
953
.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es i s growi ng at a CAGR of 12.62% whi l e f i shi ng wi t nessed a growt h of 19.09% over t he f i ve
year peri od. For Oi l seed product i on program and f or i nt ensi ve f rui t devel opment program, government has al l ot t ed an
out l ay of INR 116 l akhs and INR 12 l akhs respect i vel y, i n t he year 2011-12.
Wheat , j owar and cane are t he maj or crops al ong wi t h soyabean
954
. Taki ng i nt o account mul t i crop area, 92.3 percent of
t he net sown area i s under soyabean and 43.48 percent under Channa, al ong wi t h 27.62% i n wheat
955
. Around 65% of t he
t ot al net sown area i s doubl e cropped. There has been an i ncreasi ng t rend i n t he product i on of Channa over t he years,
whi l e Jowar and M ai ze i s decreasi ng i n t erms of l and covered and produce. There i s vari et y of hort i cul t ure crops i n t he
di st ri ct . Some of t he f rui t crops i ncl ude orange, guava, sweet l i me and papaya. Oranges are f amous i n t he di st ri ct , and are
produced i n l arge quant i t i es. Veget abl es such as pot at o, sweet pot at o and green peas, al ong wi t h l ady s f i nger, Kaddu
Vargoya et c, are grown i n t he di st ri ct . Spi ces i ncl ude Cori ander, Fenugreek seed al ong wi t h garl i c and chi l l i . Chi l l i i s t he
maj or spi ce crop i n t he di st ri ct f ol l owed by garl i c and cori ander. Popul ar medi ci nal and aromat i c crops i ncl ude Ashwa
Gandha and Aaml a. Fl owers grown i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude mari gol d, navrang and gul dawadi
956
.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 610.6 mm, whi ch was subst ant i al l y l ower, compared t o previ ous years. Around 40
percent of net sown area i s i rrigat ed. Irri gat ed l and i s qui t e l ow i n proport i on, and t he f armers are st i l l dependant on

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rai nf al l f or agri cul t ure
957
. Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cult ural act i vi t i es by an out l ay of INR 60 l akhs i n
Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana, and anot her INR 150 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on
958
.
Uj j ai n di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h t he
brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . It covers t he whol e di st ri ct vi a 7 rout es connect i ng Uj j ai n
959
.There are
t wo bul k mi l k cool ers i n Khachrod and Badnagar
960
. The capaci t y i s 2,50,000 l i t ers per day
961
.
Uj j ai n Dughdha Sanga i s a cooperat i ve soci et y, based out i f Uj j ai n ci t y - whi ch i s produci ng l arge amount of mi l k based
product s i n t he di st ri ct under t he brand name Sanchi
962
. Khachrod and Badnagar has bul k mi l k cent er wi t h 2,50,000 l i t ers
of mi l k per day
963
. The col d chai n i nf rast ruct ure i s l ocat ed at vari ous pri me l ocat i ons i n and around Uj j ai n di st ri ct . The
Cooperat i ve soci et y direct l y t akes up t he mi l k f rom t he f armers and suppl i es i t t o t he manuf act uri ng unit . Government has
al so hel ped t he l ocal peopl e of Uj j ai n t o set up shops f or sel l i ng mi l k and mi l k product s, under t he same brand name
Sanchi . These boot hs are known as Sanchi boot hs
964
.
Apart f rom agri cul t ure, seri cul t ure i s al so popul ar i n t he di st ri ct . 3 mul berry si l k cent ers at M ol ana, M al yakhedi and
Kanchankhedi l ocat ed wi t hi n t he Badnagar, Ghat i ya and Khachrod bl ocks respect i vel y, are present i n t he di st ri ct
965
.
15.25.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 16.13 percent CAGR over t he f i ve-year peri od, f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09
966
. Growt h
rat e of i ndust ri es - whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or - i s 13.33 percent CAGR over t he f i ve year
peri od
967
. Growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant and t he growt h rat e i s hi gher t han pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M i ni ng sect or
as a whol e has grown at a hi gh CAGR of 85.51%
968
, i ndi cat i ng i ncreasi ng mi ni ng and quarryi ng act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
Cont ri but i on f rom manuf act uri ng sect or t o t he economy, i s growi ng at a CAGR of 10% whi l e t hat of const ruct i on i s around
19.25%. Overal l , t he secondary sect or i s growi ng at 13.04%
969
.
Uj j ai n, M ahi dpur, Khachrod and Badnagarare are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas present i n Uj j ai n di st ri ct wi t h predomi nant
cl ust er mi x of t ext i l es, chemi cal product s and non met al l i c mi neral s.
Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude :
M / S Grasi m Indust ri es [Caust ic Soda Membrane Cel l Uni t ] (~200 Crores INR i nvest ment )
M / S Grasi m Indust ri es [St apl e f i ber di vi si on] (~500 Crores INR i nvest ment )
M / S Gwal i or Chemi cal Ind Lt d.(~100 Crores INR i nvest ment )
M / S Uj j ai n Dugdh Sangh Sahkari Lt d

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963
964
965
966
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Apart f rom t hi s t here are l arge numbers of corrugat ed boxes and accessori es uni t s wi t hi n t he di st ri ct . Some of t he
upcomi ng sect ors i ncl ude i ron and i ron cast i ng, cot t on and non-woven, pharmaceut i cal s, st eel rerol l i ng, adhesi ves and
gums, and pl ast i c i t ems
970
.

Some of t he al l ot t ed l and areas f or i ndust ri es are l ocat ed at Chakrod, M aksi Road, Dewas Road, Noul akha Beed, Bandhka,
M ahi dpur and Badnagar. The mai n i ndust ri al l ocat i ons are present i n M aksi , Dewas, M ahi dpur and Chakrod
971
.
Uj j ai n has wi t nessed si gni f i cant growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2008-09. As per
2011-12 f i gures, smal l scal e i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 695.82 l akhs, generat i ng 678 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he
di st ri ct .

Pl ast i c househol ds (17.29%), Paper (56.31%) and Chemi cal (3.52%), t ext i l e (10.56%) and const ruct i on mat eri al (6.45%)
const i t ut e over 80% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, f ood processi ng, agro based and
mi neral segment cont ri but e over anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
972

970
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971
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Uj j ai n
972
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Uj j ai n
42729.77
1777.36
211
918
6724.44
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Compostion of LMI Investment in Ujjain
(as of March 2011)
334.61
1342.42
857.52
790.73
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grew at 9.61 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s al ong wi t h
Real est at e.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 30.7 percent of t he cont ri but i on f rom Tert i ary sect or. Some
of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (16.58 percent ) and st orage (11.59 percent )
973
. Rel i gi ous
t ouri sm i s popul ar due t o t he presence of M ahakal eshwar t empl e and some ot her i mport ant t empl es i n t he Uj j ai n ci t y and
t he di st ri ct .
There are ot her smal l and l arge roads i n t he di st ri ct
974
. M P SH 18 of l engt h 362.3km and M P SH 27 of 386.60km, cross t he
di st ri ct
975
. The ci t y Uj j ai n i s wel l connect ed wi t h roads and rai l ways.
PHCs and SHCs i s 22 and 171 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 uni t s per l akh
popul at i on
976
. There are 6 ci vi l hospi t al s and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . There i s a f urt her scope t o i mprove t he number of heal t h
cent res i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of beds st ands at
700. The number of heal t h cent res and cl i ni c are l i st ed bel ow
977
. There are 20 pri mary heal t h cent ers and 169 sub-healt h
cent ers al ong wi t h 23 al l opat hi c cl i ni cs.

peri od
978
.

973
974
Compendi um, PPP proj ect s i n St at e Hi ghw ays,
975
976
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RBI Dat a : 2011-12
53018
89915
14874
11477
739
10105
17145
72218
23373
Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
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15.25.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Ujjain
Worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (44.1 percent ) i s hi gher t han st at e s average of 42.7 percent . Percent age of
979
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on
i ndi cat i ng medi um l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or, i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n
t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 33.9 percent , i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 53.8 percent , wi t h
980

l abourers. 87.9 percent of t he rural popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. 88.4 percent of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s
i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es, whi ch i ncl udes t he servi ce sect or. Thi s i s hi gher t han t he st at e s f i gure of 84.3% of t he urban
worki ng popul at i on. Dependency rat i o as whol e i s l ess i n t he di st ri ct , and t he percent age of peopl e, wi t hout empl oyment ,
i n t he age group of 15-59 year i s 15%.
M i grat i on i s observed i n Uj j ai n di st ri ct mai nl y due t o vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de t he di st ri ct . M i grat i on t o
Uj j ai n f rom nearby di st ri ct s l i ke M andsaur, Rat l am, Shaj apur and Neemuch, i s common. M i grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers
of Uj j ai n di st ri ct , and i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat i on, i s al so promi nent . M i grat i on i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndirect
empl oyment opport uni t i es f rom t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, out ward mi grat i on
occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er
empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Uj j ai n.
M i grat i on due t o rel i gi ous act i vi t i es i s common and happens i n Shi vrat hri and Saavan season. Some chi l dren mi grat e t o
Nagda and j oi n resi n and subsidi ary i ndust ry.
Dependency rat i o i s l ow at 77.7, compared t o t he st at e average of 84 per t housand popul at i on. Unempl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct i s 15% of t he popul at i on, whi ch i s l ess t han t hat of Madhya Pradesh average of 16.4%. In t he urban areas 16.1%,
of t he popul at i on i n t he age group of 15-59, i s unempl oyed.
Immi grat i on i nt o Uj j ai n i s more common amongst t he unski l l ed cat egory, especi al l y f rom t he nei ghbori ng di st ri ct s - l eadi ng
t o si gni f i cant i ncrease i n t he slum dwel l i ng popul at i on i n t he di st ri ct . Uj j ai n has a sl um popul at i on wi t h 277 sl um pocket s
and 1,55,582 persons under t he sl um cat egory.
981

Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Uj j ai n has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 8.38 l akhs peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he
982

979
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Uj j ai n, 2011
980
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Uj j ai n, 2011
981
982
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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Uj j ai n 2145830 1351873 838710 782080 161773
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Uj j ai n has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n Uj j ai n. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Uj j ai n i s expect ed t o wi t ness a i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 1.47 l akhs
983
.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 18 77 271 16 67 235
Text i l es 518 2307 7536 450 2003 6541
Const ruct i on 968 2438 15947 861 2171 14197
IT&ITES 536 10176 0 497 9436 0
Heal t hcare 42 805 0 143 2709 0
Logi st i cs
687 1645 11413 786 1880 13048
Ret ai l 1860 4704 30633 1539 3892 25346
Hospi t al i t y 345 1736 4819 285 1436 3987

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Communi cat i on 469 2638 6269 561 2828 7836
Ui j j ai n has one pol yt echni c col l ege al ong wi t h 5 ITIs and 3 ITCs i n t he di st ri ct . There are 8 Engi neeri ng col l eges and 1
medi cal col l ege. Uj j ai n need t o f ocus on workf orce devel opment , and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al
number of i nst it ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed
l abours. A number of educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons are comi ng up i n t he di st ri ct . Govt . i s proposi ng t o make Uj j ai n as
Knowledge City of M adhya Pradesh.
St at e Govt . has t aken deci si on t o est abl i sh cent re f or excel l ence i n Govt . Engg. Col l ege. Government col l ege of Uj j ai n, wi l l
be made as a cent re. The work i s undert aken by Oracl e Pvt . Lt d
984
.Government has al so sanct i oned an amount of INR 50
l akh f or t he const ruct i on of Government Sangi t M ahavi dhyal aya Uj j ai n
985
.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Ujjain
Pharmacy[1] 2 120
ITI (Govt .) 5 961
Pol yt echni c 1 480
Govt . of M adhya Pradesh i s pl anni ng t o devel op 2 ski l l cent res per di st ri ct . Thi s has been pl anned at Ghat i a and Tarana.
Some of t he t rai ni ng i nst it ut e ot her t han ITIs i ncl ude RSETI Lead Bank Bank of Indi a, NGOs Param Hari Krapa Soci al
Wel f are Soci et y, Uj j ai n, NGO Shrut hi Ki rt hi Si ksha Sami t i , AISECT Uj j ai n NGO
986
. Trai ni ng conduct ed by NGOs i ncl ude
vari ous ot her t rades l i ke ret ai l , sal es and market i ng, sof t ski l l , t al l y, account i ng, t ouri sm et c. RSETI t rai ns on M obi l e and
TV repai ri ng, M ot or repai ri ng, dai ry devel opment et c.

984
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985
Annual Report , Madhya Pradesh, 2011-12
986
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NGOs are doi ng wel l i n t he di st ri ct , and are st ri vi ng t owards excel l ence i n vocat i onal ski l l i ng. The number of enrol l emnt s
are hi gh i n such NGOs, t hat are mai nl y t arget ed t owards comput er and el ect roni c courses. St udent s f rom di f f erent
di st ri ct s are ready t o get enrol l ed i n such NGOs. Government has provi ded t hem l i cense t o spread educat i on and i mprove
t he l evel of ski l l i n t he di st ri ct .
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 36,936 out of whi ch 32,403 i s ski l l ed. Government i s not
abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob
f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Many j obs were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal and non-
t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
987
.A t ot al of 4,024 st udent s were pl aced wi t h around 800 as sal es
execut i ve, 97 as securi t y guards, 6,725 as sol di ers and 515 as Insurance agent i n LIC.

987
A.V Agro, Uj j ai n M arket i ng execut i ve 19
Adi t ya Ni rmal Soci et y, Uj j ai n M achi ne Works 334
Basi c Career Consul t i ng, Uj j ai n Sal es Execut i ve 62
Cent ram Ski l l ed works, Indore Sal es Execut i ve 56
Cent ram Ski l l ed works, Indore Operat or 60
Cosmos M ai n power, Gandhi Nagar Securi t y Guard 52
Cosmos M ai n power, Gandhi Nagar Trai ned Operat or 60
Emphosi s BPO, Uj j ai n Cust omer Care Execut i ve 187
Enavl e Indi a, Indore Trai nees 86
M adhya Pradesh Ambuj a Export s Lt d, Ahmedabad M achi ne Works 107
ICI Dot come, M arket i ng execut i ve 45
Inspi re Consul t ancy and servi ces, Indore Sal es Execut i ve 165
Kat ari a Group, Uj j ai n M arket i ng execut i ve 112
Kat ari a Group, Uj j ai n Sal es Execut i ve 310
LIC Indi a, Badanagar Sahayak Abhi kart a 102

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Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet about 50 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween
LIC Indi a, M ahi dpur Sahayak Abhi kart a 52
LIC Indi a, Nagda Sahayak Abhi kart a 138
LIC Indi a, Uj j ai n Sahayak Abhi kart a 223
LIC Trai ni ng Servi ce Indi a Lt d, Bharat pur Securi t y Guard 20
Navbharat Fert i l i zers, Indore Sal es Execut i ve 31
Navbharat Fert i l i zers, Indore Securi t y Guard 25
Ot her 7 compani es Vari ed 463
Poi neer Engi neeri ng, Uj j ai n M achi ne Works 8
Raj ast han Cot t on M i l l s, Bhavani mandi , Raj ast han M achi ne Works 147
Raj ast han Text i l e M i l l s, Bhavani mandi , Raj ast han M achi ne Works 160
Samsung El ect roni c, Noi da Operat or Trai nees 35
Sena Bharat hi , M ahu Sai ni k 725
Shi vashakt i , Indore Sal es Execut i ve 173
Spi nt ex, Peet hampur M achi ne Works 67
Grand Total 4024

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Uj j ai n bei ng a pri mary and t eri ary sect or dri ven economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next
decade. The di st ri ct has pot ent i al t o creat e over 80,000 employment opport unt i es i n t he next f i ve years, predomi nant l y i n
t he servi ces sect or.
speci f i cal l y i n f i nanci al i nt ermedi ari es - consi deri ng t he hi gh l evel of economi c act i vi t y wi t nessed as a st at e capi t al .
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Uj j ai n, has spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand i n cert ai n
unorgani zed sect ors - l i ke securi ty servi ces and faci l i ti es management
Empl oyment generat i on bei ng l argel y servi ce dri ven,t he demand f or speci f i c rol es i n sal es and marketi ng i s
Exi st i ng f ocus on t rai ni ng f or inf ormal sect or by pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders, i s l ow
Publ i c sect or spendi ng on ski l l t rai ni ng i s predomi nant l y f ocusi ng on secondary and t ert i ary sect ors.
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es and commerci al ent erprises, Uj j ai n i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al dest i nat i on f or sourci ng
f rom a di versi f i ed sampl e of ski l l ed yout h f rom across M adhya Pradesh. It wi l l be made Knowl edge Ci t y and a base f or
educat i on cent re. Based on i nt eract i on wi t h yout h i n t he st at e, Uj j ai n, wi t h l arge publ i c sect or undert aki ng and pri vat e
i ndust ri es i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al empl oyment dest i nat i on across Madhya Pradesh. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he
proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Uj j ai n di st ri ct woul d cover t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

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NSDC
o Ret ai l
o Hospi t al i t y
o Communi cat i on
Government
o Formal / Inf ormal segment of Transport at i on and Logi st i cs
o Formal / Inf ormal segment of M anuf act uri ng of engi neeri ng/ el ect ri cal product s
o Formal / Inf ormal segment of Food Processi ng
o Formal segment i n Heal t hcare
o Hort i cul t ure- M ango, Orange, Aml a, Ber,
o Fl ower Cul t i vat i on- Gul dawadi , M ari gol d and Navrang
o Spi ce Cul t i vat i on Garl i c, Oni on, Chi l l i and cori ander.
Providers
o Organi zed Ret ai l
o Hospi t al i t y
o Food Processi ng Proxi mi t y t o agri mandi i n Neemuch and Mandsaur
o Transport at i on and Logi st i cs connect ed wi t h road and rai l way l i nkages
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o Banki ng & Fi nanci al Servi ces
o IT/ ITES
o Ret ai l

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15.26 Skill Gap Assessment of Shajapur District
Shaj apur di st ri ct i s a part of Mal wa regi on and Uj j ai n Di vi si on, wi t h t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers at Shaj apur t own. It
i s bounded by Uj j ai n di st ri ct , Dewas, Sehore, Raj garh and Rajast han and covers an area of 6,195 square km
988
. It has a
989
l akhs as of 2011. Shaj apur i s a sparcel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 244.12
per square km, whi ch i s margi nal l y hi gher t han t he st at e s average. It wi t nessed a growt h of 17.17% i n popul at i on over
t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on i s 19.4% and i s si gni f i cant l y l ess t han t he st at e s average of 27.63%. Gender rat i o of t he
di st ri ct st ands at 939 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 913
gi rl s per 1,000 boys
990
. Around 14.1% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. Around 25 % of t he popul at i on i s
under SC/ ST cat egory wi t h 21.98% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory and 2.74% under ST cat egory
991
. The
percent age of peopl e bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (40.9 percent ) i s hi gher compared t o rural areas (16.9 percent )
992
.
15.26.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (70.17 percent ) i s margi nal l y l esser t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63
percent
993
. There are 2,978 K12 i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct - wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 23.3 percent
994
.
Around 43.5% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h pri vat e school s, and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary,
secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o Government school s i n t he di st ri ct
995
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (56.36%) i s much l ower t hat t hat of mal e count erpart s (83.19%)
996
. As per t he 2001 census, f emal e
l i t eracy st ands at 57.4%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he
di st ri ct t hrough vari ous programs under t he Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan. There i s a need t o i mprove educat i on f or women i n t he
di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses, and many gi rl s drop out f rom
around t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , t he year 2009-10 wi t nessed a peak wi t h maxi mum enrol l ment
997
.
District Madhya Pradesh Shajapur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,512,353

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Population(2011)
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Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 70.2%
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998
999
. Cont ri but i on f rom pri mary and servi ce sect or i s st i l l si gni f i cant when
compared t o secondary sect or. Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 44.3% of t he di st ri ct economy whi l e growi ng at a 7.25 percent
CAGR over t he past 5 years
1000
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e
(16.13 percent )
1001
. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s great er t han t he st at e s average and st ands at INR 21,136 i n t he year
2008-09
1002
1003
. Per capit a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge
growt h of 24.4 percent over t he year f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-9
1004
.

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Shaj apur i s predomi nant l y an agri cult ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 6,19,500 hect ares of l and, bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-
09, net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 4,54,000 hect ares. Tot al f orest cover i s around 1.12% of t he t ot al
1005
.
year peri od. For Oi l seed product i on program and f or i nt ensi ve f rui t devel opment program, t he government has al l ot t ed an
out l ay of INR 50 l akhs and INR 45.05 l akhs respect i vel y, i n t he year 2011-12.
Shaj apur has a ri ver f l owi ng t hrough i t . The banks of ri ver Parbat i have al l uvi al soi l . The di st ri ct has deep bl ack and
shal l ow bl ack brown and al l uvial soi l s of t he nort hern regi on
1006
.
Channa and soyabean al ong wi t h wheat , mai ze and j owar are t he maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . Taki ng i nt o account mul t i
crop area, 76.59 % of t he net sown area i s under soyabean, and 37.1 % under Channa, al ong wi t h 19.96% i n wheat
1007
.
There has been an i ncreasi ng t rend In t erms of produce of Channa over t he years, whi l e Jowar and M ai ze i s decreasi ng i n
t erms of l and covered.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 688.8 mm whi ch was much l ower compared t o previ ous years. Around 45 percent of net
sown area i s i rri gat ed. Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cult ural act i vi t i es by an out l ay of 50 l akhs i n Bal ram
Tal ab Yoj ana and anot her 200 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on. Government i s promot i ng hort i cul t ure and f ood processi ng as
wel l i n t he di st ri ct by many schemes
1008
.
Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n Shaj apur, Suj al pur, Aagar, Surasen, Nal kheda, Kal apeepal and M axi
1009
. There i s a vari et y
of hort i cult ure crops i n t he di st ri ct
1010
. Some of t he f rui t crops i ncl ude mango, oranges, sweet l i me and Aaml a. Oranges
are f amous i n t he di st ri ct and are produced i n l arge quant i t i es. Veget abl es such as pot at o, t omat o, l ady s f i nger and Kaddu

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1010
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45%
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16%
18%
17%
19%
19%
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37%
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37%
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Vargoya are grown i n t he di st rict . Product i on of Pot at o i s hi ghest . Spi ces i ncl ude Cori ander, Fenugreek seed al ong wi t h
garl i c, oni on and chi l l i . Cori ander i s t he maj or spi ce crop i n t he di st ri ct f ol l owed by oni on and garl i c. M edi ci nal and
aromat i c crops i ncl ude Chandra sur and Ashwa Gandha. Fl owers grown i n t he di st ri ct , i ncl ude mari gol d, morga and
rose
1011
.
Shaj apur di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h
t he brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . It covers t he whol e di st ri ct vi a 13 rout es; 7 of t hem connect i ng
Shaj apur and 6 of t hem connect i ng Agar
1012
. Chi l l i ng cent re i nst al l ed i n Shaj apur i s under t he Ji l a Panchayat scheme,
produci ng 10,000 l i t er of mi l k per day. Anot her pl ant at Agar i nst al l ed under NDDB scheme has t he capaci t y of anot her
10,000 l i t re per day
1013
.
Apart f rom agri cul t ure i n t he dist ri ct , some of t he ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t i es i ncl ude seri cul t ure and hort i cul t ure. 3
mul berry si l k cent ers at Ghat t imukht yarpur, Nandni and Pi pl yanagar l ocat ed wi t hi n t he Kal api pal bl ock are present i n t he
di st ri ct
1014
.
15.26.2.2 Industry
1015
. The growt h rat e of i ndust ri es whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary
sect or i s, 16.73 percent CAGR over t he f i ve year peri od
1016
. The growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant , and t he growt h rat e i s
hi gher t han pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M i ni ng sect or as a whol e, has grown at a hi gh CAGR of 58%
1017
. M i neral i nvent ory
work i n t he di st ri ct wi l l be carri ed out as per 2011-12 annual pl an of Madhya Pradesh
1018
.
Shaj apur and Agar are mai n i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Shaj apur di st ri ct wi t h predomi nant cl ust er mi x of basi c met al ,
chemi cal product s and non met al l i c mi neral s.
Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude,
M / S Shaj apur Sol vent Ext ract ion Pvt . Lt d.
M / S Si dhart h Tubes Lt d.
M / S Ramco Indust ri es Lt d.
M / S Regent Beer & Wi ne Lt d
M / S Aadani Wi l l mar Lt d.
Some of t he SSI i ncl ude Kambal busi ness, gi t t i breaki ng, t ext i l es, garment s, dhona pat t al et c. Daal pl ant s, edi bl e oi l , seed
processi ng, st one cut t i ng and pol i shi ng, st one-gi t t i f ormat i on, pai nt s and di st emper, i nvert or bat t ery, cont ri but e over
anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
1019

Int ensi ve cot t on devel opment program has been i n operat i ons t o provi de subsi dy on product i on of f oundat i on seeds
di st ri but i on of cert i f i ed seeds, di st ri but i on of pl ant prot ect i on equi pment s, f ront l i ne demonst rat i ons, subsi dy on spri nkl er

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set and t rai ni ng program. The st at e i s cont ri but i ng 25%, and t he remai ni ng 75% i s support ed by cent ral government .
Shaj apur i s one of t he 14 chosen di st ri ct f or t hi s program.
Rat l am-Nagda and Pi t hampur-Dhar-Mhow are t wo i nvest ment regi ons f rom t he i ndust ri al areas of Neemuch and Shaj apur
have been i ncl uded i n t he DM IC wi t h a vi si on t o creat e st rong economi c base
1020
.

Some of t he i ndust ri al areas i ncl ude Shaj apur, Gadrol y, Lond and Aagar al ong wi t h Shuj al pur and Chakrod. Around 43 Ha
of l and i s al l ot t ed f or i ndust ri al purpose i n Lond and around 52.7 Ha i s i n Shuj al pur
1021
. There are i nvest ment s i n smal l
scal e i ndust ri es as wel l .
Shaj apur has wi t nessed si gni f i cant growt h i n number of small scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2008-09. As per
2011-12 f i gures, smal l scal e i ndust ri es have a t ot al i nvest ment of 695.82 l akhs generat i ng 678 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he
di st ri ct .

1020
Annual report , 2011, Madhya Pradesh
1021
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Shaj apur
790.61
2616.01
18413.72
271.95
908.89
Agro Based
Basi c M et al
Forest Based
Non-M et al i c M i neral s
Investment in Lakhs
Compostion of LMI Investment in Shajapur
(as of March 2011)
358.5
946.58
1327.33
452.56
695.82
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Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 37 percent t o GDDP. The sect or
grew at 10.29 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by Trade Hot els and Rest aurant s al ong wi t h
Real est at e.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 41 percent of t he cont ri but i on f rom Tert i ary sect or. Some of
t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs (6.77 percent ) and publ i c admi ni st rat i on (10.61
percent )
1022
.
Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 3 crosses Shaj apur. There are ot her smal l and l arge roads i n t he di st ri ct
1023
. The di st ri ct Neemuch
and Shaj apur i s connect ed, and i s i ncl uded i n Del hi M umbai Indust ri al Corri dor (DM IC). The t ot al st ret ch of kacha and
pakka roads i s 1735.15 km and 1429.54 km respect i vel y.
Rai l way l i ne connect i ng t he di st ri ct i ncl udes Uj j ai n-Bhopal l i ne and Uj j ai n-Guna l i ne, al ong wi t h Hari dwar-Fai zabad marg.
PHCs and SHCs i s 19 and 170 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct - which i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 unit s per l akh
popul at i on
1024
cent ers i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of beds st ands at
200.

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.

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RBI Dat a : 2011-12
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47272
5019
4315
530
4040
4314
7856
12309
Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
In INR Lakhs

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15.26.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Shajapur
Worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (48.8 percent ) i s relat i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent .
Percent age of peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers account s t o 24.4%
1026
of t ot al worki ng
popul at i on - i ndi cat i ng very l ow l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h
economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 42 percent i n compari son t o mal e WPR at
55.1 percent , wi t h t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
1027

l abourers. 85.4 percent of t he rural popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. On t he ot her hand, 75.3 percent of t he urban
worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s l ower t han t he st at e s f i gure of
84% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on. Thi s i s t he reason f or hi gh dependency rat i o i n urban areas of Shaj apur when
compared t o st at e s average.
M i grat i on i n Shaj apur i s due t o vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de t he di st ri ct . M i grat i on t o nearby di st ri ct s l i ke Uj j ai n
and Indore are common, and mi grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Shaj apur di st ri ct , i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat i on i s l ower. It i s
mai nl y dri ven by direct and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed
yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or
because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Shaj apur.
Dependency rat i o i s hi gh and st ands at 86.9 when compared t o st at e s average of 84 per t housand popul at i on.
Unempl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s 16.6 percent of t he popul at i on, whi ch i s margi nal l y great er t han t hat of Madhya Pradesh s
average of 16.4 percent . In t he urban areas, 13.8 % of t he popul at i on i n t he age group of 15-59 i s unempl oyed.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Shaj apur has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
si zeabl e popul at i on on t he l ower worki ng age spect rum. By 2022, t here wi l l be 7.59 l akhs peopl e part i ci pat i ng i n t he
1028

District Estimated
Population(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Shaj apur 1647051 1037642 759964 708648 131728

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Shaj apur, 2011
1027
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Shaj apur, 2011
1028
of Indi a

360

Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Shaj apur has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Shaj apur. Accordi ng t o
t he est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Shaj apur i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 66,100
1029
.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Food Processi ng 33 141 494 29 122 429
Fabri cat i on 80 751 777 70 652 674
Const ruct i on 613 1544 10099 546 1375 8991
IT&ITES 11 208 0 14 273 0
Heal t hcare 49 935 0 110 2096 0
Logi st i cs
254 607 4214 290 694 4818
Ret ai l 978 2473 16105 809 2046 13325
Hospi t al i t y 181 913 2534 150 755 2096
Communi cat i on 187 1055 2506 224 1131 3133

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Shahj apur has one pol yt echni c col l ege al ong wi t h 4 ITIs and 1 ITC i n t he di st ri ct . Shaj apur need t o f ocus on t he workf orce
devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of i nst i t ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s
a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.
ITI (Govt .) 4 552
The t ot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 24,490, out of whi ch 22,113 i s ski l l ed. Government i s
not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e
j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . A f ew j obs were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-
t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1030
. A t ot al of 441 st udent s were pl aced, wi t h 170 get t i ng pl aced i n
Peet hampur Indust ri al area.

1030
Kat ari a Group, Uj j ai n Sal es Execut i ve 51
Inf osys VTO, Indore M arket i ng Execut i ve 60
Emphosys BPO, Uj j ai n Cust omer care execut i ve 52
Adi t ya Ni rmal Soci et y, Uj j ai n M achi ne works 26
Raj ast han Cot t on mi l l s, Bhavani M andi M achi ne works 53
LIC Indi a, Shaj apur Sahayak Abhi kart a 37
Enabl e Indi a, Indore Cust omer care 13
Emphosys BPO, Uj j ai n Cal l -cent re / BPO 24

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Shaj apur, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t han t hat of
t he secondary sect or, has proport i onal empl oyment opport unit i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he
i ni t i at i ves, i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards agri -Al l i ed act ivi t i es and const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or,
1087
14754
1454
4344
5103
2172
1492
1375
969
929
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Incremental Training Capacity in Shajapur
M aa Chamunda Ent erpri se, Dewas Techni ci an/ Hel per 36
Navbharat Fert i l i zers, Indore M arket i ng Execut i ve 27
Si dhaart h Tube, Shaj apur Techni ci an Sal es 11
Shi vashakt i Bi ot ech, Uj j ai n Execut i ve 19
HDFC, Uj j ai n PO/ Sal es M arket i ng 37
Enabl e Indi a, Indore Operat or 01
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empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed
penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Shaj apur i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are more or l ess wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Shaj apur di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
Government
o Construction Sector
o Retail Sector
o Healthcare
o Sericulture can be developed along the three regions in Kalapipal block
of the district.
o Dairy farming (2 dairy plants (chilling center))
o Mulberry cultivation and Silk Weaving
o Lac Cultivation
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Orange,
o Flower Cultivation Rose, M ari , Gol d, M orga, Gyadi l ous, Gl ardi ya, Bi j l i
o Horticulture crops - Ashwa Gandha, Chandra SurIsabgol , Basi l , Lkal megh,
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o Vegetable Cultivation Tomat o, Pot at o, Ladys Fi nger, Brinj al , Green Peas,
Oni on.
o Oni on Produce i s popul ar i n t he di st ri ct .
Providers
o Security services
o Retail/ Hospitality
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15.27 Skill Gap Assessment of Sehore District
Sehore di st ri ct i s l ocat ed around 39 km f rom t he st at e capi t al Bhopal
1031
. It i s surrounded by Shaj apur, Dewas,
Hoshangabad, Rai sen and Bhopal . It i s a part of Bhopal di vi si on
1032
. It covers an area of 6,578 square km
1033
. Sehore i s t he
admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t he di st ri ct . It has a popul at i on of 13.11
1034
l akhs, as of 2011. Sehore i s a sparcel y
popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 199.30 per square km, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e s average of 235.52
persons per square km. The di st ri ct wi t nessed a growt h of 21.51% i n t he popul at i on over t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on i s
18.95% and i s l ess t han st at e s average of 27.63%. Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 918 f emal es per 1,000 mal e
popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vely l ower at 906 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
1035
. Around 14.86% of t he
t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 31.25 % of t he populat i on i s under SC/ ST cat egory, wi t h 20.49% of t he t ot al
popul at i on under SC cat egory and 10.76% under ST cat egory
1036
. 26.2% of t he popul at i on i s bel ow t he povert y l i ne. The
povert y percent age i s l ower t han t he st at e s average
1037
. The percent age of peopl e bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (44.1
percent ) i s hi gher t han i n rural areas (20.6 percent )
1038
. 2.41% of t he popul at i on i s i n sl um regi ons, wi t h 103 sl um pocket s
present i n t he di st ri ct
1039
.
15.27.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (71.11 percent ) i s more t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
1040
. There
have been some i mprovement s i n t he l i t eracy rat e as per 2001 f i gures (59.5%). There are 2,638 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he
1041
. Around 63.5% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed
wi t h pri vat e school s, and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on compared t o
1042
. Thi s i s i n cont rast t o many surroundi ng di st ri ct s of Sehore.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (58.86%) i s much l ower when compared t o mal e count erpart s (82.37%)
1043
. As per 2001 census,
f emal e l i t eracy was at 47.4%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he
di st ri ct t hrough vari ous programs under Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan. There i s a need t o i mprove educat i on f or women i n t he
di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses as many gi rl s drop out f rom
around t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant i al l y over t he years, and has seen a decl i ni ng
t rend at al l grades f rom I t o VIII
1044
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District Madhya Pradesh Sehore
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,311,008
Population(2011)
930
918
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 71.1%
0.14 0.13
Di st ri ct economy regi st ered a growt h rat e of 8.51% CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he st at e growt h rat e
of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years
1045
. Growt h i s comparat i vel y l ow i n t he di st ri ct , compared t o surroundi ng di st ri ct s.
Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 50% of t he di st ri ct economy whi l e growi ng at a 6 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
1046
. In
absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (14.87 percent
1047
). The di st ri ct per

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capi t a i ncome i s great er t han t he st at e s average and st ands at around INR 20,855 i n t he year 2008-09
1048
. There has been
a CAGR of 6.3 percent i n per capi t a i ncome
1049
. Per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge growt h of 26.32 percent over t he
year f rom 2007-08 t o 2008-09
1050
.

Sehore i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 6,57,800 hect ares of l and, bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-
09, net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 3,86,000 hect ares. Tot al f orest cover i s around 26 % of t he t ot al
1051
. There are l arge areas under f orest , and t o i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on,
1052
and anot her INR 12 l akhs f or envi ronment al f orest ry.
Soyabean, wheat , Chana and M ai ze are t he mai n crops of t he di st ri ct . Taki ng i nt o account mul t i crop area, 73.5 percent of
t he net sown area i s under soyabean and 52.8 percent under wheat al ong wi t h 30.57% i n Channa
1053
. Some of t hese
areas are doubl e cropped areas. In 2009-10 t he produce of crops were hi gh, wi t h anIncreased product i on of M ai ze. Ot her
popul arl y grown crops i n t he dist ri ct i ncl ude Gram and M ust ard
1054
.
Narmada and Parvat i ri ver i s t he mai n ri ver f l owi ng al ong Budni and Asht a
1055
. Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 714.7 mm
whi ch was l ower compared t o previ ous years. The hi ghest rainf al l was wi t nessed i n 2006-07. Around 62 percent of net
sown area i s i rri gat ed
1056
. Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cult ural act i vi t i es by an out l ay of INR 150 l akhs i n
Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana and anot her INR 190 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on. Government i s promot ing hort i cul t ure and f ood
processi ng as wel l i n t he di st rict by many schemes
1057
.

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Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n Sehore, Asht a, Nasrul l aganj , Reht i , Ichhawar, Shyampur and Bakt ara
1058
. They export
wheat , soyabean, gram, and paddy
1059
. There i s a vari et y of hort i cul t ure crops i n t he di st ri ct
1060
. Product i on of f ruit s crops
l i ke mango, guava and orange i s common. Tomat o, pot at o and spi ces are t he common veget abl e crops
1061
.
Sehore di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dairy product s. Madhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat ive Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h t he
Sehore t o ot her di st ri ct s
1062
. Chi l l i ng cent ers are l ocat ed at vari ous l ocat i ons l i ke Ichchhawar, Asht a, Sehore, Budhni and
Shyampur
1063
.
15.27.2.2 Industry
1064
. Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es, whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or,
i s 17 percent CAGR over t he f i ve year peri od
1065
. Growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant and t he growt h rat e i s hi gher t han
pri mary and t ert i ary sect or.
Sehore and Asht ha are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Sehore di st ri ct . Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct
i ncl ude,
M / S M .P. St at e Cooperat i ve Oi l seed Grovers Fed. Lt d. (Agro-based)
M / S Cent ral Si l ver Pl ant Ckvi . (Text i l e)
M / S M i l k Chi l l i ng Cent re (Forest based)
M / S Bhopal Sahkari Dugdh Sangh (Cat t l e Feed Pl ant ) (Dai ry)
M / S Vardhaman Fabri cs (Text i les)
M / S Abhi shek Indust ri es Budhani (Text i l e)
M / S S.E.L. M anuf act uri ng Company Lt d. (Text i l e)

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1062
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1064
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708.45
3406.68
365.98
68.31
123.37
438
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Text i l e
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Compostion of LMI Investment in Sehore
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Sehore has i ndust ri al areas at Sehore ci t y and Badhi ni i n t he di st ri ct . Around 20 Ha of l and has been al l ot t ed by DTIC
wi t hi n Budani ci t y and anot her 13 Ha i n M andi . Lands at Luhani apura, Pachama,Asht a and Echhawar
1066
.
Sehore has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2008-09. Maxi mum i nvest ment
happened around 2008-09. As per 2011-12 f i gures smal l scal e i ndust ri es sect or has recei ved a t ot al i nvest ment of 360
l akhs generat i ng 711 empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .

Food processi ng (16.61%), pl ast i c househol ds (29.67%), met al (20.51%) and Agro-based (9.77%) const it ut e over 50% of
t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
1067
.
Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 33.5 percent t o GDDP. The sect or
grew at 10 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s al ong wi t h Real
est at e.
t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude st orage (16.03%), communi cat i on (14.78 percent ) and publ i c admi ni st rat i on (14.56
percent )
1068
.
There i s one nat i onal hi ghway crossi ng t he di st ri ct
1069
. Tot al l engt h of hi ghway i s 494 km.Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 86
connect i ng Chat t arpur, al ong t he UP border, t o Dewas has been bui l t . One st at ehi ghway M P SH 18 of l engt h 362.3 km i s
runni ng al ong t he di st ri ct connect i ng Bhopal and M adhya Pradesh
1070
.
PHCs and SHCs, i s 15 and 151 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct - whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 unit s per l akh
popul at i on
1071
. There i s 1 ci vi l hospi t al and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . There i s a f urt her scope and need t o i mprove t he number of

1066
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1067
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heal t h cent ers i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of beds
st ands at 200.

growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . Deposi t s have i ncreased f rom 547 crore INR t o 1223 crore INR over t he f i ve year
peri od
1072
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15.27.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Sehore
peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers account s t o 33%
1073
of t ot al worki ng popul at i on
1074

Such a l ow part i ci pat i on of women workf orce i s mai nl y because of l ack of good educat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Lower f emal e
l i t eracy rat e i s anot her reason f or such a l ow WPR among women.
worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s hi gher when compared t o t he
st at e s f i gure of 84% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on.
M i grat i on i s observed out si de t he di st ri ct mai nl y due t o t he vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de. Seasonal mi grat i on i s
observed duri ng harvest season. M i grat i on t o nearby di st ri ct s such as Bhopal and Rai sen are common
1075
. M i grat i on i nt o

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1073
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Sehore, 2011
1074
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Sehore, 2011
1075
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Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
In INR Lakhs

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t he urban cl ust ers of Sehore dist ri ct , i .e. i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat ion i s l ess. It i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndi rect
empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs
ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st in t he home di st ri ct or because t he yout h see bri ght er
empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Sehore
1076
.
Unempl oyment i n t he di st ri ct 18.8 percent of t he popul at i on whi ch i s sl i ght l y great er t han t hat of M adhya Pradesh average
of 16.4 percent . In t he urban areas 18.3 % of t he popul at i on in t he age group of 15-59 i s unempl oyed. Dependency rat i o i s
22.3 hi gher i n rural areas compared t o urban areas i n t he di st ri ct of Sehore.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Sehore has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
1077

District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Sehore 1495490 942159 564288 526185 157268
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Sehore has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Sehore. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Sehore i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 46,7000
1078
.

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure&Al l i ed
Act i vi t i es
NA NA 8417 NA NA 7165
Rubber and pl ast i cs
product s
1 5 5 0 4 4
Food Processi ng 111 469 1648 97 407 1431
Product s
21 151 249 18 131 216
Text i l es 14 64 208 12 55 181
Const ruct i on 326 821 5370 290 731 4780
IT&ITES 8 156 NA 11 204 NA
Logi st i cs
159 380 2634 181 434 3011
Ret ai l 641 1621 10554 530 1341 8733
Hospi t al i t y 119 598 1660 98 495 1374
Communi cat i on 166 935 2221 199 1002 2776
Servi ces
163 338 2753 171 354 2887

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Sehore has 3 ITIs i n t he di st ri ct al ong wi t h 1 Engi neeri ng col l ege. There are very l ess number of col l eges. There are f ew
government col l eges f or art s and sci ence. Sehore need t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s
t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of i nst i t ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce
Human Resource Development Institutions in Sehore
Pharmacy[1] NA NA
ITI (Govt .) 3 509
Pol yt echni c NA NA
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 20,542 out of whi ch 19,677 i s ski l l ed Government i s not
f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Jobs were of f ered and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal and non-t echni cal
i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1079
. Al most 95.8% of t he regi st ered yout hs are ski l l ed i n t he
di st ri ct . A t ot al of 720 yout hs were pl aced as product i on t rai nees, 428 as sal es execut i ve, manager and sal es person, 576
as securi t y of f i cer and 208 as M achi ne operat ors out of t he 2,375 yout hs pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast year.

1079
Asi s Cal l Cent er, Bhopal Cal l Cent er Execut i ve 25
Asi s Li mi t ed, Bhopal Cust omer Care Execut i ve 58
Cent um Works, Bhopal Sal es, Ret ai l er, Guard 203
Eureka Forbes, Bhopal Sal es Execut i ve 13
IL&FS Lt d, Bhopal St at e Head Ski l l s 80

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Indi gram Ski l l ed Lt d, Bhopal Securi t y Of f i cer 211
Nav Ki saan Bi o Pl ant Lt d, Jabal pur Sal es Execut i ve 110
Pearl Securi t y, Ahmedabad Securi t y Of f i cer 365
Pet ro I T Li mi t ed, Gurgaon Surveyors 77
Rel i ance l i f e Insurance Sal es M anager 15
SAIL, Asht a Product i on Trai nees 720
Shi vashakt i Bi opl ant Li mi t ed, Bhopal Sal esman 290
Trai dent , Budhni Sal es Execut i ve 35
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhni M achi ne Operat or 133
Vardhaman Yarn, Mandi deep M achi ne Operat or 40
Total 2375

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Sehore, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors, and doubl e t han t hat of t he
secondary sect or, has proport i onal empl oyment opport unit i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However f ormal empl oyment i n t he
servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Sehore i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Sehore di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
o Food Processing
Government
Provi de ski l l t rai ni ng i n conj unct i on wi t h pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders usi ng
o Retail Sector
o Healthcare
o Dairy farming (3 Dairy Centres)

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o Lac Cultivation
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Lemon Ci t rus,
o Horticulture crops - Chandra SurIsabgol ,
o Vegetable Cultivation Pot at o, t omat o, oni on
o Spice Park Cori ander i s grown i n t he di st ri ct al ong wi t h ot her spi ces.
Providers
o Security services
Industry
i ndust ryi ndust ry i s hi gher such as
o Construction
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15.28 Skill Gap Assessment of Rajgarh District
Raj garh di st ri ct i s l ocat ed i n t he st at e s west ern part and i s surrounded by t he st at e of Raj ast han, al ong wi t h Guna,
Bhopal , Sehore and Shaj apur. It i s a part of M al wa regi on and Bhopal Di vi si on
1080
wi t h admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers at
Raj garh t own. It covers an area of 6,195 square km
1081
, and has a popul at i on of 15.46
1082
l akhs wi t h a popul at i on densi t y
of 251.35 per square km, whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e s average of 236 per square km. The di st ri ct wi t nessed a growt h of
17.17% i n t he popul at i on over t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on i s 17.88% and gender rat i o i s 955 f emal es per 1000 mal e
popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vely l ower at 916 gi rl s per 1000 boys
1083
. 14.6% of t he t ot al
popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 21% of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST cat egory, wi t h 17.44% of t he t ot al popul at i on
under SC cat egory and 3.78% under ST cat egory
1084
. Percent age of peopl e bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (49 percent )
i s hi gher t han i n rural areas (11.2 percent )
1085
.It ranks 10 i n t erms of l east povert y amongst t he di st ri ct s of M adhya
Pradesh
1086
.
15.28.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (62.68 percent ) i s l esser t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
1087
. There
have been i mprovement s i n t he l i t eracy rat e as per 2001 f i gures (53.7%). There are 3,253 K12 i nst i t ut i ons wi t h pri vat e
sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 17.13 percent
1088
. Around 20.5% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h pri vat e school s,
and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o Government school s
i n t he di st ri ct
1089
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (49.79%) i s much l ower t han t hat of mal e count erpart s (75.07%)
1090
l i t eracy st ands at 37.1%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he
di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses as many gi rl s drop out f rom
around t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant i al l y over t he years and has seen a decl i ni ng
1091
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District Madhya Pradesh Rajgarh
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,546,541
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 62.7%
Population(2011)
0.14
0.12
Di st ri ct economy regi st ered a growt h rat e of 10%
1092
CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he st at e growt h
rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f ive years
1093
. There i s a si gni f i cant growt h i n t he economy of t he di st ri ct , mai nl y dri ven by
i mprovement i n bot h pri mary and secondary sect ors. Cont ri but i on f rom pri mary and servi ce sect or i s st i l l si gni f i cant when
compared t o secondary sect or. Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 42.7% of t he di st ri ct economy whi l e growi ng at a 7.32 percent

1093
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CAGR over t he past 5 years
1094
. On absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e
(15.55 percent ). Di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s great er t han t he st at e s average and i s INR 19.952 i n t he year 2008-09
1095
.
There has been a CAGR of 7.94 percent i n per capit a i ncome
1096
. The per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge growt h of
20.9 percent over t he year f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-9
1097
.

Raj garh i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 6,15,300 hect ares of l and, bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-
09, net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 4,26,000 hect ares. Tot al f orest cover i s around 4.33% of t he t ot al
1098
. To i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on, government has an out l ay of INR 150
l akhs
1099
and anot her INR 6 l akhs f or envi ronment al f orest ry. Forest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es have cont ri but ed t o around
3.18% of t he pri mary sect or economy and are growi ng wi t h a CAGR of 10.09% over t he period of 2003-04 and 2008-09.
year peri od. For Oi l seed product i on program and f or i nt ensi ve f rui t devel opment program government has al l ot t ed an
Channa and soyabean al ong wi t h wheat , mai ze, j owar gram and arhar are t he maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . Taki ng i nt o
account mul t i crop area, 69.85 percent of t he net sown area i s under soyabean and 31.08 percent under Channa al ong
wi t h 22% i n wheat
1100
. There has been an i ncrease i n produce of Channa over t he years whi l e Jowar i s decreasi ng i n
t erms of l and covered and produce.
Raj garh has 5 ri vers f l owi ng wi t hi n t he di st ri ct
1101
. There are 4 l akes i n t he di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has predomi nant l y deep
soi l al ong wi t h medi um and shal l ow soi l
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Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 675.2 mm whi ch was much l ower compared t o previ ous years. Around 70 percent of net
sown area i s i rri gat ed
1103
. Irri gat ed l and i s hi gher i n t he di st ri ct , compared t o t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s of Raj garh
1104
.
Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cul t ural act i vi t i es by an out l ay of INR 20 l akhs i n Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana and
anot her INR 100 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on
1105
.
Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n Khi l chi pur, Khuj ner, Chhapeheda, Sarangpur, Jeerapur, Kuravar, Narsi nghgarh, Bi aora,
Pachor and Sut hal i a
1106
. They export soyabean, wheat , gram and peas. There i s vari et y of hort i cul t ure crops i n t he
di st ri ct
1107
. Some of t he f rui t crops i ncl ude l emon ci t rus, aonl a, mango, Anar and cust ard appl e. Lemon ci t rus f rom t he
di st ri ct i s f amous, and i s produced i n l arge quant i t i es. Veget abl es such as pot at o, cabbage t omat o and caul i f l ower are
grown i n t he di st ri ct . Product i on of Pot at o i s t he hi ghest amongst t hese. Spi ces i ncl ude Coriander, garl i c and oni on.
Cori ander i s t he maj or spi ce crop i n t he di st ri ct , wi t h around 25,000 Ha of l and f or t hi s cult i vat i on. Medi ci nal and aromat i c
crops i ncl ude Saf ed M usal i and Ashwa Gandha, al ong wi t h Isabgaol
1108
.
Raj garh di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dairy product s. Madhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h
t he brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . It covers t he whol e di st ri ct vi a 17 rout es connect i ng dif f erent part s
of Raj garh t o ot her di st ri ct s
1109
. Chi l l i ng cent re i nst al l ed i n Raj garh i s under t he Ji l a Panchayat scheme, produci ng 10,000
l i t er of mi l k per day. Anot her mi ni dai ry pl ant pl ant at Narsi nghgarh has been i nst al l ed wi t h a capaci t y of 2,000 l i t ers of
mi l k per day. There are pl ant s at t he Jeerapur bl ock of Raj garh
1110
.
Apart f rom agri cul t ure i n t he dist ri ct some of t he ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t i es i ncl ude seri cul t ure. There are 8 mul berry
si l k cent ers at Sarangpur wi t h around 260 Ha of l and. Ot her cent ers are i n Ji rapur, Narsi nghgarh, Narsi nghpur and
Raj garh
1111
.
15.28.2.2 Industry
1112
i s 16.24 percent CAGR over t he f i ve year peri od
1113
pri mary and t ert i ary sect or
1114
. Narsi nghgarh and Sarangpur are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Raj garh di st ri ct .
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M et al (36.7%), Food processi ng (2.30%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (11.52%) and paper (0.89%) const i t ut e over 50% of
t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
1115
.

Some of t he al l ot t ed l and areas f or i ndust ri es are l ocat ed at Raj garh,M ohi ni pura (Byawara), Sarangpur, Pchour, Jeerapur
and Pi l ukedi
1116
.The DTIC has al l ot t ed an area of 84 Ha at Sarangpur
1117
.
Raj garh has wi t nessed si gni f i cant growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2008-09. As per
2011-12 f i gures, smal l scal e i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 695.82 l akhs generat i ng 678 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he
di st ri ct .

Government of M adhya Pradesh has pl anned t o set up a sol ar energy park i n t he di st ri ct
1118
. Ganeshpura regi on has been
i dent i f i ed as a pot ent i al spot f or t hi s park. An area of 367 acres has been al l ot t ed wi t h t he devel opment i n 3 phases at a
proposed out l ay of approx. Rs 200 mi l l i ons
1119
. The t arget i s t o set up 50 M W Sol ar Energy based power generat i on
capaci t y by 2013. Some of t he ot her key-hi ghl i ght s i ncl ude i dent i f yi ng l ocal ITI s f or support on t echni cal & t rai ned

1115
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, M andsaur
1116
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Raj garh
1117
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Raj garh
1118
Brochureon Sol ar Energy Park, Raj garh, Madhya Pradesh; M PUVNL
1119
Dest i nat i on M adhya Pradesh:Gl obal Invest ors Summi t -II, 2010
706.69
647.63
411.65
38.66
133.67
278
1085.39
287
239.5
1799.46
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Beverages
El ect roni c Engg. Base
Food Processi ng
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Compostion of LMI Investment in Rajgarh
(as of March 2011)
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manpower al ong wi t h pot ent i al t o devel op a manuf act uri ng hub f or Renewabl e Energy sect or. The 220kV subst at i on wi l l
be soon set up i n t he di st ri ct wi t h t he st at e support & PPP mechani sm t o f i nance t he proj ect
1120
.
grew at 10.37 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by Trade Hot els and Rest aurant s al ong wi t h
Real est at e.
Trade, hot el s and rest aurant s as a servi ce i ndust ry, const i t ut es 37 percent of t he cont ri but i on f rom Tert i ary sect or. Some
of t he f ast growi ng servi ce i ndust ri es i ncl ude communi cat i on (17.52 percent ), real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs (10.37 percent ),
and publ i c admi ni st rat i on (14.83 percent )
1121
.
The t ot al st ret ch of kaccha and pakka roads i s 62 km and 1280 km
1122
respect i vel y. There are 8 rai l way st at i ons i n t he
di st ri ct
1123
. Rai l way l i ne connect i ng t he di st ri ct i ncl udes Sarangpur Bi ora f rom Shaj apur. There i s no rai l way l i ne
connect i ng t he di st ri ct headquart ers
1124
.
PHCs and SHCs i s 29 and 161 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct , whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 unit s per l akh
popul at i on
1125
cent ers i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of beds st ands at
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Communi cat i on
29890
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1544
Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
In INR Lakhs

383

growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . Deposi t s have i ncreased f rom 452 crore INR t o 1058 crore INR over t he f i ve year
peri od
1126
.
15.28.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Rajgarh
Worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (49.9 percent ) i s relat i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent .
Percent age of peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers, account s t o 22.4%
1127
of t ot al worki ng
popul at i on - i ndi cat i ng very l ow l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h
economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 44.8 percent i n compari son t o mal e WPR
at 54.6 percent , wi t h t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
1128

i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es - whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s l ower when t han t he st at e s average of 84% of t he
urban worki ng popul at i on. Thi s i s t he reason f or hi gh dependency rat i o i n urban areas of Raj garh, when compared t o
st at e s average.
M i grat i on i s observed i n Raj garh mai nl y due t o t he vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de t he di st ri ct . M i grat i on t o nearby
di st ri ct s l i ke Shaj apur, Guna and Vi di sha,i s common. M i grat ion i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Raj garh di st ri ct , i .e. i nt ra-di st ri ct
mi grat i on, i s l ow. It i s mai nl y dri ven by direct and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he
ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he
home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of
Raj garh. The proxi mi t y of t he di st ri ct t o Raj ast han al so dri ves mi grat i on.
Unempl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s 16.4 percent of t he popul at i on whi ch i s margi nal l y great er t han t hat of M adhya Pradesh
average of 16.4 percent . In t he urban areas, 15.5 % of t he popul at i on i n t he age group of 15-59 i s unempl oyed.
Dependency rat i o i s 13.5 more i n rural areas compared t o urban areas i n t he di st ri ct of Raj garh.
Accordi ng t o KPM G Est i mat es, Raj garh has a si gni f i cant demographi c di vi dend, wi t h ri si ng worki ng age popul at i on and a
1129

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1127
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Raj garh, 2011
1128
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Raj garh, 2011
1129
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District Estimated
Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour
Force (2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Raj garh 1846624 1163373 794660 741002 237975
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Raj garh has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Raj garh. Accordi ng t o t he
est i mat es, i n t he next 5 years, Raj garh i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al manpower requi rement of 59,300
1130
.

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure&Al l i ed Act i vi t i es NA NA 11908 NA NA 10137
Product s
1 18 8 1 15 7
Food Processi ng 93 391 1374 81 340 1193
Fabri cat i on 11 100 104 9 87 90
Product s
35 254 418 31 220 363
Const ruct i on Based M at eri al 1 7 12 1 6 11
Const ruct i on 612 1543 10092 545 1374 8985
IT&ITES 10 185 NA 13 243 NA

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Logi st i cs
143 343 2381 164 392 2723
Ret ai l 750 1897 12353 621 1570 10221
Hospi t al i t y 139 700 1943 115 579 1608
Communi cat i on 158 890 2115 189 954 2644
Servi ces
170 354 2882 179 371 3021
Raj garh has one pol yt echni c col l ege al ong wi t h 4 ITIs and 1 ITC i n t he di st ri ct . Raj garh needs t o f ocus on t he workf orce
devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of i nst i t ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s
a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Rajgarh
Program Number of
institutions
Intake
BE/ Archi t ect ure NA NA
Pharmacy[1] NA NA
ITI (Govt .) 4 242
The t ot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h t he empl oyment exchange i s 17,686, out of whi ch 15,924 i s ski l l ed.
Government i s not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n
organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f acil i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Very f ew j obs were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were
predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1131
. Al most 90% of t he regi st ered yout hs are ski l l ed
i n t he di st ri ct . A t ot al of 283 yout hs were pl aced as machi ne operat ors, out of t he 370 st udent s pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast
year.

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Raj garh, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t han t hat of t he
1253
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2462
1407
1406
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Ot hers
Incremental Training Capacity in Rajgarh
Oswal Deni m, Peel ukhedi M achi ne Operat ors 263
Shi vashakt i Bi o Pl ant ech, Indore Sal es Execut i ve 29
Izi z Li mi t ed, Bhopal Comput er Care Execut i ve 44
Raj ast han Text i l e M i l l s, Bhavani mandi M achi ne Operat or, Trai nees 20
M ai n Force Trucks Pri vat e Lt d, Peet hampur Trai nee Techni ci an 14
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Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Raj garh i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Raj garh di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
o Food Processing
Government
o Informal sector of Transportation and Logistics
o Informal sector of Healthcare
o Sericulture can be developed along Sarangpur block of Rajgarh
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o Vegetable Cultivation Tomat o, Pot at o, Ladys Fi nger, Brinj al , Green Peas, Oni on.
Providers
o Security services
Industry
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15.29 Skill Gap Assessment of Raisen District
Rai sen di st ri ct i s l ocat ed cent ral part of M adhya Pradesh
1132
and i s surrounded by Sehore, Vi di sha, Sagar, Narsi mhapur
and Hoshangabad. It covers an area of 8,395 square km
1133
. Rai sen i s t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t he di st ri ct . The
di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 13.31
1134
l akhs as of 2011. Rai sen i s a sparsel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y
of 157.3 per square km, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e s average of 235.52 persons per square km. It wi t nessed a growt h of
18.36% i n t he popul at i on over t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on i s 22.8%, and i s l ess t han st at e s average of 27.63 percent .
Gender rat i o i s 899 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y hi gher at 927
1135
. 15.3% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 32.1% of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST
cat egory, wi t h 16.37% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory and 15.74% under ST cat egory
1136
. 48.5% of t he
popul at i on i s bel ow t he povert y l i ne. The percent age of people bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (67.5 percent ) i s hi gher
t han i n rural areas (37percent )
1137
. Around 1.58% of t he popul at i on i s i n sl um regi ons wi t h 89 sl um pocket s present i n t he
di st ri ct
1138
.
15.29.1.2 Literacy
1139
. There
1140
,Around 48.38% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed
wi t h pri vat e school s and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o
1141
.
1142
l i t eracy was at 61.3%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he di st ri ct
t hrough vari ous programs under Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan. There i s a need t o i mprove educat i on f or women i n t he di st ri ct .
There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses, as many gi rl s drop out around t hat
peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant i al l y over t he years, and has seen a decl i ni ng t rend at al l
grades f rom I t o VIII
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Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,331,699
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 74.3%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.18
Di st ri ct economy regi st ered a growt h rat e of 11.93 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, as agai nst t he st at e
1144
. There i s a si gni f i cant growt h i n t he economy of t he di st ri ct , mai nl y
dri ven by growt h i n bot h pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors. Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 42% of t he di st ri ct economy whi l e
growi ng at 11.36 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
1145
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had
grown at a f ast er rat e (14.64 percent )
1146
. Di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome was INR 20,511 i n t he year 2008-09
1147
. There has

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been a CAGR of 9.63 percent i n per capi t a i ncome
1148
. Per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge growt h of 16.68 percent
over t he year f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-9
1149
.

Rai sen i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 8,46,600 hect ares of l and, net sown area remai ned
al most const ant at 4,33,500 hect ares, bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09. Tot al f orest cover i s around 40 % of t he t ot al
1150
. To i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on, Government has an out l ay of INR 700
l akhs
1151
and anot her INR 7 l akhs f or envi ronment al f orest ry. The f orest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es have cont ri but ed t o around
4.25% of t he pri mary sect or economy, and are growi ng wi t h a CAGR of 7.56% over t he period of 2003-04 and 2008-09.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es, i s growi ng at a CAGR of 10.57%, whi l e f i shi ng wi t nessed a growt h of 9.88% over t he f i ve
year peri od. INR 13.96 l akhs has been al l ot t ed f or f i sheri es
1152
.
Wheat , Soyabean, chana and paddy are t he maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . Taki ng i nt o account mul t i crop area, 42.06 percent
of t he net sown area i s under wheat , 33.2 percent i s under soyabean and 30.6 percent under Channa al ong wi t h 6 percent
under paddy
1153
. Produce of soyabean and paddy has i ncreased over t he years whereas crops l i ke j owar and channa are
decreasi ng
1154
.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 923.8 mm, whi ch was hi gher compared t o previ ous years. Hi ghest rai nf al l was wi t nessed
i n 2006-07. Around 50 percent of net sown area i s i rri gat ed
1155
. Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cul t ural
act i vi t i es by an out l ay of INR 40 l akhs i n Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana and anot her INR 60 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on
1156
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Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n Obedul l aganj , Barel i , Udai pura, Gai rat ganj , Rai sen and Begamganj
1157
. They export paady,
t uar, wheat , soyabean, gram, f rui t s, veget abl es and spi ces
1158
.
Rai sen di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dairy product s. Madhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat ive Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h t he
Rai sen t o ot her di st ri ct s
1159
. Chi l l i ng cent ers are present i n Bareli and Gai rat ganj
1160
. Chi l l i ng cent ers produces 6,000 l i t er
of mi l k per day
1161
.
Apart f rom agri cul t ure i n t he dist ri ct , some of t he ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t i es i ncl ude seri cul t ure. There are 2 mul berry
si l k cent ers at Sanchi and Goharganj , al ong wi t h one t hreadi ng uni t i n Sanchi
1162
There i s one Tusar Si l k cent re i n Sanchi .
15.29.2.2 Industry
1163
. Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es,i ncl udi ngs mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or, i s
1164
pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M i ni ng sect or as a whol e has grown at a CAGR of 67.2%
1165
. Sanchi , Obedul l aganj and Barel i
are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Rai sen di st ri ct .
M / S Heg Lt d. (Non-M et al i c M i neral s)
M / S Anant Spi nni ng M i l l s Lt d. (Text i l es)
M / S Nahar Spi nni ng M i l l s Lt d. (Text i l es)
M / S Proct er And Gambl e (Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s)
M / S Crompt on Greaves Lt d (El ect ri cal Engg. Based Indust ri es)
M / S Insul at ors And El ect ri cal s Co (El ect ri cal Engg. Based Indust ri es
M / S Bhaskar Indust ri es Lt d. Uni t No.1(Text i l es)
M / S Taf e M ot ors & Tract ors Lt d. (M echani cal Engg. Based Indust ri es)
M / S Bhaskar Indust ri es Lt d.(Text i l es)
M / S Godrej Foods Lt d (Beverages & Sof t Dri nks)
M / S Som Di st el l eri es And Breverages Lt d. (Beverages & Sof t Dri nks)
M / S Nahar Spi nni ng M i l l s Lt d (Text i l es)
M / S Fuj i t su Opt el Lt d. (El ect roni c Engg. Base)
M / S Vardhaman Yarn Text i l e Lt d.(Synt het i c & Cot t on Bl ended Yarn)
M / S Nahar Pol y Fi l ms Lt d. (pol ypropyl ene)
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There i s l arge number of smal l and l arge scal e uni t s i n Rai sen. There are i nvest ment s i n almost every sect or
1166
. M axi mum
i nvest ment s are observed i n Non-met al l i c mi neral s and Text i l es. For devel opi ng i ndust ri es, l and has been al l ot t ed i n
Pi pl akhi r, Sal amat pur and Bai gamganj
1167
. Around 96 Ha of l and has been al l ot t ed i n Tamout and anot her 30 Ha i n
Pi pl akhi r by DTICs
1168
.
Rai sen has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2007-08. As per 2011-12
f i gures smal l scal e i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 5435.5 l akhs generat i ng 1,876 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .

Pal st i c Househol ds (21.72%), M et al (23.88%), Chemi cal (18.94%) and Engi neeri ng (11%), const it ut e over 50% of t he t ot al
i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
1169
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1166
Based on t he di scussi ons w i t h GM DIC, Rai sen
1167
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Rai sen
1168
Based on l i st of i ndust ri al areas managed by DTICs, M adhya Pradesh
1169
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Rai sen
10090
4504.48
1402.65
8382
5212.2
17667.22
12302.45
1027.31
162.16
760.01
4000
969.5
71000
1250.56
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Investment in Lakhs
Compostion of LMI Investment in Raisen
(as of March 2011)
6092.36
2169.31
3560.69
2007.93
5435.57
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1,230
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Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy, next t o pri mary sect or, wi t h cont ri but i on of about 32 percent t o
GDDP. The sect or grew at 10.62 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by Trade Hot el s and
Rest aurant s al ong wi t h Real est at e.
Trade, hot el s and rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 35.7 percent of t he cont ri but i on f rom Tert i ary sect or. Some
of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (18.21 percent ), real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs (9.75 percent ) and
publ i c admi ni st rat i on (15.77 percent )
1170
.
There i s one nat i onal hi ghway crossi ng t he di st ri ct wi t h a t ot al l engt h of 494km
1171
. NH 86 connect s Chhat arpur of Ut t ar
Pradesh t o Dewas crossi ng vi a Rai sen. There i s 1124 km of pakka road and 1481 km of Kachha Road i n t he di st ri ct
1172
.
Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s at par wi t h st at e s average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number of
PHCs and SHCs i s 19 and 215 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 uni t s per l akh
popul at i on
1173
st ands at 200.

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RBI Dat a : 2011-12
3492
3378
4333
12583
Communi cat i on
25164
30530
1959
3822
337
Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
In INR Lakhs

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15.29.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Raisen
1175
i ndi cat i ng very l ow l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or - i n l i ne w i t h economi c act i vi t y
i n t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 21.9 percent , i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 49.5 percent ,
wi t h t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
1176

i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es, whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s l ower when compared t o t he st at e s f i gure of 84% of t he
urban worki ng popul at i on. Thi s i s t he reason f or hi gh dependency rat i o i n urban areas of Rai sen when compared t o st at e s
average.
M i grat i on i s observed i n Rai sen di st ri ct mai nl y due t o vari ous opport unit i es avai l abl e out si de. M i grat i on t o nearby di st ri ct s
such as Narsi mhapur, Sagar and Bhopal are common.
1177
. M i grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Rai sen di st ri ct , i .e. i nt ra-
di st ri ct mi grat i on, i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he
Rai sen
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.
15.29.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower
Labour f orce and Workf orce f or 2012, 2017 and 2022, are est i mat ed consi deri ng t he di st ri ct l evel part i ci pat i on rat es based
on census 2001 dat a al ong wi t h st at e LFPR, WPR f rom NSSO 66t h Round Empl oyment Survey - by apport i oni ng
part i ci pat i on rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed di st ri ct l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Rai sen 1436255 904840 501888 467998 107054
Avai l abi l i t y of worki ng age popul at i on measured f rom t he 15-59 age group popul at i on i s est i mat ed t o grow by 1.07 l akhs
duri ng 2012-22. Labour f orce measured f rom t he popul at i on empl oyed i s expect ed t o reach 5.01 l akhs by 2022. To real i ze
t he addi t i onal empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade, even on a conservat i ve basi s, i ncrement al l abour f orce has
t o be equi pped wi t h specif i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as i nvest ment s
i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he di st ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on i ndust ri al growt h across sect ors,

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Rai sen, 2011
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nat i onal i ncl usi on t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, empl oyment generat ion pot ent i al of vari ous sect ors
based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct . Est i mat ed manpower
requirement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent i al sect ors i s present ed i n t he t abl e.

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 7066 NA NA 6015
Pharma & Medicinal
Products
3 45 20 3 39 17
Rubber and plastics
products
3 31 33 3 27 28
Food Processing 57 239 840 49 208 730
Fabrication 2 22 23 2 19 20
Chemical & Chemical
Products
31 222 365 27 192 317
Mineral Processing 80 711 812 70 618 705
Auto and Auto
Components
4 45 24 3 40 21
Textiles 118 526 1717 102 456 1490
Manufacturing of
Electrical Products
30 364 211 26 315 185
Construction 510 1286 8407 454 1145 7485
IT&ITES 10 194 NA 13 254 NA
Healthcare 30 575 NA 55 1052 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
157 377 2615 180 431 2991
Retail 632 1597 10401 523 1322 8606
Hospitality 117 589 1636 97 488 1354
Communication 162 912 2166 194 977 2708
Banking and Financial
Services
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As per t he est i mat es, t he di st rict i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 99,000 agai nst t he addi t i on of 1.09
l akhs t o l abour f orce. Comparabl e empl oyment opport uni t i es f or l abour f orce growt h, part i cul arl y i n t he un-organi zed
market s wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , woul d i ndi cat e pot ent i al f or di splacement of workf orce f rom agri cul t ure t o const ruct i on and
ot her act i vi t i es requi ri ng basi c ski l l s. Hence, enough f ocus shoul d be gi ven t o i mpart i ng t hese ski l l s t o t he t arget
communi t i es. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Const ruct i on and Real Est at e, Un-
Organi zed Ret ai l , Text i l e and Food Processi ng are promi nent .
Rai sen has 4 ITI s, one Pol yt echni c Col l ege and 2 pri vat e ITIs. As t he number of col l eges i s on t he l ower si de, Rai sen
need t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of i nst i t ut es i s
st i l l on t he l ower si de and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Raisen
ITI (Govt .) 4 767
ITI (Pvt ) 2 1680
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 22,210 out of whi ch 19,390 are ski l l ed. The government i s
not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment , al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n organi zi ng
pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Few j obs were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal
and non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1179
. 87.3% of t he regi st ered yout hs are ski l l ed i n
t he di st ri ct . A t ot al of 121 yout hs were pl aced as securi t y guards/ guard-man, 55 as sal es execut i ve and 212 as product i on
t rai nee workers out of t he 410 yout hs pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast year.

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Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet 80.44 percent of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-
17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al manpower needs more t han on l i vel i hood t rades, l eavi ng over

Rai sen, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors, and doubl e t hat of t he
di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organized pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l
992
11612
802
8794
4248
4397
1544
1211
853
800
5481
862
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Incremental Training Capacity in Raisen
District job fair statistics
Agei s Pri vat e Lt d., Bhopal Consumer Assi st ance 10
Agei s Pri vat e Lt d., Bhopal Cust omer Care execut i ve 55
Apol l o Tyers Lt d., Baroda El ect ri ci an 12
Pearl Indust ri al securi t y servi ces, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 121
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhani Trai nee Worker 212
Total 410

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Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Rai sen i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Rai sen di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
o Food Processing
o Fisheries (Govt. is promoting Fisheries)
o Forest Products (outlay of 700 Lakhs INR sanctioned)
Government
o Sericulture can be developed along Sanchi block of Raisen
o Mulberry and Silk Weaving Tusar and M ul bery cent re i n Sanchi
o Lac Cultivation

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Providers
o Security services
Industry
o Construction
o Security Services

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15.30 Skill Gap Assessment of Neemuch District
Neemuch di st ri ct has been carved out of t he erst whi l e Mandsaur di st ri ct . It shares i t s border wi t h Raj ast han and Madsaur
di st ri ct . Town Neemuch i s t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t he di st ri ct . It has a popul at i on of 8.25
1180
l akhs as of 2011.
Neemuch i s a sparsel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct , and urbani zat ion i s 29.7%. The popul at i on densi t y i s 194 peopl e per square
km i n compari son t o st at e average of 236
1181
. Gender rat i o i s 959 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex
rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 917 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
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. Chi l d sex rat i o as per 2001 census i s 931, and i t has
st eadi l y decl i ned over t he l ast decade. 12.54% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s under SC cat egory and ST const it ut es 8.51% of
t he popul at i on
1183

15.30.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (71.8 percent ) i s hi gher t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
1184
.There are
1,717 K12 i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 26 percent
1185
, whi ch i s l esser t han t he
st at e average - i ndi cat i ng l ower af f ordabi l i t y f or peopl e i n t he di st ri ct . Around 15% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h
pri vat e school s, and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he primary, secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o
1186
.

Femal e l i t eracy rat e (57.25%) i s much l ower when compared t o mal e count erpart s (85.87%)
1187
. As per 2001 census,
f emal e l i t eracy was 49%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he
di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII compared t o l ower cl asses, and many gi rl s drop out f rom around
t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , t he year 2006-07 wi t nessed a peak wi t h maxi mum enrol l ment , whi ch st eadi l y
decl i ned over t he years.
District Madhya Pradesh Neemuch
Population(2011) 72,597,565 825,958
Population(2011)
930 959

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Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 71.8%
0.14 0.15
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growt h rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f i ve years. Cont ri but i on f rom t he servi ce sect or i s t he predomi nant , compri si ng 46%
of t he di st ri ct economy, whi l e growi ng at a 9.81 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
1189
. Though i n absol ut e val ue t erms,
cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (13.51 percent ), t here has been a cl ear shi f t of i ncome f rom
pri mary and secondary t o t ert i ary sect or. The pri mary sect or has grown at a CAGR of 6.58%. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome
i s great er t han t he st at e s average, and st ands at INR 25,785 i n t he year 2008-09. There has been a CAGR of 7.4 percent i n
per capi t a i ncome
1190
.

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Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es i n Neemuch const it ut es t he predomi nant act i vi t y. Bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09, net
sown area remai ned al most const ant at 1,85,300 hect ares. The t ot al f orest cover i n t he di st ri ct i s great er at 33.16 percent ,
i n compari son t o t he st at e average of 30.71 percent
1191
. To i mpl ement t he f orest worki ng pl an,t he government has an
out l ay of 250 l akhs
1192
.
Wheat and soyabean are t he maj or crops wi t h 66 percent of t he net sown area under soyabean and 17 percent under
wheat
1193
. However duri ng 2005-06 and 2008-09 shif t has been observed i n t he crop port f ol i o of t he di st ri ct , wi t h mai ze
and wheat t aki ng over t he t op posi t i ons f rom Channa. Channa occupi ed around 11 percent of t he t ot al area whi l e wheat
and mai ze occupi ed 17.3 percent and 14.7% respect i vel y i n t he year 2008-09. The net sown area has i ncreased f or wheat
(20.8%) and Mai ze (16%), whi l e f or Channa i t st ands at 8.5%.
1194
Ot her crops i n t he di st ri ct are Jowar and Paddy, and t hey
t oget her const it ut e l ess t han 2 percent of t he net sown area
1195
.
Neemuch i s known f or i t s opi um product i on. Opi um i s grown i n l arge numbers and i s f urt her processed t hrough t he
government -owned, Opi um and Al kal oi d Works. Cl i mat e i s apt f or opi um product i on and Neemuch i s t he l argest producer
of Opi um i n t he count ry. It i s export ed al l over Indi a and abroad. There are t wo opi um f act ori es i n t he di st ri ct regi st ered
under t he government
1196
.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 817 mm, whi ch was hi gher compared t o previ ous years. Around 49 percent of net sown
area i s i rri gat ed. Irri gat ed l and i s on t he l ower si de, and t he f armers are st i l l dependant on rai nf al l f or agri cult ure
1197
.
Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cul t ural act i vit i es t hrough an out l ay of INR 200 l akhs i n Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana
and INR 125 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on.

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There i s l arge Kri shi Upaj M andi (agri cul t ural produce market )f or t he t rade of agri cul t ural produce. Crops whi ch are t raded
i ncl ude garl i c, groundnut , soybeans, wheat , corn, and di f f erent t ypes of pul ses
1198
.
Some of t he f rui t crops i ncl ude mango, oranges, papaya, guava and M usk M el on. Oranges are f amous i n t he di st ri ct ,
f ol l owed by musk mel on. St rawberry i s al so grown i n t he di st ri ct . Veget abl es such as t omat o, l ady s f i nger, Kaddu Vargoya
are grown i n t he di st ri ct . Leaf y veget abl es are al so grown i n Neemuch. Spi ces i ncl ude Coriander, Fenugreek seed al ong
wi t h garl i c and chi l l i . Garl i c i s t he maj or spi ce crop i n t he di st ri ct f ol l owed by cori ander. M edi ci nal and aromat i c crops
i ncl ude Isabgol , Chandra sur and Ashwa Gandha. Fl owers grown i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude mari gol d, morga and rose
1199
:
Neemuch di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h
M anasa and 1 of t hem connect i ng Lokdi ya
1200
. The Chi l l i ng cent re i nst al l ed i n M anasa, Neemuch has t he capaci t y of
anot her 10,000 l i t re per day
1201
.
15.30.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 13.51 percent CAGR over t he l ast f i ve years generat i ng si gni f i cant
empl oyment
1202
. Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es, whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or, i s 15.11 percent CAGR
over t he f i ve year peri od
1203
. Growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant , and t he rat e i s hi gher t han pri mary and t ert i ary sect or.
Neemuch and Jawad are t wo most i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Neemuch di st ri ct wi t h predomi nant cl ust er mi x of cement ,
soyabean pl ant s, veget abl e oi l ref i neri es et c.
There i s one l arge scal e i ndust ry based on cement . It i s set up by Adi t ya- Bi rl a Group. Vi kram cement has been set up wi t h
an i nvest ment of INR 520 Cr and has empl oyed 1,030 empl oyees. Large scal e soyabean oi l ext ract i on uni t s have al so been
set up by compani es Adani Wi l mar et c. Ot her i ndust ri es i ncl ude Al kel oi d f act ory and Cement Corporat i on of Indi a l t d.
There are f ew proposed l arge scal e i ndust ri es comi ng i n t he di st ri ct . M s. Axi s overseas Lt d, Kol kat a, i s set t i ng up a Jut e
pl ant wi t h i nvest ment of INR 61.61 Cr. INR and an empl oyment i f 3,114
1204
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Some of t he proposed areas f or i ndust ri es i ncl ude areas i n Manasa, Neemuch and Ramapura. Around 60 Hect ares of t ot al
l and i s bei ng managed by DTIC, M adhya Pradesh f or Neemuch Di st ri ct
1205
.
Food Processi ng (10.28%), Beverages (3.76%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (10.78%) and agro-based (20.55%) const i t ut e
over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, pl ast i c based, dri nki ng wat er, Daal pl ant s,
edi bl e oi l , seed processi ng, st one cut t i ng and pol i shi ng, st one-gi t t i f ormat i on, pai nt s and di st emper, i nvert or bat t ery,
cont ri but e over anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
1206

Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 46 percent t o GSDP. The sect or grew
at 9.81 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant ly dri ven by Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s al ong wi t h Real
est at e.
t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (17.2 percent ) and publ i c admi ni st rat i on (15 percent )
1207
.
Di st ri ct Head quart er of Neemuch i s cl ose t o t he Neemuch-Chi t t orgarh (Broad Gauge) Li ne. Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 31 goes
al ong t he heart of Neemuch di st ri ct
1208
. A st ret ch of 10 km as a part of st at e hi ghway and Mangal war Ni mbaheada -
Neemuch Road,passes t hrough t he di st ri ct
1209
.
Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s on par wi t h t he st at e average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of number
of PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i s 16 and 104 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct - whi ch i s comparabl e t o t he st at e average
of 13 uni t s per l akh popul at i on
1210
. There are 2 ci vi l hospi t al s and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . Lower number of hospi t al s and heal t h
care f aci l i t i es i ndi cat e an opport uni t y f or i ncreased penet rat i on of heal t hcare servi ces i n t he di st ri ct .

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l i st of Indust ri al areas i n Madhya Pradesh managed by DTICs.pdf
1206
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1207
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1209
Compendi um, PPP proj ect s i n St at e Hi ghways,
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growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct
1211
.
15.30.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Neemuch
Worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (48 percent ) i s rel at ivel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 31.7 percent .
Percent age of peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers account s t o 27.7%
1212
of t ot al worki ng
popul at i on, i ndi cat i ng very l ow l evel of empl oyment generat ion t hrough i ndust ri es and services sect or, i n l i ne wi t h
economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 40.1 percent i n compari son t o mal e WPR
at 55.4 percent , wi t h t he di spari t y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
1213

Around 72 percent of t he mai n worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure ei t her as cul t i vat ors or agri cult ural l abourers.
86 percent of t he rural popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cult ure. There are very f ew l andl ess f armers and t hi s i s t he reason f or
l ow mi grat i on f or agri cul t ural act i vi t y.
M i grat i on i s not predomi nant i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Neemuch di st ri ct as t here are very l ess di rect and i ndirect
empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct . In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because
cert ai n educat i on opport unit i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s
by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Neemuch.
Labour f orce and Workf orce f or 2012, 2017 and 2022 are est i mat ed consi deri ng t he di st ri ct l evel part i ci pat i on rat es based
on census 2001 dat a al ong wi t h st at e LFPR, WPR f rom NSSO 66t h Round Empl oyment Survey by apport i oni ng part i ci pat i on
rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed di st ri ct l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Neemuch 873502 550307 408243 380677 55390
Avai l abi l i t y of worki ng age popul at i on measured f rom t he 15-59 age group popul at i on i s est i mat ed t o grow by 55 t housand
duri ng 2012-22. Labour f orce measured f rom t he popul at i on empl oyed, i s expect ed t o reach 4.08 l akhs by 2022. To real i ze
t he addi t i onal empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s, t he i ncrement al l abour f orce
has t o be equi pped wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of t he i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Neemuch, 2011
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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agri cul t ure&Al l i ed Act i vi t i es NA NA 6021 NA NA 5126
Food Processi ng 20 82 288 17 71 250
Product s
184 1319 2170 159 1145 1884
Const ruct i on 322 812 5313 287 723 4730
IT&ITES 9 174 NA 12 228 NA
Ret ai l 711 1799 11714 589 1489 9693
Hospi t al i t y 132 664 1843 109 549 1525
Communi cat i on 153 858 2039 183 920 2549
Servi ces
153 318 2590 161 333 2716
As per t he est i mat es, t he di st rict i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 89,000 agai nst t he addi t i on of
54,000 t o l abour f orce. Comparabl e empl oyment opport unit i es agani nt l abour f orce growt h, part i cul arl y i n t he un-organi zed
market s wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , woul d i ndi cat e pot ent i al f or di splacement of workf orce f rom agri cul t ure t o const ruct i on and
communi t i es. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Transport at i on & Logi st i cs, Const ruct i on
and Real Est at e, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , Chemi cal Based Indust ri es, are promi nent .
Neemuch has 4 ITCs i n t he di st ri ct . The number of ot her educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons i s on t he l ower si de. There i s one
Net ral aya st art ed under t he l eadershi p of M r. G.D.Agrawal . Gomabai Net ral aya has achi eved t he hi ghest per capi t a rat e

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of eye donat i on i n Indi a. It i s al so known f or excel l ent f aci l i t i es f or perf ormi ng Penet rat i ng Kerat opl ast y, whi ch can provi de
compl et e sol ut i on t o t he probl em of Corneal Bl i ndness i n t he regi on
1214
.
Gomabai Net ral aya i s al so i nvol ved i n a cont i nuous process of educat i ng st af f and conduct i ng i nnovat i ve research i nt o t he
cause and cure of bl i ndi ng eye di seases.
1215

Human Resource Development Institutions in Neemuch
Pharmacy[1] NA NA
ITI/ ITC 4 926
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 12,933 out of whi ch 11,847 are ski l l ed. Government i s not
f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . A f ew j obs were of f ered, and t he rol es of f ered were predomi nant l y non-t echni cal
i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1216
. Around 259 st udent s were pl aced, wi t h 170 get t i ng pl aced i n Peet hampur
Indust ri al area
1217
. Compani es t hat vi si t ed f or pl acement s, i ncl ude Shi vashakt i Bi o Fert i l i zers, Rozi Di amond, Prat i bha
Synt ex, M ayur Text i l es, SBI Li f e Insurance and LIC Neemuch.

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1217
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Neemuch, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t han t hat of
t he secondary sect or, has proport i onal empl oyment opport unit i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he
di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or, and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Neemuch i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Neemuch di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

7,620
751
529
2,685
1,805
1,247
3,773
3,517
1,887
Ot hers

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NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
Government
o Dairy farming (many chilling centers in the Manasa region)
o Opiumgrowth and production Largest i n Indi a.
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Orange, (Tops i n orange product i on)
o Flower Cultivation Rose, M ari , Gol d, M orga, Gyadi l ous, Gl ardi ya, Bi j l i
o Horticulture crops - Ashwa Gandha, Chandra SurIsabgol , Basi l , Lkal megh, M usl i ,
Sarp Gandha, Shat awari , Sanaya, Isabgol as a medi ci nal herb.
o Vegetable Cultivation Tomat o, Pot at o, Ladys Fi nger, Brinj al , Green Peas,
Caul i f l ower, Cabbage, Kaddu Vargoya, Bi t t er guard
o Spices Hi ghest growt h i n cori ander, and growt h of f enugreek seed
Providers
o Security services
Industry
o Construction
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15.31 Skill Gap Assessment of Narsinghpur District
Narsi nghpur di st ri ct i s al so ref erred as Narsi mhapur and i s a part of Jabal pur di vi si on
1218
. It i s surrounded by Rai sen,
Sagar, Jabal pur, Seoni , Chi ndwara and Hoshangabad. It covers an area of 5,133square km
1219
. Narsi nghpur, earl i er
Gadari ya Kheda vi l l age, became t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart er of t he di st ri ct
1220
. The di st ri ct has a popul at i on of
10.92
1221
l akhs as of 2011. Narsi nghpur i s a sparsel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 212.77 per square
km, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e s average of 235.52 persons per square km. It wi t nessed a growt h of 14.04% i n t he
popul at i on over t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on i s 18.64% and i s l ess t han st at e s average of 27.63 percent .
Gender rat i o i s 917 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 900
1222
. 16.25% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 29.31 % of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST
cat egory wi t h 16.14% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory and 13.17% under ST cat egory
1223
. 26.1% of t he
popul at i on i s bel ow t he povert y l i ne. The percent age of people bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (36.8 percent ) i s hi gher
t han i n rural areas (23.3 percent )
1224
. Around 1.94% of t he popul at i on i s i n sl um dwel l i ngs, wi t h 45 sl um pocket s present i n
t he di st ri ct
1225
.
15.31.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (76.79%) i s hi gher t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63%
1226
. There have been
some i mprovement s i n t he l i t eracy rat e as per 2001 f i gures (77.7 %). There are 2,031 K12 i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h
pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on being around 15.03 percent
1227
.Around 40.42% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h pri vat e
school s, and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on compared t o Government
school s, i n t he di st ri ct
1228
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (67.64%) i s l ower when compared t o t hei r mal e count erpart s (85.2%)
1229
. As per t he 2001 census,
f emal e l i t eracy was at 68.5%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he
di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses, as many gi rl s drop out f rom
around t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant i al l y over t he years and has seen a decl i ni ng
1230
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District Madhya Pradesh Narsimhapur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,092,141
Population(2011)
930
917
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 76.8%
0.14 0.15
1231
. There i s a si gni f i cant growt h i n t he economy of t he di st ri ct mai nl y
dri ven by growt h i n bot h pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors. Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 47.13% of t he di st ri ct economy whi l e
growi ng at a 11.05 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
1232
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or
had grown at a f ast er rat e (14.49 percent )
1233
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been a CAGR growt h of 9.5 percent i n per capi t a i ncome
1235
. Per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a huge growt h of 18.34
percent f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-9
1236
.

Narsi nghpur i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 5,13,300 hect ares of l and, net sown area remai ned
al most const ant at 3,04,700 hect ares bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09. Tot al f orest cover i s around 25.2% of t he t ot al
1237
. To i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on, Government has an out l ay of INR 345
l akhs
1238
3.32% of t he pri mary sect or economy, and have grown wi t h a CAGR of 8.17% over t he peri od of 2003-04 t o 2008-09.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es, i s growi ng at a CAGR of 10.32% whi l e f i shi ng wi t nessed a growt h of 27.27% over t he f i ve
year peri od. Soyabean, wheat , and channa are maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . Taki ng i nt o account mul t i crop area, 23.3
percent of t he net sown area i s under soyabean and 22.6 percent under wheat al ong wi t h 35.46% i n Channa
1239
. The
produce of wheat and soyabean has i ncreased over t he years, whi l e paddy has decreased. The cl i mat e i s sui t abl e f or t he
product i on of sugarcane. Around 7.25% of t he net sown area i s under sugarcane cul t i vat i on.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 881.5 mm, whi ch was hi gher compared t o previ ous years. Hi ghest rai nf al l was wi t nessed
i n 2006-07. Around 59.4 percent of net sown area i s i rri gat ed
1240
. Government i s promot i ng i rrigat i on and agri cul t ural
act i vi t i es by an out l ay of INR 11 l akhs i n Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana and anot her INR 35 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on
1241
.
Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n Karel i , Gadarwada, Got egaon, Narsi nghpur, and Tendukheda
1242
. They export Gram,
Soyabean, Masoor or Lent i l al ong wi t h Wheat
1243
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Narsi nghpur di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed,
wi t h t he brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . It covers t he whol e di st ri ct vi a 4 rout es connect i ng di f f erent
part s of Narsi nghpur t o ot her di st ri ct s
1244
. Chi l l i ng cent re i nst al l ed at Narsi nghpur produces 1,000 l i t ers of mi l k per day
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Apart f rom agri cul t ure, ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t y i ncl ude seri cul t ure. There are 3 mul berry si l k cent ers Narsi nghpur, t wo
each i n Chi chal i and Sai kheda and one i n Got egawn and Chai npat ha
1246
. There i s one t hreadi ng uni t at Narsi nghpur. Apart
f rom mul berry, t here are Tasar si l k cent ers i n Chawarpat ha and Got egawn
1247
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1248
1249
. Growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant , and hi gher t han pri mary and
t ert i ary sect ors. M i ni ng sect or as a whol e, has grown at a CAGR of 107.83
1250
. Narsi nghpur, Karel i , Sai kheda and
Got egaon are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Narsi nghpur di st ri ct .
Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude:
M / S M .P.Gl ychem Indust ri es Lt d. (Agro-Based)
M / S M ahakaushal Sugar & Power Indust ri es Lt d. (Agro-Based)
M / S Karel i Sugar M i l l Pvt . Lt d. (Agro-Based)
M / S Narmada Sugar Pvt . Lt d. (Agro-Based)
M / S Narsi ngh Ext ract i on & Oi l Product s Lt d. (Agro-Based)
M / S Shakt i Sugar M i l l Pvt . Lt d. (Sugar/ Mol asses)

Narsi nghpur has al l ot t ed i ndust ri al areas i n t he di st ri ct . Around 22 Ha of l and has been al l ot t ed by DTIC wi t hi n Bagaspur
and anot her 4 Ha i n Kodi ya and Narsi nghpur
1251
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Narsi nghpur has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2007-08. As per 2011-12
f i gures, smal l scal e i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 168.94 l akhs generat i ng 781 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .

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Forest Based
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Compostion of LMI Investment in Narsinghpur
(as of March 2011)

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Food processi ng (39.23%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (26.32%), pl ast i c househol ds (8.38%) and paper (12.9%), const it ut e
over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
1252
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grew at 10.3 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by t rade hot el s and rest aurant s - al ong wi t h
real est at e.
Trade, hot el s and rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 38.52 percent of t he cont ri but ion f rom t ert i ary sect or. Some
of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (17.19 percent ), real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs (8.65 percent ) and
1253
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M umbai-Kol kat a cent ral rai l way t rack passes t hrough t he di st ri ct connect i ng 11 rai l way st at i ons wi t hi n
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hi ghway NH26 Nagpur-Jhansi passes vi a Seoni and Lakhnadon, goes t owards Sagar vi a Karel i , and t he sout hern part of
t he di st ri ct . NH 12, Jabal pur- Bhopal , passes vi a Tendukheda
1255
. There are t hree St at e Hi gways, namel y MP SH 47 f rom
Narsi nghpur t o Chi ndwara, M P SH 44 f rom Garat ganj t o Si l wani coveri ng Sai kheda and Gadarwara, and MP SH 22 f rom
Jabal pur t o Pi pari a
1256
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West ern Rai l way ' s broad gauge l i ne of t he Kot a-Bi na sect i on passes t hrough Narsi nghpur. Rai l l i nes l i nki ng Narsi nghpur-
M aksi connect s i t t o Indore and Uj j ai n. The t ot al rai l l engt h i n t he di st ri ct i s about 141 Km. Narsi nghpur-Gwal i or rai l way
l i ne has been opened recent l y,wi t h t rai ns avai l abl e f or Kot a, Bi na, Uj j ai n, Indore and Gwal ior
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popul at i on
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peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers, account s t o 25.8%
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i ndi cat i ng l ow l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he
di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 29.1 percent , i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 53.9 percent , wi t h t he
di sparit y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
1261

i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es, whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s l ower t han t he st at e s f i gure of 84% of t he urban
worki ng popul at i on. Thi s i s t he reason f or hi gh dependency rat i o i n urban areas of Narsi nghpur, when compared t o st at e s
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Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
In INR Lakhs

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District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Narsi mhapur 1155066 727691 473457 441487 73276
M i grat i on i s observed i n Narsi nghpur di st ri ct mai nl y due t o vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de. M i grat i on t o nearby
di st ri ct s such as Jabal pur, Rai sen and Sagar are common
1262
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i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat i on, i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he
Narsi nghpur
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Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
0 0 7379 0 0 6281
Food Processing 166 698 2452 144 606 2128
Paper & Paper Products 1 6 7 1 5 6

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Material
1 6 11 1 5 9
Construction 240 604 3948 213 538 3515
IT&ITES 9 168 NA 12 220 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
248 593 4118 284 679 4708
Retail 751 1900 12371 621 1572 10236
Hospitality 139 701 1946 115 580 1610
Communication 174 978 2325 208 1049 2906
Services
174 362 2949 183 379 3092
As per t he est i mat es, di st ri ct i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 95,000 agai nst t he addi t i on of 72,000
t o t he l abour f orce. Comparabl e empl oyment opport uni t i es agani nt l abour f orce growt h, part i cul arl y i n t he un-organi zed
market s wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , woul d i ndi cat e pot ent i al f or di spl acement of workf orce f rom agri cul t ure t o const ruct i on and
communi t i es. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment -generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Const ruct i on and Real Est at e, Un-
Organi zed Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y and Food Procesi ng are promi nent
Narsi nghpur has 4 ITIs i n t he di st ri ct al ong wi t h one pol yt echni c. There are very l ess number of col l eges. There are a f ew
government col l eges f or art s and sci ence. Narsi nghpur need t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease
i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of i nst i t ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce

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Human Resource Development Institutions in Narsinghpur
ITI (Govt .) 4 269
The t ot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 24,263, out of whi ch 21,043 are ski l l ed. The
government i s not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand f or empl oyment , al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n
organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f acil i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . A f ew j obs were of f ered and f ocus of rol es of f ered were
bot h t echni cal and non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1264
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regi st ered yout hs are ski l l ed i n t he di st ri ct . A t ot al of 218 yout hs were pl aced as securit y guards/ guard-man and anot her
23 as hel pers out of t he 241 yout hs pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast year.


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ISFS Securi t y Guard, Fi el d Supervi sor,
Gunmen
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Gl ucose Fact ory, Indore Hel per 23
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Narsi nghpur, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but ions f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t han t hat of
t he secondary sect or, has proport i onal empl oyment opport unit i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However f ormal empl oyment i n t he
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Narsi nghpur i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n
sect ors. Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are more or l ess wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-
di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an
f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Narsi nghpur di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

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Incremental Training Capacity in Narsinghpur

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NSDC
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o Retail
o Food Processing
Government
o Sericulture can be developed Mulberry and Tasar Silk centers
o Mulberry cultivation and Silk Weaving- There are cent ers at Narsi nghpur,
Chi chal i and Sai kheda.
o Lac Cultivation
Providers
o Security services
Industry
o Construction
o Security Services

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15.32 Skill Gap Assessment of Mandsaur District
M andsaur di st ri ct i s a part of Uj j ai n Di vi si on and i s bounded by Neemuch di st ri ct , Raj ast han and Rat l am Di st ri ct wi t h i t s
admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers at M andsaur t own. It covers an area of 5,535 square km
1265
and has a popul at i on of 13.39
1266

l akhs as of 2011. M andsaur i s a sparsel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 242.07 per square km, whi ch i s
margi nal l y hi gher t han t he st at e s average. It wi t nessed a growt h of 13.2% i n t he popul at i on over t he l ast decade.
Urbani zat i on of t he di st ri ct i s 20.7%. Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct i s 966 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d
sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 921 gi rl s per 1000 boys
1267
. Around 13% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6
age group. Around 21 % of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST cat egory wi t h 17.93% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory
and 3.17% under ST cat egory
1268

15.32.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (72.75 percent ) i s hi gher t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
1269
.There
are 2,632 K12 i nst it ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 30 percent .
.
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t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h pri vat e school s and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher
educat i on when compared t o Government school s i n t he di st ri ct
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1271
. As per 2001 census, f emal e
l i t eracy was 54.7%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he di st ri ct
There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses and many gi rl s drop out f rom around
t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , t he year 2006-07 wi t nessed a peak wi t h maxi mum enrol l ment whi ch st eadi l y
decl i ned over t he years.
District Madhya Pradesh Mandsaur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,339,832
Population(2011)
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Di st ri ct economy regi st ered a growt h rat e of 10.60%
1272
CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, as agai nst t he st at e growt h
rat e of 9.07% duri ng t he l ast f ive years
1273
. Cont ri but i on f rom t he servi ce sect or i s t he predominant , compri si ng 42% of t he
di st ri ct economy whi l e growi ng at a 9.88 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
1274
. Though i n absol ut e val ue t erms,
cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had grown at a f ast er rat e (14.57 percent ), t here has been a cl ear shi f t of i ncome f rom
pri mary and secondary t o t ert i ary sect or
1275
. The di st ri ct per capi t a i ncome i s great er t han t he st at e s average and i s INR
26,302 i n t he year 2008-09
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. The per capi t a i ncome has
wi t nessed a huge growt h of 23.3 percent over t he year f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-9
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M andsaur i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. Out of t he t ot al 5,53,500 hect ares of land, bet ween 2005-06 and
2008-09, net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 3,60,000 hect ares. The t ot al f orest cover i s around 10.8% of t he t ot al
1279
. To i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on government has an out l ay of INR 105
l akhs
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2.85% of t he pri mary sect or economy and are growi ng wi t h a CAGR of 10.35% over t he period of 2003-04 and 2008-09.
year peri od. For Oi l seed product i on program and f or i nt ensi ve f rui t devel opment program government has al l ot t ed an
Wheat and soyabean are t he maj or crops al ong wi t h Jowar, mai ze, pul ses urad, gram and arhar. Taki ng i nt o account mul t i
crop area, around 33 percent of t he net sown area i s under soyabean and 10.63 percent under wheat al ong wi t h 8.19% i n
M ai ze
1281
. There has been a decl i ni ng t rend In t erms of produce of Channa and Jowar over t he years. Channa occupi es
around 4 percent of t he t ot al net sown area.
M andsaur i s al so known f or i t s opi um product i on al ong wi t h i t s si st er di st ri ct , Neemuch. The cl i mat e i s apt f or opi um
product i on. It i s export ed al l over Indi a and abroad. There are t wo opi um f act ori es i n t he di st ri ct regi st ered under
government
1282
.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 688.8 mm whi ch was hi gher t han previ ous years. Around 42 percent of net sown area i s
i rri gat ed. Irri gat ed l and i s l ow, and t he f armers are st i l l dependant on rai nf al l f or agri cul t ure
1283
. Irregul ar rai nf al l i n t he
year 2007-08 has af f ect ed overal l produce i n t hat year. It has l ed t o a bet t er produce of wheat but poor produce of

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Soyabean i n t he di st ri ct . Government i s promot i ng i rri gat i on and agri cul t ural act i vit i es by an out l ay of INR 100 l akhs i n
Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana and anot her INR 100 Lakhs f or M i cro-i rri gat i on
1284
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There i s l arge Kri shi Upaj M andi (agri cul t ural produce market )f or t he t rade of agri cul t ural produce. They are i n M andsaur,
Si t amau, Garot h, Bhanpura, Mal hargarh, Suwasra, Pi pl i ya and Shamgarh. Crops whi ch are t raded i ncl ude garl i c,
groundnut , soybeans, wheat , corn, and di f f erent t ypes of pul ses
1285
. There i s vari et y of hort i cul t ure crops i n t he di st ri ct .
Some of t he f rui t crops i ncl ude mango, oranges, papaya and guava. Oranges are f amous i n t he di st ri ct and are produced i n
l arge quant it i es. Veget abl es such as t omat o, l ady s f i nger, Kaddu Vargoya are grown i n t he di st ri ct . Leaf y veget abl es are
al so popul ar i n M andsaur. Spi ces i ncl ude Cori ander, Fenugreek seed al ong wi t h garl i c and chi l l i . Cori ander i s t he maj or
spi ce crop i n t he di st ri ct f ol l owed by garl i c. Popul ar medi ci nal and aromat i c crops i ncl ude Isabgol , Chandra sur and Ashwa
Gandha
1286
.
M andsaur di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h
Shamgarh and 6 of t hem connect i ng M andsaur
1287
. Chi l l i ng cent re i nst al l ed i n M andsaur, has t he capaci t y of anot her
75,000 l i t re per day
1288
. The t ehsi l Si t amau has 6 cl ean mi l k product i on cent res.
15.32.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct grew at 14.51 percent CAGR over t he f i ve-year peri od, f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09
1289
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Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es, whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or, i s 15.54 percent CAGR over t he f i ve
year peri od
1290
. Growt h i n t hi s sect or i s si gni f i cant and t he growt h rat e i s hi gher t han pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M i ni ng
sect or as a whol e has grown at a CAGR of 80% whi ch i s except i onal l y hi gh
1291
. When compared wi t h year 2007-08,
mi ni ng act i vi t y grew by 189.8% i n t he year 2008-09 cont ri but i ng si gni f i cant l y t o t he di st ri ct s economy
1292
. There are l arge
mi nes of rocky st one and l i mest one i n t he di st ri ct
1293
. Hi gh product i on of sl at e penci l s whi ch i s produced usi ng rocky st one
has cont ri but ed si gni f i cant l y t o t he secondary sect or
1294
. There are 110 Sl at e Penci l s Indust ri es. M andsaur i s not ed f or t he
manuf act ure of Kambal s or coarse wool en bl anket s
1295
. M andsaur, Garot h, Bhanpura and Shyamgarh are i mport ant
i ndust ri al areas i n M andsaur di st ri ct wi t h predomi nant cl ust er mi x of cement , soyabean pl ant s, veget abl e oi l ref i neri es,
daal mi l l s, st eel i ndust ri es, t ext i l e mi l l s, f l our mi l l , pl ast i cs, et c.
Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude, M i d Indi a Spi nni g M i l l Lt d. and Soni c Bi ochem. M / S Ruchi Soya
i s t he l argest i n t erms of i nvest ment and empl oyment f ol l owed by Madhya Pradesh Ambuj a Export Li mi t ed. They are
i nvol ved i n Oi l and Oi l cake sect or. The t wo key sect ors i n t he l arge and medi um scal e i ndust ry i ncl ude Text i l e (1391 Lakhs
i nvest ment ) and Food Processi ng (2746 l akhs i nvest ment )
1296
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Government has al l ot t ed l ands f or i ndust ry devel opment at vari ous l ocat i ons i n t he di st ri ct of M andsaur. The st eel
compl ex area of 31 Ha has been al l ot t ed i n t he M andsaur ci t y, f ol l owed by ot her areas i n Shamgarh (14.1 Ha) and
M al hargarh (13.5 Ha). Anot her l arge area of 57.4 Ha has been al l ot t ed i n t he Bhanpura bl ock of M andsaur.
Invest ment s are observed i n f ood and al l i ed, el ect ri cal and elect roni cs, chemi cal based, Engg and met al based, f orest
wood, gl ass and cerami c sect or.
M andsaur has wi t nessed si gnif i cant growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st rict i n t he year 2008-09. As per
2011-12 f i gures smal l scal e i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 204.66 l akhs generat i ng 773 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he
di st ri ct .

Food Processi ng (10.28%), Beverages (3.76%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (10.78%) and agro-based (20.55%) const i t ut e
over 50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11. Besi des t hese, pl ast i c based, dri nki ng wat er, Daal pl ant s,
edi bl e oi l , seed processi ng, st one cut t i ng and pol i shi ng, st one-gi t t i f ormat i on, pai nt s and di st emper, i nvert or bat t ery,
cont ri but e over anot her quart er of t he SSI i nvest ment i n t he same year.
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t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (16.3 percent ) and publ i c admi ni st rat i on (16.28 percent )
1298
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Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 79 i s crossi ng M andsaur and connect s Neemuch and Rat l am. Two more st at e hi ghways of MP SH
14 and MP SH 31 i s crossi ng t he di st ri ct
1299
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runni ng across t he di st ri ct . At t he t ender st age anot her road of l engt h 11.526 km connect i ng M andsaur- Prat apgarh-
Raj ast han Border road i s comi ng up
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PHCs and SHCs per l akh popul at i on, i s 42 and 155 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct - whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13
uni t s per l akh popul at i on
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. There are 2 ci vi l hospi t al s and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . There i s a f urt her scope t o i mprove t he
number of heal t h cent res i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of
beds st ands out at 300.

growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct
1302
.
15.32.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Mandsaur
Work part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (48.2 percent ) i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent . Percent age
of peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers account s t o 21.6%
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District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
M andsaur 1371739 864196 664993 620090 61086
t he addi t i onal empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s, i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o
be equi pped wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .
There are no si gni f i cant mi grat i on pat t erns observed i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Mandsaur di st ri ct as t here are very f ew
di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct . In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on
occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er
empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of M andsaur.
based on l abour el ast i ci t y, and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct . Est i mat ed manpower
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 10740 NA NA 9143
Food Processing 173 727 2555 150 631 2218
Construction Based
Material
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As per t he est i mat es, di st ri ct i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.41 l akhs agai nst t he addi t i on of 60
t housand t o l abour f orce. Hi gh empl oyment opport uni t i es predomi nant l y i n t he un-organi zed market si n compari son t o
l abour f orce growt h wi t hi n t he di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e pot ent ial f or di spl acement of workf orce f rom agri cul t ure t o
const ruct i on and ot her act i vi t i es requi ri ng basi c ski l l s. Hence enough f ocus shoul d be gi ven t o i mpart i ng t hese ski l l s t o t he
t arget communi t i es. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct Const ruct i on and Real Est at e, Un-
Organi zed Ret ai l anf Food Processi ng are promi nent .
M andsaur has one Engi neeri ng Col l ege and 4 Pharmacy Col l ege al ong wi t h 4 ITIs i n t he di st ri ct . M andsaur need t o f ocus
on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The number of i nst i t ut es i s on t he l ower si de and
t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Mandsaur
Pharmacy[1] 4 240
ITI/ ITC 4 351
Construction 586 1475 9649 521 1314 8591
IT&ITES 14 261 NA 18 342 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
304 727 5045 347 831 5767
Retail 1075 2720 17711 890 2250 14654
Hospitality 199 1004 2786 165 830 2305
Communication 243 1369 3253 291 1467 4066
Services
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Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 12,182 out of whi ch 11,108 are ski l l ed
1305
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government i s not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment al t hough t he exchange of f i ces have been succesf ul
i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment .A f ew j obs were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were
predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1306
.Two compani es vi si t ed t he Job f ai r conduct ed l ast
year i n t he di st ri ct - Nav Bharat Fert i l i zers and Manf orce Truck Indi a
1307
.

M andsaur, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t han t hat of
t he secondary sect or, has proport i onal empl oyment opport unit i es i n t he t hree sect ors. However f ormal empl oyment i n t he
servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of t he ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here
i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ning. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng t he

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Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, M andsaur i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n
sect ors. Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are more or l ess wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-
di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an
f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n M andsaur di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
Government
o Dairy farming (many chilling centers in the district)
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Orange,
o Flower Cultivation Rose, M ari , Gol d, M orga,
o Horticulture crops - Ashwa Gandha, Chandra SurIsabgol , Basi l , Vegetable
Cultivation Tomat o, Pot at o, Ladys Fi nger, Bri nj al , Green Peas, Caul i f l ower,
Cabbage, Kaddu Vargoya,
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o Security Services

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15.33 Skill Gap Assessment of Mandla District
M andl a, a t ri bal di st ri ct , l i es i n t he east cent ral part of M adhya Pradesh al ong t he ri ver Narmada and i t s t ri but ari es
1308
. It
i s surrounded by a number of f orest s, and i s a part of Jabal pur Di vi si on
1309
. It covers an area of 5,800 square km
1310
. Town
M andl a i s t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t he di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 10.53
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1312
. M andl a i s a
sparsel y popul at ed rural f orest di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 181.64 per square km, whi ch i s l ower t han t he st at e s
average of 235.52 persons per square km. It wi t nessed a growt h of 17.81% i n t he popul at i on over t he l ast decade.
Urbani zat i on i s l ow and st ands at 12.36%
1313
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Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at 1005 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s
comparat i vel y l ower at 965 gi rl s per 1000 boys
1314
. 13.74% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 61.85 % of t he
popul at i on i s under SC/ ST cat egory wi t h 4.62% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory and 57.23% under ST
cat egory
1315
. There are 2 predomi nant t ri bal groups present i n t he di st ri ct - t he Gonds and Bai gas
1316
. 42% of t he
popul at i on i s bel ow t he povert y l i ne
1317
. The percent age of peopl e bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (33.2 percent ) i s l ower
when compared t o rural areas (42.9 percent )
1318
. Around 1.93 % of t he popul at i on i s i n sl um regi ons wi t h 69 sl um pocket s
1319
.
15.33.1.2 Literacy
As of 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (68.28 percent ) i s l esser t han t hat of t he st at e average of 70.63 percent
1320
. There
have been i mprovement s i n t he l i t eracy rat e as per 2001 f i gures (59.5%). There are 2927 K-12 i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct ,
wi t h pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on bei ng around 9.64 percent . Around 9% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed wi t h pri vat e
school s, and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o
1321
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (57.2%) i s l ower when compared t o mal e count erpart s (79.49%)
1322
l i t eracy was at 45.5%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel of t he di st ri ct
There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses as many gi rl s drop out f rom around
t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant i al l y over t he years and has seen a decl i ni ng t rend at
al l grades f rom I t o VIII
1323
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District Madhya Pradesh Mandla
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,053,522
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 68.3%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.26
Di st ri ct economy had regi st ered a growt h rat e of 11.52 percent CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09 as agai nst t he st at e
1324
dri ven by growt h i n bot h pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors. Pri mary sect or cont ri but es 33% of t he di st ri ct economy, whi l e
growi ng at 8.89 percent CAGR over t he past 5 years
1325
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom secondary sect or had
grown at a f ast er rat e (16.55 percent
1326
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14,837 i n t he year 2008-09
1327
1328
. Per capit a i ncome has
wi t nessed a huge growt h of 15.54 percent over t he year f rom 2007-8 t o 2008-09
1329
.

Pri mary sect or cont ri but es t o 33 percent of t he economy. Of t he t ot al 5,80,000 hect ares of land, net sown area remai ned
al most const ant at 2,15,000 hect ares bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09. Tot al f orest cover i s around 72 % of t he t ot al
geographi cal area of t he di st ri ct . To i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on, Government has an out l ay of INR 900
l akhs
1330
and anot her INR 7.5 l akhs f or envi ronment al f orest ry. Forest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es have cont ri but ed t o around
14.5% of t he pri mary sect or. Forest act i vi t y i s predomi nant i n t he di st ri ct wi t h l ot of f orest s and nat ural resources.
year peri od. INR 31.12 l akhs has been al l ot t ed f or f i sheri es. Presence of Narmada Ri ver and i t s t ri but ari es have made
possi bl e, t he growt h of t he f i shery sect or
1331
.
Paddy i s t he mai n crop of t he di st ri ct wi t h over 52% of t he net sown area under i t
1332
. Wheat and M ai ze are al so produced
i n t he di st ri ct . Ot her crops i ncl ude Soyabean, Peas, Sugarcane and f orest produce
1333
.
Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n M andl a, Bi chi ya and Nenpur
1334
. They export Paddy, wheat , soyabean, f orest produce and
Peas
1335
.
M andl a di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dairy product s. Madhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat ive Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h
t he brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . It has 1 rout e connect i ng di f f erent part s of M andl a t o ot her
di st ri ct s
1336
. Chi l l i ng cent re i nst al l ed at Mandl a produces 5,000 l i t er of mi l k per day
1337
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Apart f rom agri cul t ure, ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t y i ncl udes seri cult ure. It i s an i mport ant act i vi t y of t he di st ri ct
1338
. There
are 5 mul berry si l k cent ers at Nai npur, 4 i n M avai , 1 each i n Bi chi ya, Ghughri and Rai gawn
1339
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at Devedara. Tasar Si l k Cent res are present i n Bi chi ya and Mandl a t own
1340
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l akhs f or t he seri cul t ure act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct
1341
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Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 1151 mm, whi ch was hi gher compared t o previ ous years. The hi ghest rai nf al l was
wi t nessed i n 2005-06. Around 9.68 percent of net sown area i s i rri gat ed
1342
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1343
. Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or i s
1344
and gowt h rat e i s hi gher t han pri mary and t ert iary sect or. M i ni ng sect or
as a whol e has grown at a CAGR of 80.61% whi ch i s hi gh
1345
. M andl a and Bi chhi ya are t he i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n
M andl a di st ri ct . Some of t he l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude:
M / S Hi ndust an Pet rol eum Corp. Lt d. (Pet rochemi cal Based)
M / S M .P. Gl ychem Indust ri es Lt d. (Agro Based)
M / S P.S.L. Engi neeri ng Works Pvt . Lt d. (M echani cal Engg. Based Indust ri es)
M / S Pri mo Pi ck-N-Pack Pvt Uni t No.02 (Rubber And Pl ast i c)
M / S Si mpl ex Tubes Pvt .Lt d (Basi c M et al )
M / S Vi nayak Vol l i Tax Pvt . Lt d. (Chemi cal And Chemi cal Product s)

Al l ot ed i ndust ri al areas are present i n M andl a and Udaypur. DTIC has approved l ands i n Devdara, Bi chhi a, Nai npur,
Gochhi , Pi parpani and Dobhi f or i ndust ri al devel opment
1346
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Rubber & Pl ast i c
Investment in Lakhs
Compostion of LMI Investment in Mandla
(as of March 2011)

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M andl a has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2008-09. M axi mum i nvest ment
happened around 2008-09. As per 2011-12 f i gures, smal l scal e i ndust ri es sect or has recei ved a t ot al i nvest ment of 161.62
l akhs generat i ng 643 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .

Food processi ng (18%), M et al (28.1%), mi neral s (5.27%) and pl ast i c househol ds (15.28%) const it ut e over 50% of t he t ot al
i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
1347
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Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 42.3 percent t o GDDP. The sect or
grew at 11.15 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by t rade hot el s and rest aurant s al ong wi t h
real est at e.
Trade, hot el s and rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 27.4 percent of t he cont ri but i on f rom Tert i ary sect or f ol l owed
by publ i c admi ni st rat i on (21.53%). Some of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (19.14 percent ),
st orage (15.63 percent ), t ransport (15.57 percent ) and publ i c admi ni st rat i on (16.64 percent )
1348
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There i s one nat i onal hi ghway crossi ng t he di st ri ct wi t h a t ot al l engt h of hi ghway i s 482 km
1349
.Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 12A
connect i ng UP Border and goi ng upt o Garhi and Chat t i sgarh passes t hrough t he di st ri ct , and passes t hrough Ti kamgarh,
Shahgarh, Damoh and Jabal pur. SH30, St at e Hi ghway connect i ng Di ndori , M andl a and Lakhnadagon, passes t hough t he
di st ri ct
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popul at i on
1351
. There i s no ci vi l hospi t al and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . There i s a f urt her scope and need t o i mprove t he number of
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Such a l ow part i ci pat i on of women i n t he workf orce, i s mai nl y due
t o l ack of good educat i on i n t he di st ri ct . Lower f emal e l i t eracy rat e i s anot her reason f or such a l ow WPR among women.
worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es whi ch i ncl udes servi ce sect or. Thi s i s t he reason f or hi gh dependency
rat i o i n urban areas of Mandl a when compared t o st at e s average.
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Ot her Servi ces
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
In INR Lakhs

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District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
M andl a 1263786 796185 563029 525011 165829
M i grat i on f rom Mandl a t o nearby di st ri ct s such as Bal aghat and Jabal pur are common. There i s al so seasonal mi grat i on
observed i n t he di st ri ct mai nl y t o Bal aghat and M aharasht ra. The mi grant s are t ypi cal l y l abourers who come f rom
M aharasht ra t o work i n f orest s. They come as cont ract l abourers, and are i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es as
wel l
1355
. M i grat i on t o Jabal pur ci t y i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es. In t he ski l l ed and
semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home
di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of M andl a
1356
.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 9294 NA NA 7912
Rubber and plastics
products
19 176 189 17 153 164
Food Processing 24 101 354 21 87 307
Chemical & Chemical
Products
26 184 303 22 160 263

1355
Based on di scussi on wi t h CEO, Zi l a Pari shad
1356
Based on Di scussi ons w i t h CEO, Zi l a Pari shad

440

Auto and Auto
Components
5 67 35 5 57 30
Construction 513 1292 8448 456 1150 7521
Transportations and
Logistics
151 361 2505 173 413 2865
Retail 405 1025 6673 335 848 5521
Hospitality 75 378 1050 62 313 869
Communication 102 576 1369 123 617 1711
Services
119 246 2006 124 258 2104
As per t he est i mat es, t he di st rict i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of around 82,000 agai nst t he addi t i on
of 1.64 l akhs t o l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct yout h
f or empl oyment -real t ed mi grat i on, woul d dri ve t he sourci ng of t rai ned yout h f or opport uni t i es i n l ocat i ons l i ke Bal aghat
and Jabal pur. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y,
Const ruct i on, Food Processi ng and Chemi cal Indust ri es, are promi nent .
M andl a has 3 ITIs i n t he di st ri ct and 1 ITCs i n t he di st ri ct . There are a f ew government col l eges f or art s and sci ence.
M andl a need t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of
i nst i t ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Mandla
ITC 1 184
ITI (Govt .) 3 173

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Pol yt echni c NA NA
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 28,179 out of whi ch 26,082 are ski l l ed. Government i s not
f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs
f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al and servi ce sect or recrui t ment s. Jobs were of f ered and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal
and non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1357
. Al most 92.5% of t he regi st ered yout hs are
ski l l ed i n t he di st ri ct . A t ot al of 282 yout hs were pl aced securi t y guards, and 102 as operat ors al ong wi t h 30 as t echni ci ans
and 64 as supervi sors, out of t he 478 yout hs pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast year.
District job fair Statistics
Al i n El ect roni cs Li mt i ed, Gazi abad Worker Operat or 42
Force M ot ors, Aakurdi Pune Trai nee Techni ci an 30
Kul oday Technopack Pvt . Lt d Operat or 60
Ipose Heal t h Indi a Pvt . Lt d Supervi sor 64
Fl yi ng Group of Securit y Servi ce, Rewa Securi t y Guard 282
Total 478

1357

442

M andl a, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t hat of t he
t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 9,650 i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years. Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, M andl a i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n M andl a di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

481
4848
250
2436
4269
1218
662
958
675
670
0 2000 4000 6000
Ot hers
Incremental Training Capacity in Mandla

443

NSDC
o Security Services
o Constructions
o Food Processing
o Sericulture (Outlay of 240.37 lakhs sanctioned)
Government
o Sericulture can be developed along Bichiya block of Mandla
o Mulberry cultivation and Silk Weaving (Tasar Silk and mulberry)
o Lac Cultivation
o Forest Produce
Providers
o Security services
o Transportations and Logistics
Industry
o Construction
o Security Services
o Healthcare

444

15.34 Skill Gap Assessment of J abalpur District
Jabal pur di st ri ct i s l ocat ed i n cent ral Indi a and i s a part of Jabal pur di vi si on. It i s surrounded by Panna, Sat na, Shadol ,
Narsi mhpur and M andl a di st ri ct . It covers an area of 5,211 square km
1358
. Jabal pur ci t y i s t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers
of t he di st ri ct . It has a popul at ion of 24.60
1359
l akhs as of 2011. Jabal pur i s an urban di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of
472.20 per square km, whi ch i s much hi gher t han t he st at e s average of 235.52 persons per square km. It wi t nessed a
growt h of 14.39% i n t he popul at i on, over t he l ast decade. Urbani zat i on i s 58.47% and i s great er t han st at e s average of
27.63 percent .
Gender rat i o i s 925 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on, whereas chi l d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 916
1360
. 11.68% of t he t ot al popul at i on i s wi t hi n 0-6 age group. 27.74 % of t he popul at i on i s under SC/ ST
cat egory wi t h 12.73% of t he t ot al popul at i on under SC cat egory and 15.01% under ST cat egory
1361
. 30.3% of t he
popul at i on i s bel ow t he povert y l i ne. The percent age of people bel ow povert y l i ne i n urban areas (32.6 percent ) i s more
when compared t o rural areas (28 percent )
1362
. Around 10.3% of t he popul at i on i s i n sl um regi ons wi t h 399 sl um pocket s
1363
.
15.34.1.2 Literacy
1364
. There
1365
. Around 20% of t he t ot al st udent s are enrol l ed
wi t h pri vat e school s and t hey are pl ayi ng a smal l er rol e i n t he pri mary, secondary and hi gher educat i on when compared t o
1366
.
Femal e l i t eracy rat e (75.3%) i s si gni f i cant l y l ower when compared t o mal e count erpart s (89.11%)
1367
. As per t he 2001
census, f emal e l i t eracy was at 65.9%. Int ensi ve ef f ort s have been t aken by t he government t o i ncrease t he educat i on l evel
of t he di st ri ct t hrough vari ous programs under Sarva Si ksha Abhi yan. There i s a need t o i mprove educat i on f or women i n
t he di st ri ct . There has been decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower cl asses as many gi rl s drop out
f rom around t hat peri od. In t erms of st udent enrol l ment , i t has decreased subst ant i al l y over t he years and has seen a
decl i ni ng t rend at al l grades f rom I t o VIII
1368
.

1358
1359
1360
1361
1362
1363
1364
1365
1366
1367
1368

445

District Madhya Pradesh 1.1 J abalpur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,460,714
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 82.5%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.08
1369
dri ven by growt h Tert i ary. Tert iary sect or cont ri but es t o around 54 percent of t he economy f ol l owed by secondary sect or
(24.8%) and pri mary sect or (21.5%)
1370
. In absol ut e val ue t erms, cont ri but i on f rom pri mary sect or had grown at a f ast er
rat e (26.66 percent )
1371
1372
. There has been a CAGR of 12.14

1369
1370
1371
1372

446

percent i n per capi t a i ncome
1373
. Per capi t a i ncome has wi t nessed a si gni f i cant growt h of 29.9 percent over t he year f rom
2007-8 t o 2008-9
1374
.

Agri cul t ure cont ri but es t o around 21% of t he economy as per 2008-09 f i gures. Out of t he t ot al 5,21,100 hect ares of l and,
net sown area remai ned al most const ant at 2,75,000 hect ares , bet ween 2005-06 and 2008-09. Tot al f orest cover i s
around 13.43 % of t he t ot al geographi cal area of t he di st ri ct
1375
. To i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an prescri pt i on,
1376
and anot her INR 35 l akhs f or envi ronment al f orest ry. Forest and l oggi ng
act i vi t i es have cont ri but ed t o around 2.61% of t he pri mary sect or economy and are growi ng wi t h a CAGR of 9.26% over
t he peri od of 2003-04 and 2008-09.
Agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es i s growi ng at a CAGR of 28.1%. Wheat and paddy are t he maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . Crops
l i ke Paddy, Pi geon pea, Soybean, M ai ze, Sesame are grown i n khari f season and wheat , gram, Pea and Must ard i n rabi
season i n t he di st ri ct
1377
. Taki ng i nt o account mul t i crop area, 34.7 percent of t he net sown area i s under wheat and 24.5
percent under paddy al ong wi t h 22.5% under Channa
1378
. The produce of wheat has i ncreased over t he f i ve year peri od
whi l e t hat of Channa has decreased. Ot her grown crops i n t he di st ri ct i ncl ude Gram and Must ard
1379
.
Rai nf al l i n t he year 2008-09 was 996.1 mm, whi ch was si gni f i cant l y l ower compared t o previ ous years. Hi ghest rai nf al l
was wi t nessed i n 2005-06. Around 53 percent of net sown area i s i rri gat ed
1380
.
Kri shi Upaj M andi are f ound i n Jabal pur, Sehora and Shahpura (Bhi t oni )
1381
. They export paddy, wheat , gram, f rui t s,
veget abl es and spi ces
1382
.

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5,148
5,691
6,324
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J abalpur Economic Growth

447

Jabal pur di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h
t he brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct . Under Jabal pur di vi si on t here are 965 f unct i onal dairy cooperat i ves
al ong wi t h 58 f unct i onal mi l k rout es across Jabal pur di vi si on
1383
. Shahpura and Jabal pur ci t y has bul k mi l k cent ers and
dai ry pl ant respect i vel y
1384
. There are 4 connect i ng rout es f rom Bul kheda, Pat han, Dhuma and M aj haul i
1385
. Chi l l i ng cent re
i nst al l ed i n Jabal pur produces 100,000 l i t er of mi l k per day
1386
. There are 18 chi l l i ng cent ers i n Jabal pur mi l k uni on under
Jabal pur di vi si on
1387

Apart f rom agri cul t ure i n t he dist ri ct some of t he ot her pri mary sect or act i vi t i es i ncl ude seri cul t ure. There i s one mul berry
and one Tasar si l k cent er at Si hora wt h t he t ot al pl ant at i on are of 25 Ha
1388
.
15.34.2.2 Industry
1389
1390
pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M i ni ng sect or as a whol e has grown at a CAGR of 31%
1391
. Jabal pur ci t y i s t he i mport ant
i ndust ri al area i n Jabal pur di st ri ct .
M / S Narmada Gel at i nes Lt d. (Drugs & Pharmaceut i cal s)
M / S Gas Fi l l i ng Pl ant (Bharat Pet rol eum Co. Lt d.)
M / S Heavy Vehi cl e Fact ory. (M echani cal Engg Based)
M / S Ordi nance Fact ory
M / S Grey Iron Foundary (Basi c M et al )
M / S Gun Carri age Fact ory
M / S Tel ecome Fact ory (BSNL)
M / S Inox Ai r Product s Lt d.(Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s)
M / S Auxi l i ary Prod. Cent re (Mechani cal Engg Based)
M / S Udai pur Beverages Lt d.(Beverages and Sof t dri nks)
M / S Carborundum Uni versal Lt d. (Cement )
M / S Jabal pur Pol yt ax (Pvt ) Lt d.
M / S Om Agro Product (Frui t s & Veget abl e Processi ng)

1381
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There are l arge areas al l ot t ed f or i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct mai nl y at Jabal pur, Ri chai , Aadhart aal , Gosal pur and
Baghraj i
1392
. Around 191 Ha of l and has been al l ot t ed at Ri chai
1393
.
Jabal pur has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2011-12. Smal l scal e
i ndust ri es have t ot al i nvest ment of 1485.28 l akhs generat i ng 1,988 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .

Food processi ng (15.01%), paper (11.82%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (14.21%) and engi neeri ng (17%), const i t ut e over
50% of t he t ot al i nvest ment i n SSI segment i n 2010-11
1394
. Invest ment s i n pl ast i c househol ds, met al s, agro-based and
el ect ri cal are comi ng up i n t he di st ri ct
1395
.
Servi ce sect or has been t he driver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 54 percent t o GDDP. The sect or grew
at 10.38 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, predomi nant l y dri ven by t ransport , st orage and publ i c admi ni st rat i on.

1392
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Jabal pur
1393
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Jabal pur
1394
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Jabal pur
1395
Based on di scussi on wi t h GM , DIC
1450
1441.59
661.9
187.88
594.69
21201.81
14517.35
Basi c M et al
Beverages
1500 Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s
Investment in Lakhs
Compostion of LMI Investment in J abalpur
(as of March 2011)

499.72
602.14
936.45
1103.98
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Trade, hot el s and rest aurant s as a servi ce sect or, const i t ut es 30 percent of t ert i ary sect or cont ri but i on. Some of t he f ast
growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (10.95 percent ), real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs (11.2 percent ) and publ i c
admi ni st rat i on (12.42 percent )
1396
.
There are 3 nat i onal hi ghways crossi ng t he di st ri ct
1397
. NH-7, NH-12 and NH-12A are connect i ng Jabal pur t o di f f erent
l ocat i on across Indi a. The t ot al l engt h of hi ghway i s 1476 km.The st at e hi ghways connect i ng t he di st ri ct i ncl ude MP SH
22, M P SH 37, M P SH 37A
1398
.
Jabal pur st at i on i s one of t he i mport ant st at i ons on t he Al l ahabad-It arsi sect i on of t he Howrah-Mumbai mai n Rai l way l i ne.
Di rect rai l way rout es are t here t o al l ci t i es across Indi a. Bot h Broad-gauge and Narrow Gauge rai l ways are present i n t he
di st ri ct connect i ng t o i mport ant st at i ons and sub-st at i ons
1399
.
Overal l heal t hcare reach at t he di st ri ct l evel i s bet t er t han t he st at e s average. Heal t hcare accessi bi l i t y, i n t erms of
number of PHCs and SHCs i s 22 and 181 respect i vel y i n t he di st ri ct whi ch i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 13 uni t s per
l akh popul at i on
1400
. There are 3 ci vi l hospi t al s and 1 di st ri ct hospi t al . There i s a f urt her scope and need t o i mprove t he
number of heal t h cent ers i n t he di st ri ct . There are no urban heat h post and ci vi l di spensari es i n t he di st ri ct . The number of
beds st ands at 500.

growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . Deposi t s have i ncreased f rom INR 4,300 crore t o INR 10,987 crore over t he f i ve year
peri od
1401
.M aj or AM Cs and i nsurance underwri t i ng compani es l i ke LIC, HDFC, ICICI et c. have di rect / i ndirect presence i n
t he di st ri ct .

1396
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1399
1400
1401
RBI Dat a : 2011-12
29894
48752
501
25058
54156
60787
44752
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
79400
142900
Ot her Servi ces
In INR Lakhs

450

15.34.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in J abalpur
peopl e empl oyed as househol d i ndust ry workers and ot her workers account s t o 66%
1402
i ndi cat i ng hi gh l evel of empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or, i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he
di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 22.7 percent i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 50.3 percent , wi t h t he
di sparit y bei ng more promi nent i n urban areas.
1403

Around 34 percent of t he worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure ei t her as cul t i vat ors or agri cul t ural l abourers. 72.7
percent of t he rural popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure. On t he ot her hand, 87.8 percent of t he urban worki ng popul at i on
i s i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es, whi ch i ncl udes t he servi ce sect or. Thi s i s hi gher when compared t o t he st at e s f i gure of 84%
of t he urban worki ng popul at i on.
Dependency rat i o i s 66.7 when compared t o st at e s average of 84.3 per t housand popul at i on. Unempl oyment i n t he di st ri ct
i s 20.5 percent of t he popul at i on, whi ch i s hi gher t han t hat st at e average of 16.4 percent . In t he urban areas, 20.6 % of t he
popul at i on i n t he age group of 15-59 i s unempl oyed. Dependency rat i o i s 21.9 more i n rural areas compared t o urban areas
i n t he di st ri ct of Jabal pur.
15.34.3.2 Estimation of Manpower Suply of the District
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Jabal pur 2624589 1653491 942592 878944 179160
Labour f orce measured f rom t he popul at i on empl oyed i s expect ed t o reach 9.42 l akhs by 2022. To real i ze t he addi t i onal
empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s, i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o be equi pped
wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .
M i grat i on i s observed i n Jabal pur di st ri ct mai nl y due t o vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e wi t hi n t he di st ri ct . M i grat i on f rom
nearby di st ri ct s l i ke M andl a, Damoh, Narsi mhapur, Seoni and Kat ni i s common
1404
. M i grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of
Jabal pur di st ri ct , i .e. i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat i on i s al so promi nent . It i s mai nl y dri ven by di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment
opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct . In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n
educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by
bei ng cl oser t o t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Jabal pur
1405
.

1402
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Jabal pur, 2011
1403
Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Jabal pur, 2011
1404
1405

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 8676 NA NA 7386
Pharma & Medicinal
Products
4 59 26 4 51 23
Rubber and plastics
products
3 27 29 3 23 25
Food Processing 84 353 1239 73 306 1076
Fabrication 17 158 164 15 137 142
Chemical & Chemical
Products
44 314 517 38 273 449
Construction Based
Material
4 25 42 3 23 37
Auto and Auto
Components
171 2131 1119 148 1850 971
Manufacturing of
Electrical Products
9 108 63 8 94 55
Construction 1621 4085 26713 1443 3637 23783
IT&ITES 48 917 NA 63 1202 NA

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Transportations and
Logistics
1986 4752 32973 2270 5433 37697
Retail 2956 7476 48684 2446 6186 40281
Hospitality 548 2759 7659 454 2283 6337
Communication 1163 6541 15546 1392 7011 19431
Services
1852 3846 31336 1942 4032 32858
As per t he est i mat es, di st ri ct i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 4.73 l akhs, agai nst an addit i on of 1.77
l akhs t o t he l abour f orce. Hi gh growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , and wi l l i ngness of yout h f or
empl oyment f rom M andl a, Damoh, Narsi mhapur, Seoni and Kat ni ,provi de opport uni t i es t o devel op Sat na as a hub f or
empl oyment and t rai ni ng. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct Const ruct i on and Real Est at e,
Organi zed/ Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , Hospi t al i t y, M i neral Processi ng and Food Processi ng are promi nent .
Human Resource Development Institutions in J abalpur
Pharmacy 5 300
ITI (Govt .) 5 2320
M edi ci ne(M BBS) 1 NA
Pri vat e ITIs 26 3066
Jabal pur has 18 engi neeri ng i nst i t ut es wi t h more t han 7,000 seat s. There are 5 ITIs and 26 pri vat e ITIs al ong wi t h 2
pol yt echni cs and 5 pharmaci es. Jabal pur need t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng
pot ent i al .
Tot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 54,733 out of whi ch 47,087 i s ski l l ed. Government i s not

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f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . A f ew j obs were of f ered, and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal and non-
t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1406
. A t ot al of 5,773 yout hs were pl aced i n t he di st ri ct i n
l ast year wi t h f or t he f ol l owi ng rol es.
Role Intake Role Intake
Comput er Operat or 120 Sal es Execut i ve 212
Devel opment Of f i cer 165 Sal es/ M arket i ng 156
Fact ory Worker 84 Securi t y Guard 2641
Farmwork 124 Supervi sor 13
Fi nanci al Execut i ve 426 Techni cal Assi st ance 9
Foundat i on Worker 133 Trai nee 667
Hel per/ Supervi sor/ Cl erk 339 Trai nee Dat a Operat or 169
M al l Job 3 Trai nee Techni ci an 17
M arket i ng 82 Unski l l ed Worker 36
Of f i ci al and Si de Proj ect Worker 254 Worker 105
Rural Market i ng 18
Total 1748 Total 4025
Grand Total 5773
Some of t he promi nent compani es whi ch came f or pl acement s l ast year i ncl ude Indust ri al securit y and f i re servi ces, SBI
Li f e i nsurance, Nav Bharat Fert i l i zers, Vardhaman Text i l es, LIC, et c.
l eavi ng over 1,95,260 manpower wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.

1406

454

Jabal pur bei ng a t eri ary sect or dri ven economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next decade.
The di st ri ct has pot ent i al t o creat e over 1.83 l akh empl oyment opport unt i es i n t he next f i ve years predomi nant l y i n
servi ces sect or.
speci f i cal l y i n f i nanci al i nt ermedi ari es consi deri ng t he hi gh level of economi c act i vi t y wi t nessed as a st at e capi t al .
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Jabal pur has spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand i n cert ai n
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es and commerci al ent erprises, Jabal pur i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al dest i nat i on f or
sourci ng f rom a di versi f i ed sampl e of ski l l ed yout h f rom across M adhya Pradesh. Based on i nt eract i on wi t h yout h i n t he
st at e, Jabal pur wi t h l arge publi c sect or undert aki ng and pri vat e i ndust ri es i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al empl oyment
dest i nat i on across M adhya Pradesh. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l
devel opment i n Jabal pur di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

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12217
7318
2237
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1499
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Incremental Training Capacity in J abalpur

455

NSDC
o Ret ai l
o Hospi t al i t y
o Communi cat i on
Government
o Formal/ Informal segment of Transportation and Logistics
o Formal/ Informal segment of Manufacturing of engineering/electrical
products
o Formal/Informal segment of Food Processing
o Formal segment in Healthcare
o Dairy farming, Livestock rearing Goatery, Piggery
Providers
o Banking and Financial Services
o Formal segment of organized Retail
o Formal segment of Hospitality
o Formal segment of Security Services
o Engineering Goods
o Food Processing
o IT&ITES

456

l ogi st i cs
Industry
o Banking & Financial Services
o IT/ITES

457

15.35 Skill Gap Assessment of Damoh District
Damoh di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 7 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks wi t h Damoh t own as t he admi ni st rat ive headquart ers. As of 2011 t he
di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 12.6
1407
wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas (80.2
percent age). Damoh i s a sparsel y popul at ed di st ri ct wi t h t he popul at i on densi t y of 173 peopl e per square km i n
compari son t o st at e average of 236
1408
.
Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st andi ng at 913 f emal es per 10,00 mal e popul at i on, i s si gni f i cant l y l ower t han t he st at e
average of 930 f emal es per 1,000 mal es. However gender rat i o among 0 t o 6 years popul at i on st andi ng at 931 gi rl s per
1,000 boys i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 912 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
1409
.
Di st ri ct has a comparabl e proport i on of backward cast e populat i on t o t hat of t he st at e wi t h Schedul ed Cast es &
Schedul ed Tri bes account i ng f or 19.5 percent
1410
and 12.5 percent
1411
of t he t ot al popul at i on respect i vel y.
15.35.1.2 Literacy
As, per t he census of 2011, Damoh has l i t eracy rat e (70.92 percent ) si mi l ar t o t he st at e average (70.06 percent )
1412
. Gender
di sparit y i n l i t eracy rat e i s si gni f i cant wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e at 80.5 percent and t he f emal e l i t eracy rat e at 59.9
percent
1413
.
At pri mary l evel t he ret ent i on rat e of bl ocks Bat i agarh, Pat era and Tendukheda i s l ess t han t he di st ri ct rat e of 82.2
percent
1414
. At upper pri mary l evel t he ret ent i on rat e of bl ocks Bat i agarh, Damoh and Pat era i s l ess t han t he di st ri ct
ret ent i on rat e of 84.9 percent
1415
.
Di st ri ct has a t ot al of 1,424 primary school s, 520 mi ddl e school s and 44 hi gh school s
1416
. Al so, t here are 32 hi gher
secondary school s and 6 col l eges
1417
.
The number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII, when compared t o cl ass I, i s si gni f i cant l y l ow i n Damoh. Government school s pl ay
a maj or rol e i n Damoh as t he percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s are 74.96 percent
1418
.
The t ransi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary (80.98 percent ) i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t he t ransit i on rat e f rom upper
pri mary t o secondary (63.55 percent )
1419
. Furt her, current enrol l ment s i n hi gher secondary educat i on i s onl y 5,435 (Cl ass XI)
i n compari son t o secondary enrol l ment s of 19,267(Cl ass IX) i ndi cat i ng need t o enhance secondary and hi gher secondary
capaci t i es t o cope up wi t h i ncreasi ng demand
1420
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District Madhya Pradesh Damoh
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,263,703
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 70.9%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.14
Economy of Damoh grew at a CAGR of 15.22% duri ng t he peri od 2003 09
1421
. The growt h i n Pri mary sect or was at 38.9
percent
1422
f rom 2007 t o 2009, whi l e t he Secondary and Tert i ary sect or grew by 18.7 percent & 18.4 percent
respect i vel y
1423
. There i s an i ncrease i n per capi t a i ncome at a CAGR of 13.14 percent i n t he peri od 2003-09 and i s at Rs.
21,178 i n 2008-09
1424
.

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However, t he CAGR of per capi t a Income i n Damoh i s l ower t han t hat of M adhya Pradesh whi ch was at 15.02 percent i n
t he peri od 2003-09
1425
. The economy of Damoh i s mai nl y dependant on Agri cul t ure, Hospi t al i t y and Const ruct i on.

Damoh di st ri ct i s pri mari l y an agri cult ural di st ri ct f orms t he part of M al wa pl at eau wi t h an undul at i ng t opography. A maj or
segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cult ure. The maj or soi l t ype i s bl ack soi l . Wheat , Ri ce, Jawar, Mai ze and
Soyabean are t he maj or crops sown i n t he di st ri ct . Underground wat er has an i mport ant rol e f or i rri gat i on i n t hi s di st ri ct
due t o l ack of peri ni al ri vers.
Duri ng t he peri od f rom June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved i n Damoh di st ri ct was 1142.2mm t hi s i s 21
percent more t han t he average expect ed rai nf al l of 945mm
1426
.
Around 41 percent of t he l and i s under cul t i vat i on wi t h a very smal l port i on under cul t i vabl e wast e l and (2 percent )
1427
.
Forest and l oggi ng act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct cont ri but es t o 4.64 percent
1428
of t he GDDP of pri mary sect or. Around 13
percent of t he l and i s not avai l abl e f or cul t i vat i on and 2 percent const i t ut es f ol l ow l and
1429
.
The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s 37.58 percent , and i t i ncreased by 1.69 percent duri ng t he
peri od 2005-09
1430
. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 42.91 percent and has seen a very smal l i ncrease of 0.34
percent duri ng t he peri od 2005-09
1431
. There has been a si gnif i cant i ncrease i n dual cropped l and as i t i ncreased f rom
28.17 percent i n 2005-06 t o 45.07 percent i n 2008-09
1432
.
A number of bet el l eaf gardens are l ocat ed around Damoh, and t hese bet el l eaves are export ed. The ci t y al so has a
si gni f i cant Cat t l e market .
In t he hort i cul t ure sect or, Damoh di st ri ct s rai nf al l and soi l t ype are f avourabl e f or cul t i vat i on of M andari n, Aci dl i me,
M osambi , Aonl a, Pomegranat e, M ango, Ber, Chi ku, Papaya, Turmeri c, Chi l l i es, Cori ander, Aj wi ne and al l seasonal
veget abl es.

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15.35.2.2 Industry
Damoh i s backward and t here are no maj or i ndust ri al or commerci al hubs i n t he di st ri ct . Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct
grew at a CAGR of 20.4 percent
1433
i n t he peri od 2003-09, and has generat ed si gnif i cant empl oyment . Cement f act ori es
al one empl oy over 950 workers i n Damoh
1434
. Al so, Damoh t own i s t he onl y i ndust ri al area i n Damoh di st ri ct , wi t h t he
Cement i ndust ry bei ng t he hi ghest cont ri but or t o t he GDDP. However, t here are smal l er compani es whi ch process
veget abl e oi l and pul ses et c.
There i s one l arge scal e i ndust ry based on cement . It i s set up by Hei del bergCement Indi a Li mi t ed. They have mul t i pl e
uni t s wi t hi n t he di st ri ct f or manuf act uri ng Cement and empl oy over 950 workers.

Invest ment i n t he smal l scal e i ndust ri es i s not si gni f i cant due t o t he cul t ure of mi grat i ng out of t he di st ri ct t o earn rat her
t han st art i ng smal l busi nesses. A number of smal l scal e i ndust ri es based on oi l seed mi l l i ng, handl oom weavi ng and
dyei ng, t he manuf act ure of bell -met al vessel s and pot t ery, are al so f ound i n Damoh.
Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 40 percent t o GDDP
1435
. The sect or
grew at 13.42 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, dri ven by busi ness servi ces, f i nanci al servi ces, hospi t al i t y, ret ai l and
heal t hcare segment s
1436
.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s whi ch are most l y unorgani zed account f or 36 percent of t he cont ri but i on t o t he GDDP f rom
Tert i ary sect or
1437
. Some of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude Real Est at e & Busi ness Servi ces (9.6 percent ) and
1438
.
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11, t he bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 56 t o
65, al so recordi ng a 9.2 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s t o Rs. 1160 Crores
1439
. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s
i s expect ed t o f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .

1433
Madhya Pradesh, Annual Economic Survey
1434
Department of Commerce, Industry & Employment, M.P.
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The di st ri ct has 14 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (1.11 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on) and 163 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
1440
(12.9
Cent ers per l akh popul at i on),whi ch i s l ower t han t hat of surroundi ng di st ri ct s.
The di st ri ct i s wel l connect ed by a busy rai l way l i ne and by t he Nat i onal Hi ghway 12A. The nearest bi g t owns t o Damoh
are Bhopal (260 Km) and Jabal pur (106 Km).
15.35.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Damoh
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 44.9 percent and i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent
1441
.
Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 32.9 percent and agri cul t ural l abourers at 24.3 percent
1442
. 20.2
percent of t he workers are empl oyed by househol d manuf act uri ng i ndust ri es,whi ch i ndi cat es a very l ow empl oyment
generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct
1443
.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Damoh 1413337 890402 584266 544815 133659

1439
RBI St at i st i cs
1440
1441
Census 2001
1442
Census 2001
1443
Census 2001
4094
7507
9901
11803
24933
Communi cat i on
Ot her Servi ces
36888
4917
2963
137
Rai l ways
St orage

462

Labour f orce measured f rom t he popul at i on empl oyed, i s expect ed t o reach 5.84 l akhs by 2022. To real i ze t he addi t i onal
empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade, even on a conservat i ve basi s, i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o be equi pped
wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .
There i s not much mi grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of Damoh di st ri ct as t here are very f ew di rect and i ndi rect empl oyment
opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct . Hence, peopl e mi grat e t o t he urban cl ust ers i n t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s and i ndust ri al hubs. In
t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on opport uni t i es do not exi st in
t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by mi grat i ng t o ot her i ndust ri al cl ust ers i n
surroundi ng di st ri ct s.
The mi grat i on of l abour f rom Damoh i s pri mari l y t o areas such as Bhopal , Sat na, Rewa and Jabal pur. Avai l abi l i t y of
passenger t rai ns at regul ar i nt erval s al l ows peopl e t o work i n ot her di st ri ct s whi l e cont i nue l i vi ng i n Damoh.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 6874 NA NA 5852
Rubber and plastics
products
1 13 14 1 11 12
Food Processing 12 51 180 11 45 157
Chemical & Chemical
Products
2 13 22 2 11 19
Construction Based
Material
149 1322 1508 129 1148 1310
Construction 572 1440 9420 509 1282 8386
IT&ITES 11 200 NA 14 263 NA

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Transportations and
Logistics
202 484 3359 231 554 3841
Retail 763 1930 12567 631 1597 10398
Hospitality 142 712 1977 117 589 1636
Communication 190 1069 2540 227 1146 3175
Services
257 533 4344 269 559 4555
As per t he est i mat es, di st ri ct i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.1 l akhs agai nst t he addi t i on of 1.32
l akhs t o l abour f orce. Comparabl e empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or equi ppi ng
di st ri ct yout h wi t h suit abl e ski l s and pl aci ng t hem l ocal l y. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he
di st ri ct Cement , Const ruct i on and Real Est at e, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , are promi nent .
The di st ri ct has consi derabl y low t echni cal t rai ni ng i nf rast ruct ure wi t h one engi neeri ng col l ege opened i n 2007, one
pol yt echni c col l ege and f i ve ITI s
1444
.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Damoh
1445

ITI/ ITC 5 500
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at ing i ndust ri al recruit ment . A f ew
j obs were of f ered and f ocus of rol es of f ered was predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1446
.

1444
Di rect orat e of Techni cal Educat i on, Madhya Pradesh
1445
1446

464

Tot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 27,772 out of whi ch 23,824 are ski l l ed. Around 1,540
st udent s were pl aced t hrough j ob f ai rs i n 2011
1447
.Det ai l s of j ob f ai r st at i st i cs are provi ded i n t he t abl e.
Company
1448
J ob Role Number of
Candidates Selected
Navki saan Bi opl ant Lt d, Jabalpur Sal es Execut i ve 93
Anant Spi nni ng Pvt Lt d, M andi deep Operat or Trai nee 39
Nat i onal Envi ronment & Urban Devel opment Trust ,
Damoh
Securi t y
Guard/ Supervi sor
200
Adi co Pvt Indi a Lt d, Bhopal M echani c/ Operat or 23
Apol l o Tyres, Bandogra M echani c 19
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Sagar Sal es Execut i ve 320
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Jabal pur Sal es Execut i ve 60
Prat hi ba Synt ex Pvt Lt d, Dhar Operat or Trai nee 75
Rel i ance Li f e Insurance, Damoh Asst M anager/ M anager 250
Navki san Bi opl ant , Bi l aspur Sal es Execut i ve 30
Vardhaman Fabri cs Pvt Lt d, Budhani M achi ne Operat or 54
Pi oneer Indi a Pvt Lt d, Ahmedabad Securi t y
Guard/ Supervi sor
200
SES, Del hi Securi t y
Guard/ Supervi sor
45
Vardhaman Yarn Pvt Lt d, M andi deep M achi ne Operat or 45
Spent ex Indi a Lt d, Indore M achi ne Operat or 41
S.T.I. Pvt Indi a Lt d, Indore M achi ne Operat or 13
Li f e Indi a Insurance, Damoh Sal es Advi sor 22
Apol l o Tyer Lt d, M adhya Pradesh El ect ri cal s Trai nee 11

1447
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange Dat a
1448

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schemes, around 19,652 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces, and 29,442
1449
peopl e i n t ot al , can be t rai ned

Damoh, has an skewed economy wi t h Pri mary and Tert i ary sect ors pl ayi ng a hi gher rol e t han t he Secondary Sect or. Formal
empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s.
Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct , i s about 14,600 peopl e i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years.
Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng f rom Government i ni t i at i ves i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards Agri-Al l i ed act i vi t i es and const ruct i on.
However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l
i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made
Ret ai l , Const ruct i on, Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant
empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed act i vi t i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by mi neral processi ng indust ry

1449
KPM G Anal ysi s
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1149
809
765
652
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Ot hers
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6042
1833
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Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Damoh i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Damoh di st ri ct woul d
compri se of t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing Executives
o Wooden and Bamboo Furniture Cluster Due t o presence of f orest area wi t hi n
Damoh Di st ri ct
o Wooden Handicrafts Cluster Due t o presence of f orest area wi t hi n Damoh
Di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
o Fruit Cultivation- M andari n, Aci dl i me, M osambi , Aonl a, Pomegranat e, M ango, Ber,
Chi ku and Papaya
o Spices & Condiments Cultivation - Aj wai n, Turmeri c, Chi l l i es and Cori ander
o Vegetable Cultivation
Private Skill
Training
Providers
Focus on pl acement dri ven t raini ng i n t he f ol l owi ng segment predomi nant l y usi ng di st ri ct
as a sourci ng hub
o Security services

467

o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

468

15.36 Skill Gap Assessment of Katni District
Kat ni di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 6 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks wi t h Kat ni t own as t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers. As of 2011, Kat ni
has a popul at i on of 12.91 l akhs,a wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas (79.6
percent age)
1450
. Kat ni i s a densl y popul at ed di st ri ct wi t h a populat i on densi t y of 261 peopl e per square km, i n compari son
t o st at e average of 236
1451
.
Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st andi ng at 948 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on, i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t he st at e
average of 930 f emal es per 1,000 mal es. Al so, gender rat i o among 0 t o 6 years popul at i on st andi ng at 934 gi rl s per 1000
boys i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 912 gi rl s per 1000 boys
1452
.
Di st ri ct has a comparabl e proport i on of backward cast e populat i on t o t hat of t he st at e, wi t h Schedul ed Cast es &
1453
and 23.07 percent of t he t ot al popul at i on respect i vel y
1454
.
15.36.1.2 Literacy
As, per t he census of 2011, Kat ni has a comparat i vel y hi gher l i t eracy rat e (73.62 percent ) t han t he st at e average (70.06
percent ). Gender di spari t y i n l i t eracy rat e i s si gni f i cant wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e at 84.21 percent and f emal e l i t eracy rat e at
62.47 percent
1455
.
The di st ri ct has a t ot al of 1324 pri mary school s, 516 mi ddl e school s, 74hi gh school s and 45hi gher secondary school s
1456
.
The number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o class I, i s si gni f i cant l y l ow i n Kat ni . Government and pri vat e
school s pl ay al most an equal rol e i n Kat ni ,and t he percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s are 56.18
percent
1457
.
The t ransi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary (65.47 percent ) i s si mi l ar t o t he t ransi t i on rat e f rom upper pri mary t o
secondary (64.71 percent )
1458
. Furt her, current enrol l ment s i n hi gher secondary educat i on i s onl y 4,381 (Cl ass XI) i n
compari son t o secondary enroll ment s of 21,489 (Cl ass IX) hi ghl ught i ng t he need t o enhance secondary and hi gher
secondary capaci t i es t o cope up wi t h i ncreasi ng demand
1459
.
District Madhya Pradesh Katni
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,291,684

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1451
1452
1453
1454
1455
1456
1457
1458
1459

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Population(2011)
930
948
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 73.6%
0.14 0.14
The economy of Kat ni di st ri ct has grown at a CAGR of 11.73 percent i n t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1460
. The growt h rat e
of t he secondary sect or has been t he maxi mum at 21.47 percent i n t he peri od f rom 2007 t o 2009
1461
. Fol l owi ng t hi s,has
been t he t ert i ary sect or, wi t h a growt h rat e of 16.79 percent
1462
.
The agri cul t ure sect or has been t he sl owest growi ng sect or wi t h t he growt h rat e of 5.55 percent
1463
. The di st ri ct of Kat ni
i s ri ch i n nat ural resources, especi al l y marbl e mi nes. Al ong wi t h marbl e, Kat ni i s al so ri ch i n bauxi t e and i ron ore.
The pri mary sect or i s const i t ut ed wi t h Agri cult ure, pl ayi ng a maj or rol e wi t h 67.1 percent , f ol l owed by M i ni ng and
Quarryi ng at 20.63 percent , f orest ry and l odgi ng at 9.32 percent and f i shi ng at 2.87 percent cont ri but i on
1464
.
The Gross Di st ri ct Domest i c Product shows t he maxi mum cont ri but i on by t he Tert i ary Sect or over t he past decade.

1460
1461
1462
1463
1464

470

Fi g: GDDP of Kat ni Di st ri ct
1465

The pri mary sect or hasn t shown good progress compared t o t he secondary and t ert i ary sect ors of t he di st ri ct as t here
were more i ndust ri es and service based compani es openi ng up. Thi s i s mai nl y due t o Kat ni bei ng a wel l connect ed di st ri ct
wi t h bot h roadways and rai l ways. It s an i mport ant j unct i on where t he east ern rai l ways and cent ral rai l ways meet .
The per capi t a i ncome of Kat ni i s Rs. 24,144, whi ch i s bel ow t he st at e average of Rs. 25,175. The per capi t a i ncome has
been growi ng at a CAGR of 11.38 percent duri ng t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1466
.
The t ot al cont ri but i on of t he pri mary sect or t o t he GDDP has been 42,794
1467
l akhs i n 2008-09.
The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s 34.16 percent , and i t i ncreased by 4.36 percent duri ng t he
peri od 2005-09
1468
. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 39.15 percent , and has seen a smal l decrease of 0.91 percent
1469
. There has been a si gnif i cant i ncrease i n dual cropped l and, as i t i ncreased f rom 30.95
percent i n 2005-06 t o 33.75 percent i n 2008-09
1470
.
The mai n crops of t he Kat ni di st ri ct are paddy, wheat , gram and pul ses. Amongst cash crops, veget abl es are grown and
sent t o t he nearby market s of Sat na and Umari a di st ri ct s. There i s a good market of cereal s and ot her agro-based product
i n Kat ni .
Kri shi Upaz M andi Kat ni has been gi ven t he st at us of A cl ass mandi i n Indi a. The maj or soi l t ype i s mi xed-red and bl ack
soi l . Ground wat er has an i mport ant rol e i n i rri gat i on i n t he di st ri ct .
Duri ng t he peri od of June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved i n Kat ni di st ri ct was 745.5mm, whi ch i s 27
percent l ess t han t he average expect ed rai nf al l of 1022.3mm
1471
. The l ast t i me Kat ni was hi t by a drought , was i n 2006.

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1466
1467
1468
1469
1470
1471
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23%
23%
25%
26%
27%
54%
53%
50%
54%
55%
55%
1849
1925
2169
2259
2468
2881
16,661
17,082
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19,462
20,963
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Pri mary Sect or Secondary Sect or Tert i ary Sect or Per capi t a
Katni Economic Growth

471

The GDDP of Agri cul t ure sect or i n 2008-09 was 36,219 l akhs and t hat of f orest ry and l oggi ng was 5,026 l akhs. The
cont ri but i on of f i shi ng t o GDDP was 1,549 l akhs
1472
.
Kat ni di st ri ct has 34,593 hect ares (14 percent ) of l and under cul t i vat i on, 71,155 hect ares (20 percent ) of l and under f orest
cover and 8 percent l and i s cul t i vabl e wast e l and.
In t he Hort i cul t ure sect or, Kat ni di st ri ct s soi l and rai nf al l i s sui t abl e f or cul t i vat i on of f rui t crops l i ke Mango, Guava, Jack-
f rui t , Cust ard appl e, Jamun and Chi ronj i and al so cul t i vat i on of veget abl es l i ke sweet Pot at o and Green peas, spi ces l i ke
Chi l l i and Cori ander.
14.3.2.2 Industrial Sector
The i ndust ri al sect or of Kat ni i s a growi ng sect or wi t h a GDDP cont ri but i on of 1,27,844 l akhs
1473
i n 2008-09. The sect or
get s a boost f rom t he ri ch nat ural reserves of t he di st ri ct i n marbl e, i ron ore and bauxi t e.
The cont ri but i on of manuf act uri ng sect or has been 39,861 l akhs and t hat of mi ni ng and quarryi ng has been 11,124 l akhs.
The share of const ruct i on sect or has been 34,604 l akhs
1474
.
Kat ni i s al so known as ci t y of l i me so many t ypes of mi neral s are avai l abl e i n Kat ni . Thi s al so at t ract s a l ot of M i ni ng and
quarryi ng act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . The f ol l owi ng are t he mai n mi neral s f ound i n vari ous bl ocks of Kat ni
1475
:
Mudwara: Li me st one, dol omi t e, bauxi t e, l at ri t e, cl ay, f i re clay, soapst one, quart z, bat ri ze, col si t e, et c.
Vijayraghavgarh: Li me st one, dol omi t e, f i recl ay, l at rit e
Bahoriband:Dol omi t e, boxi de, l at ri t e, f i re cl ay, and marbl e f loor st ones
Dheemarkheda: Dol omi t e, bauxi t e, l at ri t e, f i re cl ay, soapst one, i ron ore, et c.
Kat ni di st ri ct al so has a St one park, whi ch i s cl ust er of i ndust ri es worki ng i n t he f i el d of mi neral s. In Kat ni di st ri ct , 52
i ndust ri es have been gi ven mini ng l ease f or Dol omi t e ground marbl e. ASID scheme of Government of Indi a has approved a
f undi ng of Rs. 3.26Corers, and M P i ndust ri es Devel opment Corporat i on has been appoi nt ed as t he agency t o devel op t he
i nf rast ruct ure f or t he St one Park
1476
.
The key l arge scal e i ndust ri es i n Kat ni are f rom t he cement manuf act uri ng sect or. Kymore Cement Works i nvest ed Rs.
665Crores and empl oyed over 1,000 workers
1477
. ACC Cement i nvest ed Rs. 53Crores empl oyi ng 500 workers. From t he
drug & pharmaceut i cal sect or, Dabur Indi a Lt d. Has i nvest ed Rs. 10.2Crores
1478
.In t he M arbl e & Grani t e sect or, Oj aswi
M arbl es & Grani t es Pvt . Lt d. Invest ed Rs. 7.8Crores and empl oys around 200 workers
1479
.
The smal l -scal e i ndust ri es of t he Kat ni di st ri ct , have shown an uneven t rend of i nvest ment and empl oyment i n recent
years.

1472
1473
1474
1475
1476
Di st ri ct Indust ri es Depart ment
1477
1478
1479

472

A bri ef record of i nvest ment made by l arge and medi um scale i ndust ri es i n Kat ni Di st ri ct i s gi ven here

Tabl e: SSI Invest ment over t he years
1480
.
M anuf act ure of Roof i ng Ti l es, Red Bri ck, Hydrat ed Li me, Asbest os Cement Sheet s, Beedi , Agarbat t i et c. account f or most
of t he smal l scal e i ndust ry product i on.

1480
55465.52
18600
1587
1028.59
Agro Based
LMI Investment (in Lakhs) - Katni
1161.00
762.18
2228.78
915.97
1001.25
1127
1055
978
958
840
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Growth of SSIs in Katni

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15.36.2.2 Service Sector
grew at 16.79
1481
percent bet ween 2007-09, dri ven by busi ness servi ces, f i nanci al servi ces,hospi t al i t y, ret ai l and
heal t hcare segment s.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, whi ch are most l y unorgani zed, account f or 15.97 percent of t he GDDP. In t he f i nanci al
servi ces space, bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11 bank branches in t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 61 t o 75, al so recordi ng a
31.74 percent compounded growt h i n deposit s t o Rs. 2,067 Crores
1482
. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s, i s expect ed t o
f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .

The di st ri ct has 17 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers and avai l abi l i t y per l akh popul at i on i s 1.32 and 160 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers,
and avai l abi l i t y per l akh peopl e i s 12.39
1483
.
The di st ri ct i s wel l connect ed by a busy rai l way l i ne. Thi s rai l l i ne connect s Kat ni t o Rewa, Damoh, Sat na, Bhopal , Umari a,
Shahdol , Anuppur et c. Al so Kat ni i s an i mport ant j unct i on where t he east ern rai l net work connect s wi t h t he cent ral rai l
net work.
Kat ni i s al so connect ed by t he St at e Hi ghway M P SH 10. The nearest bi g t owns t o Kat ni are Bhopal (290 Km) and Jabal pur
(47 Km). Touri st s come t o kat ni t o move t owards Umari a due t o t he presence of t he f amous Bandhavgarh Nat i onal Park i n
Umari a di st ri ct . Thi s i s onl y 90km away f rom Kat ni .
15.36.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Katni
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 41.7%, and i s rel at i vel y l ower t han t he st at e average of 42.7%
1484.
Among
workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 36.4 percent , and agri cul t ural l abourers at 19.8%
1485
. 20.2% of t he workers

1481
1482
RBI St at i st i cs
1483
32029
9366
25247
Real Est at e, Busi ness Servi ces & ...
Ot her Servi ces
46016
25291
7134
230
4681
7301
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on

474

are empl oyed by househol d manuf act uri ng i ndust ri es,whi ch i ndi cat es a very l ow empl oyment generat i on t hrough
i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or, i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct .
i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by mi grat i ng t o ot her i ndust ri al cl ust ers i n
The mi grat i on of l abour f rom Kat ni i s pri mari l y t o areas such as Bhopal , Sat na, Rewa and Jabal pur. Avai l abi l i t y of
passenger t rai ns at regul ar i nt erval s al l ows peopl e t o work i n ot her di st ri ct s whi l e cont i nuing l i vi ng i n Kat ni .
15.36.3.2 Estimation of Manpower Supply in the District
on census 2001 dat a, al ong wi t h st at e LFPR, WPR f rom NSSO 66t h Round Empl oyment Survey by apport i oni ng
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Kat ni 1564459 985609 554641 517189 212846
Labour f orce measured f rom t he popul at i on empl oyed, i s expect ed t o reach 5.54 l akhs by 2022. To real i ze t he addi t i onal
empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s, i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o be equi pped
wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of t he i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .

Sector 2012-17 2017-22

1484
Census, 2001
1485
Census, 2001

475

Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 6284 NA NA 5349
Pharma & Medicinal
Products
2 20 9 1 18 8
Chemical & Chemical
Products
0 3 5 0 3 5
Construction Based
Material
1 9 14 1 8 12
Manufacturing of
Electrical Products
45 537 312 39 464 273
Construction 633 1596 10437 564 1421 9292
IT&ITES 16 300 NA 21 393 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
820 1961 13610 937 2242 15560
Retail 952 2407 15677 788 1992 12971
Hospitality 177 888 2466 146 735 2041
Communication 217 1222 2904 260 1310 3630
Services
250 518 4225 262 544 4430

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As per t he est i mat es, t he di st rict i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.49 l akhs agai nst t he addi t i on of
2.11 l akhs t o t he l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct
yout h f or empl oyment real t ed mi grat i on, woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or sourci ng t rai ned yout h t o l ocat i ons l i ke Bhopal ,
Sat na, Rewa and Jabal pur. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct Const ruct i on and Real
Est at e, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , Transport at i on & Logi st i cs and M i neral Procesi ng Indust ri es are promi nent .
Di st ri ct of Kat ni has si gnif i cant t echni cal t rai ni ng i nf rast ruct ure wi t h 11 ITI/ ITCs and one polyt echni c col l ege.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Katni
1486
ITI/ ITC 11 352
Kat ni di st ri ct doesn t have any Engi neeri ng, Pharmacy or M edi cal col l eges. Due t o whi ch st udent s have t o mi grat e t o ot her
di st ri ct s and st at es i n order t o st udy f urt her.
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges haven t been very successf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs. Onl y 235 j obs were of f ered i n
t he l ast year and f ocus of rol es of f ered was predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1487
. The
compani es hi ri ng were most l y based out of Jabal pur, Mandi deep, Bi l aspur and Varnasi .
Al i n El ect roni cs Lt d, Gazi abad Product Assembl y Worker 36
TCI Varansai Trai nee 44
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Bi l aspur Sal es Execut i ve 83
Apol l o Tyres, Badodra Trai ni ng Operat i ng of f i cer 19
St at e Army Sol di er/ Bl acksmi t h/
Cook/ Housekeeper
35
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Jabal pur Sal es and market i ng Execut i ve 135
Anant Spi nni ng Pvt Lt d, M andi deep M achi ne operat or 100
The t ot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 23,578 out of whi ch 21,07,31488 were ski l l ed.

1486
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schemes, around 30,200 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces and 34,231
1489

Kat ni has anskewed economy wi t h Tert i ary sect or pl ayi ng a great er rol e t han t he Pri mary and Secondary Sect ors. However
f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge i ndust ri al
uni t s. Requirement f or ski l l t raini ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 18,450 peopl e i n f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years.
However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment of ret ai l
i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made
consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o t he ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Tert i ary Sect or based economy wi t h hi gh proport i on of i nf ormal empl oyment
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by mi neral processi ng indust ry

1488
1489
KPM G Anal ysi s
6042
1833
4760
3021
1273
1149
809
765
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
652
9138
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
Ot hers

478

Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Kat ni i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
However, t here i s scope f or t rai ni ng i n st one processi ng, as Kat ni has ext ensi ve mi neral s and st one deposi t s, whi ch can be
ut i l i zed bet t er i f manpower i s ski l l ed i n t rades of t hese i ndust ri es.
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Kat ni di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e
o Security Services
o Mechanics & Technicians
o Marble Grinding and Stone Sculpturing
o Cement Manufacturing Cluster Due t o t he presence of a f ew cement pl ant s
i n t he Di st ri ct .
o TelecomEquipment Manufacturing Cluster Due t o t he presence of t el ecom
compani es wi t hi n Kat ni Di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
o Fruit Cultivation- M ango, Guava, Jack-f ruit , Cust ard appl e,
o Jamun and Chi ronj i
o Spices & Condiments Cultivation - Chi l l i es and Cori ander
o Vegetable Cultivation Sweet Pot at oes, Green Peas
Private Skill
Training
Providers
o Security services

479

o Marble Grinding and Stone Sculpturing
o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

480

15.37 Skill Gap Assessment of Panna District
Panna di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 5 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks wi t h Panna t own as t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers. As of 2011,
Panna has a popul at i on of 10.16 l akhs wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas (87.7
percent age)1490. Panna i s a sparsl y popul at ed di st ri ct wi t h a popul at i on densi t y of 142 peopl e per square km i n
compari son t o st at e average of 2361491.
Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st andi ng at 907 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on, i s si gni f i cant l y l ower t han t he st at e average
of 930 f emal es per 1000 mal es. However, gender rat i o among 0 t o 6 years popul at i on st andi ng at 910 gi rl s per 1000 boys,
i s si mi l ar t o t he st at e average of 912 gi rl s per 1000 boys1492.
The di st ri ct has a proport i on of backward cast e popul at i on comparabl e t o t hat of t he st at e, wi t h Schedul ed Cast es &
Schedul ed Tri bes account i ng f or 20 percent 1493 and 15.39 percent of t he t ot al popul at i on respect i vel y1494.
15.37.1.2 Literacy
As, per t he census of 2011, Panna has a comparat i vel y l ower l i t eracy rat e (66.08 percent ) t han t he st at e average (70.06
percent ). Gender di spari t y i n l i t eracy rat e i s si gni f i cant wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e at 75.63 percent and t he f emal e l i t eracy rat e
at 55.55 percent 1495.
Di st ri ct has a t ot al of 1,622 primary school s, 663 mi ddl e school s, 62 hi gh school s, and 45 higher secondary school s1496.
Penet rat i on of pri vat e pl ayers i n school educat i on i s l ow, wi t h government school s account i ng f or 80.80 percent
enrol l ment s1497.
pri mary t o secondary (61.81 percent )1498. Furt her, current enrol l ment s i n hi gher secondary educat i on i s onl y 7,355 (Cl ass
XI) i n compari son t o secondary enrol l ment s of 16,195(Cl ass IX) i ndi cat i ng t he need t o enhance secondary and hi gher
secondary school i ng capacit y t o cope wi t h i ncreasi ng demand.
District Madhya Pradesh Panna
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,016,028

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Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 66.1%
0.14 0.15
The economy of Panna has been growi ng at a CAGR of 8.04 percent i n t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1499
. The CAGR of t he
secondary sect or has been t he maxi mum, at 19.10 percent , i n t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1500
. Fol l owi ng i t has been t he
t ert i ary sect or wi t h t he CAGR of 13.28 percent
1501
. The agri cul t ure sect or has been t he sl owest growi ng sect or wi t h t he
CAGR of 0.65 percent
1502
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Panna i s one of t he most i mport ant Di amond mi ni ng cent ers i n Indi a. A l arge group of di amond deposi t s ext ends Nort h-
East on a branch of t he Vi ndhya Range f or 240 km, and i s known as t he Panna group.

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1503

The per capi t a i ncome of Panna i s Rs. 16,177 whi ch i s bel ow t he st at e average of Rs. 25,175. The per capi t a i ncome has
been growi ng at a CAGR of 5.68 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1504
.
Di amond mi nes i n Panna are managed under t he Di amond M i ni ng Proj ect of Nat i onal M i neral Devel opment Corporat i on
(NM DC Lt d) of Government of Indi a. In ot her mi nes every year, t he l and i s l eased t o prospect i ve mi ners by t he government
agency. The di amonds uneart hed are al l col l ect ed by t he di st ri ct magi st rat e of Panna and are auct i oned i n t he mont h of
January.
The Gross Di st ri ct Domest i c Product shows t he maxi mum cont ri but i on by t he Pri mary Sect or over t he past decade.
The t ot al cont ri but i on of t he pri mary sect or t o t he GDDP has been 651
1505
crores i n 2008-09. It grew at 0.65 percent CAGR
i n t he peri od 2003 t o 2009. Thi s sect or has t he maxi mum cont ri but i on i n t he GDDP.
The mai n crops of t he Panna dist ri ct are wheat and Ri ce. The maj or soi l t ype i s bl ack soi l . Ground wat er has an i mport ant
rol e i n i rri gat i on i n t he di st ri ct .
Duri ng t he peri od of June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he average rai nf al l recei ved by Panna di st ri ct was 1125mm, whi ch
was 10 percent more t han t he average expect ed rai nf al l of 944mm
1506
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The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on, i s 35.5%. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 32.4%
1507
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There has been al most no change i n percent age of doubl e cropped l and and i t has remai ned at 17.9% duri ng t he peri od
f rom 2008 t o 2009
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The GDDP of Agri cul t ure sect or i n 2008-09 was INR 58,668 l akhs and t hat of f orest ry and l oggi ng was INR 3,521 l akhs.
The cont ri but i on of f i shi ng t o GDDP was INR 707 l akhs
1509
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In t he Hort i cul t ure sect or, Panna di st ri ct s soi l and rai nf al l i s sui t abl e f or cul t i vat i on of f rui t crops l i ke Sant ra, M osambi ,
Aci dl i me, Aonl a, M ango, Chi ku and Karonda and al so cult i vat ion of veget abl es l i ke Di oscori a and Col ocasi a, and spi ces
l i ke Gi ner and Turmeri c.
In t he Seri cul t ure sect or, Panna has Mul berry pl ant at i ons whi ch are suit abl e f or seri cul t ure. M ul berry pl ant at i on i s done
under t he Si l k proj ect Rai pura,spread over 140 Hect ares of l and.
Anot her i mport ant at t ract i on of Panna i s t he Panna Nat i onal Park. It i s one of t he maj or t i ger reserves of t he count ry. The
nat i onal park has been a maj or t ouri st at t ract i on of t he st at e and boast s of a very ef f i ci ent management t eam.
Panna Ti ger Reserve i s j ust 25 km f rom Khaj uraho. Cheet al , Sambar, Ni l gai , Chi nkara, Chowsi ngha, Langoor, Wi l dboar,
Jackal , are some of t he i mport ant ani mal s f ound i n t he Panna Nat i onal Park. Gorges and f al l s al ong t he course of t he Ken
ri ver are maj or t ouri st at t ract i ons i n t he di st ri ct . Dynami c dry deci duous f orest undergoes dramat i c change f rom l ush green
i n monsoon t o desol at e dry grey i n summer. Rel i cs of Gondwana peri od (rul e of t he t ri bal peopl e of Cent ral Indi a) are
scat t ered al l over t he Reserve. Besi des t he wi l dl i f e wat chers (around 9,000 annual l y), Panna get s vi si t ors (around 35,000
annual l y) who excl usi vel y vi si t t he f amous Pandav Fal l .
The i ndust ri al sect or of Panna i s a growi ng sect or wi t h a GDDP cont ri but i on of 338 crores
1510
i n 2008-09. The secondary
sect or i n Panna di st ri ct grew at a CAGR of 19.10% duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009.
The cont ri but i on of manuf act uri ng sect or has been INR 14,699 l akhs, and t hat of mi ni ng and quarryi ng has been INR 2,247
l akhs. The share of const ruct i on sect or has been INR 15,977 l akhs
1511
.
Chemi cal & Chemi cal product s const i t ut e t he onl y i nvest ment s made i n Panna di st ri ct . Thi s i s due t o t he presence of a
f l ouri shi ng di amond i ndust ry i n t he di st ri ct .
The smal l -scal e i ndust ri es of t he Panna di st ri ct have shown an uneven t rend of i nvest ment and empl oyment i n recent
years.

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The st at e of i ndust ri es i n Panna i s not very vi brant , wi t h very l ow GDDP of t hi s sect or and a very l ow i nvest ment i n t he
regi on. The maj or reason at t ri but ed i s t he l arge prot ect ed f orest area wi t h Panna Nat i onal Park i n t he area. Al so, t he
proxi mi t y wi t h t he Khaj urao Caves l i mi t s t he i ndust ri al act i vi t y i n t he area.
Servi ces sect or has been t he most i mport ant af t er t he agri cul t ural sect or. The sect or grew at 13.28
1513
percent bet ween
2003-09, dri ven by hospi t al i t y, publ i c admi ni st rat i on and ot her servi ces.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, whi ch are most l y unorgani zed, account f or 35.24 percent percent of t he GDDP. In t he
f i nanci al servi ces space, bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11 bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 37 t o 40, al so
recordi ng a 30.96 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s t o Rs. 956 Crores
1514
. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s i s
expect ed t o f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .
The di st ri ct has 15 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (avai l abi l i t y per l akh popul at i on i s 1.48) and 139 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
(avai l abi l i t y per l akh peopl e i s 13.68)
1515
. The avai l abi l i t y per l akh popul at i on i s compari t i vel y hi gher t han t he surroundi ng
di st ri ct s.
Al so, t he di st ri ct i s wel l connect ed by a busy rai l way l i ne connect i ng Shahdol , Kat ni , Damoh, Sat na & Bhopal wi t h Panna
di st ri ct . Panna i s al so connect ed by t he roads such as t he NH 75. The nearest bi g t owns t o Panna are Al l ahbad i n UP (185
Km) and Jabal pur (174 Km).

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15.37.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Panna
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 43.6% and i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7%
1516.
Among
workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 53.9% and t hat of agri cul t ural l abourers i s 21.5%
1517
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empl oyed by househol d manuf act uri ng i ndust ri es,whi ch i ndi cat es a l ow empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and
servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct
1518
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In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because sui t abl e educat i on opport uni t i es do not
exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by mi grat i ng t o ot her i ndust ri al cl ust ers
i n surroundi ng di st ri ct s.
The mi grat i on of l abour f rom Panna i s pri mari l y t o areas such as Bhopal , Sat na, Si dhi , Rewa and Jabal pur. However
mi grat i on f rom or t o Panna i s a f ai rl y di f f i cul t t ask f or/ t o di st rict s more t han 100km away due t o l ack of Rai l way
connect i vit y.Peopl e al so pref er t o work i n pl aces l i ke Gurgaon, Noi da, M umbai , Nasi k, Kanpur & Lucknow as t here are no
si gni f i cant empl oyment avenues i n Panna.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Panna 1138776 717429 456154 425353 109015

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St orage
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Ot her Servi ces

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 6551 NA NA 5577
Rubber and plastics
products
1 8 8 1 7 7
Chemical & Chemical
Products
138 988 1626 120 858 1412
Construction Based
Material
11 77 126 9 67 110
Construction 292 737 4819 260 656 4290
Transportations and
Logistics
58 138 955 66 157 1093
Retail 440 1112 7244 364 920 5994

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Hospitality 82 411 1140 68 340 943
Communication 90 507 1205 108 543 1506
Services
104 215 1754 109 226 1839
As per t he est i mat es, t he di st rict i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 66,000 agai nst t he addi t i on of 1.08
l akhs t o t he l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct yout h f or
empl oyment -realt ed mi grat i on, woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or sourci ng t rai ned yout h t o l ocat i ons l i ke Bhopal , Sat na,
Si dhi , Rewa and Jabal pur. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment -generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st rict Const ruct i on and Real
Est at e, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l i s promi nent .
Di st ri ct has si gnif i cant l y l ow t rai ni ng and educat i on i nf rast ruct ure. Furt her, t he t rades of f ered i n t he i nst i t ut es have a l ow
correl at i on t o t he l ocal i ndust ry requirement s. Det ai l s of t echni cal i nst i t ut es i n t he di st ri ct are gi ven i n t he t abl e.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Panna
1519
Pol yt echni c Int ake 1 60
ITI/ ITC 3 383
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been successf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . 251
1520
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Pearl Securi t i es, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 75
Shri Ram & Ri ng Lt d, Pat hreri Workman Trai nee 53
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhani Product i on Trai nee 51
Shi v Shakt i Bi o Pl ant Lt d, Sagar Sal esman 37
Anant Spi nni g mi l l , M andi deep Trai nee 35

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The ot her maj or recruit ers, are f rom areas such as M adhya Pradesh, Sagar, Raj ast han and Ahmedabad. The popul ar Job
Rol es are Techni cal Trai nee/ Operat or, Securi t y Guard and Sal es Execut i ve.
The t ot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 18,158, out of whi ch 15,341
1521
are ski l l ed.
1522

Panna, has a skewed economy, wi t h Pri mary sect or pl ayi ng a l arger rol e t han t he Secondary and Tert i ary Sect ors.
However, f ormal empl oyment in t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge
i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 8,750 peopl e i n t he f ormal segment over t he next f i ve
years.
Si gni f i cant t rai ni ng t hrough Government i ni t i at i ves, i s expect ed t o be t arget ed t owards Agri-Al l i ed act i vi t i es and
const ruct i on. However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n t he i nf ormal segment
of t he ret ai l i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct
are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
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Mi ni st ry of HUPA

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Ret ai l , Const ruct i on, Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces, Transport at i on and Logi st i cs, Chemi cal and Chemi cal Product s
sect ors t o provi de si gni f i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es af t er Agri -Al l i ed act i vit i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by Chemi cal and Chemi cal Product s i ndust ry
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Panna i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct and i nt er-st at e,
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Panna di st ri ct ,soul d hi ghl i ght
o Security Services
o Diamond Mining and Processing Cluster Due t o presence of ri ch di amond
mi nes i n t he di st ri ct
o Eco TourismCluster Due t o presence of Panna Nat i onal Park i n t he di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
o Fruit Cultivation Sant ra, M osambi , Aci dl i me, Aonl a, M ango, Chi ku and Karonda
o Spices & Condiments Cultivation - Gi ner and Turmeri c
o Vegetable Cultivation Di oscori a and Col ocasi a

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Providers
o Security services
o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

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15.38 Skill Gap Assessment of Rewa District
Rewa di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 9 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks wi t h Rewa t own as t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers. As of 2011,
Rewa has a popul at i on of 23.63 l akhs, wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas (83.3%)
1523
.
Rewa i s a densl y popul at ed di st ri ct wi t h a popul at i on densi t y of 372 peopl e per square km, i n compari son t o st at e average
of 236
1524
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Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st andi ng at 929 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on i s si mi l ar t o t he st at e average of 930
f emal es per 1,000 mal es. However gender rat i o among 0 t o 6 years popul at i on st andi ng at 883 gi rl s per 1,000 boys i s
si gni f i cant l y l ower t han t he st at e average of 912 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
1525
.
The di st ri ct has a comparabl e proport i on of backward cast e popul at i on t o t hat of t he st at e wi t h Schedul ed Cast es &
Schedul ed Tri bes account i ng f or 15.57%
1526
and 12.87% of t he t ot al popul at i on respect i vel y
1527
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15.38.1.2 Literacy
As, per t he census of 2011, Rewa has a l i t eracy rat e (69.2%) comparabl e t o t he st at e average (70.06%). Gender di spari t y
i n t he l i t eracy rat e i s si gni f i cant , wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e at 80.9% and t he f emal e l i t eracy rat e at 56.7%
1528
.
The di st ri ct has a t ot al of 3,643 pri mary school s, 895 mi ddl e school s 115 hi gh school s and 95 hi gher secondary
school s
1529.
The number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o cl ass I i s si gni f i cant l y l ow i n Rewa.
Government school s pl ay a maj or rol e i n Rewa as t he percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s are 62.75
percent
1530
. Thi s shows t hat t here i s a sl i ght l y skewed share of st udent s st udyi ng i n government school s vi s-a-vi s pri vat e
school s i n Rewa.
The t ransi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary (81.56%), i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t he t ransi t i on rat e f rom upper
pri mary t o secondary (61.40%)
1531
. Furt her, current enrol l ment s i n hi gher secondary educat i on i s onl y 10,408 (Cl ass XI) i n
compari son t o secondary enroll ment s of 34,372 (Cl ass IX), i ndi cat i ng t he need t o enhance secondary and hi gher secondary
capaci t i es t o cope wi t h i ncreasi ng demand
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Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,363,744
Population(2011)
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930
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 73.4%
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The Economy of Rewa has been growi ng at a CAGR of 12.58% duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1533
. The growt h rat e of t he
secondary sect or has been t he maxi mum, at 19.72% i n t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1534
. Fol l owi ng i t , has been t he t ert i ary
sect or, wi t h a growt h rat e of 12.98%
1535
. The agri cul t ure sect or has been t he sl owest growi ng sect or, wi t h a growt h rat e
of 6.33%
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1537

The per capi t a i ncome of Rewa i s Rs. 16,132, whi ch i s bel ow t he st at e average of Rs. 25,175
1538
. The per capi t a i ncome
has been growi ng at a CAGR of 9.86 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1539
.
The di st ri ct of Rewa i s ri ch i n nat ural resources, especi al l y marbl e mi nes, bauxi t e, and coal .
The Gross Di st ri ct Domest i c Product shows t he maxi mum cont ri but i on by t he Tert i ary Sect or, over t he l ast decade.
1540
crores i n 2008-09. It grew at 6.33% CAGR i n t he
peri od 2003 t o 2009.
The mai n crops of t he Rewa di st ri ct are paddy, wheat and mai ze. The maj or soi l t ype i s mi xed-red and bl ack soi l . Ground
wat er has an i mport ant rol e i n i rri gat i on i n t he di st ri ct .
Duri ng t he peri od of June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved i n Rewa di st ri ct was 1035mm, whi ch was 10%
more t han t he average expect ed rai nf al l of 944mm
1541
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The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s 26.01%, and i t i ncreased by 2.03 % duri ng t he peri od 2005-
09
1542
. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 56.19% and has seen a decrease of 2.31% duri ng t he peri od 2005-09
1543
.
There has been al most no change i n percent age of doubl e-cropped l and, and i t has remai ned at 35.92% duri ng t he peri od
2008 t o 2009
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The GDDP of Agri cul t ure sect or i n 2008-09 was INR 73,121 l akhs and t hat of f orest ry and l oggi ng was INR 7,915 l akhs.
The cont ri but i on of f i shi ng t o GDDP was INR 1860 l akhs
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.
Col l ege of Agri cul t ure i n Rewa i s a key educat i onal i nst i t ut e whi ch of f ers vari ous courses i n t he f i el d of agri cul t ure.
In t he Hort i cul t ure sect or, Rewa di st ri ct s soi l and rai nf al l are sui t abl e f or cul t i vat i on of f rui t crops l i ke Mango, Guava,
Jack-f rui t , Cust ard appl e, Jamun and Chi ronj i , and al so cul t i vat i on of veget abl es l i ke sweet Pot at o and Green peas, spi ces
l i ke Chi l l i and Cori ander.
The i ndust ri al sect or of Rewa i s a growi ng sect or wi t h a GDDP cont ri but i on of 93,984 l akhs
1546
i n 2008-09,t he secondary
sect or i n Rewa di st ri ct grew at a CAGR of 19.72% duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009.
The cont ri but i on of manuf act uri ng sect or has been INR 17,791 l akhs and t hat of mi ni ng and quarryi ng has been INR 22,871
1547
.
A bri ef record of i nvest ment made i n Rewa Di st ri ct i s gi ven bel ow:

The Non-Met al l i c M i neral s & Chemi cal & Chemi cal product s const it ut e a maj or chunk of i nvest ment s made i n Rewa
di st ri ct . Thi s i s due t o t he presence of f l ouri shi ng Cement i ndust ry i n t he di st ri ct .
The Jaypee Rewa Pl ant i s one of t he l argest cement and power producers of t he di st ri ct . The group has i nvest ed over
Rs. 1,800Crores and empl oyed over 2000 workers. Vi ndhya Tel e Li nks Lt d. has i nvest ed Rs. 121Crores empl oyi ng 500
workers. Al so, Bi rl a Eri csson Opt i cal Lt d. has i nvest ed Rs. 960Crores i n Rewa, whi l e empl oyi ng 300 workers.
The smal l -scal e i ndust ri es of t he Rewa di st ri ct have shown an uneven t rend of i nvest ment and empl oyment i n recent
years.

1545
1546
1547
162448
20888
13974
13084
5874
2231
1584
28
Basi c M et al
Rubber & Pl ast i c
Forest Based
1275400 Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s
LMI Investment (in Lakhs) - Rewa

495

1548
.
The smal l scal e i ndust ri es are const i t ut ed mai nl y wi t h Bri ck Ki l ns and f ood processi ng uni t s. Al so st one crushers, beedi
manuf act urers, handi craf t s, bamboo f urni t ure works et c. cont ri but e t owards t he smal l scal e i ndust ry sect or of t he di st ri ct .
Servi ces sect or has been t he dri ver of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on of about 50% t o GDDP. The sect or grew at
12.98%
1549
bet ween 2003-09, dri ven by hospi t al i t y, publ i c admi ni st rat i on and ot her servi ces.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, whi ch are most l y unorgani zed, account f or 28.83% of t he GDDP. In t he f i nanci al servi ces
space, bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11 bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 103 t o 140, al so recordi ng a 27.73%
compounded growt h i n deposi t s, t o Rs. 4100 Crores
1550
. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s i s expect ed t o f urt her t he
growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .
The di st ri ct has 28 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (avai l abi l i t y per l akh popul at i on i s 1.18), and 268 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
1551
. The avai l abi l i t y i s compari t i vel y l ower t han t he surroundi ng di st ri ct s.
Al so, t he di st ri ct i s wel l connect ed by a busy rai l way l i ne connect i ng Shahdol , Kat ni , Damog, Sagar & Bhopal wi t h Rewa
di st ri ct . Rewa i s al so connect ed by t he roads such as t he NH 7hi ghway, t hi s hi ghway connect s several i mport ant Indi an
ci t i es such as Varanasi , Rewa, Jabal pur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangal ore, Sal em, Vi rudhunagar, Ti runel vel i , Di ndi gul ,
M adurai . Al so Nat i onal Hi ghway 27 and 75 pass t hrough Rewa. The nearest bi g t owns t o Rewa are Al l ahbad i n UP (130
Km) and Jabal pur (204 Km).

1548
1549
1550
RBI St at i st i cs
1551
1308.7
1485.57
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1367
1260
1272
1466
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1600
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2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Growth of SSIs in Rewa

496

15.38.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Rewa
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 43.7%, and i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7% percent
1552.

Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 42.2%, and t hat of agri cult ural l abourers i s 30.5%
1553
. 5.2% of t he
workers are empl oyed by househol d manuf act uri ng i ndust ri es, whi ch i ndi cat es a very l ow empl oyment generat i on t hrough
i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or in l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct .
In t he ski l l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i onal opport unit i es do not
exi st i n t he home di st ri ct , or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by mi grat i ng t o ot her i ndust ri al cl ust ers
i n surroundi ng di st ri ct s.
The mi grat i on of l abour f rom Rewa i s pri mari l y t o areas such as Bhopal , Sat na, Si dhi and Jabal pur. Avai l abi l i t y of
passenger t rai ns at regul ar i nt erval s al l ows peopl e t o work i n ot her di st ri ct s whi l e cont i nue l i vi ng i n Rewa.
Rewa al so has a l ot of i nward mi grat i on f rom surroundi ng di st ri ct s f or empl oyment i n t he cement i ndust ry of Rewa. The
mai n di st ri ct s f rom whi ch peopl e mi grat e t o Rewa, are Damoh, Panna, Sat na, Kat ni , Chat t arpur, and al so f rom some part s
of sout hern Ut t ar Pradesh.
on census 2001 dat a, al ong wi t h st at e LFPR, WPR f rom NSSO 66t h Round Empl oyment Survey by apport i oni ng
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Rewa 2648054 1668274 1063656 991834 252820

1552
Census, 2001
1553
Census, 2001
16531
167
6315
16153
18763
27198
47784
St orage
Communi cat i on
Real Est at e, Busi ness Servi ces & Legal ...
Ot her Servi ces
54094
637
Rai l ways

497

requirement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent i al sect ors i s present ed i n t he t abl e
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 15535 NA NA 13225
Rubber and plastics
products
0 1 1 0 1 1
Construction Based
Material
0 0 1 0 0 1
Auto and Auto
Components
2 22 12 2 19 10
Manufacturing of
Electrical Products
32 388 225 28 336 197
Construction 672 1693 11069 598 1507 9854
IT&ITES 18 348 NA 24 456 NA

498

Transportations and
Logistics
436 1043 7235 498 1192 8271
Retail 1119 2830 18429 926 2342 15248
Hospitality 208 1044 2899 172 864 2399
Communication 293 1648 3918 351 1767 4897
Services
552 1147 9347 579 1203 9800
l akhs t o l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t ies wi t hi n t he di st ri ct and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct yout h f or
empl oyment realt ed mi grat i on woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or sourci ng t rai ned yout h t o l ocat i ons l i ke Bhopal , Sat na, Si dhi
and Jabal pur. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Const ruct i on and Real Est at e are
promi nent .
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 43.7 percent . Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors and agri cul t ural
l abourers at 34.2 percent
1554
.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Rewa
1555
ITI/ ITC 4 1287
Pharmacy 3 180
BE Courses 3 1260
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been successf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment .
1,915 j obs were of f ered and f ocus of rol es of f ered was predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng t ert i ary sect or
cl i ent s
1556
.

1554
Census, 2001
1555

499

Larsen and Turbo, Del hi Techni ci an 24
HDFC Li f e Insurance, Rewa Agent 44
Wel spun Indi a Lt d, Madhya Pradesh Trai nee 114
IL&FS, Bhopal Trai nee 270
Anant Spi nni g mi l l , M andi deep Techni ci an 09
Nat i onal Insurance Co. Lt d. , Rewa Agent 19
Technopeck Advi sor Pvt Lt d, Jabal pur Trai nee 119
ICICI Prudent i al Indi a Lt d, Rewa TDA and Advi sor 36
Navki san Bi opl ant , Bi l aspur Sal es Execut i ve 65
Rel i ance Li f e Insurance Sal es Agent 52
Spent ex Indust ri al Lt d, Pi t hampur Operat or 73
SIS Securi t y, Garwa, Jharkhand Securi t y Guard 20
Pearl Securi t y Lt d, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 47
Suraksha Group of Compani es, M umbai Securi t y Guard 28
Jay f orce l t d, Si l vasa Trai nee 75
SBI Li f e Insurance Sal es Agent 48
Shi vshakt i bi ot ech l t d, Sagar Sal es Execut i ve 73
Baj aj Al l i ance Insurance, Rewa Sal es M anager 12
L & T, M umbai Trai nee 19
STI Indi a Lt d, Pi t hampur Trai nee 81
SBI Li f e Insurance, Rewa Execut i ve 34

1556

500

Apol l o Ti res, Badodra Di pl oma 06
NavKi shan Bi o Pl ant Tech, Jabal pur Sal es M arket i ng 87
Techopeck, Jabal pur Sal es M arket i ng 61
HDFC Li f e Insurance, Rewa Execut i ve 85
Vardhaman (Auro Spi nni ng M i l l ), HP Trai nee 03
Rel i ance Li f e Insurance, Rewa Execut i ve 48
NavKi shan Bi o Pl ant t ech, Bi l aspur M arket i ng 31
HISS, Jharkhand Securi t y Guard 31
Suraksha group of compani es, M umbai Securi t y Guard 13
NISE Gl obal , M P Securi t y Guard 40
Anant Spi nni ng M i l l Trai nee 61
Shi vshakt i bi ot ech l t d, Jabal pur Sal es M arket i ng 08
Baj aj Al l i ance Agent 23
M adhumi l an Indust ri es, Rj garh Trai nee 57
St at e Army, 9
t h
Bat t al i on Normal Dut y 45
IL&FS, Bhopal recruit ed 270peopl e as t rai nees and Technopak Advi sor Pvt . Lt d. Jabal pur, Recruit ed 119 peopl e. The ot her
maj or recrui t ers are f rom areas such as M adhya Pradesh, Jabal pur, Si l vasa, Pi t hampur, Sagar, Bi l aspur and Ahmedabad.
The popul ar Job Rol es are Techni cal Trai nee/ Operat or, Securi t y Guard and Sal es Execut i ve.
The t ot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 74,778 out of whi ch 67,531
1557
are ski l l ed.
1558

1557
1558
KPM G Anal ysi s

501

Rewa bei ng a t eri ary sect or driven economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next decade. The
di st ri ct has pot ent i al t o creat e over 88,000 empl oyment opport unt i es i n t he next f i ve years, predomi nant l y i n t he servi ces
sect or, wi t h a requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng f or 24,890 peopl e i n f ormal segment over t he next f i ve years.
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors - Retai l , Hospi tal i ty, Communi cati on and Banki ng and
Fi nanci al Servi ces pri mari l y i n un-organi zed cat egory
The Cement i ndust ry i n Rewa i s an i mport ant empl oyer and requi res ski l l ed manpower at vari ous l evel s of i t s
management .
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Indore and Bhopal , has spurred i ndi rect empl oyment demand
i n cert ai n unorganized sect ors l i ke securi ty servi ces and faci l i ti es managementf rom Rewa di st ri ct .
Among hi gh empl oyment growt h manuf act uri ng areas, the Cement Industry demands hi gh l evel of ski l l i ng
Publ i c sect or spendi ng on ski l l t rai ni ng predomi nant l y f ocusi ng on secondary and t ert i ary sect ors
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es and commerci al ent erprises, Rewa i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al dest i nat i on f or sourci ng
f rom a di versi f i ed sampl e of ski l l ed yout h f rom across M adhya Pradesh. Based on i nt eract i on wi t h yout h i n t he surroundi ng
di st ri ct s, Rewa bei ng a maj or i ndust ri al hub i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al empl oyment dest i nat i on across t he Bundhel khand
Regi on. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Rewa di st ri ct coul d
hi ghl i ght t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

5593
4284
2008
2149
1514
1444
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
3473 M i ni st ry of Communi cat i on and IT
8128 Mi ni st ry of Agri cul t ure

502

o Retail
o Hospitality
o Security Services
o Cement Manufacturing Cluster Due t o presence of f ew cement pl ant s i n t he
Di st ri ct
o TelecomEquipment Manufacturing Cluster Due t o presence of t el ecom
compani es wi t hi n Rewa Di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
Providers
o Security services

503

o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

504

15.39 Skill Gap Assessment of Satna District
Sat na di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 8 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks wi t h Sat na t own as t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers. As of 2011,
Sat na has a popul at i on of 22.28 l akhs wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas (78.7%)
1559
.
Sat na i s a densl y popul at ed dist ri ct wi t h a popul at i on densi t y of 297 peopl e per square km, i n compari son t o t he st at e
average of 236
1560
.
Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st andi ng at 927 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on, i s si mi l ar t o t he st at e average of 930
f emal es per 1,000 mal es. Al so, gender rat i o among 0 t o 6 years popul at i on st andi ng at 907 gi rl s per 1,000 boys, i s si mi l ar
t o t he st at e average of 912 gi rls per 1,000 boys
1561
.
Di st ri ct has a comparabl e proport i on of backward cast e populat i on t o t hat of t he st at e, wi t h Schedul ed Cast es &
1562
1563
.
15.39.1.2 Literacy
As, per t he census of 2011, Sat na has a comparat i vel y hi gher l i t eracy rat e (73.79 percent ) t han t he st at e average (70.06
percent ). Gender di spari t y i n l i t eracy rat e i s si gni f i cant wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e at 83.44 percent and t he f emal e l i t eracy rat e
at 63.42 percent
1564
.
Di st ri ct has a t ot al of 2,687 primary school s, 864 mi ddl e school s 134 hi gh school s and 89 higher secondary school s
1565.
The
number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o cl ass I, i s si gni f i cant l y l ower i n Sat na.
Government school s pl ay a maj or rol e i n Sat na as t he percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s are 79.62
percent
1566
.
1567
i n compari son t o secondary enrol l ment s of 39,350 (Cl ass IX) i ndi cat i ng need t o enhance secondary and hi gher secondary
1568
.

1559
1560
1561
1562
1563
1564
1565
1566
1567
1568

505

District Madhya Pradesh Satna
Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,228,619
Population(2011)
930 927
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 73.8%
0.14 0.13
The economy of Sat na has been growi ng at a CAGR of 12.25 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1569
. The growt h rat e
of t he secondary sect or has been t he maxi mum, at 19.61 percent , i n t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1570
. Fol l owi ng i t has
been t he t ert i ary sect or wi t h a growt h rat e of 12.96 percent
1571
. The agri cul t ure sect or has been t he sl owest growi ng
sect or, wi t h a growt h rat e of 3.71 percent
1572
.

1569
1570
1571
1572

506

Sat na i s known as t he worl d' s l argest cement produci ng di st ri ct . About 9 percent of Indi a s cement i s produced here.
Indust ri es i n Sat na i ncl ude cement manuf act uri ng, hand l oom weavi ng, f l our, oi l seed mi l l i ng, and di st ri but i on of
agri cult ural and f abri c product s vi a road and rai l . Asi a' s bi ggest cement f act ory known as "Pri sm Cement " i s i n Sat na.
The Gross Di st ri ct Domest i c Product shows t he maxi mum cont ri but i on by t he Tert i ary Sect or, over t he past decade.

Fi g: GDDP of Sat na Di st ri ct
1573

The per capi t a i ncome of Sat na i s Rs. 19,397, whi ch i s bel ow t he st at e average of Rs. 25,175
1574
has been growi ng at a CAGR of 9.46 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1575
.
1576
crores i n 2008-09
1577
. It grew at 3.71 percent
CAGR i n t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1578
.
The mai n crops of t he Sat na di st ri ct are wheat , Ri ce, Jawar, M ai ze and Soyabean. The major soi l t ype i s bl ack soi l . Ground
Duri ng t he peri od of June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved i n Sat na di st ri ct was 1,003mm, whi ch was 9
1579
.
The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s 36.3 percent . The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 48.6
percent
1580
. There has been al most no change i n percent age of doubl e cropped l and and i t has remai ned at 33.7 percent
duri ng t he peri od f rom 2008 t o 2009
1581
.
The GDDP of t he Agri cul t ure sect or i n 2008-09 was 64,305 l akhs, and t hat of f orest ry and l oggi ng was 6,495 l akhs. The
cont ri but i on of f i shi ng t o GDDP was 1,915 l akhs
1582
.

1573
1574
1575
1576
1577
1578
1579
1580
1581
28% 26% 26% 23% 20%
20%
22% 24%
25% 26% 27%
29%
50%
50%
48%
50%
53%
51%
2679
2820
3118
3342
3541
4254 13,512
13,926
15,080
15,842
16,462
19,397
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Satna Economic Growth
Pri mary Sect or Secondary Sect or Tert i ary Sect or Per capi t a

507

In t he Hort i cul t ure sect or, Sat na di st ri ct s soi l and rai nf al l i s sui t abl e f or cul t i vat i on of f rui t crops l i ke Mango, Guava, Jack-
f rui t , Cust ard appl e, Jamun and Chi ronj i , and al so cul t i vat i on of veget abl es l i ke sweet Pot at o and Green peas, spi ces l i ke
Chi l l i and Cori ander.
The i ndust ri al sect or of Sat na i s a growi ng sect or wi t h a GDDP cont ri but i on of 1, 19,955 l akhs
1583
i n 2008-09. The
secondary sect or i n Sat na di st ri ct grew at a CAGR of 19.61 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009.
The cont ri but i on of manuf act uri ng sect or has been INR 62,073 l akhs and t hat of mi ni ng and quarryi ng has been INR 14,302
1584
.
A bri ef record of i nvest ment made i n Sat na Di st ri ct i s gi ven bel ow:

The Non-Met al l i c M i neral s & Chemi cal & Chemi cal product s const it ut e a maj or chunk of i nvest ment s made i n Sat na
di st ri ct .
The smal l -scal e i ndust ri es of t he Sat na di st ri ct have shown a decl i ni ng t rend of i nvest ment and empl oyment i n recent
years.

1582
1583
1584
52057
17820
1961
979
BASIC M ETAL
ELECTRICAL ENGG. BASED INDUSTRIES
FOOD PROCESSING
ELECTRONIC ENGG. BASE
99757 NON-M ETALIC M INERALS
LMI Investment (in Lakhs) - Satna

508

1585

Smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n Sat na maj orl y const i t ut e st one crushers, ash f l y bri ck manuf act uri ng, j aggery manuf act uri ng,
agarbat t i manuf act uri ng et c. i ndust ri es.
grew at 12.96
1586
percent bet ween 2003-09, dri ven by hospi t al i t y, real est at e, publ i c admi ni st rat i on and ot her servi ces.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, whi ch are most l y unorgani zed, account f or 32.20 percent of t he GDDP. In t he f i nanci al
servi ces space, bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11 bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 113 t o 141, al so recordi ng
a 14.76 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s t o Rs. 3,258 Crores
1587
. Hi gh growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s i s expect ed t o
f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .
1588
. Thi s i s compari t i vel y l ower t han t he surroundi ng di st rict s.
Al so, t he di st ri ct i s wel l connect ed by a busy rai l way l i ne connect i ng Shahdol , Kat ni , Damoh, Sagar & Bhopal wi t h Sat na
di st ri ct . Sat na i s al so connect ed by roads such as t he NH 7highway, whi ch connect s several i mport ant Indi an ci t i es such
as Varanasi , Jabal pur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangal ore, Sal em, Vi rudhunagar, Ti runel vel i , Di ndi gul , M adurai . Al so Nat i onal
Hi ghway 75 passes t hrough Sat na. The nearest bi g t owns t o Sat na are Al l ahbad i n UP (180 Km) and Jabal pur (181 Km).

1585
1586
1587
RBI St at i st i cs
1588
1060.89
901.47
601.23
723.31
768.00
1710
1495
1190
1137
879
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Growth of SSIs in Satna

509

15.39.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Satna
1589.

Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 53.9 percent and t hat of agri cult ural l abourers i s 20.3 percent
1590
. 3.5
generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct .
The mi grat i on of l abour f rom Sat na i s pri mari l y t o areas such as Bhopal , Rewa, Si dhi and Jabal pur. Avai l abi l i t y of
passenger t rai ns at regul ar i nt erval s al l ows peopl e t o work i n ot her di st ri ct s whi l e cont i nue l i vi ng i n Sat na.
Sat na al so has a l ot of i nward mi grat i on f rom surroundi ng di st ri ct s f or empl oyment i n t he cement i ndust ry of Sat na. The
mai n di st ri ct s f rom whi ch peopl e mi grat e t o Sat na are Damoh, Panna, Rewa, Kat ni , Chat t arpur and al so f rom some part s
of sout hern Ut t ar Pradesh.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Sat na 2454825 1546540 915648 853819 211744

1589
Census, 2001
1590
Census, 2001
12776
28854
20687
46240
Ot her Servi ces
70313
15182
16844
571
6911
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on

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Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 11007 NA NA 9370
Construction Based
Material
400 2871 4725 347 2499 4094
Auto and Auto
Components
46 571 300 40 497 261
Manufacturing of
Electrical Products
46 551 320 40 477 280
Construction 905 2281 14914 806 2030 13278
IT&ITES 23 428 NA 29 560 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
823 1969 13662 941 2251 15619
Retail 1454 3679 23955 1203 3044 19820

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Hospitality 270 1358 3769 223 1123 3118
Communication 321 1804 4288 384 1934 5359
Services
437 907 7393 458 951 7752
l akhs t o l abour f orce. Hi gh growt h of empl oyment opport uni t ies wi t hi n t he di st ri ct and wi l l i ngness of yout h f or
empl oyment f rom Damoh, Panna, Rewa, Kat ni , Chat t arpur, provi de opport uni t i es t o devel op Sat na as a hub f or
empl oyment and t rai ni ng. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Const ruct i on and Real
Est at e, and Un-Organized Ret ai l , are promi nent .
The di st ri ct has si gni f i cant t raini ng and hi gher educat i on i nf rast ruct ure wi t h ITI s, Engi neering and Pharmacy i nst it ut es.Li st
of i nst i t ut i ons i n t he di st ri ct i s provi ded i n t abl e.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Satna
1591
ITI/ ITC 5 936
Pharmacy 1 60
BE Courses 2 900
1592
.

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Jai Corf Lt d., Si l vasa Trai nee worker 91
Pearl Securi t y, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 76
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Sagar Sal es Execut i ve 76
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Bi l aspur Sal es Execut i ve 105
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Uni t , Pi t hampur Sal es Execut i ve 68
Vardhaman Group, Bhopal M achi ne operat or 70
The maj or recrui t ers are f rom areas such as Madhya Pradesh, Jabal pur, Si l vasa, Pi t hampur, Sagar, and Bi l aspur. The
popul ar Job Rol es are Techni cal Trai nee/ Operat or, Securit y Guard and Sal es Execut i ve.
The t ot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 20,887 - out of whi ch 19,412
1593
are ski l l ed.
1594

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1594
KPM G Anal ysi s
2026
1427
1359
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
7148
13079
5341
7536
6539
2414

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Sat na bei ng a t eri ary sect or driven economy, has si gni f i cant opport unt i es f or ski l l devel opment over t he next decade. The
di st ri ct has t he pot ent i al t o creat e over 1 l akh empl oyment opport unt i es i n t he next f i ve years predomi nant l y i n servi ces
sect or.
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors - Retai l , Transportati on and Logi sti cs,
Hospi tal i ty, Communi cati on, Constructi on and Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces pri mari l y i n un-
The Cement i ndust ry i n Sat na i s an i mport ant empl oyer and requi res ski l l ed manpower at
vari ous l evel s of i t s management .
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n Indore and Bhopal has spurred i ndi rect
empl oyment demand i n cert ai n unorgani zed sect ors l i ke securi ty servi ces and faci l i ti es
management
Among hi gh empl oyment growt h manuf act uri ng areas, the Cement Industry demand hi gh l evel
of ski l l i ng
Bei ng a servi ce dri ven empl oyment generat i on economy demand f or speci f i c rol es i n sal es and
marketi ngi s expect ed t o be high across sect ors.
Publ i c sect or spendi ng on ski l l t rai ni ng predomi nant l y f ocusi ng on secondary and t ert i ary sect ors
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es and commerci al ent erprises, Sat na i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al dest i nat i on f or sourci ng
f rom a di versi f i ed sampl e of ski l l ed yout h f rom across M adhya Pradesh. Based on i nt eract i on wi t h yout h i n t he surroundi ng
di st ri ct s, Sat na bei ng a maj or i ndust ri al hub, i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al empl oyment dest i nat i on across t he Bundhel khand
Regi on. Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Sat na di st ri ct ,coul d
hi ghl i ght t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

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o Ret ai l
o Hospi t al i t y
o Communi cat i on
o Sal es & M arket i ng Execut i ves
o M echani cs & Techni ci ans
Di st ri ct .
compani es wi t hi n Sat na Di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
Providers
Focus on pl acement dri ven t rai ni ng i n t he f ol l owi ng segment predomi nant l y usi ng
o Security services

515

o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

516

15.40 Skill Gap Assessment of Shahdol & Anuppur
Anuppur di st ri ct was carved out of erst whi l e Shahdol i n 2003. Shahdol di st ri ct s headquart ers i s at Shahdol t own and
Anuppur di st ri ct s headquart ers i s at Anuppur t own. Anuppur di st ri ct was f ormed by separat i ng f our t ehsi l s of t he
erst whi l e Shahdol di st ri ct . Thi s was done as Anuppur was an i ndust ri al hub and needed speci al f ocus f or devel opment
f rom t he Government of M adhya Pradesh.
Shahdol District
Shahdol di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 5 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks. The di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 10.64
1595
l akhs as of 2011. Shahdol
i s a sparsel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h 20.6 percent of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas. The popul at i on densi t y i s
172
1596
1597
. As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st ands at
968 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chi l d sex rat io (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 946 gi rl s per 1,000
boys
1598
. The popul at i on of Shahdol has grown at 17.27 percent i n t he l ast decade 2001 2011.
Anuppur District
Anuppur di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 4 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks. The di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 7.49
1599
l akhs as of 2011. Anuppur
i s a sl i ght l y sparsel y popul at ed rural di st ri ct wi t h 27.4 percent of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas. The popul at i on
densi t y i s 200
1600
1601
. As of 2011, gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct
st ands at 998 f emal es per 1000 mal e popul at i on whereas chil d sex rat i o (0-6 years) i s comparat i vel y l ower at 952 gi rl s per
1000 boys
1602
. The popul at i on of Anuppur has grown at 12.35 percent i n t he l ast decade 2001 2011.
Popul at i on under t he Schedul ed Cast es & Schedul ed Tri bes cat egory i s 7.36 percent and 44.48 percent of t he t ot al
popul at i on respect i vel y f or Shahdol and Anuppur combi ned
1603
.
15.40.1.2 Literacy
Shahdol District
Li t eracy rat e i n Shahdol i s 68.36 percent , whi ch i s sl i ght l y l ower t han t he st at e average of 70.6 percent
1604
. Si mi l arl y, t he
f emal e l i t eracy rat e at 58.16 percent , i s al so on t he l ower si de, compared t o t he st at e average of 60 percent
1605
. The mal e
l i t eracy rat e i s at 78.27 percent , compared t o t he st at e average of 80.5 percent
1606
. As per 2001 census, t he overal l l i t eracy
rat e was at 57.59 percent compared t o 68.36 percent current ly.

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There are a t ot al of 2,231 school s. The number of pri mary school s i n t he di st ri ct are 1,613 and t he mi ddl e, hi gh school s
and hi gher secondary school s are 489, 79 and 50 respect i vely, i n number. Pri vat e school s account f or onl y 17 percent of
t he school s i n t he di st ri ct
1607
. The number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o cl ass I i s si gni f i cant l y l ow i n
Shahdol .
1608
1609
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The percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s i n Shahdol are 83.42 percent .
Anuppur District
Li t eracy rat e i n Anuppur i .e. 69.08 percent i s sl i ght l y l ower compared t o t he st at e average of 70.6 percent
1610
. Si mi l arl y,
t he f emal e l i t eracy rat e i s 57.89 percent whi ch i s al so on t he l ower si de compared t o t he st at e average of 60 percent
1611
.
The mal e l i t eracy rat e i s at 80.05 percent compared t o st at e average of 80.5 percent
1612
. As per 2001 census, t he overal l
l i t eracy rat e was at 60.23 percent compared t o 69.08 percent current l y.
In Anuppur di st ri ct , t here are a t ot al of 1,673 school s. The number of pri mary school s i n t he di st ri ct are 1,185 and t he
mi ddl e, hi gh school s are 366 and 73 i n number and 49 hi gher secondary school s
1613
. Pri vat e school s account f or onl y 12.74
percent of t he school s i n t he dist ri ct .
The number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII, when compared t o cl ass I, i s si gni f i cant l y l ow i n Anuppur.
In Anuppur, t he t ransi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary (72.14 percent ) i s hi gher t han t he t ransi t i on rat e f rom upper
1614
i n compari son t o secondary enrol l ment s of 12,737 (Cl ass IX), i ndi cat i ng t he need t o enhance secondary and hi gher
secondary capaci t i es t o cope up wi t h i ncreasi ng demand
1615
.
The percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s i n Anuppur are 79.84 percent .
District Madhya Pradesh Shahdol
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,064,989

1607
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Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 68.4%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.21
District Madhya Pradesh Annuppur
Population(2011) 72,597,565 749,521
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 69.1%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.18
Shahdol &
Annuppur

519

Economy of Shahdol and Anuppur has been growi ng at a CAGR of 11.9 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1616
. The
annual growt h i n Secondary and Tert i ary sect or was at 22.4 percent & 19 percent respect i vel y, where as t he Pri mary
sect or grew by onl y 12.58 percent f rom 2007-08 t o 2008-09
1617
.
Shahdol & Anuppur Di st ri ct s predomi nant l y have an i ndust ri al economy wi t h f ocus on M i ni ng & Quarryi ng (29.7 percent of
t he t ot al GDDP), Const ruct i on (10.2 percent of t he t ot al GDDP)
1618
.There i s an i ncrease i n per capi t a i ncome at a CAGR of
10.7 percent i n t he peri od 2003-09 and i s at Rs. 25,433 i n 2008-09
1619
. However, t he CAGR of per capi t a Income i n Shahdol
& Anuppur i s l ower t han t hat of M adhya Pradesh, whi ch has been at 15.02 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003-09
1620
.

Shahdol and Anuppur Di st ri ct s are very backward i n t he f i el d of agri cul t ure. The si ze of t he f i el ds i s very smal l and t he
t ri bal s are mai nl y margi nal f armers. The yearl y yi el d of t he product s f rom t he f i el ds i s not enough f or t hei r home use.
Paddy, Kodo, Kut ko and M ai ze are t he crops of t he di st ri ct . Ti l , M ust ard and Groundnut are t he mai n oi l seeds produced
here. The product i on of Sunf l owers and Soybean has al so been commenced. In t he cent ral and sout hern part of t he
di st ri ct , paddy i s t he mai n crop grown duri ng Khari f season and i n t he nort h-west , wheat i s t he mai n crop grown duri ng
Rabi season.

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In Shahdol , duri ng t he peri od f rom June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved was 1,064.3mm t hi s was 10
percent more t han t he average rai nf al l i n t he previ ous years
1621
.
In Anuppur, duri ng t he peri od f rom June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved was 1,227.4mm t hi s i s 8 percent
more t han t he average expect ed rai nf al l of 1,135.9mm
1622
.
Around 37 percent of t he l and i s under cul t i vat i on wi t h a very smal l port i on under cul t i vabl e wast e l and (7 percent )
1623
.
Around 11 percent of t he l and i s not avai l abl e f or cult i vat i on and 11 percent const i t ut es f al l ow l and
1624
. Agri cul t ural
act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct cont ri but es t o 14.1 percent
1625
of t he GDDP.
In Anuppur, t he percent age i rrigat ed area of t he l and under cul t i vat i on i s 2.57 percent and i t has remai ned unchanged
1626
. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 42.51 percent , and has seen a decrease of 0.61
1627
. There has a very sl i ght decrease i n dual cropped l and as i t decreased f rom 20.95
percent i n 2005-06 t o 20.46 percent i n 2008-09
1628
.
In Shahdol , t he percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cul t i vat i on i s 12.98 percent and i t i ncreased by 1.30 percent
1629
. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 27.06 percent and has seen a decrease of 1.95
1630
. There has been a very sl i ght i ncrease i n dual cropped l and, as i t i ncreased f rom
15.08 percent i n 2005-06 t o 17.57 percent i n 2008-09
1631
.
Bansagar i s a mul t i purpose ri ver val l ey proj ect on Son Ri ver si t uat ed i n Ganga Basi n i n M adhya Pradesh, envi sagi ng bot h
i rri gat i on and hydroel ect ri c power generat i on. The Bansagar Dam across Son Ri ver i s const ruct ed at vi l l age Deol ond i n
Shahdol di st ri ct on Rewa Shahdol road. However, i rri gat i on t hrough t hi s Proj ect benef i t s onl y a smal l area i n t he nort h of
t he Di st ri ct . Shahdol and Anuppur di st ri ct s st i l l have poor i rri gat i on f aci l i t i es.
Shahdol and Anuppur have a rai nf al l based Hort i cul t ure sect or. The soi l and cl i mat i c condi t i ons i n t he di st ri ct s are
f avourabl e f or t he cul t i vat i on of f ruit s l i ke Pear, Peach, Li t chi , M ango and Jack f rui t . Al so cult i vat i on of Cof f ee, Turmeri c,
Gi nger, Sesamum, Lac, Tree spi ces, of f season veget abl es, Medi ci nal & Aromat i c crops i s possi bl e i n t hese di st ri ct s.
In t he Seri cul t ure sect or, Shahdol & Anuppur have M ul berry pl ant at i on whi ch are sui t abl e f or seri cul t ure. M ul berry
pl ant at i on i s done i n t he bl ocks Jai si nghnagar (25 Hect ares), Jai t hari (25 Hect ares).
15.40.2.2 Industry
Shahdol & Anuppur are backward; however, Anuppur i s now becomi ng an i mport ant i ndust ri al hub of t he st at e. Secondary
sect or i n t he di st ri ct s grew at a CAGR of 19.12 percent
1632
i n t he peri od 2003-09 and has generat ed si gni f i cant
empl oyment . In Anuppur, Coal mi ni ng i ndust ri es empl oy most of t he i ndust ri al workers. Power pl ant s are al so comi ng up,
whi ch are provi di ng a source f or empl oyment . The M i ni ng & Quarryi ng i ndust ry i s t he hi ghest cont ri but or t o t he GDDP
(29.72 percent ).

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Di st ri ct Anuppur i s very ri ch i n i t s mi neral resources. M i neral s f ound i n di st ri ct are coal , Bauxi t e and f i re cl ay. M ost of t he
Coal mi nes are l ocat ed i n Kot ma Sub Di vi si on. Amarkant ak i n known f or i t s Bauxi t e Deposit ed. Accordi ng t o t he 1998
Survey, t here are 106 i ndust ri es ( Large Scal e & Smal l Scal e ) i n t he whol e Di st ri ct . The Ori ent paper M i l l and Soda Fact ory
are si t uat ed i n Aml ai . Smal l Scal e i ndust ri es of pol yt hene and Basket s of Bamboo are al so run i n t he Di st ri ct . There i s a
Bi di Fact ory i n Venkat nagar.
The power pl ant s i n Anuppur are Amarkant ak Thermal Power Pl ant and Chachai Power House has t ot al generat i ng
capaci t y of 290 MW. 94 percent vi l l ages of Anuppur Di st ri ct have been el ect i rf i ed.
M oser Baer Power and Inf rast ruct ure Li mi t ed i s devel opi ng a 2520 M W coal based Thermal Power proj ect i n t he di st ri ct
Anuppur. The proj ect i s pl anned t o be execut ed i n t wo phase as f ol l ows:
Phase1: 1200 MW (2X600 MW) Phase 2: 1320 M W (2X660 M W)
M oser Baer Power and Inf rast ruct ure Li mi t ed i s current l y devel opi ng t he f i rst phase of 1200 M W (2X600 MW) t hrough i t s
Speci al Purpose Vehi cl e i .e. M oser Baer Power M adhya Pradesh Li mi t ed (M BPMPL). Coal f or t he proj ect wi l l be sourced
f rom Sout h East ern Coal f i el ds and wat er wi l l be sourced f rom Ri ver Son.
There are some smal l mi nes i n Shahdol di st ri ct as wel l , but are accessed f rom Anuppur Di st ri ct . These mi nes general l y
produce mi neral s such as Coal , Fi re-Cl ay, Red & Yel l ow ocher and marbl e.
In t he Large and M edi um scal e i ndust ri es, t he f orest based i ndust ri es have i nvest ed Rs. 7,400 Lakhs and t he Chemi cal &
Chemi cal Product s based i ndust ri es have i nvest ed Rs. 5,400 Lakhs i n Shahdol and Anuppur.

The i nvest ment i n smal l scal e i ndust ri es has seen an i ncrease i n Shahdol di st ri ct where as in Anuppur t he t rend i s uneven
at t he moment . Oi l mi l l s, Veget abl e oi l mi l l s, Furni t ure Manuf act uri ng, Bedi i ndust ry, st one crushers, Lac Processi ng mi l l s,
Bri ck Ki l ns et c, are mai nl y t he smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t hi s regi on.
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The servi ces sect or i n t he second maj or cont ri but or t o t he GDDP af t er t he Pri mary sect or. Thi s sect or account s f or 31.2
percent of GDDP
1633
. The sect or grew at a CAGR of 12.67 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, dri ven by busi ness
servi ces, f i nanci al servi ces, hospi t al i t y, ret ai l and heal t hcare segment s
1634
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Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, whi ch are most l y unorgani zed, account f or 31.8 percent of t he cont ri but i on t o t he GDDP
f rom Tert i ary sect or
1635
. Some of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude Publ i c Admi ni st rat i on (12.9 percent ), Rai l ways
(9.44 percent ) and Ot her Servi ces (27.8 percent )
1636
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In Shahdol s f i nanci al servi ces space, i n t he peri od f rom 2006-07 t o 2010-11, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased
f rom 45 t o 55, al so recordi ng a 20 percent i ncrease i n deposi t s t o Rs. 1,430 Crores i n t he peri od 2006 t o 2011
1637
. Hi gh
growt h rat e i n bank deposi t s i s expect ed t o f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .
In Anuppur s f i nanci al servi ces space, i n t he peri od f rom 2006-07 t o 2010-11, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased
f rom 34 t o 41, al so recordi ng a 15.88 percent decrease i n deposi t s t o Rs. 1,080Crores i n t he peri od 2006 t o 2011
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Anuppur di st ri ct has 16 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (2.13 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on) and 122 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
1639

(16.28 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on).
Shahdol di st ri ct has 28 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (2.63 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on) and 193 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
1640

(18.12 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on). Whi ch i s hi gher compared t o Anuppur.
Anuppur i s connect ed by a rai l l i ne whi ch carri es out al l t he coal excavat ed i n t he coal mi nes of Anuppur. The di st ri ct has
anot her i mport ant rai l way st at i on i n Jai t hai ri . Al so Shahdol i s connect ed by a rai way l i ne. The rai l way l i ne i n bot h t he
di st ri ct s bel ongs t o t he Sout h East Cent ral Rai l way. The di st ri ct s are connect ed vi a road t o Si dhi , Rewa & Umari a.
15.40.3 Workforce Distribution in the districts
15.40.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Shahdol & Anuppur
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.
Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 46.9 percent and agri cul t ural l abourers at 19.3 percent
1642
. 2.9 percent
of t he workers are empl oyed by househol d manuf act uri ng i ndust ri es, whi ch i ndi cat es a very l ow empl oyment generat i on
t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct
1643
.
The mi grat i on t rend has been of mi grat i on t o Anuppur Di st ri ct f rom Shahdol , as t here are new Power Pl ant s bei ng
const ruct ed, and const ruct i on i s a l abour-i nt ensi ve area wi t h a l ot of empl oyment pot ent i al . Al so, t he agri cul t ural
l abourers who do not f i nd work i n t he of f -season mi grat e t o Anuppur f or f i nd work i n const ruct i on si t es.
The out ward mi grat i on i s not i ced f rom Shahdol & Anuppur t o Rewa, Sat na, Si ngraul i , Bhopal , and al so Nagpur. M ost of
t he l abours mi grat i ng t o Nagpur general l y mi grat e j ust f or t he orange harvest i ng season t o earn some money, and ret urn
back t o Shahdol and Anuppur af t er t he season.
The ski l l ed yout h are now abl e t o f i nd empl oyment i n i ndust ri es i n Anuppur area, and t hey al so mi grat e t o t he ri ch
i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Rewa, Sat na, Si ngraul i and M andi deep.

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Census 2001
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Census 2001
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Census 2001
17867
38526
Ot her Servi ces
6004
238
5234
6740
6878
Rai l ways
St orage
Communi cat i on
Real Est at e, Busi ness Servi ces ...
44054
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15.40.3.2 Current Employment Scenario in Shahdol & Anuppur
on census 2001 dat a al ong wi t h st at e LFPR, WPR f rom NSSO 66t h Round Empl oyment Survey, by apport i oni ng
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Shahdol 1228673 774064 474845 442783 136547
Anuppur 782175 492770 334189 311622 43591
t o be equi pped wi t h specif i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of t he i ndust ry wi t h empl oyment pot ent i al .
15.40.3.3 Incremental Manpower Requirement in the Districts

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 12103 NA NA 10303
Food Processing 309 1302 4576 269 1131 3973
Chemical & Chemical
Products
24 173 284 21 150 246
Construction Based
Material
2 17 28 2 15 24

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Construction 833 2100 13731 742 1869 12225
IT&ITES 14 257 NA 18 337 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
487 1165 8081 556 1332 9239
Retail 911 2305 15009 754 1907 12418
Hospitality 169 851 2361 140 704 1954
Communication 243 1366 3247 291 1465 4059
Services
230 479 3900 242 502 4089

As per t he est i mat es di st ri ct i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.58 l akhs agai nst t he addi t i on of 1.78
l akhs t o l abour f orce. Comparabl e empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or rqui ppi ng
di st ri ct yout h wi t h suit abl e ski l s and pl aci ng t hem l ocal l y .Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he
di st ri ct Const ruct i on, ret ai l , hospi t al i t y and t ransport at i on are promi nent .
15.40.4 Human Resource Development Scenario in the Districts
Di st ri ct has si gnif i cant t rai ni ng i nf rast ruct ure wi t h 7 i ndust ri al t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es and t wo pol yt echni c col l eges.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Shahdol & Anuppur
1644

Indust ri al Trai ni ng Inst i t ut es 7 1157
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges of Shahdol and Anuppur haven t been very successf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs. Onl y
75 j obs were of f ered bot h t he di st ri ct s put t oget her. Al l by a si ngl e company as Execut i ve Sal esmen.

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Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Tech, Bi l aspur Execut i ve Sal esman 75
In bot h Shahdol and Anuppur, t he t ot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 15,541 out of whi ch
13,216 are ski l l ed. There were no j ob not i f i cat i ons/ pl acement s of f ered by t he government i n t he l ast 5 years.
15.40.4.2 Incremental Training Capacity in the Districts through Government Endowments
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peopl e i n t ot al can be t rai ned

Shahdol and Anuppur, have anskewed economy wi t h Pri mary sect or pl ayi ng a hi gher rol e t han t he Secondary and Tert i ary
Sect ors. However f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct s i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and
l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 17,618 peopl e i n f ormal segment over t he next
f i ve years.
However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry,
where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat ions f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng
t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .

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KPM G Anal ysi s
3207
2160
1650
1162
1134
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
6921
6414
1273
6938

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Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by Food Processi ng and Beverages and Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s i ndust ry
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Shahdol and Anuppur are vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or
cert ai n sect ors. Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct
and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es.
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Shahdol and Anuppur di st ri ct s
woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:
o Security Services
o Coal Mining Cluster Due t o presence of vast coal deposi t s i n t he di st ri ct s and
coal mi ni ng Indust ri es
o Coal Processing Cluster Coal processi ng i s a very i mport ant act i vi t y and has a
very hi gh scope
o Power Generation Cluster Presence of many power pl ant s and set up of new
uni t s by bot h t he Pri vat e Sect or and Government Sect or
o Dairy farming
o Fruit Cultivation Pear, Peach, Li t chi , M ango, Jack f rui t
o Spices & Condiments Cultivation Turmeri c, Gi nger and Tree spi ces

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o Vegetable Cultivation Seasonal
Providers
o Security services
o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

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15.41 Skill Gap Assessment of Sidhi & Singrauli
Si ngraul i di st ri ct was carved out of erst whi l e Si dhi i n 2008 by seperat i ng Si ngraul i , Deosar and Chi t rangi Tehsi l s wi t h
Wai dhan as head quart ers f or t he di st ri ct whi l e Si dhi t own cont i nued t o be t he head quart ers f or Si dhi di st ri ct . Need f or
speci al i ndust ri al t hrust i n Si ngraul i regi on has been t he key reason f or t he f ormat i on of t he Si ngraul i di st ri ct .
Sidhi District
Si dhi has a popul at i on of 11.26
1646
l akhs as per 2011 Census wi t h a decadal growt h rat e of 23.66 percent bet ween 2001-
11. The di st ri ct i s predomi nant l y rural wi t h 81.7 percent of t he t ot al popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas. Popul at i on densi t y of
t he di st ri ct at 232
1647
peopl e per square ki l omet er, i s si mi l ar t o t he st at e average of 236
1648
peopl e per square ki l omet er.
Gender rat i o among 0-6 years popul at i on has been a concern, wi t h onl y 910 gi rl s per 1000 boys
1649
.
Singrauli District
Si ngraul i has a popul at i on of 11.78
1650
l akhs as per 2011 Census. Di st ri ct has margi nal l y hi gher urbani zat i on compared t o
erst whi l e Si dhi , wi t h 19.3 percent of t ot al popul at i on l i vi ng i n urban areas. However, l evel of urbani zat i on i s st i l l l ow i n t he
di st ri ct i n compari son t o some of t he urbani zed di st ri ct s of Madhya Pradesh. Popul at i on densi t y of t he di st ri ct at 208
1651

peopl e per square ki l omet er i s si gni f i cant l y l ower t han bot h Si dhi and St at e averages
1652
.
Combi ned di st ri ct s popul at i on has a composi t i on of 11.85 percent Schedul ed Cast es and 29.89 percent Schedul ed Tri bes
popul at i ons
1653
.
15.41.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n Si dhi has i mproved f rom 55.27 percent i n 2001 t o 66.09 percent i n 2011.However, di st ri ct l i t eracy rat e i s
st i l l l ower t han st at e average of 70.6
1654
percent wi t h t he t rend cont i nui ng even i n mal e, f emal e l i t eracy rat es.
Di st ri ct has about 2,475 schools wi t h 1,704 pri mary,609 mi ddle,83 hi gh school s and 79 hi gher secondary school s
1655
.
Li t eracy rat e i n Si ngaul i has i mproved f rom 49.25 percent i n 2001 t o 62.36 percent i n 2011. However, di st ri ct l i t eracy rat e
i s si gni f i cant l y l ower t han t han t he st at e average of 70.6
1656
. Di spari t y i n mal e and f emal e l i t eracy rat es i s a key concern,
wi t h f emal e l i t eracy rat e at 49.86 percent i n compari son t o mal e l i t eracy rat e of 73.79 percent .
Si ngraul i has a t ot al of 1895 school s wi t h 1,383 pri mary, 390 mi ddl e,85 hi gh school s, and 37 hi gher secondary school s
1657
.
In Si dhi and Si ngraul i , t he t ransi t i on rat e f rom pri mary t o upper pri mary (70.29 percent ) i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t he
t ransi t i on rat e f rom upper pri mary t o secondary (66.98 percent )
1658
. Furt her, current enrol l ment s i n hi gher secondary

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educat i on i s onl y 9,051 (Cl ass XI) i n compari son t o secondary enrol l ment s of 42,244 (Cl ass IX), i ndi cat i ng t he need t o
enhance secondary and hi gher secondary capaci t i es t o cope wi t h i ncreasi ng demand
1659
.
Penet rat i on of pri vat e pl ayers i n school educat i on i s l ow, wi t h government school s account i ng f or 80.14 percent and
93.75 percent enrol l ment s, i n Si dhi and Si ngraul i respect i vel y.
District Madhya Pradesh Sidhi
Popul at i on(2011) 72,597,565 1,126,515
Li t eracy Rat e(2011) 70.6% 66.1%
Popul at i on(2011)
0.14 0.16
Di st ri ct M adhya Pradesh Si ngraul i
Popul at i on(2011) 72,597,565 1,178,132
Li t eracy Rat e(2011) 70.6% 62.4%

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Popul at i on(2011)
0.14 0.13
Si dhi and Si ngraul i
Cont ri but i on t o St at e Economy(2008-09) - 4.03%
Per Capi t a Income(INR), Current Pri ces(2008-09) 24,709 31,088
Cont ri but i on of Pri mary Sect or t o Economy(2008-09) 31.5% 57.3%
Cont ri but i on of Secondary Sect or t o Economy(2008-09) 22.9% 26.3%
Cont ri but i on of Tert i ary Sect or t o Economy(2008-09) 45.6% 16.4%
The economy of Si dhi and Si ngraul i , has been growi ng at a CAGR of 9.85 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1660
.
Secondary and Tert i ary sect ors have been wi t nessi ng si gni f i cant growt h over t he l ast f ew years, as evi dent f rom t he
annual growt h rat es of 24.6 percent and 17.8 percent respect i vel y, duri ng 2007-08 t o 2008-09
1661
.
Si dhi & Si ngraul i Di st ri ct s predomi nant l y have an i ndust ri al economy wi t h f ocus on M i ni ng & Quarryi ng (45.7% of t he t ot al
GDDP), El ect ri ci t y, Gas & wat er suppl y (17.4% of t he t ot al GDDP)
1662
.Per capi t a i ncome i n t he dist ri ct s at Rs. 31,088 i n
2008-09
1663
i s hi gher t han t he st at e average, however per capi t a i ncome has grown onl y at 6.54 percent duri ng 2003-04
and 2008-09, i n compari son t o overal l st at e growt h of 15.02 percent duri ng t he same peri od.

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Sidhi & Singrauli Economic Growth

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Si dhi & Si ngraul i di st ri ct s are pri mari l y agri cul t ural di st ri ct s. A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n
agri cult ure and t he maj or soi l t ype i s bl ack cot t on. M ai ze, Kodon, Jowar, Wheat , Gram, M ust ard are t he maj or crops sown
In Si dhi , duri ng t he peri od f rom June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved was 1534.7mm t hi s was 57% more
t han t he average rai nf al l i n t he previ ous years
1664
.
In Si ngraul i , duri ng t he peri od f rom June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved was 1287.2mm t hi s i s 60% more
t han t he average expect ed rainf al l of 481.4mm
1665
.
Around 34% of t he l and i s under cul t i vat i on, wi t h a very small port i on under cul t i vabl e wast e l and (6%)
1666
. Forest and
l oggi ng act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct cont ri but es t o 11.61%
1667
of t he GDDP of t he pri mary sect or. Around 9% of t he l and i s not
avai l abl e f or cul t i vat i on, and 7% const i t ut es f al l ow l and.
1668

The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s 19.98%, and i t i ncreased by 1.56% duri ng t he peri od 2005-
09
1669
. The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 71.18%, and has seen a decrease of 1.75% duri ng t he peri od 2005-09
1670
.
There has been a very sl i ght i ncrease i n dual cropped l and, as i t i ncreased f rom 35.75% i n 2005-06 t o 35.94% i n 2008-
09
1671
.
Si dhi and Si ngraul i have a rai nf al l dependent Hort i cul t ure sect or. The soi l and cl i mat i c condit i ons i n t he di st ri ct s are
f avourabl e f or t he cul t i vat i on of f rui t s l i ke Pear, Peach, Li t chi , M ango and Jack f rui t . Al so cul t i vat i on of Cof f ee, Turmeri c,
Gi nger, Sesamum, Lac, Tree spi ces. Cul t i vat i on of of f -season veget abl es, M edi ci nal & Aromat i c crops, i s al so possi bl e i n
t hese di st ri ct s.
In t he Seri cul t ure sect or, Si dhi & Si ngraul i have M ul berry and Tasar pl ant at i ons, whi ch are sui t abl e f or seri cul t ure.
M ul berry pl ant at i on i s done i n t he bl ocks Mazol i (25 Hect ares), Si haval (25 Hect ares), Kushmi (25 Hect ares), Deveshar (40
Hect ares). 70 Hect ares of Tasar pl ant at i ons can be f ound i n Deveshar bl ock.
15.41.2.2 Industry
Si dhi & Si ngraul i are backward; however, Si ngraul i i s now becomi ng an i mport ant i ndust ri al hub of t he st at e. Secondary
sect or i n t he di st ri ct s grew at a CAGR of 17.13%
1672
i n t he peri od 2003-09, and has generat ed si gni f i cant empl oyment . In
Si ngraul i , Coal mi ni ng i ndust ri es empl oy most of t he i ndust rial workers. Power pl ant s are al so comi ng up, whi ch are
provi di ng a source f or empl oyment . The M i ni ng & Quarryi ng i ndust ry i s t he hi ghest cont ri but or t o t he GDDP. However
t here are smal l er compani es whi ch process veget abl e oi l and pul ses et c.
The area of Si ngraul i Coal f i el d i s about 2202 km
2
. The coal f i el d can be di vi ded i nt o t wo basi ns, vi z. M oher sub-basi n (312
km
2
.) and Si ngraul i M ai n basi n (1890 km
2
.). The maj or part of t he Moher sub-basi n l i es i n t he Si dhi di st ri ct of Madhya
Pradesh, and a smal l part l i es i n t he Sonebhadra di st ri ct of Ut t ar Pradesh
1673
. Si ngraul i mai n basi n l i es i n t he west ern part

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of t he coal f i el d and i s l argel y unexpl ored. The present coal mi ni ng act i vit i es and f ut ure bl ocks, are concent rat ed i n M oher
sub-basi n
1674
. Li gni t e i s t he f orm of coal , excavat ed i n t hese coal mi nes
1675
. These coal mi nes are hubs f or t he HEM M
(Heavy Eart h M ovi ng M achi nes).

The i mport ant i ndust ri es i n Si dhi are St at e Cooperat i ve Oi l Seed Growers Fed. Lt d. i nvest i ng Rs. 816.21Lakhs, Nav
Bharat Fouj e Co. Lt d. i nvest i ng Rs. 738.2Lakhs, and empl oyi ng 25 workers. Al so, a mi ni cement pl ant est abl i shed by
Bharat Food Indi a Lt d, i nvest ed Rs. 200 Lakhs and empl oys 112 workers
1676
.
Al l maj or compani es operat i ng i n Si ngraul i are gi ant s of Indi an energy i ndust ry. The operat ions of compani es i ncl ude
mi ni ng of coal t o power generat i on. In t he recent past , several pri vat e compani es have al so j oi ned t he l eague of
compani es operat i ng at Si ngraul i .
M aj or compani es operat i ng or comi ng up at Si ngraul i are:
NTPC, Nort hern Coal Fi el ds Limi t ed, Rel i ance power Lt d., M ahan Super Thermal Power Proj ect (Essar Gl obal ), M ahan coal
Li mi t ed (j oi nt vent ure of Essar and Hi ndal co), M ahan Al umi ni um Lt d - Al umi num smel t er pl ant (Hi ndal co Indust ri es
Li mi t ed), M ahan Capt i ve Thermal Power Pl ant (Hi ndal co Indust ri es Li mi t ed), Jaypee Ni gri e Super Thermal Power Proj ect
(Jaypee group), et c
1677
.
The i nvest ment i n smal l scal e i ndust ri es has seen a decl i ne i n Si dhi di st ri ct .

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LMI Investment (in Lakhs)

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Si ngraul i has been st eadi l y recei vi ng i nvest ment s i nt o SSI cat egory. Saw M i l l s, Furni t ure Manuf act uri ng, Bedi i ndust ry,
st one crushers, et c are mai nl y t he smal l scal e i ndust ri es i n t hi s regi on.

Servi ces sect or account s f or t he l owest chunk of t he di st ri ct economy wi t h cont ri but i on t owards GDDP of about 16 percent
t o GDDP
1678
. The sect or grew at a CAGR of 12.69 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, dri ven by busi ness servi ces,
f i nanci al servi ces, hospi t al i t y, ret ai l and heal t hcare segment s
1679
.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s whi ch are most l y unorgani zed account f or 29.04% of t he cont ri but i on t o t he GDDP f rom
Tert i ary sect or
1680
. Some of t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude Real Est at e & Busi ness Servi ces (6.36 percent ) and
1681
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al so recordi ng a 40.18 percent i ncrease i n deposi t s t o Rs. 4,989 Crores i n t he peri od 2006 t o 2011
1682
. Hi gh growt h rat e i n
bank deposit s i s expect ed t o f urt her t he growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct .

Si dhi di st ri ct has 25 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (2.22 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on) and 157 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
1683

(13.94 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on).
Si ngraul i di st ri ct has 14 Pri mary Heal t h Cent ers (1.19 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on) and 145 Secondary Heal t h Cent ers
1684

(12.31 Cent ers per l akh popul at i on),whi ch i s l ower t han Si dhi .
Si ngraul i i s connect ed by a rai l l i ne whi ch carri es out al l t he coal excavat ed i n t he coal mi nes of Si ngraul i . However, Si dhi
di st ri ct i s not connect ed by a rai l l i ne. Si dhi di st ri ct i s connect ed by t he st at e hi ghway 75 and no maj or roads pass t hrough
Si ngraul i .
15.41.3 Workforce Distribution in the districts
15.41.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Sidhi & Singrauli
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 41.4% and i s rel at i vel y hi gher t han t he st at e average of 42.7%
1685
. Among
workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 54.7% and agri cul t ural l abourers at 23.2%
1686
. 2.7% of t he workers are
empl oyed by househol d manuf act uri ng i ndust ri es,whi ch i ndi cat es a very l ow empl oyment generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es
and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct
1687
.
The mi grat i on t rend has been such t hat peopl e are mi grat i ng t o Si ngraul i Di st ri ct f rom Si dhi, as t here are new Power
Pl ant s bei ng const ruct ed, and const ruct i on i s a l abour i nt ensive work. Al so, t he agri cult ural l abourers who do not f i nd work
i n t he of f season mi grat e t o Si ngraul i f or f i ndi ng work i n const ruct i on si t es.

1682
RBI St at i st i cs
1683
1684
1685
Census 2001
1686
Census 2001
1687
Census 2001
241
3483
9317
7189
15925
32663
St orage
Communi cat i on
Ot her Servi ces
32839
3897
7529
Rai l ways

536

The out ward mi grat i on i s not i ced f rom Si dhi & Si ngraul i t o Rewa, Sat na, Shahdol , Bhopal and al so Nagpur. M ost of t he
l abourers mi grat i ng t o Nagpur general l y mi grat e j ust f or t he orange harvest i ng season t o earn some money and ret urn t o
Si dhi and Si ngraul i af t er t he season.
The ski l l ed yout h are now abl e t o f i nd empl oyment i n i ndust ries i n t he Si ngraul i area, and t hey al so mi grat e t o ri ch
i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Rewa, Sat na, Anuppur and Mandi deep.
Labour f orce and Workf orce f or 2012, 2017 and 2022, are est i mat ed consi deri ng t he di st ri ct l evel part i ci pat i on rat es based
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Si dhi 1329792 837769 480239 447810 163606
Si ngraul i 1374583 865987 502243 468329 160836
t o be equi pped wi t h specif i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry wi t h empl oyment pot ent i al .
15.41.3.3 Incremental Manpower Requirement in the Districts
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Si dhi & Si ngraul i has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers
such as i nvest ment s i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he di st ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on i ndust ri al growt h
vari ous sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h indust ri es i n Si dhi & Si ngraul i .
Est i mat ed manpower requirement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent i al sect ors i s present ed i n t he t abl e.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 14210 NA NA 12097
Food Processing 98 414 1453 85 359 1262

537

Chemical & Chemical
Products
190 1364 2245 165 1184 1949
Construction Based
Material
1 6 10 1 5 9
Auto and Auto
Components
1 9 5 1 8 4
Construction 622 1567 10250 554 1395 9125
IT&ITES 11 215 NA 15 281 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
295 706 4898 337 807 5599
Retail 679 1718 11188 562 1422 9257
Hospitality 126 634 1760 104 525 1456
Communication 162 909 2161 193 975 2701
Services
319 662 5391 334 694 5653

As per t he est i mat es, Si dhi & Si ngarul i are expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.38 l akhs agai nst t he
addi t i on of 3.21 l akhs t o l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport unit i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , and wi l l i ngness of
di st ri ct yout h f or empl oyment real t ed mi grat i on woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or sourci ng t rai ned yout h t o l ocat i ons l i ke
Rewa, Sat na, Anuppur and M andi deep. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct ,const ruct i on,
ret ai l , hospi t al i t y and t ransport at i on are promi nent .
15.41.4 Human Resource Development Scenario in the Districts
Di st ri ct s have l i mi t ed penet rat ion of hi gher educat i on i nf rast ruct ure wi t h l ower number of seat s per popul at i on i n
compari son t o st at e and nat i onal average.

538

Human Resource Development Institutions in Sidhi & Singrauli
1688

Indust ri al Trai ni ng Inst i t ut es 2 194
However, avai l abl e ski l l ed manpower has been st eadi l y growi ng i n Si dhi wi t h 9,139 t ot al regi st rat i ons i n empl oyment
exchange of whi ch 8,612 are in t he ski l l ed cat egory. But i n Si ngraul i , avai l abi l i t y of ski l l ed manpower i s si gni f i cant l y l ow,
wi t h onl y 675 l i ve regi st rat i ons i n Empl oyment Exchange.
Job f airs organi zed by Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges, were abl e t o creat e 511 j obs wi t h Indi an Ai r Force recruit i ng f or t he
Ai rman rol e, bei ng t he maj or recrui t er
1689
.
Indi an Ai r f orce Ai rman 428
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Tech, Jabal pur Execut i ve Sal esman 21
Navki saan Bi opl ant Tech, Jabal pur Execut i ve Sal esman 27
Shi vshakt i Bi opl ant Tech, Bi l aspur Execut i ve Sal esman 35
15.41.4.2 Incremental Training Capacity in the Districts through Government Endowments
1690
Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet onl y 48.5% of t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17,

1688
1689
1690
KPM G Anal ysi s

539

Si dhi and Si ngraul i , have a skewed economy wi t h Pri mary sect or pl ayi ng a hi gher rol e t han t he Secondary and Tert i ary
Sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he di st ri ct s i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n t he servi ces sect or,
and l arge i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct , i s about 17,574 peopl e i n f ormal segment , over t he
next f i ve years.
However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of ret ai l i ndust ry,
where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t rai ni ng. Recommendat ions f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are made consi deri ng
t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by Chemi cal & Chemi cal Product s i ndust ry
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Si dhi and Si ngraul i are vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or
cert ai n sect ors. Based on aspi rat i ons of yout h i n t he di st ri ct , i t can be i nf erred t hat t hey are wi l l i ng t o mi grat e i nt er-di st ri ct
and i nt er-st at e f or seeki ng bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es.
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Si dhi and Si ngraul i di st ri ct s
woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

7758
5848
1331
5179
2924
1632
2095
1476
1411
Mi ni st ry of HUPA

540

o Security Services
Di st ri ct .
compani es wi t hi n Si dhi and Si ngraul i Di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
o Fruit Cultivation Pear, Peach, Li t chi , M ango, Jack f rui t
o Spices & Condiments Cultivation Turmeri c, Gi nger and Tree spi ces
o Mulberry and Tasar cultivation and Silk Weaving
o Vegetable Cultivation Seasonal
Providers
o Security services

541

o Construction
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

542

15.42 Skill Gap Assessment of Umaria District
Umari a di st ri ct i s di vi ded i nt o 3 admi ni st rat i ve bl ocks wi t h Umari a t own as t he admi ni st rat ive headquart ers. As of 2011,
Umari a has a popul at i on of 6.43 l akhs wi t h si gni f i cant l y hi gh proport i on of t he popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural areas (82.8
percent )
1691
. Umari a i s a sparsl y popul at ed di st ri ct wi t h a popul at i on densi t y of 158 peopl e per square km i n compari son t o
st at e average of 236
1692
.
Gender rat i o of t he di st ri ct st andi ng at 953 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on i s si gni f i cant l y hi gher t han t he st at e
average of 930 f emal es per 1,000 mal es. Al so, gender rat i o among 0 t o 6 years popul at i on st andi ng at 946 gi rl s per 1,000
boys i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 912 gi rl s per 1,000 boys
1693
.
The di st ri ct has a proport i on of backward cast e popul at i on comparabl e t o t hat of t he st at e, wi t h Schedul ed Cast es &
1694
1695
.
15.42.1.2 Literacy
As, per t he census of 2011, Umari a has a comparat i vel y l ower l i t eracy rat e (67.34 percent ) t han t he st at e average (70.06
percent )
1696
. Gender di spari t y i n l i t eracy rat e i s si gni f i cant , wi t h mal e l i t eracy rat e at 78.1 percent and t he f emal e l i t eracy
rat e at 56.06 percent
1697
.
Di st ri ct has a t ot al of 798 pri mary school s, 375 mi ddl e schools 53 hi gh school s and 33 hi gher secondary school s
1698.
Tot al
l i t erat e i n Umari a Di st ri ct were 433,386 of whi ch mal e and f emal e were 257,329 and 176,057 respect i vel y
1699
.
The number of enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o class I i s si gni f i cant l y l ow i n Umari a. Government school s pl ay
a maj or rol e i n Umari a as t he percent age of st udent s enrol l ed i n government school s are 76.92 percent
1700
.
1701
1702
.

1691
1692
1693
1694
1695
1696
1697
1698
1699
1700
1701
1702

543

District Madhya Pradesh Umaria
Population(2011) 72,597,565 643,579
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 67.3%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.15
The economy of Umari a has been growi ng at a CAGR of 12.49 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009. The growt h rat e of
t he secondary sect or has been t he maxi mum at 18.94 percent i n t he peri od f rom 2003 t o 2009
1703
. Fol l owi ng i t has been
t he t ert i ary sect or wi t h t he growt h rat e of 12.43 percent
1704
. The agri cul t ure sect or has been t he sl owest growi ng sect or
wi t h t he growt h rat e of 7.43 percent
1705
.

1703
1704
1705

544

The per capi t a i ncome of Umari a i s Rs. 17,313, whi ch i s bel ow t he st at e average of Rs. 25,175
1706
has grown over t he decade wi t h a CAGR of 10.24 percent
1707
.
Umari a di st ri ct has no l arge i ndust ri es as t he maxi mum area of t he di st ri ct l i es under t he reserved f orest area and hence,
has not been al l ot t ed t o any si gni f i cant medi um or l arge i ndust ri es. The di st ri ct i s most l y dependent on t he servi ce sect or.
Al so, t he t i ger haven Bandhavgarh Nat i onal Park i s part of t he di st ri ct and i s a maj or t ouri st at t ract i on.
The Gross Di st ri ct Domest i c Product shows t he maxi mum cont ri but i on by t he Tert i ary Sect or over t he past decade.

Agri cul t ure i n t he di st ri ct i s an i mport ant occupat i on i n t he count ry as t he maj or area i s prot ect ed f orest and i ndust ri al
act i vi t y has been l i mi t ed.The t ot al cont ri but i on of t he pri mary sect or t o t he GDDP has been 294
1708
crores i n 2008-09. It
grew at 7.43 percent CAGR i n t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1709
.
The mai n crops of t he Umari a di st ri ct are wheat , Ri ce, M ai ze. The maj or soi l t ype i s sandy and l i ght t ext ured. Ground
Duri ng t he peri od of June 2011 t o Sept ember 2011, t he rai nf al l recei ved i n Umari a di st ri ct was 1,351 mm whi ch was 27
1710
.
The percent age i rri gat ed area of t he l and under cult i vat i on i s 17.3 percent . The percent age area under cul t i vat i on i s 23.9
percent
1711
. There has been al most no change i n percent age of doubl e cropped l and and i t has remai ned at 30.7 percent
duri ng t he peri od f rom 2008 t o 2009
1712
.

1706
1707
1708
1709
1710
1711
1712
Umaria Economic Growth
39%
40%
40%
41%
634
664
743
802
901
1014
11,721
12,079
13,292
14,118
15,604
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400
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2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

545

The GDDP of t he Agri cul t ure sect or i n 2008-09 was 18,430 l akhs, and t hat of f orest ry and l oggi ng was 4,079 l akhs. The
cont ri but i on of f i shi ng t o GDDP was 526 l akhs
1713
.
Umari a has a rai nf al l based Hort i cul t ure sect or. The soi l and cl i mat i c condi t i ons i n t he di st ri ct are f avorabl e f or t he
cul t i vat i on of f rui t s l i ke Pear, Peach, Li t chi , M ango and Jack f rui t . Al so cul t i vat i on of Cof f ee, Turmeri c, Gi nger, Sesame,
Lac, Tree spi ces, of f season veget abl es, M edi ci nal & Aromat ic crops i s possi bl e i n t hi s di st rict .
The i ndust ri al sect or of Umari a i s a growi ng sect or wi t h a GDDP cont ri but i on of 301 crores
1714
i n 2008-09. The secondary
sect or i n Umari a di st ri ct grew at a CAGR of 18.94 percent duri ng t he peri od 2003 t o 2009
1715
.
The cont ri but i on of manuf act uri ng sect or has been Rs. 7,295 l akhs, and t hat of mi ni ng and quarryi ng has been Rs. 6,358
l akhs
1716
. The share of const ruct ion sect or has been Rs. 12,188 l akhs
1717
.
The di st ri ct f al l s i n t he regi on of Johi l l a coal deposi t s. Coal mi ni ng act i vi t y i s t he onl y i ndust ri al act i vi t y f ound i n Umari a.
However, most part of t he coal deposi t f al l s under t he reserved f orest area and hence i s unexpl ored.
The smal l -scal e i ndust ri es of t he Umari a di st ri ct have shown an uneven t rend of i nvest ment and empl oyment i n recent
years.

1718
.
The smal l scal e i ndust ry i ncl udes st one crushers, bri ck ki l ns, beedi rol l i ng, f orest herb processi ng et c.

1713
1714
1715
1716
1717
1718
751.3
385.33
195.91
825.48
469.96
935
719
382
530
460
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Growth of SSIs in Umaria

546

grew at 12.43%
1719
bet ween 2003-09, dri ven by hospi t al i t y, publ i c admi ni st rat i on and ot her servi ces.
Trade Hot el s and Rest aurant s, whi ch are most l y unorgani zed, account f or 25.03 percent of t he GDDP.
Umari a f al l s i n t he t ouri st ci rcui t of Khaj uraho M ai har Bandhavgarh Amarkant ak. The t ouri sm i ndust ry i s f l ouri shi ng
due t o t he presence of t he Bandhavgarh Nat i onal Park i n t he di st ri ct . It at t ract s t ouri st s f rom al l part s of Indi a and f orei gn
count ri es. The peak peri od duri ng whi ch t ouri st s vi si t Umari a, i s f rom Oct ober t o June of every year. Thi s i s because t he
Nat i onal Park i s cl osed f or t hree mont hs every year i .e. f rom Jul y t o Sept ember. M ore t han one t hi rd of t he t ouri st s are not
f rom out si de of Indi an.
al so recordi ng a 19.66 percent compounded growt h i n deposit s t o Rs. 852 Crores
1720
.

1721
. Thi s i s compari t i vel y l ower t han t he surroundi ng di st rict s.
Al so, t he di st ri ct i s wel l connect ed by a busy rai l way l i ne connect i ng Shahdol , Kat ni , Damoh, Sagar & Bhopal wi t h Umari a
di st ri ct . Umari a i s al so connect ed by t he roads such as t he NH 7hi ghway, t hi s hi ghway connect s several i mport ant Indi an
ci t i es such as Varanasi , Jabal pur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Sal em, Vi rudhunagar, Ti runel vel i , Di ndi gul , M adurai .
Al so, Nat i onal Hi ghway 75 pass t hrough Umari a. The nearest bi g t owns t o Umari a are Al l ahbad i n UP (180 Km) and
Jabal pur (181 Km).

1719
1720
RBI St at i st i cs
1721
1418
4868
1901
5355
11408
Communi cat i on
Real Est at e, Busi ness Servi ces & Legal
Servi ces
Ot her Servi ces
10495
5230
1221
34
Rai l ways
St orage

547

15.42.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Umaria
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e st ands at 42.2 percent and i s rel at i vel y l ower t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent
1722.

Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 49.5 percent and t hat of agri cult ural l abourers i s 22.1 percent
1723
. 3.4
generat i on t hrough i ndust ri es and servi ces sect or i n l i ne wi t h economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct .
Umari a severel y l acks i ndust ri al i nf rast ruct ure, whi ch causes t he t echni cal l y t rai ned manpower t o seek empl oyment i n
surroundi ng di st ri ct s. However, some peopl e do f i nd empl oyment i n t he f l ouri shi ng Hospit al i t y and Touri sm i ndust ry i n t he
Tal a regi on of t he Di st ri ct .
The mi grat i on of l abour f rom Umari a i s pri mari l y t o areas such as Bhopal , Rewa, Kat ni , Sat na and Jabal pur. Avai l abi l i t y of
passenger t rai ns at regul ar i nt erval s al l ows peopl e t o work i n ot her di st ri ct s whi l e cont i nue l i vi ng i n Umari a.
15.42.3.2 Current Employment Scenario in Umaria
rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed Umari a l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Umari a 809040 509695 279662 260778 124849
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Umari a has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Umari a. Est i mat ed
manpower requi rement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent i al sect ors i n Umari a i s present ed i n t he t abl e.

1722
Census, 2001
1723
Census, 2001

548

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 3851 NA NA 3278
Textiles 2 8 28 2 7 24
Construction 223 562 3676 199 500 3273
Transportations and
Logistics
163 389 2700 186 445 3087
Retail 217 549 3575 180 454 2958
Hospitality 40 203 563 33 168 465
Communication 66 370 880 79 397 1100
Services
166 346 2817 175 363 2954
As per t he est i mat es, Umari a i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 47,000 agai nst t he addi t i on of 1.23
l akhs t o l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t ies wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct yout h f or
empl oyment -realt ed mi grat i on, woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or sourci ng t rai ned yout h t o l ocat i ons l i ke Bhopal , Rewa,
Kat ni , Sat na and Jabal pur. Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st rict Const ruct i on and Real
Est at e, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , Transport at i on& Logi st i cs and Banki ng & Fi nanci l a Servi ces are promi nent .

549

Di st ri ct has l ow hi gher educat ion i nf rast ruct ure. There are t wo ITI s and one Pol yt rechni c Col l ege i n t he di st ri ct provi di ng
t echni cal t rai ni ng.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Umaria
1724
ITI/ ITC 2 147
j obs were of f ered, of whi ch 227 j obs were t echni cal j obs. Consi deri ng t he number of ski l l ed unempl oyed peopl e regi st ered
at t he empl oyment exchange, t he number of j obs of f ered vi a j ob f ai r i s si gni f i cant l y l ow, and needs f urt her
devel opment
1725
.
Candidates Selected
Spi nt ex l i mi t ed, Pi t hampura Workman 227
Nav Ki shan Bi o Tech. Li mi t ed, Bi l aspur Supervi sor 30
There i s not much recrui t ment i n t he di st ri ct as t here are no maj or i ndust ri es or prof essi onal i nst i t ut es i n t he di st ri ct t o
t rai n peopl e f or j obs. The t ot al number of yout h regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 11,871, out of whi ch 10,033
1726

are ski l l ed. There were no vacanci es/ pl acement s of f ered by t he government duri ng t he l ast 5 years i .e. 2007 2012.
1727
peopl e i n t ot al can be t rai ned i ncrement al l y

1724
1725
1726
1727
KPM G Anal ysi s

550

Umari a has a skewed economy, wi t h Tert i ary sect or pl ayi ng a hi gher rol e t han t he Pri mary and Secondary Sect ors.
However, f ormal empl oyment in t he di st ri ct i s l i mi t ed due t o short age of organi zed pl ayers i n servi ces sect or and l arge or
medi um i ndust ri al uni t s. Requi rement f or ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he di st ri ct i s about 5,700 peopl e i n f ormal segment over t he next
f i ve years.
However, wi t hi n t he servi ces sect or, empl oyment generat i on i s expect ed t o happen i n i nf ormal segment of ret ai l and
hospi t al i t y i ndust ry, where t here i s l i mi t ed penet rat i on of t raini ng. Recommendat i ons f or skil l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct
are made consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng poi nt s rel at ed t o ski l l ecosyst em i n t he di st ri ct .
Tert i ary Sect or based economy wi t h hi gh proport i on of i nf ormal empl oyment
empl oyment opport uni t i es
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng dri ven by Food Processi ng and M i neral Processi ng Indust ry
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Umari a i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
Consi deri ng t hese f act ors, t he proposed act i on pl an f or st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Umari a di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e

1537
352
1857
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563
585
412
398
Mi ni st ry of HUPA
2049 Mi ni st ry of Agri cul t ure

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o Security Services
o Hospitality
o Eco TourismCluster Due t o presence of Bandhavgarh Nat i onal Park i n t he
di st ri ct
o Organic Food Processing Cluster Due t o presence of ri ch f orest area i n t he
di st ri ct
o Dairy farming
o Livestock Rearing Pi ggery, Goat ery, Poul t ry
o Fruit Cultivation Pear, Peach, Li t chi , M ango and Jack f rui t
o Spices & Condiments Cultivation - Turmeri c, Gi nger, Sesame & Tree Spi ces
o Miscellaneous Cultivation Cof f ee, Lac, of f season veget abl es, Medi ci nal &
Aromat i c crops
Providers
o Security services
o Hospitality

552

o Construction
o Hospitality
o Security Services
o Sales & Marketing

553

15.43 Skill Gap Assessment of Guna and Ashoknagar District
Guna di st ri ct i s l ocat ed i n t he nort h-east ern part of t he M alwa Pl at eau on t he bank of ri ver Parbat i
1728
surrounded by t he
st at e of Raj ast han, al ong wi t h Shi vpuri , Ashoknagar, Vi di sha and Raj garh. The di st ri ct has an area of 1,11,064 square
km
1729
wi t h Guna t own as t he admi ni st rat i ve headquart ers of t he di st ri ct . As per Census 2011, t he di st ri ct has a
1730
l akhs maki ng i t a sparsel y popul at ed di st ri ct wi t h popul at i on densi t y of 194.20 per square
km.Di st ri ct popul at i on has grown at a rat e of 26.91% over t he l ast decade. Guna i s predominant l y a rural di st ri ct wi t h t he
l evel of urbani zat i on bei ng 25.2% comparabl e t o t he st at e average. Whi l e t he di st ri ct overal l gender composi t i on i s
rel at i vel y bet t er wi t h 910 f emal es per 1,000 mal e popul at i on, among t he 0-6 yrs cat egory i t i s l ow, at 901 gi rl s per 1000
boys
1731
.Di st ri ct has a si gni f i cant share of SC/ STs account i ng f or 29.23% of t he t ot al popul at i on
1732
.
Ashoknagar di st ri ct i n Gwal i or di vi si on i s carved out of erst whi l e Guna wi t h Ashok Nagar t own as t he di st ri ct head
quart ers. Di st ri ct has a geogrqphi c spread of 4,673.94 sq. km. As per Census 2011, di st ri ct has a popul at i on of
8.44
1733
l akh. Popul at i on densi t y of 181 per sq.km i n t he di st ri ct i s si gni f i cant l y l ower t han t he st at e average of 236 per
sq.km. As hi gh as 81.8% of t he t ot al di st ri ct popul at i on l i ves i n rural areas i n compari on t o t he st at e average of 72.3%
1734
,
maki ng Ashok Nagar one of t he rural di st ri ct s of M adhya Pradesh. The di st ri ct has a gender composi t i on of 900 f emal es
per t housand mal es as per Census, 2011
1735

15.43.1.2 Literacy
As per census 2011, l i t eracy rat e i n Guna di st ri ct (65.10 percent ) i s l ower t han t hat of t he st at e average (70.63 percent )
1736
.
The di st ri ct has around 2,558 school s wi t h a l ow l evel of pri vat e sect or part i ci pat i on ( 12.93% of i nst i t ut i ons, 19%
enrol l ment s)
1737
. Cont i nui ng gender di spari t i es i n l i t eracy rat es i s a concern f or t he di st ri ct wi t h f emal e l i t eracy rat e i n t he
di st ri ct (52.53%) bei ng much lower t han t he mal e l i t eracy rat e (76.57%)
1738
. Though f emal e l i t eracy rat e has i mproved
f rom 42.9% i n 2001 t o t he current l evel of 52.53% due t o i nt ensi ve f rom mass educat i on schemes, speci al f ocus on
i mprovi ng women enrol l ment s i n school s i s requi red. Furt her, decl i ni ng enrol l ment s i n cl ass VIII when compared t o l ower
cl asses, due t o gi rl dropout s, i s anot her concern t o be addressed.
Li t eracy rat e i n t he Ashoknagar di st ri ct (67.9%
1739
) i s comparat i vel y l ower t han t he st at e average of 70.6%. Femal e
l i t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct (54.18%) i s l ower t han t he st at e average (60%). Even t he mal e l i t eracy rat e of t he di st ri ct
(80.22%) i s l ower t han t he st at e average (80.5%).The di st ri ct has 1,110 pri mary school s, 376 mi ddl e school s ,37 hi gher
school s and 18 hi gher secondary school s.
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District Madhya Pradesh Ashoknagar
Population(2011) 72,597,565 844,979
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 67.9%
Population(2011)
0.14 0.13
District Madhya Pradesh Guna
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,240,938
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 65.1%

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Population(2011)
0.14 0.11
Ashoknagar and Guna
growt h rat e of 9.07 percen duri ng t he l ast f i ve years
1741
. There i s a si gni f i cant growt h i n t he economy of t he di st ri ct dri ven
by secondary sect or.
Pri mary sect or i s a key economi c act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct cont ri but i ng t o 40% of t he di st ri ct economy duri ng 2008-09. Pri mary
Sect or has grown at a st eady rat e of 10.48% duri ng 2003-04 and 2008-09
1742
.However, duri ng t he same peri od, t he
secondary sect or has grown at si gni f i cant rat e (14.69 percent )
1743
surpassi ng t he growt h of pri mary sect or. Di st ri ct
percapi t a i ncome duri ng 2008-09 i s est i mat ed t o be INR 19,663
1744
, whi ch has wi t nessed a growt h of 15.7 percent f rom
2007-08 t o 2008-9
1745
.

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Guna i s predomi nant l y an agri cul t ural economy. As per 2008-09 est i mat es, t he di st ri ct has a net sown area of 3, 26,000
hect ares whi ch has remai ned const ant f rom 2005-06. Onl y around 50 percent of net sown area i n t he di st ri ct i s
i rri gat ed
1746
. Parbat i ri ver f l owi ng al ong t he west ern boundaryi s t he mai n source of i rri gat i on f or t he di st ri ct
1747
.
Government i s promot i ng canal based i rri gat i on t hrough an out l ay of over INR 70 l akhs i n Bal ram Tal ab Yoj ana and M i cro-
i rri gat i on
1748
.
Soyabean, wheat , chana and mai ze are t he maj or crops of t he di st ri ct . 64.6 percent of t he net sown area i s under
soyabean cul t i vat i on and 27.1 percent under wheat al ong wi t h 25.4% under Channa
1749
. Ot her grown crops i n t he di st ri ct
i ncl ude Gram and M ust ard
1750
. Government has proposed speci al out l ay f or oi l seed product i on program and f or i nt ensi ve
f rui t devel opment program i n t he di st ri ct
Hort i cul t ure of mango, guava, pot at o, t omat o and oni on i s promi nent i n t he di st ri ct . Al ong wi t h f rui t s and veget abl es,
spi ces l i ke cori ander, garl i c, chi l l i and medi ci nal crops l i ke Ashwa Gandha and Basi l
1751
are cul t ivat ed i n t he di st ri ct .
Cori ander i s t he maj or spi ce crop i n t he di st ri ct , wi t h around 56,000 Ha of l and f or t hi s cult i vat i on.
Kri shi Upaj M andi s i n Guna, Kumbhraj , Bi naganj , Aron, M aksudangarh and Raghogarh
1752
provi de export opport uni t i es f or
wheat , soyabean, gram, f rui t s, veget abl es and spi ces
1753
grown i n t he di st ri ct .
Around 20% of t he t ot al geographi cal area of t he di st ri ct i s under f orest cover provi di ng f orest based l i vel i hood
opport uni t i es f or surroundi ng vi l l ages
1754
. Forest and l oggi ng act ivi t i es have cont ri but ed t o around 1.93% of t he di st ri ct

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Guna and Ashoknagar Economic Growth

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economy. Governemnt has proposed an out l ay of INR 400 l akhs
1755
duri ng 2011-12 t o i mpl ement f orest worki ng pl an i n t he
di st ri ct .
Fi sheri es i s anot her si gni f i cant al i ed act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct wi t nessi ng st rong growt h.
Guna di st ri ct i s al so known f or dai ry and dai ry product s. M adhya Pradesh St at e Cooperat i ve Federat i on Li mi t ed, wi t h t he
brand name Sanchi , i s worki ng around t he di st ri ct coveri ng t he whol e di st ri ct vi a 5 rout es connect i ng di f f erent part s of
Guna t o chi l l i ng cent ers
1756
.
Ashoknagar i s al so an agrari an economy. Whi l e a great er part of t he Di st ri ct t owards sout h i s i n t he M al wa Pl at eau,
nort hern regi on especi al l y around Chanderi has Bundhel khand Topography. Cul t i vat i oni n i n t he di st ri ct i s predomi nant l y
dependedent on rai nf al l wi t h l i mi t ed avai l abi l i t y of ot her sources of i rri gat i on -canal s (22 nos.), Tanks (28 Nos.), Borewel l s
and open wel l s.
The t ot al geographi cal area i n Ashoknagar di st ri ct i s around 467 t housand hect ares wi t h t he net cult i vabl e area of around
307 t housand hect ares. The maj or soi l s of t he regi on are Shal l ow soi l s (57.7%), M edi um deep soi l s (4.92%) and Deep soi l s
(37.2%). The pri nci pal crops of t he Di st ri ct are Wheat , Jwar, M ai ze, Ri ce ,Sugarcane and Ol i ves. Pul ses l i ke mal t s and
t i t an and smal l er mi l l et s are t he secondary f ood crops of t he area.Ashoknagar i s wel l known f or i t s Grai n Mandi and
"Sharbat i Gai hu", a t ype of wheat .
The chi ef hort i cul t ure crops are M ango, Guava, Orange and Banana,and t he chi ef veget abl es are Pot at o, Tomat o and
Oni on. Chi l l i , cori ander, garl i c and gi nger are al so grown i n t he di st ri ct . The chi ef l i vest ock popul at i on compri ses of Buf f alo
(93 t housand) and Goat (85 t housand).
15.43.2.2 Industry
Secondary sect or i n t he Guna di st ri ct grew at 14.69 percent CAGR over t he f i ve-year peri od, f rom 2003-04 t o 2008-09,
1757
. Growt h rat e of i ndust ri es whi ch i ncl udes mi ni ng al ong wi t h t he secondary sect or i s
1758
pri mary and t ert i ary sect or. M i ni ng sect or as a whol e has grown at a CAGR of 60.11%
1759
. Guna and Chachaura are t he
i mport ant i ndust ri al areas i n Guna di st ri ct .
M / S Nat i onal Fert i l i zers Lt d. (Chemi cal and Chemi cal product s)
M / S Gas Aut hori t y Of Indi a Lt d. (Pet rochemi cal Based)
M / S Deepak Spi nners Lt d. (Text i l es)
M / S Kri shak Sahkari Shakkar Karkhana M ary. (Agro-based)
M / S S.K.G. Sol vex Lt d. (Agro-based)
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Guna has very l ess i ndust ri al area i n t he di st ri ct . Around 25 Ha of l and has been al l ot t ed by DTIC wi t hi n Guna ci t y
1760
.
Guna has wi t nessed growt h i n number of smal l scal e i ndust ries i n t he di st ri ct i n t he year 2008-09. M axi mum i nvest ment
happened around 2009-10. As per 2011-12 f i gures, smal l scal e i ndust ri es have a t ot al i nvest ment of Rs. 261.44 l akhs
generat i ng 505 t ot al empl oyment s i n t he di st ri ct .
Food processi ng (27.07%), Agro based (27.35%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (14.35%) and M et al (14.7%), const i t ut e over
1761
.

Ashoknagar as a di st ri ct i s very l ess i ndust ri al i zed. Even t he smal l scal e i ndust ri es have a very l ow presence. Over t he
t hree years 2009 t hrough 2012, t he t ot al i nvest ment i n t he di st ri ct has onl y been 316 l akh.The overal l scenari o has
generat ed an i ncrement al empl oyment of 730.

1760
Di st ri ct i ndust ri es survey report , Guna
1761
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Guna
200362.91
4522.68
5816.89
Agro Based
Text i l e
Investment in Lakhs
Compostion of LMI Investment in Guna
(as of March 2011)
659.01
433.15
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Growth of SSIs in Guna

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Food processi ng (27.07%), Agro based (27.35%), const ruct i on based mat eri al (14.35%) and M et al (14.7%), const i t ut e over
1762
.
Real est at e.
t he f ast growi ng servi ce sect ors i ncl ude communi cat i on (17.93 percent ), real ownershi p of dwel l i ngs (8.94 percent ) and
1763
.
There i s one nat i onal hi ghways crossi ng t he di st ri ct
1764
. The t ot al l engt h of hi ghway i s 712 km.Nat i onal Hi ghway No. 3
connect i ng Agra t o Bombay passi ng vi a Pal ai , Guna, Rut hai , Aron, & Bi naganj . The st at e Hi ghways connect i ng al l
i mport ant t owns has a t ot al l engt h of about 248.30 Km
1765
.
West ern Rai l way' s broad gauge l i ne of t he Kot a-Bi na sect i on passes t hrough Guna. Rai l l i nes l i nki ng Guna-M aksi connect s
i t t o Indore and Uj j ai n. The t ot al rai l l engt h i n t he di st ri ct i s about 141 Km. Guna-Gwal i or rail way l i ne i s bei ng opened
recent l y. The t rai ns are avai l abl e f or Kot a, Bi na, Uj j ai n, Indore and Gwal i or
1766
.
popul at i on
1767
st ands at 400.

1762
Based on di scussi ons wi t h GM DIC, Guna
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growt h of NBFCs i n t he di st ri ct . Deposi t s have i ncreased f rom 568 crore INR t o 1,371 crores INR over t he f i ve year
peri od
1768
.
In Ashoknagar, t he f i nanci al servi ces space has grown consi derabl y bet ween 2006-07 t o 2010-11 wi t h t he t ot al number of
bank branches i ncreasi ng f rom 32 t o 43 recordi ng a 18.2 percent compounded growt h i n deposi t s. The deposi t s i n t hese
banks i ncreased f rom 333 crores t o 770 crore over t he f i ve year peri od.
1769

Touri sm i n Ashoknagar i s growi ng, wi t h pl aces l i ke Tri kaal Choubeese, where t he i dol s of past , present , and f ut ure
Thi rt hankars, as descri bed i n t he Jai n rel i gi on, have been kept .The di st ri ct i s al so f amous f or a smal l t own cal l ed Chanderi ,
whi ch i s about 60 km f rom Ashoknagar. In Chanderi , anci ent scul pt ures have been di scovered i n l arge numbers. Thubonj i
Si dhdha Kshet ra i s anot her one of t he pi l gri m cent re f or Jai ns. It i s about 32 km f rom Ashoknagar.Chanderi sarees are
f amous al l over t he worl d. These are made by cot t on and si l k by hand t hrough Khat ka. Khat ka i s a sel f made machi ne f or
prepari ng sarees. Anot her f amous pl ace i n Ashoknagar di st ri ct i s Sri Anandpur, t he worl d headquart ers of Sri Advai t h
Paramhansa Sect .
1770

Economy of t he Ashoknagar di st ri ct i s mai nl y based on Agri cul t ure. So occupat i on of t he peopl e t here, i s most l y
agri cult ural . No Indust ry of any si gni f i cance have been est abl i shed i n Ashoknagar i n t he past
1771
. M any peopl e are
engaged i n grai n merchandi se. Busi ness i n t he f i el d of t ext i l es and provi si ons, i s al so qui t e act i ve over here. In recent
t i mes, Commodi t y Exchange Market has al so grown al ong wi t h l ogi st i cs busi ness. Ashok Nagar i s f amous f or i t s market
whi ch i ncl udes t ext i l es, Aut omobi l es, Ut ensi l s, Cement works, Groceri es, Gol d and Ornament s and amongst ot her t hi ngs.
It s a busi ness hub and peopl e f rom al l around t he di vi si on come over here f or t he t rade
1772
.

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1771
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h DIC, Ashoknagar
1772
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St orage
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15.43.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Guna& Ashok Nagar
Worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n t he di st ri ct (41 percent ) i s l ower t han t he st at e average of 42.7 percent . Percent age of
1773
t he di st ri ct . Worker part i ci pat i on i s l ow amongst women at 29.2 percent , i n compari son t o mal e WPR at 51.4 percent , wi t h
1774

worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n ot her act i vi t i es, whi ch i ncl udes t he servi ce sect or. Thi s i s l ower when compared t o t he
st at e s f i gure of 84% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on. Thi s is t he reason f or hi gh dependency rat i o i n urban areas of Guna
when compared t o t he st at e s average.
15.43.3.2 Estimation of Manpower Supply of the Districts
rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed Guna l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Guna 1521272 958401 523907 488530 216108
t he addi t i onal empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental
Supply during
2012-22
Guna 1524188 960238 525349 369332 214434
M i grat i on i s observed i n Guna di st ri ct mai nl y due t o vari ous opport uni t i es avai l abl e out si de. M i grat i on t o nearby di st ri ct s
such as Raj garh, Vi di sha and Bhopal are common. There i s al so seasonal mi grat i on observed i n t he di st ri ct . M any mi grant s
come as agri cul t ure l abourers t o Guna especi al l y f rom Raj garh and Dhar regi ons
1775
. M i grat i on i nt o t he urban cl ust ers of

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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Guna, 2011
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Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Handbook, Guna, 2011
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Guna di st ri ct , i .e. i nt ra-di st ri ct mi grat i on i s l ess. It i s mai nl y dri ven by direct and i ndi rect empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he
surroundi ng di st ri ct s. In t he skil l ed and semi -ski l l ed yout h cat egory, mi grat i on occurs ei t her because cert ai n educat i on
opport uni t i es do not exi st i n t he home di st ri ct or because t he yout h see bri ght er empl oyment prospect s by bei ng cl oser t o
t he i ndust ri al cl ust ers of Guna
1776
.
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e i n Ashoknagar st ands at 38.35% whi ch cont ai ns 73.08% of mai n workers t o t ot al workers
and 26.92% of margi nal workers t o t ot al workers. Among workers, empl oyment share of cult i vat ors i s 46.45% and
agri cult ural l abourers at 31.96%. A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n agri cul t ure.
rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed Ashokn Nagar l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Ashoknagar 1025499 646064 357720 251485 138232
Avai l abi l i t y of worki ng age popul at i on measured f rom t he 15-59 age group popul at i on, i s est i mat ed t o grow by 1.38 l akhs
be equi pped wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry wi t h t he empl oyment pot ent i al.
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct s of Guna and Ashok Nagar has been est i mat ed based on several
paramet ers such as i nvest ment s i nt o vari ous sect ors i n t he dist ri ct f or t he past 5 years, nat i onal l evel benchmarks on
i ndust ri al growt h across sect ors, nat i onal i ncl usi on t arget s f or sect ors such as banki ng and heal t hcare, empl oyment
generat i on pot ent i al of vari ous sect ors based on l abour el ast ici t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h
i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct s. Est i mat ed manpower requi rement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent ial sect ors i s present ed i n t he
t abl e.

Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 12671 NA NA 10787

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563

Chemical & Chemical
Products
372 2670 4393 323 2317 3813
Textiles 12 53 173 10 46 150
Construction 773 1947 12733 688 1733 11336
IT&ITES 15 276 NA 19 362 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
338 809 5616 387 925 6420
Retail 1126 2849 18551 932 2357 15349
Hospitality 209 1051 2918 173 870 2415
Communication 219 1232 2928 262 1321 3660
Services
227 472 3847 238 495 4033
As per t he est i mat es, di st ri ct s are expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.61 l akhs agai nst t he addi t i on of
3.52 l akhs t o l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct , and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct yout h f or
empl oyment realt ed mi grat i on, woul d provi de opport uni t i es t o source t rai ned yout h f or l ocat i ons l i ke Raj garh, Vi di sha and
Bhopal .
Guna has 4 ITIs i n t he di st ri ct . There are a very l ow number of col l eges. There are a f ew government col l eges f or art s and
sci ence. Guna needs t o f ocus on workf orce devel opment , and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The t ot al number of
i nst i t ut es i s st i l l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed l abours.

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Human Resource Development Institutions in Guna
BE/Architecture NA NA
Pharmacy[1] NA NA
ITI (Govt.) 4 547
Medicine(MBBS) NA NA
Polytechnic NA NA
The t ot al number of yout hs regi st ered wi t h empl oyment exchange i s 24,867 out of whi ch 21,958 i s ski l l ed. Government i s
not abl e t o meet t he i ncreasi ng demand of empl oyment al t hough t he exchange of f i ces were succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e
j ob f ai rs f aci l i t at i ng i ndust ri al recrui t ment . Few j obs were of f ered and f ocus of rol es of f ered were bot h t echni cal and non-
t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng secondary and t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s
1777
. Al most 88% of t he regi st ered yout hs are ski l l ed i n t he
di st ri ct . A t ot al of 378 yout hs were pl aced as workers, 124 as securi t y guards/ guard-man, 205 as sal es execut i ve and 170
as product i on t rai nee out of t he 1013 yout hs pl aced i n t he j ob f ai r l ast year.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Ashoknagar
BE/Architecture - -
Pharmacy[1] - -
ITI (Govt.) 1 95
Medicine(MBBS) - -
Polytechnic 1 240
Ashoknagar has onl y 1 ITI. There are a very f ew col l eges of reput e. These are Indi an Col l ege of Sci ence and M anagement ,
Shri Sai baba col l ege, Shri Dwarka Prasad col l ege and Vardhman Gorl s degree col l ege amongst t he known
ones.Ashoknagar, l i ke Guna, needs t o f ocus on t he workf orce devel opment and has t o i ncrease i t s t rai ni ng pot ent i al . The
t ot al number of i nst it ut es i s st il l on t he l ower si de, and t here i s a cl ear gap i n t erms of workf orce avai l abi l i t y and ski l l ed
l abours.

1777

565

J ob fairs in the Guna district
Deepak Spi nners, Guna Worker 53
G-4S Ahemadabad Securi t y Guard 33
IFL Gai l , Guna RM SS 11
IL&FS Gai l , Guna Worker 218
LIC, Ashoknagar Beema Abhi kart a 16
LIC, Guna Beema Abhi kart a 20
M oser Baer Indi a Li mi t ed Worker 24
Navbharat Fert i l i zers Li mi t ed, Indore Sal es Execut i ve 12
Oswal Wool en M i l l Lt d, Peepal khedi , Raj garh M achi ne Operat or 22
Pearl Securi t y Servi ces Pvt . Lt d, Ahmedabad Securi t y Guard 42
Prat hi bha Synt ex, Peet hampur Worker 60
R.K Company group, Gurgaon Unski l l ed/ Ski l l ed Worker 68
Sal e Indi a, Sonkat ch, Devas Product i on Trai nee 32
Shi vashakt i Bi opl ant , Indore Sal es Execut i ve 193
SIS Gurgaon Securi t y Guard 49
Technot ech Advi sor, Gurgaon Trai nees 97
Vardhaman Yarn, Mandi dveep, Rai sen Trai nees 40
Vardhaman Yarn, Mandi dveep, Rai sen Workers 23

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Guna, bei ng a bal anced economy wi t h equal cont ri but i ons f rom pri mary and t ert i ary sect ors and doubl e t han t hat of t he
secondary sect or, has si gnif i cant empl oyment opport uni t i es i n al l t he t hree sect ors. However, f ormal empl oyment i n t he
Empl oyment i n manuf act uri ng, dri ven by f ood processi ng and const ruct i on based mat eri al work
Based on i nt eract i on wi t h i ndust ri es, Guna i s vi ewed as a pot ent i al sourci ng ground f or empl oyees f or cert ai n sect ors.
st akehol ders i n ski l l devel opment i n Guna di st ri ct woul d i ndi cat e t he f ol l owi ng pri ori t y areas:

Incremental Training Capacity in Guna
3544
1591
1128
795
750
864
899
16237
3021
7088
6434
1611
0 5000 10000 15000 20000
Ot hers

567

NSDC
o Security Services
o Retail
o Food Processing
Government
o Sericulture can be developed along Raghogarh block of Guna
o Lac Cultivation
o Vegetable Cultivation Pot at o, t omat o, oni on
Providers
o Security services

568

Industry
o Construction
o Security Services

569

15.44 Skill Gap Assessment of Tikamgarh District
Ti kamgarh di st ri ct comes under Sagar di vi si on wi t h i t s headquart ers at Ti kamgarh. As per Census 2011, di st ri ct has a
1778
l akh const i t ut i ng 1.9% of t ot al M adhya Pradesh popul at i on. Popul at i on densi t y of t he di st ri ct
st andi ng at 286 per sq.km, i s hi gher t han t he st at e average of 236 per sq.km, but l ower t han t he nat i onal average of 382
per sq.km. Ti kamgarh i s predomi nant l y rural di st ri ct wi t h 82.3 percent age
1779
of t ot al popul at i on l i vi ng i n rural
areas.Gender composi t i on of t he popul at i on i s si gni f i cant l y skewed, wi t h a f emal e popul at i on of 901 per t housand mal es
as per Census, 2011. However, proport i on of f emal e popul at ion i n t he 0-6 yrs age group cat egory i s bet t er wi t h 915 gi rl
chi l d per t housand mal e chi l dren.
1780

15.44.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct i s signi f i cant l y l ow at 62.6 percent
1781
i n compari son t o st at e average of 70.6
1782
percent as per
census 2011. The di st ri ct has achi eved consi derabl e i mprovement i n l i t eracy l evel s over t he l ast decade, f rom 55.7 percent
i n 2001 t o 62.6 percent i n 2011. Gender di sparit i es i n l i t eracy rat es, i s anot her concern f or t he di st ri ct , wi t h si gni f i canl t l y
l ow f emal e l i t eracy rat e of 50.7 percent i n compari son t o male l i t eracy rat e of 73.3 percent . Femal e l i t eracy rat e i n t he
di st ri ct i s l ower t han st at e average of 60 percent , i ndi cat i ng a need t o f ocus mass educat i on i ni t i at i ves t owards
i mprovement of f emal e l i t eracy. The di st ri ct has over 1841 pri mary school s, 84 M i ddl e school s, 560 hi gh school s and 30
hi gher secondary school s
1783
. Consi deri ng t he l ow l i t eracy l evel s i n t he di st ri ct , t here i s a need t o creat e capaci t i es i n
di f f erent cat egoroi es of schools al ong wi t h bri ngi ng i n measures t o ensure hi gher expect at ion rat es.
District Madhya Pradesh Tikamgarh
Population(2011) 72,597,565 1,444,920
Population(2011)
930
901
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 62.6%

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Ti kamgarh i s predomi nant l y an agrari an economy wi t h f orest l oggi ng act i vi t i es and agri cul t ure bei ng key act i vi t i es i n t he
di st ri ct . Di st ri ct economy has grown at 7.14 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09. Ti kamgarh has wi t nessed economi c
shi f t f rom pri mary t o t ert i ary sect or duri ng t he peri od bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09. Cont ri but i on of t ert i ary sect or t o t he
overal l economy has ri sen f rom 35 percent t o 41 percent , whi l e t he pri mary sect or share has decl i ned duri ng t hi s peri od.
Di st ri ct percapi t a i ncome (at current pri ces) has i ncreased f rom INR 11,648 i n 2003-04 t o INR 14,860 i n 2008-09. However
di st ri ct percapi t a i ncome i s st i l l l l ower t han t he St at e average of INR 25,175.

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Tikamgarh Economic Growth

571

Ti kamgarh, l ocat ed i n t he Bundel khand pl at eau of Ganga Basi n, i s pri mari l y an agri cul t ural di st ri ct . The di st ri ct has a
proport i onal l y hi gh cul t i vabl e area, wi t h nearl y hal f t he t ot al gepographi cl a area cul t i vat ed at l east once i n a year. Al ong
wi t h Wheat , pul ses l i ke Urad, Gram, Jawar, and Soyabean are grown i n t he bl ack humus soi l s of t he di st ri ct . Ground
wat er sources are key t o 1,324.47 hect ares of gross i rri gat ed l and,of t he t ot al 2067.78 hect ares gross i rri gat ed l and i n t he
di st ri ct . Dependency on ground wat er resources has f uel l ed t he growt h of usage of pump set s i n t he di st ri ct . As of 2006,
di st ri ct has 1,955 t ube wel l s and 76,215 dug wel l s used f or i rri gat i on purpose
1784
.
Around si x percent of t he t ot al geographi cal area i n Ti kamgarh, has f orest cover. Ti mber f orest near Orcha regi on provi des
opport uni t i es f or wood based i ndust ri es. Forest produce based act i vi t i es provi de earni ng opport uni t i es t o f armi ng
communi t i es duri ng t he of f season peri ods i n f orest vi l l ages of t he di st ri ct . However, t here i s a need f or equi ppi ng t hese
communi t i es wi t h market i ng and st orage ski l l s f or i mprovi ng t hei r l i vel i hood. Kri shi Upaj Mandi s set up at Ni wadi , Jat ara,
Khargapur and Ti kamgarh, i s an i ni t i at i ve t o provi de bet t er market i ng opport uni t i es f or l ocal agri produce.
Li ve st ock reari ng i s a key al l i ed act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct . As on 2007, t he di st ri ct had an est i mat ed buf f al l o popul at i on of
2,49,258. Goat ery i s anot her promi nent area i n t he di st ri ct whi ch has a t oal popul at i on of 2,82,012 goat s as per 2007 l i ve
st ock census.
15.44.2.2 Industry
Indust ri al growt h i n t he di st ri ct i s const rai ned due t o l i mi t ed connect i vi t y t hrough narrow guage rai l rout e. M SM E uni t s
compri se t he Indust ri al act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct wi t h t he absence of l arge scal e i ndust ri es. M / S KP SOLVEX LTD i s t he onl y
operat i ng l arge scal e uni t i n t he di st ri ct .
Handi craf t s i s a promi nent act ivi t y i n t he di st ri ct provi di ng l i vel i hood opport uni t i es t o art i san communi t i es. Hi st ori c
handi craf t act i vi t i es l i ke st one carvi ngs are pract i ced i n vi l l ages of Ti kamgarh. Lack of market i ng knowl edge and
support i ng i nf rast ruct ure i s a key chal l enge f aced by t he communi t i es survi vi ng on t hese act i vi t i es. Vi l l age i ndust ri es l i ke
wood work uni t s, handl ooms weavi ng, pot t ery, bri ck-maki ng, ut ensi l -maki ng, and gol d, si l ver and l ac ornament s-maki ng
1785
are ot her key mi nor i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct .
Di st ri ct has si x i dent i f i ed i ndust ri al areas i n Ti kamgarh, Jat ara , New Indust ri al Area of Ti kamgarh, Nawari , Ki t akheda,
khargapur
1786
. Growt h of i ndust ri al act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct i s predomi nant l y rest ri ct ed t o t hese areas. As of 2011-12, t he
di st ri ct has 9,339 operat i ng uni t s i n M SME cat egory empl oyi ng 18,943 workf orce. Duri ng t he peri od 2007 t o 2012, t he
di st ri ct has recei ved i nvest ment s of Rs. 621 l akh i nt o M SM E cat egory, generat i ng empl oyment of 4,161
1787
.

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1786
1787

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Repai ri ng and Servi ces uni t s, Engi neeri ng uni t s, Garment s & Text i l e, f urni t ure and f ood processi ng uni t s compri se maj orit y
of M SM E uni t s i n t he di st ri ct .
Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng smal l and medi um scal e i ndust ri es have been i dent i f i ed
as pot ent i al sect ors;
Category Industries
Food Processi ng Oi l M i l l , M i neral Wat er, M ashal a Ni rman, Dal M i l l
Const ruct i on Based Indust ri es Granait e Ti l es, Cement Cuncri t ,Bri ck Kl i ns
Repai ri ng and Servi ces M obi l e Repai ri ng, Repairi ng of House Hol d equi pment ,
Comput er, TV
Servi ces sect or cont ri but i on t o t he overal l di st ri cyt economy has st eadi l y grown t o reach 41 percent by 2008-09. Sect or
wi t nessed a CAGR of 10.35 percent bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09. Hospi t al i t y, Heal t hcare and Publ i c Admi ni st rat i on
1788

are maj or t ert i ary act i vit i es i n t he di st ri ct .

1788
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Growth of SSIs in Tikamgarh

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Di st ri ct has cult ural and rel i gi ous t ouri st pl aces Orcha and Kundeshwar. Sceni c beaut y of t hese t ouri st l ocat i ons has made
t hem dest i nat i ons f or f i l m shoot i ngs. Growt h of t ouri sm i n t he di st ri ct has boost ed hospi t al i t y sect or wi t h t he ent ry of
organi zed pl ayers part i cul arl y i n t he t ouri st l ocat i ons.
Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces i s anot her ppt ent i al t ert i ary sect or act i vit y i n t he di st ri ct . Duri ng 2006-07 and 2010-11
number of bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 56 t o 63 wi t h a growt h i n deposi t s f rom 588 crores t o 1309
crores. To meet t he uni versal banki ng penet rat i on norms f rom current l evel s of l ow banki ng out l et s densi t y di st ri ct woul d
wi t ness si gni f i cant growt h i n t he segment part i cul arl y i n t he pri vat e banki ng cat egory.
15.44.3.1 Current State of Employment in the District
The worker s part i ci pat i on rat e as per 2001 census st ands at 47.1%. A maj or segment of worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved in
agri cult ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es. Empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 68.9 % and agri cul t ural l abourers at 9.7%. Around
57.5% of t he urban worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n secondary and servi ces act i vi t i es
1789
. Dependency rat i o of t he di st ri ct
i s 88.9%,hi gher t han st at e average of 84.3%.
M i grat i on of ski l l ed workf orce i s si gni f i cant i n Ti kamgarh. Ski l l ed yout h f rom ITIs and ot her hi gher educat i on i nst i t ut es,
have an i ncl i nat i on t o mi grat e f or bet t er empl oyment opport uni t i es i n Sagar, Gwal i or, Indore and Bhopal
1790
due t o l i mi t ed
avai l abi l i t y of j ob opport unit i es i n t he di st ri ct . Even i n unski l l ed cat egory, seasonal mi grat i on i s observed wi t h agri cul t ural
l abour mi grat i ng f or work wi t hi n t he di st ri ct . Growt h of cit i es Commerci al ci t i es i n t he st at e has resul t ed i n hi gh demand
f or rol es l i ke securi t y servi ces and f aci l i t i es management . Ti kamgarh i s a sourci ng hub f or peopl e f or such rol es.
rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed Ti kamgarh l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.

1789
1790
Pri mary i nt eract i ons w i t h st udent s f rom ITI Ti kamgarh
5219
11928
25307
30237
Ot her Servi ces
1641
3272
3590
4342
Rai l ways
Communi cat i on
221
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St orage

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District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Ti kamgarh 1614309 1017015 700785 653465 151743
duri ng 2012-22. Labour f orce measured f rom t he popul at i on empl oyed, i s expect ed t o reach 7 l akhs by 2022. To real i ze t he
addi t i onal empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s, i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o be
equi pped wi t h speci f i c ski l l s sui t i ng t he needs of i ndust ry creat i ng t he empl oyment .
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Ti kamgarh has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Ti kamgarh. Est i mat ed
manpower requi rement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent i al sect ors i n Ti kamgarh i s present ed i n t he t abl e.
Sector 2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 9918 NA NA 8443
Rubber and plastics
products
5 43 46 4 37 40
Food Processing 97 410 1441 85 356 1251
Fabrication 22 208 215 19 180 186
Chemical & Chemical
Products
7 48 80 6 42 69
Construction Based
Material
25 183 301 22 159 261
Auto and Auto
Components
2 25 13 2 21 11

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Construction 572 1440 9420 509 1282 8386
IT&ITES 9 162 NA 11 211 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
139 333 2312 159 381 2644
Retail 625 1582 10301 517 1309 8523
Hospitality 116 584 1621 96 483 1341
Communication 152 854 2030 182 915 2537
Services
148 308 2512 156 323 2634
As per t he est i mat es, Ti kamgarh i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 1.02 l akhs agai nst t he addi t i on of
1.5 l akhs t o l abour f orce. Low growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t hi n t he di st ri ct and wi l l i ngness of di st ri ct yout h f or
empl oyment -realt ed mi grat i on, woul d provi de opport uni t i es f or sourci ng t rai ned yout h t o l ocat i ons l i ke Indore, Bhopal .
Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng sect ors i n t he di st ri ct Const ruct i on and Real Est at e, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l ,
Repai ri ng and Servi ces are promi nent .
Ti kamgarh has l i mi t ed Educat i on and Trai ni ng i nf rast ruct ure. Li mi t ed hi gher educat i on opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct have
resul t ed i n hi gh drop out rat es af t er school . Di st ri ct has onl y pol yt echni c Col l eges and ITI s wi t h no Engi neeri ng/ M edi cal
Col eges.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Tikamgarh
BE/ Archi t ect ure - -
Pharmacy[1] - -
ITI/ ITC 4 389

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Avai l abi l i t y of vocat i onal educat i on opport uni t i es i n t he di st rict has resul t ed i n growt h of t echni cal workf orce. As on
M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 22,016 of whi ch 84 percent bel onged t o t he
ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However, provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o ski l l ed yout h, has been a chal l enge i n t he
di st ri ct . Job f airs conduct ed t hrough Empl oyment Exchanges of f ered predomi nant l y non-t echni cal i n nat ure, servi ng
t ert i ary sect or cl i ent s t o st udent s.
Selected
Pearl Indust ri al securi t y servi ces,Ahmedabad Supervi sor/ Securi t y guard 125
Vardhman Fabri cs, Sehore M achi ne operat or 150
Shi vshakt i Indust ri al Lt d. Trai nees 70
Anant Spi nni ng Lt d. Trai nee Workmen 60
15.44.4.2 Incremental Training Capacity in the District Through Governemt Endowments
i ncrement al l y duri ng t he f i ve year peri od of 2012-17. However Government f unded schemes have t he pot ent i al t o t rai n
onl y a l i mi t ed proport i on of i ncrement al l abour f orce i n t he di st ri ct . Government f unded t rai ni ng schemes can meet 48% of
t he t ot al i ncrement al manpower est i mat e bet ween 2012-17, provi ded al l t he t rai ni ng i s f ocused on meet i ng i ndust ri al
manpower needs l eavi ng over 27,000 of manpower wi t hout government f unded t rai ni ng.

13950
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5230
3600
3450
2160
1525
1425
1275
0 5000 10000 15000
Potential Incremental Training Capacity Tikamgarh (2012-17)

577

There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of 27,000 manpower t hat cannot be reached t hrough government f unded
schemes duri ng 2012-17. Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge-scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o over
25,000, whi ch wi l l be f unded by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves duri ng t he same
peri od.Ti kamgarh bei ng a Pri mary sect or j ob-dri ven economy i s expect ed t o wi t ness si gni f i cant changes i n t he workf orce
composit i on over t he next deacde.
Low empl oyment generat i on pot ent i al i n t he di st ri ct i n comapri osnt o growt h i n l abour f orce over t he next decade.
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors Un-Organi zedRetai l , Consructi on and Transportati on.
Toursi m and Hospi tal i ty hashi gh organi zed empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors i n Touri st l ocat i ons of t he
di st ri ct .
Growt h i n commerci al and i ndust ri al devel opment i n t he ot her M .P di st ri ct s such as Gwal i or, Indore and Bhopal has
management
Demand f or speci f i c ski l l s of sal es and marketi ng among agri cul t ural f armers and Handi craf t art i sans.
Demand f or Repai ri ng & Servi ces Ski l l s i n Aut o, M obi l e and El ect ri cal Appl i ances cat egori es.
Banki ng and Fi nanci al Servi ces t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower
Li mi t ed t echni cal educat i on and hi gher educat i on opport uni t ies i n t he di st ri ct
Wi l l i ngness of yout h f or j ob relat ed mi grat i on

578

NSDC Focus on i ncreasi ng part i ci pat i on f rom nat i onal / regi onal pri vat e ski l l t rai ni ng provi ders wi t h
f ocus on t he f ol l owi ng sect or
o Reparing & Services
o Tourism& Hospitality

Government To support capaci t y upgradat i on i n cont ent , f acul t y and i nf rast ruct ure support f or del i very
of t rai ni ng programs i n Ti kamgarh di st ri ct

o Marketing Skills for Artisans
o Advanced Farming/Marketing Skills for Farmers
o Primary healthcare personnel
o Dairy farming/Goatery
Private Skill
Training Providers
Provi si on of t rai ni ng Secui rt y guards, Touri sm & Hospi t al i t y, Repai ri ng & Servi ces
Bri dgi ng basi c ski l l s of numeracy and communi cat i on among ret ai l pl ayers

579

15.45 Skill Gap Assessment of Sagar District
Sagar di st ri ct has a popul at i on of 23.78
1791
l akh as per 2011 census. Di st ri ct has a popul at i on densi t y of 232 per sq.km
comparabl e t o t he st at e average of 236 per sq.km. Sgara has regi st ered a decadal popul at ion growt h rat e of i n 17.62%
duri ng 2001-11, compared t o t he st at e average of 20.3% during t he same peri od. Gender composi t i on of popul at i on i s
hi gl y skewed, wi t h a l ow f emal e popul at i on 896 per t housand mal es as per Census 2011. Level of urbanizat i on i n t he
di st ri ct i s sl i ght l y hi gher t han t he st at e average. Aroung 29.23% of t ot al di st ri ct popul at i on l i ves i n urban areas compared
t o t he st at e average of 27.63%
1792
.
15.45.1.2 Literacy
Li t eracy rat e i n t he di st ri ct at 77.5 percent
1793
of t he t ot al popul at i on i s bet t er t han t he st at e average pf 70.6 percent as
per census 2011. However, cont i nui ng gender di f f erences i n l i t eracy i s a concern f or t hedi st ri ct . Femal e l i t eracy rat e i n t he
di st ri ct i s 67.7%, i ncompari son t o mal e l i t eracy rat e of 86.3%. The di st ri ct has 2,343 pri mary school s, 359 mi ddl e school s,
97 hi gh school s and 13 hi gher secondary school s
1794
. Ef f ect i ve i mpl ement at i on of mass educat i on schemes has i mproved
di st ri ct l i t eracy l evel f rom 67.7% i n 2001 t o 77.5% by 2011. To i mprove t he l ow l evel s of f emal e l i t eracy, unversal
educat i on schemes need t o f ocus on i mprovi ng f emal e enrol l ment s i n school s.
District Madhya Pradesh Sagar
Population(2011) 72,597,565 2,378,295
Literacy Rate(2011) 70.6% 77.5%

1791
1792
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1794

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0.14 0.11
Sagar s economy i s dri ven by t ert i ary act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct . Tert i ary and servi ces sect or account ed f or around hal f of t he
t ot al di st ri ct economy duri ng 2008-09 growi ng at 12.8% during 2003-04 & 2008-09. Secondary sect or i n t he di st ri ct has
grown at a t remendous rat e of 19.5% duri ng t he same peri od f uel l ed by Government t hrust . Per capi t a i ncome of t he
di st ri ct i s hi gher t han t he st at e average. Share of pri mary has decl i ned i n t he overal l economy due t o t he growt h wi t nesed
i n secondary sect or. Fi sheri es i s a key pri mary sect or act i vi t y in t he di st ri ct al ong wi t h cul t i vat i on. Thedi st ri ct s per capit a
i ncome at current pri ces has grown st eadi l y f rom INR 13,287 i n 2003-04 t o INR 20,704 by 2008-09.

Pri mary sect or i s a maj or economi c act i vi t y i n Sagar di dt ri ct . Cul t i vat i on i s a key source of l i vel hood f or t he rural popul at i on
of Sagar. Bl ack cot t on soi l and cl ay l oam soi l are maj or soi l t ypes i n t he di st ri ct . Di st ri ct of Sagar i s predomi nant l y a Rabi
croppi ng regi on. Wheat i s t he pri nci pal f ood crop grown over an area of 1,637.78 sq km wi t h Chana (Gram) bei ng t he mai n
agri cult ural crop sown over an area of 2,015.87 sq km. Ot her crops l i ke l i nseed and j owar are al so grown i n t he di st ri ct .
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Sagar Economic Growth

581

Cl i mat i c condi t i ons pl ay a cruci al rol e i n det ermi ni ng t he agri cul t ural out put wi t h l ow-l yi ng areas of t en get t i ng wat er
l ogged prevent i ng agri cul t ural act i vi t i es i n t he di st ri ct .
Chi l l i , Al ona and M ango are key hort i cul t ure crops grown i n Sagar. Fi sheri es i s a key agri cul t ural aggl i ed act i vi t y i n t he
di st ri ct .Cat t l e reari ng, i s anot her al l i ed act i vi t y pract i ced i n rural f armi ng communi t i es as a suppl ement ary t o cul t i vat i on.
15.45.2.2 Industry
Indust ri al growt h i n t he di st ri ct i s cat al yzed t hrough St at e Government t hrust . Di st ri ct i s i ncluded i n cat egory ' C' of
i ndust ri al backward di st ri ct s eli gi bl e f or speci al capi t al i ncent i ves. Di st ri ct admi ni st rat i on provi des smal l scal e i ndust ri es
grant f rom Rs. 2 l akhs t o Rs. 5 l akhs, dependi ng on t he proj ect val ue .Furt her, f aci l i t y of project cost rei umbursement i s
provi ded at t he rat e of 2% (maxi mum 25,000) upt o t hree years. Transparancy Ci t i zen chart er and Escort servi ce have been
set up t o expedi t e t he approval processes.
Bi di M aki ng i s a key household i ndust ri al act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct of Sagar
1795
.
Sagar has wi t neseed i nvest ment s t o t he t une of INR 15 Cr i n l arge scal e uni t s i nt o st raw board, veget abl e oi l ; ref i nd oi l ,
and si ngl e superphosphat e f ert i l i zer uni t s. Chemi cal and Agro based compani es M adhya Bharat Agro Product s Pri vat e
l i mi t ed and Sanmat i Forest s Indust ri es have a subst ant i al share of t he t ot al l arge scal e i nvest ment account i ng f or Rs. 612
l akh. In t he l arge scal e i ndusries cat egory, a si x mi l l i on met ri c t ons capaci t y oi l ref i nery i s proposed wi t h an i nvest ment of
Rs. 7,000 crores i n t he Agasod vi l l age of Bi na t ehsi l by Bharat Pet rol eum Corporat i on. In Bi na t ehsi l , t hermal power st at i on
i s proposed. Apart f rom t hi s ' Hi ndust an Power Devel opment Corporat i on' i s al so pl anni ng t o set up t hermal power st at i on
i n Bi na
1796
.
The di st ri ct has about 10,000 smal l Scal e operat i ng uni t s. M SM E cat egory has recei ved a t ot al i nvest ment of Rs. 29 crores
duri ng 2007-08 and 2011-12, generat i ng an i ncrement al empl oyment of around 6,524.
1797
Food processi ng (24.3%), M et al
(21.4%) and Const ruct i on based uni t s (21.07%) const i t ut e over 50% of t he t ot al Invest ment s recei ved.
1798

1795
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h DIC
1796
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1797

1798
Based on t he dat a recei ved f rom DIC Sagar
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Based on di scussi on wi t h di st ri ct i ndust ry of f i ci al s, t he f ol l owi ng smal l and medi um scal e i ndust ri es have been i dent i f i ed
as pot ent i al sect ors;
Category Industries
Food Processi ng Dal M i l l , M ai da
Pl ast i c and Pl ast i c Product s Pl ast i c goods, acryl i c sheet , acryl i c product s, PVS cabl e, pi pes
Const ruct i on Based Indust ri es Granai t e
Chemi cal Det ergent cake powder, caust ic soda, sol vent pl ant , agarbat t i
Ot hers Agri cul t ure equi pment s, St eel ut ensi l s, wel di ng el ect rodes
Servi ces sect or i n t he di st ri ct , has wi t nessed st eady growt h at 10.14 CAGR bet ween 2003-04 and 2008-09, i n l i ne wi t h t he
overal l economy. Servi ces cont ri but e t o nearl y half of di st ri ct economy. Hospi t al i t y Indust ry, Real Ownershi p and Transport
segment s besi des Publ i c Admi ni st rat i on account f or maj ori t y share i n t he servi ces sect or.
1799

Hospi t al i t y i s a key servi ces act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct t ough mai nl y i n t he un-organi zed cat egory. Growt h of i ndust ri al regi ons
l i ke Bi na Indust ri al area have boost ed t he Hot el s and Rest aurant s i ndust ry i n t he di st ri ct .Furt her, t ouri st l ocat i ons i n t he
di ust ri ct l i ke Rahat garh wat erf al l s, Garhpra M ount ai ns and Khi ml asa f ort s at t ract i ng t ouri st s f rom across t he count ry have
f uel l ed t he growt h of t he segment .
In t he f i nanci al servi ces space, bank branches i n t he di st ri ct have i ncreased f rom 104 t o 138 bet ween 2007-08 and 2010-
11. Overal l bank deposi t s have wi t nessed phenomenal growt h f rom f rom INR 1,409 crores t o INR 4,059 crores duri ng t he
same peri od. Growt h i n savi ngs has resul t ed i n i nt erest f rom pri vat e sect or bank such as ICICI, HDFC and Axi s t o set up

1799
18620
18641
27126
50797
77923
Rai l ways
Ot her Servi ces
415
7591
12028
15654
0 20000 40000 60000 80000
St orage
Communi cat i on

583

branches i n t he di st ri ct . Non Banki ng Fi nanci al Servi ces Compani es of f eri ng Travel and Li f e Insurances and Share Tradi ng
servi ces have est abl i shed operat i ons i n t he di st ri ct t owns.
Logi st i cs and t ransport at i on sect or i s a si gni f i cant t ert i ary act i vi t y i n t he di st ri ct owni ng t o good connect i vi t y t hrough rai l
and roadways. Sagar t own `i s wel l connect ed t o maj or ci t i es i n t he st at e l i ke Bhoapl , Indore and Jabal pur. Di st ri ct has
295.0 km st ret ch of Nat i onal Hi ghways, l argest i n Madhya Pradesh.Furt her, 268.9 km of st at e hi ghways pass t hrough t he
di st ri ct . Connect i vi t y wi t hi n t he di st ri ct i s est abl i shed t hrough 582.3 km of di st ri ct mai n road al ong wi t h 1765.6 km of
pucca road and 192.8 km of kuchha road.
1800

15.45.3.1 Current Employment Scenario in Sagar
As per 2001 census di st ri ct has an overal l worker part i oci pat i on rat e of 41.5%. M aj ori t y of di st ri ct workf orce i s empl oyed
i n agri cul t ure and al l i ed act i vi t i es. Among workers, empl oyment share of cul t i vat ors i s 30.4% and agri cul t ural l abour i s
20.9%. As hi gh as 68.7% of t he rural worki ng popul at i on i s i nvol ved i n cul t i vat i on and agricul t ural act i vi t i es
1801
.The
dependency rat i o f or t he di st ri ct i s 86.0%, and i s hi gher t han st at e average of 84.3%.
Sagar bei ng a rel at i vel y i ndust ri al i zed di st ri ct i n compari son t o nei ghbouri ng di st ri ct s l i ke Ti kamgarh, Chat t arpur, Bhi nd,
M orena and Dat i a
1802
, i nward mi grat i on i s observed i n t hi s regi on. Bi na t own bei ng an i ndust rial growt h cent ers wi t nesses
si gni f i cant mi grat i on f rom nei ghbouri ng di st ri ct s bot h i n ski l l ed and unski l l ed cat egori es.
15.45.3.2 Estimation of Supply of Manpower of the District
rat es on a pro rat a basi s. Proj ect ed Ti kamgarh l abour f orce and workf orce are present ed i n t he t abl e.
District Population
(2022)
Working Age
Population(2022)
Labour Force
(2022)
Work Force
(2022)
Incremental Supply
during 2012-22
Sagar 2661146 1676522 1016327 947700 252335
t he addi t i onal empl oyment est i mat i ons over t he next decade even on a conservat i ve basi s i ncrement al l abour f orce has t o
Increment al manpower requirement i n t he di st ri ct of Sagar has been est i mat ed based on several paramet ers such as
sect ors based on l abour el ast i ci t y and market based i nsi ght s f rom di scussi ons wi t h i ndust ries i n Sagar. Est i mat ed
manpower requi rement duri ng 2012-22 f or t he pot ent i al sect ors i n Sagar i s present ed i n t he t abl e.

1800
1801
1802
Pri mary Int eract i on w i t h t he vi l l age Sarpanch

584

Sector
2012-17 2017-22
Skilled Semi
Skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
Agriculture&Allied
Activities
NA NA 10396 NA NA 8850
Rubber and plastics
products
4 35 38 3 30 32
Food Processing 105 442 1555 91 384 1350
Chemical & Chemical
Products
401 2877 4734 348 2497 4110
Construction Based
Material
6 42 69 5 37 60
Construction 943 2377 15546 840 2116 13840
IT&ITES 22 424 NA 29 556 NA
Transportations and
Logistics
873 2089 14495 998 2388 16571
Retail 1612 4077 26547 1334 3373 21965
Hospitality 299 1505 4176 247 1245 3456
Communication 352 1982 4709 422 2124 5886
Services
411 854 6960 431 896 7298

As per t he est i mat es, Sagar i s expect ed t o wi t ness an i ncrement al empl oyment of 2.30 l akhs as agai nst t he addi t i on of 2.5
l akhs t o t he l abour f orce. Consi derei ng t he adequacy of j ob opport uni t i es avai l abl e i n t he di st ri ct , t rai ni ng needs t o f ocus

585

on provi di ng ri ght ki nd of ski l l s rel evant f or t he l ocal i ndust ri es i n t he di st ri ct . Among t he pot ent i al empl oyment generat i ng
sect ors i n t he di st ri ct , Const ruct i on and Real Est at e, Transport at i on & Logi st i cs, Un-Organi zed Ret ai l , Chemi cal and Food
Processi ng Indust ri es are promi nent .
Sagar as a di st ri ct has good Educat i on Inf rast ruct ure. Uni versit y of Sagar was t he f i rst uni versi t y t o be est abl i shed i n
M adhya Pradesh, and i t i s t he 18
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uni versi t y of Indi a. Di sri ct has 5 Engi neeri ng Col eges, 4 ITI s and one Pol yt echni cl
Col l eges provi di ng t echni cal educat i on. Sagar al so has a Government Engi neeri ng Col l ege and Sagar M edi cal Col l ege.
Sagar has a reput ed pri vat e Pharmacy Col l ege
1803
.
Human Resource Development Institutions in Sagar
ITI/ ITC 4 761
Pharmacy 6 360
1804
. As on M arch 2012, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange had l i ve regi st rat i ons t ot al i ng 50,870 of
whi ch 95.6 percent bel onged t o t he ski l l ed yout h cat egory. However provi di ng sui t abl e empl oyment opport uni t i es t o
ski l l ed yout h has been a chal l enge i n t he di st ri ct consi derei ng t he yout h i ncl i nat i on t owards Government j obs and hi gh
proport i on of regi st rat i ons f rom t radi t i onal courses such as BA, BCom.,
Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchanges have been succesf ul i n organi zi ng pri vat e j ob f ai rs. Rol es of f ered t hrough j ob f ai rs have a
good mi x of t echni cal manuf act uri ng and non-t echni cal j obs.Job Fai r det ai l s f or 2011-12 year were present ed i n t abl e.
Selected
Pearl Indust ri al Pvt . Lt d. Securi t y Guard/ supervi sor 56
R.S.W.M Lt d., Si kar, Raj ast han Product i on t rai nees 82

1803
Pri mary Int eract i ons w i t h t he DIC
1804

586

Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhni ,Sehore Product i on Trai nees 62
Spant ex Indust ri es Lt d., Sehore Product i on Trai nees 136
Apol l o t yres, Vadodara Team M ember 1
Pearl Indust ri al Securit y Servi ces Securi t y Guard 80
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhni Product i on t rai nees 72
Anant Spi nni ng M i l l s, Rai sen Operat or Trai nees 35
Tat a M ot ors, Pant nagar Company t rai nees 35
Vardhaman Fabri cs, Budhni Product i on Trai nees 27
schemes, around 36,980 peopl e i n secondary and t ert i ary servi ces and around 51,000 peopl e i n t ot al can be t rai ned


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Potential Incremental Training Capacity (2012-17)

587

There i s si zeabl e opport uni t y i n di rect t rai ni ng of a manpower of 68,000 t hat cannot be reached t hrough government
f unded schemes. Furt her, t rai ni ng opport uni t i es exi st i n t he del i very of l arge scal e t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves t o a manpower of
over 51,000 whi ch wi l l be f unded by t he government t hrough i t s vari ous ski l l devel opment i ni t i at i ves.
Recommendat i ons f or ski l l devel opment i n t he di st ri ct are arri ved at ,consi deri ng t he f ol l owi ng aspect s rel at ed t o ski l l
Growt h of empl oyment opport uni t i es i n t he di st ri ct comparabl e t o growt h i n l abour f orce.
Hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n Indust ri al Sect ors Chemi cal , Food Processi ng and Pow er.
Transportati on and Logi stri cs hashi gh empl oyment pot ent i al i n servi ces sect ors.
Constructi on t o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower
Hi gh proport i on of t radi t i onal courses of f ered i n i nst i t ut es whi ch are not i n al i gnment wi t h empl oyment pot ent i al i n
t he di st ri ct .
Banking and Financial Servicest o wi t ness si gni f i cant demand of ski l l ed and semi ski l l ed manpower,
speci f i cal l y i n f i nanci al i nt ermedi ari es consi deri ng t he hi gh level of economi c act i vi t y wi t nessed .
Communication and Un-Organized Retail are among t he sect ors wi t hhi gh proport i on of unorgani zed
empl oyment .
f ocus on
o Warehousing/Logistics
o Transportation
o Banking and Financial services
o Chemical, Food Procesing and Power
Government To support capaci t y upgradat i on i n cont ent , f acul t y and i nf rast ruct ure support f or del i very
of t echni cal t rai ni ng programs i n Sagar di st ri ct
o Un-Organized Retail Sector
o Chemical
o Dairy farming

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Private Skill
Training Providers
o Insurance and Banking sectors
o Warehousing and Logistics
o Chemical,Food Procesing and Power Industries

589

16 Case Studies of Skill Development Initiatives in India
Case Study: Employment Generation and Marketing Mission (EGMM) , Andhra Pradesh
Empl oyment Generat i on and M arket i ng M i ssi on (EGMM ) i s a soci et y set up by t he Depart ment of Rural Devel opment of
t he Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government under publ i c-pri vat e part nershi p t o provi de organi zed empl oyment t o rural
unempl oyed yout h.
Key f eat ures of t he i ni t i at i ve are:
EGMM i s i mpl ement ed t hrough a gross rot l evel approach of mappi ng unempl oyed yout h wi t h avai l abl e j ob
opport uni t i es i n t he surroundi ng l ocal i t y t hrough sui t abl e t rai ni ng. Program wi t h an est i mat ed budge of Rs. 200 Crores
per annum i nvol ves act i ve part i ci pat i on f rom al l st akehol ders. Sal i ent f eat ures of t he program i ncl ude:
Est abl i shi ng dat abase of rural unempl oyed yout h capt uri ng t hei r aspirat i ons and qual i f i cat i ons by conduct i ng
syst emat i c househol d surveys.
Creat e a reposit ory of l ocal empl oyment opport uni t i es wi t h t he support of compani es.
Ident i f y courses wi t h hi gh empl oyment pot ent i al based on t he l ocal empl oyment pot ent i al .
Undert ake counsel l i ng and admi t t rai nees based on i ndust ry requi rement and candi dat e prof i l e i nt o EGMM
cent res f or a 1-3 mont hs t rai ni ng.
Faci l i t at e f i nal pl acement s and of f er sensi t i ve support i f required.
Though EGMM i s st i l l under devel opment i t i s abl e t o bring coordi nat i on among vari ous st akehol ders i n rural ski l l
devel opment i nvol vi ng Government , compani es and rural communi t i es i n i mpl ement at i on. Ini t i at i ve has adopt ed a l ow
cost del i very model rel yi ng on avai l abl e underut i l i zed publ i c i nf rast ruct ure i n set t i ng up t rai ni ng cent ers t o avoi d capi t al
expendi t ures. Part nershi ps wi t h IL&FS f or cont ent creat i on and Dr Reddy s Foundat i on f or ensuri ng l ocal pl acement s
has been ef f ect i ve i n provi di ng addi t i onal support t o t he i ni t i at i ve.

Source: ht t p:/ / egmm.cgg.gov.i n

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Case Study: Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu (RYK), Andhra Pradesh
Launched i n 2011, Raj i v Yuva Ki ranal u i s a programme concei ved by Govt . of Andhra Pradesh t o bui l d j ob speci f i c ski l l s
among t he unempl oyed and pl ace t hem i n t he i ndust ry at appropri at e l evel s i n a mi ssion mode. Wi t h an est i mat ed
budget of 1500 Crore (33% of t ot al requi rement t o be f i l l ed f rom exist i ng Cent ral Govt schemes) i ni t i at i ve ai ms t o
empl oy15 l akh yout h i n t he pri vat e i ndust ry by 2015.
Key features of the initiative are:
RYK adopt ed demand l ed met hodol ogy t o provi de j ob speci f i c t rai ni ng t arget i ng unempl oyed yout h f rom BPL
communi t i es and empl oyment regi st ri es. To enabl e t he coordi nat i on wi t h key st akehol ders and ensure successf ul
i mpl ement at i on of t he obj ect i ve Government has const i t ut ed:
Raj i v Educat i on & Empl oyment Counci l of Andhra Pradesh (REECAP) f or creat i ng necessary pol i cy envi ronment
and gui di ng t he i mpl ement at i on process wi t h chi ef mi ni st er as head of counci l and represent at i ves f rom
mi ni st ri es/ i ndust ry as t he members.
Raj i v Educat i on & Empl oyment M i ssi on i n Andhra Pradesh (REEM AP),f ul l y empowered and f unded f or t he
i mpl ement at i on. REEM AP has seven submi ssi ons t o address t he excl usi ve needs of vari ous benef i ci ary
communi t i es undert aki ng:
-Regi st rat i on of empl oyment opport uni t i es and unempl oyed yout h i n AP t hrough a web
port al
- M appi ng of avai l abl e vacant j obs i n t he i ndust ry i n AP and nei ghbouri ng areas
- Taki ng up j ob specif i c, i ndust ry f ocused ski l l bui l di ng programmes wi t h part nershi p
f rom i ndust ry eit her di rect l y or t hrough t rai ni ng part ners
- Pl acement of t rai ned yout h
- Of f er f urt her sensi t i ve support t o empl oyed yout h
Whi l e t he syst em i s st i l l under devel opment and recent l y began, i t s i nt ent i on t o adopt demand l ed t rai ni ng approach
ensures t angi bl e benef i t s t o t rai ned yout h. Key f eat ures l i ke web based regi st rat i ons, creat i ng separat e sub mi ssi ons
wi t h broken mandat es and ut i l i zi ng Cent ral Government scheme f undi ng enabl e conduci ve envi ronment f or t he
i mpl ement at i on.

Source: ht t p:/ / ryk.cgg.gov.i n

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Case Study: J awahar Knowledge Centre (J KC) , Andhra Pradesh
Launched i n 2004, JKC i nt ends t o provi de l earni ng and pl acement support t o IT-ITES degree/ engi neeri ng st udent s f rom
margi nal communit i es by promot i ng academi a-i ndust ry i nt eract i on.
A.P Soci et y f or Knowl edge Net works, Inf ormat i on Technol ogy & Communi cat i ons Depart ment has i mpl ement ed t he
program i n Engi neeri ng as wel l as Degree Col l eges by est abl i shi ng Jawahar Knowl edge Cent ers col l abourat i ng wi t h
Inf osys, IBM , Oracl e, and M i crosof t .
Sal i ent Feat ures of t he i ni t i at i ve are:
Col l eges f rom rural and havi ng economi cal l y chal l enged sect i ons of t he soci et y are i dent i f i ed and empanel l ed
as JKCs
Indust ry part ners are encouraged t o come f orward t o support t he JKCs.
JKCs are provi ded wi t h f ol l owi ng support f rom compani es
o Facul t y Enabl ement / Guest Lect ures / Awareness workshops
o Suppl y i t s sof t ware t ool s
o Of f er Int ernshi ps / Proj ect s
o Recrui t ment & Feedback t o JKC col l eges.
Program i s expect ed t o benef i t st udent s, i ndust ry and communi t y wi t h
o Enhanced l earni ng and pl acement s f or st udent s
o Research opport uni t i es i n JKCs f or t he benef i t f communit i es
o Recrui t ment support wi t h pre def i ned f i l t ers

JKC i ni t i at i ve has been successf ul i n demonst rat i ng benef i t s t o bot h i ndust ry and academi a t hrough t hi s col l abourat i on
as evi dent f rom t he support f rom i ndust ri es and part i ci pat i on f rom i nst i t ut es. Li nki ng JKC wi t h some of t he exi st ing
t rai ni ng i ni t i at i ves of corporat e has ensured hassl e f ree i mpl ement at i on. Hi gh l evel of i nt erest among rural i nst i t ut es f or
pl acement s has reduced t he research i mpact t hat t he program i nt ended t o achi eve.

Source: ht t p:/ / www.i eg.gov.i n

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Case Study: National Academy of Construction(NAC)
Nat i onal Academy of Const ruct i on (NAC) has emerged as an apex body f or manpower devel opment t o meet t he
requirement s of const ruct i on i ndust ry. NAC has 138 cent res t hroughout AP wi t h a t rai ni ng capacit y of 50,000
t echni ci ans i n 21 const ruct i on t rades. Academy i s servi ng t he t wi n obj ect i ves of :
Improvi ng saf et y, ef f i ci ency and product i vi t y of t he Indi an const ruct i on i ndust ry.
Empl oyment generat i on t hrough ski l l t rai ni ng i n const ruct i on i ndust ry t here by i mprovi ng qual i t y of l i f e among
t arget communi t i es.
Academy i s run by soci et y managed by a board of governors wi t h t he hon bl e chi ef mi ni st er of Andhra Pradesh as i t s
chai rman and hon bl e mi ni st er f or roads and bui l di ngs as vi ce chai rperson. Si x regi onal cent res i n Gunt ur, Kadapa,
Vi shakapat nam, Kari mnagar, Raj ahmundry and Hyderabad are set up f or bet t er coordi nat i on and qual i t y cont rol of
t rai ni ng programs. Inst i t ut i on i s f unded by vol unt ary cont ri but i ons of Bui l ders Associ at i on of Indi a of Andhra Pradesh
chapt er.
NAC s t rai ni ng programs are broadl y t arget ed at t hree cat egori es of Human Resources i n t he const ruct i on i ndust ry.
Primary level: Mason, Bar-Bender, Form Work Carpent er, Pl umber, Pai nt er, El ect ri ci an, Wel der, Operat or
Excavat i ng M achi nery, et c.
Middle level:General Works Supervi sor, Land Surveyor, St ore Keeper, Archi t ect ural Assi st ant .
Higher level:In-servi ce engineers f rom government depart ment s, maj or cont ract i ng f i rms, consul t ancy f i rms
and pract i ci ng engi neers.

NAC has been set up t o address manpower i ssues i n const ruct i on i ndust ry, maj or empl oyment segment i n t he count ry
next t o agri cult ure. Low t rai ni ng cost s enabl ed t hrough cont ri but i ons f rom bui l der s associ at i ons and l ocal t rai ni ng
cent ers have ensured act i ve t rai nee part i ci pat i on.

Source: ht t p:/ / www.nac.edu.i n/

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Case Study: National Academy of Construction(NAC)
Nat i onal Academy of Const ruct i on (NAC) has emerged as an apex body f or manpower devel opment t o meet t he
requirement s of const ruct i on i ndust ry. NAC has 138 cent res t hroughout AP wi t h a t rai ni ng capacit y of 50,000
t echni ci ans i n 21 const ruct i on t rades. Academy i s servi ng t he t wi n obj ect i ves of :
Improvi ng saf et y, ef f i ci ency and product i vi t y of t he Indi an const ruct i on i ndust ry.
Empl oyment generat i on t hrough ski l l t rai ni ng i n const ruct i on i ndust ry t here by i mprovi ng qual i t y of l i f e among
t arget communi t i es.
Academy i s run by soci et y managed by a board of governors wi t h t he hon bl e chi ef mi ni st er of Andhra Pradesh as i t s
chai rman and hon bl e mi ni st er f or roads and bui l di ngs as vi ce chai rperson. Si x regi onal cent res i n Gunt ur, Kadapa,
Vi shakapat nam, Kari mnagar, Raj ahmundry and Hyderabad are set up f or bet t er coordi nat i on and qual i t y cont rol of
t rai ni ng programs. Inst i t ut i on i s f unded by vol unt ary cont ri but i ons of Bui l ders Associ at i on of Indi a of Andhra Pradesh
chapt er.
NAC s t rai ni ng programs are broadl y t arget ed at t hree cat egori es of Human Resources i n t he const ruct i on i ndust ry.
Primary level: Mason, Bar-Bender, Form Work Carpent er, Pl umber, Pai nt er, El ect ri ci an, Wel der, Operat or
Excavat i ng M achi nery, et c.
Middle level:General Works Supervi sor, Land Surveyor, St ore Keeper, Archi t ect ural Assi st ant .
Higher level:In-servi ce engineers f rom government depart ment s, maj or cont ract i ng f i rms, consul t ancy f i rms
and pract i ci ng engi neers.

NAC has been set up t o address manpower i ssues i n const ruct i on i ndust ry, maj or empl oyment segment i n t he count ry
next t o agri cult ure. Low t rai ni ng cost s enabl ed t hrough cont ri but i ons f rom bui l der s associ at i ons and l ocal t rai ni ng
cent ers have ensured act i ve t rai nee part i ci pat i on.

Source: ht t p:/ / www.nac.edu.i n/

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Case Study: Skill Voucher, Madhya Pradesh
Ski l l Voucher Scheme i ni t i at ed by Depart ment of Labour and Empl oyment i n M adhya Pradesh i s an at t empt t o creat e
ski l l reposi t ory f or t he benef i t of recruit ers/ i nst i t ut es. Short t erm sponsored ski l l t rai ni ng i n t he st at e i s mandat ed t o use
t rai nee ski l l vouchers whi ch woul d t hen be cashed by i nst i t ut es on compl et i on of t rai ni ng.
Scheme i mpl ement ed under M adhya Pradesh Ski l l Devel opment M i ssi on (GSDM ) ai ms t o bri ng i n a syst em where
sponsori ng agency i s gi ven t he responsi bl e of i dent i f yi ng t arget yout h f or t rai ni ng. Some key f eat ures of t he scheme
are:
Govt / pri vat e/ phi l ant hropi st s sponsori ng short t erm ski l l t raini ng of l ess t han si x mont hs woul d i dent i f y t he
t arget yout h and i ssue GSDM ski l l vouchers t o candi dat es di rect l y.
Possessi on of a ski l l voucher wi l l put dat a of t he candi dat e i n publ i c domai n on t he GSDM one-st op port al so
t hat any i nst i t ut e can approach hi m f or t rai ni ng.
Candi dat es may al so t ake t he ski l l voucher and get t hem enrol l ed i n any approved t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es wi l l i ng t o
enrol hi m/ her and al so choose t he course of hi s/ her choi ce out of t he permi t t ed courses of t he scheme.
The i nst i t ut e woul d get t he amount as specif i ed i n t he Ski l l Voucher onl y af t er t he candi dat e passes t he
assessment conduct ed by t he approved assessment agency out of t he assessment agenci es empanel l ed by
NCVT / GCVT.
GSDM woul d be nodal agency f or t he scheme and woul d i ssue det ai l ed gui del i nes f rom t i me t o t i me f or
smoot h and ef f ect i ve i mpl ement at i on of t he scheme.
Ski l l Voucher i ni t i at i ve has ensured t hat t he t rai ni ng l eads ei t her t o cert i f i cat i on by t he Nat ional Counci l f or Vocat i onal
Trai ni ng (NCVT) or t he money i s ret urned t o t he sponsori ng agency. GSDC dat abase of ski l l ed yout h woul d bri ng i n
t ransparency i n t he ski l l t rai ni ng syst em. Furt her t he publ i cl y avai l abl e i nf ormat i on of sponsored candi dat es and t rai ned
candi dat es can be used by t rai ni ng i nst i t ut es/ corporat e f or t rai ni ng/ pl acement s.

Source: Concept and Draf t of Ski l l Voucher Scheme

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Case Study: Centre For Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Madhya Pradesh
St art ed i n 1979 Cent re For Ent repreneurshi p Devel opment (CED) i s ai med t o devel op i ndust ry responsi ve and readi l y
empl oyabl e, ski l l ed manpower, at vari ous l evel s, f ocusi ng on l ocal resources Ini t i at i ve t arget s t o enhance t rai ned
manpower pool by 2 l akhs per year, f rom 2014 onwards.
Ent repreneurshi p devel opment act i vi t i es of CED encompass f ormat i on of ent repreneuri al envi ronment , ent repreneurshi p
t rai ni ng and speci al i zed t rai ni ng programme f or f i rst and Second generat i on ent repreneurs.
Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP): CED conduct s one r t wo days Ent repreneurshi p
Awareness Programme (EAP) f or t he st udent s of ITI, Pol yt echni c, Engi neeri ng, Pharmaceut i cal s, Ayurvedi c,
Sci ence, Art s, Commerce Col l eges, M anagement i nst i t ut es t o generat e Ent repreneuri al Awareness.
Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDP): EDPs are i nt ended devel op ent repreneurs whi ch
woul d consi st of vari ous modul es
o EDP M odul e 1: Four weeks modul e conduct ed i n ci t i es l i ke Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat , Raj kot ,
Bhavnagar and ot her di st ri ct as wel l as ot her pot ent i al cent res of t he st at e.
o EDP M odul e 2: Two weeks modul e conduct ed at t he respect ive pocket s of SC/ ST and rural groups t o
promot e M i cro- Ent erpri se/ Servi ce sect or/ Sel f Empl oyment .
Training programme for existing Entrepreneurs: CED conduct s need based t rai ni ng programme f or
exi st i ng ent repreneurs t o sol ve t hei r management and operat ional probl ems.
Human Resource Development Programme (HRD): Program meant f or Academi c, Indust ri al and Busi ness
group part i ci pant s t o excel i n t hei r work perf ormance and apt i t ude.
CED i ni t i at i ves hel p i n devel opi ng seeds of Ent repreneurshi p ri ght f rom school i ng days and buddi ng, groomi ng and
nurt uri ng wi t h t he t hought of ent repreneurshi p al ong wi t h conduct i ng need based Human Resource Devel opment
Programmes f or Academi c, Indust ry and Busi ness groups.

Source: ht t p:/ / www.ced-M adhya Pradesh.org

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Case Study: Madhya Pradesh Knowledge Society (GKS)
M adhya Pradesh Knowl edge Soci et y (GKS) ai ms t o empower unempl oyed yout h wi t h access t o bet t er empl oyment
opport uni t i es mat chi ng t hei r educat i onal qual i f i cat i on t hrough appropri at e t rai ni ng.
Est abl i shed under t he Depart ment of School Educat i on GKS i s i mpl ement ed t hrough f our zonal cent ers as Ahmedabad,
Saurasht ra, Surat and Baroda. Pri mary act i vi t i es of GKS are di vi ded mai nl y i nt o t hree st eps:
Enrolment procedure:
o GKS wi t h t he hel p of t rai ni ng part ners announces t he l i st of courses t o be of f ered.
o M oni t ors t he regi st rat i on of st udent s i n of f ered courses
o Regul at es t he payment and reimbursement of f ees.
Training procedure
o GKS has i mpl ement ed ri gorous measures and checks t o si eve out it s 14 t rai ni ng part ners. These
t rai ni ng part ners are f unct i onal i n f our zones such as Ahmedabad, Saurasht ra, Surat and Vadodara.
o GKS moni t ors t he process of t rai ner sel ect i on and assessment and hel ps t o f i nd some of t he best
t rai ners i n t he respect i ve f i el d i n order t o i mpart t he t rai ni ng.
o GKS wi l l provi de i nf ormat i on bookl et s, pamphl et s, post ers; advert i sement s t o every t rai ni ng
part ner/ cent res t o hel p candi dat es reach t he cent res easi l y.
Placement Support
o GKS conduct s Job Fai rs t o ai d i t s st udent s.
o The dat abase of GKS regi st ered st udent s are mai nt ai ned i n t he GKS M IS and are made avai l abl e t o
corporat e/ i ndust ri es. For t hi s GKS has al ready made t i e ups wi t h el i t e bodi es l i ke Di rect or of
Empl oyment and Trai ni ng; Secret ary Dept . of Sci ence and Technol ogy; NASSCOM ; CII; FICCI; M adhya
Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Indust ri es; BPO s l i ke Azure, Mot i f f , ICICI Bank and ot her pri vat e
organi zat i ons.

Source: ht t p:/ / www.gksMadhya Pradesh.org/

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Case Study: Transforming Employment Exchanges, Karnataka
Government of Karnat aka has i ni t i at ed t ransf ormat i on of empl oyment exchanges i nt o human resource devel opment
cent ers i n order t o i ncrease t he empl oyabi l i t y of semi -urban and rural yout h. Thi s i nit i at i ve i s ai med t o address t he
i ssues i n mat chi ng human resource suppl y wi t h demand as exi st i ng suppl y chai n i n Karnat aka i s f ragment ed. St art ed
as a pi l ot proj ect of HRD Cent res under t he PPP model at Mangal ore and Bi j apur i n 2009, i t i s now ext ended t o ot her
part s of t he St at e convert i ng al l t he Government empl oyment exchanges whi ch have been i n servi ce f or over 50 years
i nt o HRD Cent res.
HRD cent res are expect ed t o pl ay a pi vot al rol e i n t he regi st rat i on and assessment of i ndi vi dual candi dat es who seek
empl oyment . Key f unct i ons of HRD cent er under t he scheme are as f ol l ows:
Aut omat ed regi st rat i on of candi dat es i n HRD cent er f ol l owed by assessment t o assess personal i t y, ment al abi l i t y,
and general i nt erest s and t he resul t s are updat ed i n t he Candi dat e Li f e Cycl e Syst em , t hereby enabl i ng mat chi ng
of demand t o suppl y. Assessment s expose t he short comi ngs i n a candi dat e s educat i on, experi ence or ski l l prof i l e
whi l e al so i dent i f yi ng hi s t rai ning needs.
Dat abase of candi dat e prof i l es i s l i nked wi t h vari ous st akehol ders l i ke government (empl oyment exchanges, ski l l
devel opment programmes), educat i onal i nst it ut es (vocat i onal school s and col l eges), assessment compani es,
t rai ni ng/ recrui t ment compani es and NGOs t o cat er t o t he manpower requi rement s of t he organi sed and
unorgani sed corporat e sect ors. The HRD cent res al so t ake up t he j ob of counsel l i ng and ot her ski l l devel opment
i ni t i at i ves.
Each of t he HRD cent res have annual regi st rat i on counsel l i ng and pl acement t arget s 8,000 regi st rat i ons, 4,000
counsel l i ng sessi ons, 1,000 t rai ni ng sessi ons and mi ni mum pl acement of 2,400 candi dat es.
Transf ormat i on of Empl oyment Exchanges i nt o HRD cent ers has addressed t wi n probl ems of unempl oyment among
rural and semi urban yout h and def unct empl oyment exchanges owi ng t o l i mi t ed j ob opport uni t i es i n Government
sect ors.

Source: News Art i cl es, Government of Karnat aka Press Rel eases

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17 Appendix: List of People Met
S.No Di st ri ct Name Desi gnat i on, Organi zat i on
1 Bhopal Aj i t ha Vaj payee Pande Pri nci pal Secret ary, Depart ment of Techni cal
Educat i on and Ski l l Devel opment
2 Bhopal Sanj ay Si ngh Pri nci pal Secret ary, Dept of School Educat i on
3 Bhopal G.P Shri vast ava Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment
4 Bhopal Arun Nahar Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Technical Educat i on
5 Bhopal Shami m Uddi n Addi t i onal Secret ary, Di rect orat e of Ski l l
Devel opment
6 Jabal pur D.K Vyas Addi t i onal Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l
Devel opment
7 Bhopal M angesh Tyagi Advi ser t o St at e Pl anni ng Commi ssi on
8 Bhopal S.P.Sharma Di rect or, St at e Pl anni ng and St at i st i cs Deparment
9 Bhopal Ri t a Si ngh Joi nt Di rect or, St at e Pl anni ng and St at i st i cs
Depart ment
10 Bhopal D.S. Thakur Joi nt Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment ,
Bhopal Zone
11 Bhopal R.K. Dwi vedi Joi nt Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment ,
Jabal pur and Rewa Zone
12 Bhopal R.N.Thakur Joi nt Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment ,
Indore Zone
13 Bhopal Suni l Choudhary Joi nt Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment ,
Sagar Zone
14 Bhopal K.C.Jai n Joi nt Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment ,
Gwal i or Zone
15 Bhopal M .G.Ti wari Joi nt Di rect or, Di rect orat e of Ski l l Devel opment ,
Uj j ai n Zone
16 Bhopal P.S.Sengar Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, Bhopal
17 Bhopal Gaur Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, Bhopal
18 Bhopal PKD Goyal Head, HRD, BHEL
19 Bhopal G.N Agarwal Head HRD, Prat i bha Synt ex, Pi t hampur
20 Bhopal Raj esh Di rect or, CRISP
21 Bhopal B.K.Sharma Deput y Di rect or, Depart ment of Indust ri es, GoM P
22 Bhopal Ji t endra Ti wari Execut i ve Di rect or, CEDM AP
23 Bhopal M .H.M ehwat i Regi onal Coordi nat or, CEDM AP
24 Bhopal M ohan Chat urvedi GM , Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er
25 Bhopal Ni gam Govi ndpura Indust ri al Associ at i on
26 Bhopal Prabhakar.A.K Chai rman Tri bal Devel opment

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27 Bhopal M .L.Ui kay Addi t i onal Di rect or, Tri bal Devel opment
28 Bhopal Shashi Nagl e Di st ri ct St at i st i cal Of f i cer
29 Bet ul Chandrashekar Borkar Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
30 Bet ul S.N.Si ngh Chauhan CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
31 Bet ul J.S.Bhadori a Asst Proj ect Of f i cer, DRDA
32 Bet ul Sanj eev Shri vast av Di st ri ct Proj ect Coordi nat or, School Educat i on
33 Bet ul K.R Pawar GM , Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er
34 Bet ul Bal Bharat hi M i shra Di rect or, RSETI, Cent ral Bank of Indi a
35 Bet ul H.B. Gavande Execut i ve, DRDA
36 Bet ul Sant osh Kumar LDC, Di st ri ct Empl oyment Exchange
37 Bet ul Vi shwakarma Tri bal Devel opment Of f i cer
38 Bet ul Hari Om Shukl a Gram Udhyog Sanst haan, Bet ul
39 Bet ul Jaago Sarpanch, Bhi mpur Tri bal Vi l l age
40 Bet ul 7 vi l l agers Bhi mpur Vi l l age
41 Bet ul Arj un Yadav Sarpanch, M aakachit l i Vi l l age
42 Bet ul Abhi nav Shri vast av Fact ory M anager, M P Veneers
43 Bet ul M ahesh Sahoo Cl erk, DUDA
44 Bet ul Kashyap Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, Bet ul
45 Bet ul Sat hi sh Kumar Karche Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
46 Bet ul Naveen M al vi Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
47 Bet ul Keshav Sat put e Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
48 Hoshangabad K.S.Thakur Pri nci pal , ITI, Suhagpur
49 Hoshangabad 13 st udent s FGD
50 Hoshangabad 20 st udent s FGD
51 Hoshangabad G.P.Agarwal ITI, It arsi
52 Hoshangabad Dr.A.B. Khan Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
53 Hoshangabad Lakshmi Choudhary Proj ect Of f i cer, DRDA
54 Hoshangabad Ravi ndra Si ngh Di st ri ct Nodal Of f i cer, Seri cul t ure
55 Hoshangabad S.K.Chourey Cl erk, Govt . ITI, Hoshangabad
56 Hoshangabad Abhay Shri vast av Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Hoshangabad
57 Hoshangabad R K Rat hore Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni M al wa
58 Hoshangabad G.P Ai hrwal Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, It arsi
59 Hoshangabad Kai l ash Si ngh Gehl ot Proj ect Of f i cer, DUDA
60 Hoshangabad Pandey AC Tri bal
61 Hoshangabad Jagdi sh Shankar Gaekwad DDO, NABARD
62 Hoshangabad Urvashi RSETI, Cent ral Bank of Indi a

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63 Hoshangabad Sanj ay Gupt a Kesri Yuva Vi kas Sami t hi
64 Hoshangabad Gaurav Set h Narmadapuram Shi ksha Evam Jan Kal yan Sami t hi
65 Hoshangabad Ashwi ni M i t t a Product i on Head, Tri dent Indust ri es
66 Hoshangabad Shwet abh Gupt a HR, Tri dent Indust ri es
67 Hoshangabad Ni gam Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, Hoshangabad
68 Bet ul Vi shal Execut i ve, Pradhan NGO
69 Bet ul Si bi n Verghese Execut i ve, Pradhan NGO
70 Gwal i or M r. P. Narhari Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
71 Gwal i or M r. Ashi sh Gupt a CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
72 Gwal i or M r. N.R. Suryavanshi Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
73 Gwal i or M rs. Pri yanka Kul shrest ha Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
74 Gwal i or M r. Rohan Si ngh Yadav Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
75 Gwal i or M r. Ashok Jat av, Vi l l age Dabra Sarpanch, Vi l l age Name
76 Gwal i or M r. H.N. Arya,Gwal i or Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Gwal i or
77 Gwal i or M r. Ani l Sharma, Loyal yout h wel f are soci et y,Secret ary
78 Gwal i or 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
79 Gwal i or 7 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
80 Bhi nd M r. Akhi l esh shri vast ava Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
81 Bhi nd M r. BL Ahri rwar CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
82 Bhi nd M r. Raj esh M i shra Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
83 Bhi nd M rs. Seema Verma Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
84 Bhi nd M r. S.K. Sharma Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
85 Bhi nd M r. Pradeep Kumar Chkarvart y Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
86 Bhi nd M r. KK Gupt a Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
87 Bhi nd M r. Ramout ar Jat av,Vi j aypura Sarpanch, Vi l l age Name
88 Bhi nd M r. RK Sharma, Bhi nd Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bhi nd
89 Bhi nd Cent ral Bank Di rect or, RSETI
90 Bhi nd M r. Shi v Shankar Bhadori a Execut i ve, NGO
91 Bhi nd M r. Hami d Al i , Godrej Godrej
92 Bhi nd 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
93 Bhi nd 10 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
94 Shi vpuri M r. Praj apat i Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
95 Shi vpuri M r. Waghmare Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer

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96 Shi vpuri M r. UK Sharma Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
97 Shi vpuri M r. Iqbal Qureshi Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
98 Shi vpuri M r. Ti wari , NREGA Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
99 Shi vpuri M r. DD Kai t hal Asst Pl anni ng Of f i cer, DUDA
100 Shi vpuri M r. M ahesh Sharma Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
101 Shi vpuri M r. C.L Kat are Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
102 Shi vpuri M r. Di nesh Pat hak,CEDM AP Execut i ve, NGO 1 Name
103 Shi vpuri M r. AK Dhi r, Shi vpuri Kat ha mi l l Indust ry Rep 1- Desi gnat i on, Company Name
104 Shi vpuri 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
105 Shi vpuri 5 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
106 Dat i a M r.R.P Bhart i Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
107 Dat i a M r. M .L. At al Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
108 Dat i a M rs. Pri yanka Kul shrest ha Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
109 Dat i a M rs. Shashi Shukl a Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
110 Dat i a M r. Yant ri ki Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
111 Dat i a M r. Kapi l Si ngh Parmar, Di swal Sarpanch, Vi l l age Name
112 Dat i a M r. J.S Narbari a Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
113 Dat i a M r. Ni gam, PNB, Government
col ony
Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Name
114 Dat i a M r. M anvi nder Si ngh, Paropkar
Samaj i k Kal yan Sanst han
Execut i ve, NGO 1 Name
115 Dat i a M r. Deepak Sahwani , Chai rman Indust ry Rep 1- Desi gnat i on, Company Name
116 Dat i a 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
117 Dat i a 4 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
118 M orena M r. D.D. Aggarwal Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
119 M orena M r. S.K Pandey Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
120 M orena M rs. Seema Verma Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
121 M orena M r. Dohare Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
122 M orena M r. Pawan huri a Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
123 M orena Canara bank Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Name
124 M orena M R. Deven Sharma, Shri Badri
Yuva Mandal Sami t i , Secret ary
125 M orena M r. Sharma, HR head, JK t yre Indust ry Rep 1- Desi gnat i on, Company Name
126 M orena 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs

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conduct ed
127 M orena Ni l # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
128 Sagar Dr. E.Ramesh Kumar Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
129 Sagar M r. Raj shekhar Pandey Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
130 Sagar M r. M i l i nd kumar Nagwant Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
131 Sagar M r. Ni l esh Choubey Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
132 Sagar M r. Ni l esh Choubey Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
133 Sagar M r. L.P M adl ekar Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
134 Sagar M r. OP Vi shvakarma Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
135 Sagar PRS Wel f are Soci et y Execut i ve, NGO 1 Name
136 Sagar Bi na Ref i nery, Sanj ay Kumar
Si ngh
Indust ry Rep 1- Desi gnat i on, Company Name
137 Sagar J.P. Power Gri d, M r. Sharma Indust ry Rep 2- Desi gnat i on, Company Name
138 Sagar 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
139 Sagar Ni l # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
140 Sheopur M r Gyaneshwar B. Pat i l Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
141 Sheopur M r. Ni sar Ahmed CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
142 Sheopur M r. D.K Arya Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
143 Sheopur M r. DR Arya Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
144 Sheopur M r. Arun Gupt a Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
145 Sheopur M r. Arun Gupt a Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
146 Sheopur M r. G.S Barma,Vi l l age Karrai Sarpanch, Vi l l age Name
147 Sheopur SDC, KARHAL-M R. Kapi l (No ITI
i n Sheopur)
Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
148 Sheopur M r. Arun Gupt a, M ember RSETI,
SBI
Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Name
149 Sheopur Sahas Soci et y, M r. Naveen
Gupt a,Presi dent
150 Sheopur 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
151 Sheopur 2 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
152 Chat t arpur M r. Rahul Jai n Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
153 Chat t arpur Smt . Bhavna Wal i nde CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
154 Chat t arpur M r. S.K. Pandey Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer

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155 Chat t arpur M r. J.K. Jai n Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
156 Chat t arpur M r. RP gupt a Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
157 Chat t arpur M r. SC Nayak (NREGA) Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
158 Chat t arpur M r SK M i shra Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
159 Chat t arpur M r. Baghal Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
160 Chat t arpur SBI Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Name
161 Chat t arpur RIO Ti nt o, M r. Dal i p Si ngh Indust ry Rep 1- Desi gnat i on, Company Name
162 Chat t arpur 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
163 Ti kamgarh M r. M .R. Raghuraj Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
164 Ti kamgarh M R. Bundel a Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
165 Ti kamgarh M r. J.K. Jai n Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
166 Ti kamgarh M r. S.K. Jai n, SBI, Di rect or Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Name
167 Ti kamgarh Damak Samaj Seva Sanst ha,
M r. Rakesh M i shra, Chai rman
168 Ti kamgarh M r. Pradeep Bhadora,
Chai rman, Cabl e Fact ory
169 Ti kamgarh 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
170 Ashoknagar Dr. Ashok Kumar Bhargava Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
171 Ashoknagar M r. Hemant Kumar Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
172 Ashoknagar Cl osed due t o weddi ngs Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
173 Ashoknagar M r. R.K. Pari kh Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
174 Ashoknagar M r. Naveen, TO cum Pri nci pal Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Bl ock Name
175 Ashoknagar M r. V.K. Gupt a, Di rect or, SBI Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Name
176 Ashoknagar M r. D.L. Yagni k, Chai rman,
Deepak Spi nni ng
177 Ashoknagar 7 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
178 Anuppur 30 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
179 Anuppur M r. J.K. Jai n Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
180 Anuppur M r. Bhavan Si ngh Pri nci pal Govt ITI
181 Anuppur M s. Sapna Khat i k Guest Facult y ITI
182 Anuppur M r. V.S. Roy Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
183 Anuppur M r. S.K. Panadi a Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
184 Anuppur M r. Vi nod Kumar Soni Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
185 Anuppur M r. S.K. M aseha Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI

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186 Anuppur M r. Raj esh Thore Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
187 Anuppur M r. M .S. Part he Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
188 Anuppur M r. Vi j ay Kumar Sharma Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
189 Anuppur M r. R.L. Shukl a PRO Ori ent Paper M i l l s
190 Anuppur M rs. Neet a Pal DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
191 Anuppur M r. Aj ay Shri vast av DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
192 Anuppur B.B. Pandey Pri nci pal Govt ITI
193 Anuppur M r. Chaurasi a Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
194 Anuppur M r. Raj endar Dubey M oserbaer Power Pl ant - Seni or M anager CSR
195 Damoh Swat ant ra Kumar Si ngh Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
196 Damoh Ni mi sha Jai swal Deput y Col l ect or
197 Damoh Hari sh Chaurasi a General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
198 Damoh L. P. Ladi a Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
199 Damoh R.S. Sharma DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
200 Damoh R.S. Sharma DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
201 Damoh M r. Vi nod Jai n DUDA - Asst Pl anni ng Of f i cer
202 Damoh M i ss Raj ani Mavi a Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
203 Damoh R.S. Sharma Of f i cer, Tri bal Depart ment
204 Damoh J.S. Dhurve Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
205 Damoh J.S. Dhurve Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
206 Damoh Bal akot Sarpanch
207 Damoh Si ngrampur Sarpanch
208 Damoh M r. Lodhi Pri nci pal Govt ITI
209 Damoh M r. Asat i (PRO) Di amond Cement s
210 Damoh M r. Set hi (M D) Di amond Cement s
211 Damoh 26 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
212 Kat ni M r. Ashok Kumar Si ngh Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
213 Kat ni M r. A.K. Dubey Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
214 Kat ni M r. Baba Sal ve General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
215 Kat ni M r. V.K. Dubey M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
216 Kat ni M r. B.C. Pat el RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
217 Kat ni M r. Rakesh Kumar DRDA - Asst Proj ect Of f i cer
218 Kat ni M r. R.S. Pandey DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
219 Kat ni M s. Radha Purani ya Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
220 Kat ni M r. Amresh Pandey NGO - Raj Lakshmi M ahi l a Evam Yuva Kal yan Sami t i

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221 Kat ni 23 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
222 Kat ni M r. Ukey Pri nci pal Govt ITI
223 Narsi nghpur 15 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
224 Narsi nghpur M r. Sanj eev Si ngh Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
225 Narsi nghpur M r. Nandanwar Pri nci pal Govt ITI
226 Narsi nghpur M r. S.R. Parasar Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
227 Narsi nghpur M r. Sat i sh Kumar M anepure Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
228 Narsi nghpur M r. Vi nay Kumar Pl acement Of f i cer ITI
229 Narsi nghpur M s. Pri ya Henge Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
230 Narsi nghpur M s. M anj u M eht o Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
231 Narsi nghpur M r. A.K.Barot i a Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
232 Narsi nghpur M r. Ambar Ti wari Guest Facult y ITI
233 Narsi nghpur M r. M .N. Jat av Guest Facult y ITI
234 Narsi nghpur M s. Art i Chowdari Guest Facult y ITI
235 Narsi nghpur M r. Cl arence M art i n General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
236 Narsi nghpur M r. M i shra RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
237 Narsi nghpur M r. Sharma RSETI - Lead Bank Di rect or
238 Narsi nghpur M r. A.B. Khan Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
239 Narsi nghpur M r. Sharma DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
240 Narsi nghpur M r. Tri pat hi DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
241 Narsi nghpur M r. Tri pat hi NGO - Nehru Yuva Kendra Narsi nghpur
242 Narsi nghpur M r. Gai kward Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
243 Panna M r. Dhananj ay Si ngh Badhuri a Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
244 Panna M r. S.K. Jai n Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
245 Panna M r. M .L. M i shra General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
246 Panna M r. S.N. Semi l RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
247 Panna M r. H.C. Ti wari Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
248 Panna M r. S.L. Kaval Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
249 Panna M r. Di nesh Si ngh Pri nci pal Govt ITI
250 Panna M r. Hi ra Jai n Di amond Cut t i ng Company
251 Panna M r. Kai l ash M odi NGO - M odi Soci et y
252 Panna M r. Aj ay Set hi DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
253 Panna M r. Pari kshi t M i shra DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
254 Panna 19 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed

606

255 Rai sen 21 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
256 Rai sen M r. M ohan Lal M eena Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
257 Rai sen M r. S. I. Queri eshi Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
258 Rai sen M r. Raj esh Ti wari Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
259 Rai sen M rs. Vi gya Joshi Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
260 Rai sen M r. Vi kram Kumar Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
261 Rai sen M r. Pradeep Kart arkar Pl acement Of f i cer ITI
262 Rai sen M r. Umakant h Shri vast av Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
263 Rai sen M r. Saraf Khushwah Guest Facult y ITI
264 Rai sen M r. Sanj ay Raj put Guest Facult y ITI
265 Rai sen M s. Swet ha Praj apat hi Guest Facult y ITI
266 Rai sen M r. R. D. Bel e M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
267 Rai sen M r. Parez Sult an Seni or M anager - Di st ri ct Indust ri es Dept
268 Rai sen M r. Agarwal M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
269 Rai sen M r. S.P. Bhasme RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
270 Rai sen M r. A.B. Khan Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
271 Rai sen M r. Arun Parol e DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
272 Rai sen M r. Raven Jope Asst St at est i cal Of f i cer
273 Rai sen M r. P. K. Chawl a DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
274 Rai sen M r. R.K. M i shra NGO - Nehru Yuva Kendra Rai sen
275 Rai sen M r. Ri chhari ya Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
276 Rai sen M r. Nandanwar Pri nci pal Govt ITI
277 Rewa M r. R K Dwi vedi Joi nt Di rect or Rewa Zone
278 Rewa 49 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
279 Rewa M r. A.K. Dubey Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
280 Rewa M r. S.N. Rupl a, IAS Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
281 Rewa M r. Dhi rendra Si ngh DPIP - Di st ri ct Empl oyment Coordi nat or
282 Rewa M r. Jai swal NGO - Jan Si ksha Snst han
283 Rewa M r. Indu Bhushan NGO - Rewa
284 Rewa M r. U.P. Tri pat hi Asst M anager - Di st ri ct Indust ri es
285 Rewa M r. S.K. Si ngh General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
286 Sat na M r. D.P. Dubey Pri nci pal Govt ITI
287 Sat na M r. A.K. Dubey Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
288 Sat na 21 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed

607

289 Sat na M r. K.K. Khare Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
290 Sat na M r. A.P. Si ngh General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
291 Sat na M r. Pat ari a Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
292 Sat na M r. Shi vl al Saket RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
293 Sat na M r. Raml akhan Ti wari DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
294 Sat na M r. M ukesh M i shra NGO - Nakshat ra Educat i on & Devel opment Soci et y
295 Sat na M s. Neel u Chaudary RSETI - Guest Facul t y
296 Sat na M r. Si ddha Nat h M i shra Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
297 Sat na M s. Radha Gai kward Guest Facult y ITI
298 Sat na M r. Pavan Narayan Sahu Guest Facul t y ITI
299 Sat na M s. Lakshmi Lakhra Guest Facult y ITI
300 Shahdol 27 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
301 Shahdol M r. Neeraj Dubey Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
302 Shahdol M r. V.M . Si ngh Pri nci pal Govt ITI
303 Shahdol M r. Shri vast av RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
304 Shahdol M r. C.S. M arco General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
305 Shahdol M r. Sat put e DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
306 Shahdol M s. Shant i Pandey DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
307 Shahdol M r. Chandel Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
308 Si dhi 18 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
309 Si dhi M r. M asood Akhat ar Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
310 Si dhi M r. A.B. Si ngh DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
311 Si dhi M r. Rakesh Pandey NGO - CEDM AP
312 Si dhi M r. M .P.Verma Asst Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
313 Si dhi M r. A.K. Ti wari Pri nci pal Govt ITI
314 Si dhi M r. Prasant h Si ngh DPIP - Di st ri ct Empl oyment Coordi nat or
315 Si ngraul i 32 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
316 Si ngraul i M r. S.K. M aj umdar Pri nci pal Govt ITI
317 Si ngraul i M r. M .M . M i shra Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
318 Si ngraul i M r. D.P. Chat urvedi Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
319 Si ngraul i M r. Deepak Kumar Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
320 Si ngraul i M r. M ahesh Chauhan Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
321 Si ngraul i M r. K.D. Shah Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
322 Si ngraul i M r. Shri M .Sel vendran (IAS) Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e

608

323 Si ngraul i M rs Suf i yah Farooqui Deput y Col l ect or
324 Umari a 12 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
325 Umari a M r.N.S. Bhat nagar Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
326 Umari a M r. R.C. Verma Pri nci pal Govt ITI
327 Umari a M r. S.K. Ramt eke Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
328 Umari a M r. A.K.Shukl a Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
329 Umari a M r. Amri t l al Kol Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
330 Umari a M r. Prabhat ranj an Verma Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
331 Umari a M r. Chai nsi ng Parast i Trai ni ng Of f i cer ITI
332 Umari a M r. C.S. M arco General M anager- Di st ri ct Indust ri es
333 Umari a M r. Aj ay Khat i k Guest Facult y ITI
334 Umari a M r. Vaki l Kumar Ti wari Guest Facult y ITI
335 Umari a M rs. Neel am Chaurasi a Guest Facult y ITI
336 Umari a M r. Pandey RSETI - Lead Bank M anager
337 Umari a M r. Al ok Si ngh Gharwar NGO - CEDM AP
338 Umari a M r. Abhay Kumar Dubey Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
339 Umari a M r. B.N. Si ngh DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
340 Umari a M r. Ani l Khare DRDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
341 Umari a M r. Pandey DUDA - Proj ect Of f i cer
342 Umari a M r. Rahul Si ngh NGO - Jan Shakt i Snst han
343 Umari a M r. V.S. Dhruve Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
344 Umari a M r. Rahul Agni hot ri Shi rt s M anuf act urer
345 Guna M r Sandeep Yadav Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
346 Guna M r Vi rendra Si ngh Rawat CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
347 Guna M r Sumer Si ngh Gadh Zi l l a panchayat head
348 Guna M r Hemant Kot hawal e Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
349 Guna M r Iqbal Khan Di st ri ct IM C of f i cer
350 Guna M r B S M i na Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
351 Guna M r. R C Sharma APO, Zi l a Panchayat
352 Guna M r C K Jai n M NREGA of f i cer
353 Guna M r M S Thakur Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
354 Guna M r D S Bhargav Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer, Economi cs & St at i st i cs
Of f i cer
355 Guna M r M A Ansari Pri nci pal , ITI Raghogarh
356 Guna M r K P Mohi t e Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Guna

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357 Guna M r Sachi n Vat sav Pri vat e SDC
358 Guna M r N K Jai n Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank- Bank of Indi a
359 Guna Sachi n Vast av Secret ary, Pragat hi M anav Seva Samst haan,
Raghogarh,
360 Guna 20 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
361 Jabal pur Gul shan Bamra Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
362 Jabal pur Vi shesh Garhpal e CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
363 Jabal pur R K Dwi vedi Joi nt Di rect or, Jabal pur
364 Jabal pur J K Sri vast ava Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
365 Jabal pur Devant M i shra Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
366 Jabal pur Hi manshu Bhat t DUDA Pl anni ng Of f i cer
367 Jabal pur N K Baroni a Di st ri ct Pl anni ng of f i cer
368 Jabal pur M r. Karoshi a Trai ni ng Of f i cer, ITI
369 Jabal pur Aust i n Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Jabal pur
370 Jabal pur V K Arsey Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank- Cent ral Bank of Indi a
371 Jabal pur Lakhan Lal Execut i ve, NGO 1 Paryavaran Sanrakshan Evam
Aadi vasi Vi kas Kendra
372 M andl a M s. Swat i M eena Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
373 M andl a Prabal Si paha CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
374 M andl a L S Sai yam Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
375 M andl a S K Sharma Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
376 M andl a R P Ramdev Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
377 M andl a Sumash Agrawal Of f i cer, DUDA,
378 M andl a S R Sendane Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
379 M andl a I D Pat el Of f i cer, Tri bal Depart ment , Asst Commi ssi oner
380 M andl a S P Lari a Zi l l a Pl anni ng, For Tri bal Popul at i on
381 M andl a S R M arvi Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
382 M andl a M r. K L M arkam Pri nci pal Govt ITI, M andl a
383 M andl a M r. Shukl a M PRLP. Joi nt of f i cer
384 M andl a Vandana Khat ri M anager, Ski l l Devel opment Cent re
385 M andl a Ashwani Baj pai Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank- Cent ral Bank
386 M andsaur M r M ahendra Gyanee Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
387 M andsaur M r M al si ngh CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
388 M andsaur M r Raj esh Gargav Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
389 M andsaur M r K C Badgot ya Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
390 M andsaur M r Verma Asst Pl anni ng Of f i cer, DUDA

610

391 M andsaur M s Meghna Bhat Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
392 M andsaur M r P S Meht a SDO, Forest s Depart ment
393 M andsaur M r M L Baj aj Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
394 M andsaur M r S D Sapre Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
395 M andsaur M r V K Vai dya Pri nci pal Govt ITI,
396 M andsaur P K Got hwal ITI , M al hargad
397 M andsaur M r Pet er Pl acement Of f i cer Govt ITI, M andsaur
398 M andsaur M r. R P Vaj payee Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Cent ral bank
399 M andsaur M r Venkat esh M anager, Cent ral bank
400 M andsaur M r Deepak Sai ni Execut i ve, NGO 1 Shreej i samaj i k seva sanst ha
401 M andsaur M r Rana Execut i ve, NGO 2 Soci et y f or soci al educat i on and
vol unt ary act
402 M andsaur M r Di l i p Jai n Indust ry Rep 1- product i on depart ment , Raj aram and
bros
403 M andsaur M r Abhay Doshi Indust ry Rep 2- Li ne process depart ment ,M i d Indi a
404 M andsaur 16 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
405 M andsaur 20 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
406 Neemuch M r Lokesh Kumar Jat av Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
407 Neemuch M r D S Randa CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
408 Neemuch M r Amri sh Adhi kari Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
409 Neemuch M r K G M i shra Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
410 Neemuch M r Vi kram Si ngh Jat t Di st ri ct M NREGA of f i cer
411 Neemuch M r Sal auddi n Ansari Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
412 Neemuch M r S D M andal e Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
413 Neemuch M r Raj Kumar Si ngh Of f i cer, Tri bal Depart ment
414 Neemuch M s Supreet i Di st ri ct gramo udyog
415 Neemuch M r A K Rust ogi Di st ri ct agri cul t ural depart ment of f i cer
416 Neemuch M r S Kumar Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
417 Neemuch M r Ranj i t Di st ri ct Inst i t ut e managi ng commi t t ee
418 Neemuch M r Raj ak Trai ner Govt ITI,Jawad
419 Neemuch M r M S Wadi a Pl acement Of f i cer Govt ITI,Jawad
420 Neemuch M r O P Khul ade Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Jawad
421 Neemuch M r J C Sharma Trai ner Govt ITI, Neemuch
422 Neemuch M r Heemat h Si ngh Pari har Trai ner Govt ITI, Neemuch
423 Neemuch M r Joshi Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Neemuch

611

424 Neemuch M r O P Bat wal Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank st at e bank of Indi a
425 Neemuch M r Kai l ash Bori wal Execut i ve, NGO 1 Sahaj samaj ut han sami t i
426 Neemuch M r Supresh Yadav Execut i ve, NGO 2 Jan abhi yan pari shad
427 Neemuch M r D S Chordi ya Indust ry Rep 1- Management part ner, Fi l t er co
428 Neemuch M r Sat i sh Agrawal Indust ry Rep 2- General manager, Vi kram cement
429 Neemuch M r P K Mohant y Indust ry Rep 3- Vi ce Presi dent HR, Vi kram cement
430 Neemuch 26 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
431 Neemuch 20 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
432 Raj garh M r M B Oj ha Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
433 Raj garh M r Shashan K M i shra CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
434 Raj garh M r R K Dubey Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
435 Raj garh M r Kai l ash Sharma Di st ri ct IM C of f i cer
436 Raj garh M r M ukul Sharma Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
437 Raj garh M r Akhi l esh Dri vedi M NREGA of f i cer
438 Raj garh M r A B Khan Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
439 Raj garh M r Sant osh Kanhai ya SDC Head
440 Raj garh M r O P Jha Asst Pl anni ng Of f i cer, DUDA
441 Raj garh M r R K Bhi l al a Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
442 Raj garh S S Sharma Agri cul t ure Depart ment
443 Raj garh M r M D Sharma Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
444 Raj garh M r B L Tore Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Khi l chi pur
445 Raj garh M r Bal chandra Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank Bank of Indi a
446 Raj garh 14 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
447 Shaj apur M r Sukhl a Upper Col l ect or
448 Shaj apur M r G K Bansi wal Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
449 Shaj apur M r Kai l ash Sharma Di st ri ct IM C of f i cer
450 Shaj apur M r M K Agneehot ri Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
451 Shaj apur M r K C Sharma Asst Pl anni ng Of f i cer, DUDA
452 Shaj apur M r R K Bhi l al a Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
453 Shaj apur S S Sharma Agri cul t ure Depart ment
454 Shaj apur M r Naveen Kumar Pat wari , Vi l l age
455 Shaj apur M r Tri pat i Pri nci pal Govt ITI,
456 Shaj apur M s Pal ak M i t t al Guest f acul t y, Govt ITI,Shaj apur
457 Shaj apur M r Sol anki Pl acement Of f i cer Govt ITI, Shaj apur

612

458 Shaj apur M r Naveen Chandra Trai ni ng Of f i cer Govt ITI, Shaj apur
459 Shaj apur M r M ani sh Gul at i Trai ni ng Of f i cer Govt ITI, Shaj apur
460 Shaj apur M r Sukhl a Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank -Bank of Indi a
461 Shaj apur M r Aj ay Jai n Execut i ve, NGO 1 Khadi gram udyog, Li on' s cl ub
i nt ernat i onal , Bart i ya j an sangat h
462 Shaj apur M r M anoj Jai n Execut i ve, NGO 2 Ram dev shree mahaveer l og
kal yan sanst ha
463 Shaj apur M r A P Vat sva Indust ry Rep 1-Operat i on management , Si ddart h
t ube l i mi t ed
464 Shaj apur M r Sandeep Sharma Indust ry Rep 2- Fact ory manager, Kanori ya sugar
and general manuf act ure company l i mi t ed
465 Shaj apur M r. Shyam Navas Indust ry Rep 3 - Di rect or, Raj eshwari Pri vat e Lt d
466 Shaj apur 13 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
467 Shaj apur 15 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
468 Uj j ai n Dr S M Geet a Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
469 Uj j ai n M r Ravi ndra Si ngh CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
470 Uj j ai n M r Bi dwai Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
471 Uj j ai n M r Shri vast av Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
472 Uj j ai n M r Humghat e Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
473 Uj j ai n M r Dabre Of f i cer, DRDA, Speci al Proj ect s
474 Uj j ai n M r Pat hak Asst Pl anni ng Of f i cer, DUDA
475 Uj j ai n M r M i shra Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
476 Uj j ai n M r K G M i shra Di st ri ct Chi l d l abour of f i cer
477 Uj j ai n M r S C Gupt a Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
478 Uj j ai n M r Gupt a Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
479 Uj j ai n M r S M Kumbhare Pri nci pal Govt ITI Uj j ai n
480 Uj j ai n M r D P Sharma Govt ITI Barnagar
481 Uj j ai n M r j yadav Pl acement Of f i cer Govt ITI
482 Uj j ai n M r S K Verma ITI Khachrod
483 Uj j ai n M r G D Wadhwani Woman ITI Uj j ai n
484 Uj j ai n M r B R Tandi ya Govt ITI M ahi dpur
485 Uj j ai n M r Govi nd Bansal Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank, Bank of Indi a
486 Uj j ai n M r Avi nash Bat wal Execut i ve, NGO 1 Paramhari krapa soci al wel f are
soci et y
487 Uj j ai n M s Gi t i ka Chat urvedi Execut i ve, NGO 2 shrut ki rt i si kshan sami t i
488 Uj j ai n M r R K Sharma Indust ry Rep 1- Desi gnat i on, Sanchi dugdh sangh

613

489 Uj j ai n 35 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
490 Uj j ai n 5 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
491 Vi di sha C B Si ngh Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
492 Vi di sha N L Sri vast ava Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
493 Vi di sha Ravi ndra Pat el Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
494 Vi di sha K D Pandey Of f i cer, DUDA
495 Vi di sha M R Verma Of f i cer, SGSY
496 Vi di sha Jasmi ne Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
497 Vi di sha Sanj ay Lakkewar Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
498 Vi di sha P L Ti wari Pri nci pal Govt ITI, Vi di sha
499 Vi di sha R N Saksena ITI Trai ni ng Of f i cer
500 Vi di sha S K Jai n ITI Trai ni ng Of f i cer
501 Vi di sha K N Sharma Di rect or, RSETI, Lead Bank- St at e Bank of Indi a
502 Vi di sha R S Dubey Execut i ve, CEDM AP
503 Vi di sha Pradeep M i t t al Indust ry Rep 1- Part ner, Di amond f ood Product i on
504 Vi di sha 15 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
505 Burhanpur M r. Ashut osh Awast hi Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
506 Burhanpur M r. Ramesh Bhandari CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
507 Burhanpur M r. R.S Thakur Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
508 Burhanpur Same as Khandwa Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
509 Burhanpur M r. Waqar Al i Execut i ve, DRDA, SGSY
510 Burhanpur M r. G. Bhat t Execut i ve, DRDA, M NREGA
511 Burhanpur M r. G Swami Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
512 Burhanpur M r. T.S Sonvira Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
513 Burhanpur Smt Sudha Bai Gaj anand Sarpanch, Loni
514 Burhanpur M r. S.K Chaudhary Pri nci pal , Pol yt echni c
515 Burhanpur No ITI Present Trai ners, ITI
516 Burhanpur M r. Kumar Si ngh Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
517 Burhanpur M r. Jameel Quereshi Cedmap
518 Burhanpur M r. Vi rendra Si ngh Di rect or, Naval Si ngh Sugar Mi l l
519 Burhanpur M r. Deepak Saxena M D, Tapt i M i l l s
520 Burhanpur No ITI Present # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
521 Burhanpur M r. M al vi ya Tri bal Of f i cer

614

522 Dewas M r. M ukesh Gupt a Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
523 Dewas M r. Ani l Khare CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
524 Dewas M r. T.R. Rawat Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
525 Dewas M r. S Shah Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
526 Dewas M r. Sanj ay Kumar Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
527 Dewas M r. P Yadav Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
528 Dewas M s Seema Garg Execut i ve, DUDA
529 Dewas Di d not di scl osed hi s name Deput y Labour Of f i cer
530 Dewas M r. Aj ay Sri vast ava Assi st ant Di st ri ct Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i cer
531 Dewas M r. Shi vkumar Sarpanch and ot her members
532 Dewas M r. D.S. Di wi vedi Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
533 Dewas M et Al l Trai ners Trai ners, ITI
534 Dewas M r. Pat i l Pl acement Of f i cer Govt ITI
535 Dewas M r. Sal we Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
536 Dewas M r. Sandeep Roy Execut i ve, Shat abdi Craf t and Soci al Wel f are
Soci et y
537 Dewas M r Akhi l M anager, TATA Int ernat i onal
538 Dewas M r. J.P. Si ngh Part ner and M D, Shri Jagdambe Pi pes
539 Dewas 22 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
540 Dewas 16 # of peopl e who were admi ni st ered mi grant
quest i onnai re
541 Dhar M r. B.M Sharma Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
542 Dhar M r. Deepak Si ngh CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
543 Dhar M r. R.S Dabur Assi st ant Di rect or, Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i ce
544 Dhar M r. P.S M andl oi Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
545 Dhar M r.Sharma Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
546 Dhar M r. Pul ki t sahai Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
547 Dhar M r. A.S Al awa Deput y Labour Of f i cer
548 Dhar M r. I K Pankare Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
549 Dhar M r. Kal u Si ngh Sarpanch, Pi pl i a Pul
550 Dhar M r. H.P Kundwal Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
551 Dhar Al l t rai ners and St af f Trai ners, ITI
552 Dhar M r. G.K M ul chandani Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
553 Dhar M r. Vi kram si ngh Jan Si khshan Sanst han
554 Dhar M r. Si dhart h Thomre M .D Kosha el ect ri cal s
555 Dhar M r. Ni l esh Si ngh Of f i cer, Tri bal Depart ment

615

556 Harda M r. M adan Kumar CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
557 Harda M r. Ram Babu Assi st ant Indust ri es Of f i cer
558 Harda M r. Upadhyay Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
559 Harda M r. Raj Kumar Execut i ve, DRDA, SGSY
560 Harda M r. Kamal Jai n Execut i ve, DRDA, M NREGA
561 Harda M r. M ansoor Execut i ve, DUDA
562 Harda M r. K.M Khi chi Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
563 Harda M r. Sachi n Execut i ve, Economi cs & St at i st i cs Of f i ce
564 Harda M r. Bhan Si ngh Pat wari
565 Harda M r. K.L Jat av Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
566 Harda M et al l t he t rai ners Trai ners, ITI
567 Harda M r. R.G. Swarnkar Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
568 Harda M r. Ashok Jai n Chai rman, Indust ry Associ at i on
569 Harda 12 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
570 Jhabua M r. Jai shree Ki yawat Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
571 Jhabua M r. Rakesh Si ngh CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
572 Jhabua M r. Aman Si ngh M orey Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
573 Jhabua M r.Sayeed Assi st ant Di rect or, Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i ce
574 Jhabua M r. T.S Dudwey Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
575 Jhabua M r. Kot hari Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
576 Jhabua M r. Tawar Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
577 Jhabua M r. S.S Sol anki Deput y Labour Of f i cer
578 Jhabua M r. R.D Jahrah Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
579 Jhabua M r. Nat war Si ngh Nayak Sarpanch, Pi pl i a Pul
580 Jhabua M r. D.K M i t t al Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
581 Jhabua Al l t rai ners & St af f Trai ners, ITI
582 Jhabua M r.Pat el Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
583 Jhabua M r. Heman Borkha Jan Si khshan Sanst han
584 Jhabua M r. Bri j endra Sharma S.R Ferro Al l oys
585 Jhabua 14 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
586 Jhabua M r. D.S. Rawat Tri bal Of f i ce
587 Khandwa M r. Kavi ndra Kyawat Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
588 Khandwa M r. Vi kas Si ngh Narwal CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
589 Khandwa M r. Sudhi r Kadambne Assi st ant Di rect or, Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i ce

616

590 Khandwa M r. V.S. Chauhan Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
591 Khandwa M r. P.K. Kat i yar Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
592 Khandwa M r. Pramod Tri pat hi Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
593 Khandwa M r. Suresh Awast hi Execut i ve, DUDA
594 Khandwa M r. S.S. M adl oi Deput y Labour Of f i cer
595 Khandwa M r. Ei ka Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
596 Khandwa Smt Rukmani Bai Sarpanch, Pi pl i a Pul
597 Khandwa M r. Hi t esh Surage Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
598 Khandwa Al l t rai ners & St af f Trai ners, ITI
599 Khandwa M r. Kumar Si ngh Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
600 Khandwa M r. Pramod Sri vast ava Cedmap
601 Khandwa M r. Vi nay Jai n M anager, Gaurav Ent erpri ses
602 Khandwa M r. Sanj ay Sant wani Part ner, M aya Ent erpri ses
603 Khandwa 10 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
604 Khandwa M r. R.A.S Narwari a Assi st ant Di rect or, Tri bal Depart ment
605 Khargone Dr. Navneet Mohan Kot hari Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
606 Khargone M r. V.S. Iskya Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
607 Khargone M r. Raj esh Bhart i Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
608 Khargone M r. Shi vendra Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
609 Khargone M r. M ani sh Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
610 Khargone M r. Ram Kumar Execut i ve, DUDA
611 Khargone M r. Rakhi Joshi Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
612 Khargone Bal dev Si ngh Sonkar Pat wari
613 Khargone M r. Pradeep M adhukar Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
614 Khargone Al l Trai ners & St af f Trai ners, ITI
615 Khargone M r. K.K. Daas Di rect or, RSETI, SBI
616 Khargone M r. Anoop Agarwaal Part ner, K K Fi necoat pvt l t d
617 Khargone M r. Shat rughna Rai Part ner and M D, Shri Jagdambe Pi pes
618 Khargone 8 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
619 Rat l am M r. Raj endra Sharma Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
620 Rat l am M r. A.S. Dawar CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
621 Rat l am M r. Raj esh Garg Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
622 Rat l am M r. M i t endra Chaudhary Assi st ant Di rect or, Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i ce
623 Rat l am M r. A.K. Sri vast ava Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer

617

624 Rat l am M r. Ravi Sharma Of f i cer, DRDA, SGSY
625 Rat l am M r. Tarun Si nghal Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
626 Rat l am M r. S.P. Gupt a Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
627 Rat l am M r. R.D. Ahri war Pri nci pal Govt , ITI
628 Rat l am Al l t rai ners and St af f Trai ners, ITI
629 Rat l am M r. Hi mat l al Jai n Lead bank Manager
630 Rat l am M r. Prakash Manpani Shradha Comput er Co-Operat i ve l t d
631 Rat l am M r. Naresh Jhal ani Shree Ram Swi t ch Gear
632 Al i raj pur M r. Raj endra Si ngh Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
633 Al i raj pur M r. S.H Saf dari Assi st ant CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
634 Al i raj pur Same as Jhabua Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
635 Al i raj pur Same as Jhabua Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
636 Al i raj pur M r. Jai Prakash Execut i ve, DRDA, SGSY
637 Al i raj pur M r. Shyam Sunder Execut i ve, DRDA, M NREGA
638 Al i raj pur M r. Si l l u Pri nci pal , Govt ITI
639 Al i raj pur Al l t rai ners & St af f Trai ners, ITI
640 Al i raj pur M r. Kaml esh Sharma Jan Shi ksha Sanst han
641 Al i raj pur 4 # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed
642 Al i raj pur M r. Sharma Tri bal Of f i cer
643 Barwani M r. Shri man Shukl a Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
644 Barwani M r. Raj esh Shukl a Assi st ant CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat
645 Barwani M r. Aman Si ngh M orey Di st ri ct Indust ri es Of f i cer
646 Barwani M r. TS Dudwe Di st ri ct Empl oyment Of f i cer
647 Barwani M r. M ankal e Execut i ve, DRDA, SGSY
648 Barwani M r. Ni l esh Naag Of f i cer, DRDA, M NREGA
649 Barwani M r. K.S Dudy DUDA Of f i cer
650 Barwani M r. Dashrat h Suryavanshi Di st ri ct Labour Of f i cer
651 Barwani M r. S.K Sakunya Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer and Addi t i onal Col l ect or
652 Barwani Surpal Sarpanch, Pat t i
653 Barwani M r. Sapl ya Pri nci pal , ITI
654 Barwani No ITI Present Trai ners, ITI
655 Barwani M r. Kumar Si ngh Di rect or, RSETI, Bank of Indi a
656 Barwani M r. Di nesh Yadav Career group
657 Barwani No ITI Present # of st udent s who part i ci pat ed i n al l t he FGDs
conduct ed

618

658 Barwani M r. Ganesh Bhabhat Tri bal Of f i cer
659 Chhi ndwara S.D.Ti wari Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, Chhi ndwara
660 Chhi ndwara J.P.Suryavanshi Trai ni ng Superi nt endent , Govt ITI
661 Chhi ndwara S.P.Ni gam Trai ni ng Superi nt endent , Govt ITI
662 Chhi ndwara M anoj Thakur Di rect or, Di ksha Si ksha, NGO
663 Chhi ndwara S.P. Suryavanshi M anager, SDC,
664 Chhi ndwara R.P Soni M anager, SDC, Bi chua
665 Chhi ndwara R.K Agarwal Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
666 Chhi ndwara B.D Sahoo Govt ITI, Tami ya
667 Chhi ndwara P.K.M ani ck Gurde Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
668 Chhi ndwara Ji t hi n Si ngh Rat hod Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
669 Chhi ndwara M ahendra Bi l ay Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
670 Chhi ndwara Y Borkar Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
671 Chhi ndwara R.C. Raj ak Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
672 Chhi ndwara S.K.Dhurvey Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
673 Chhi ndwara S.L.Chandra Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
674 Chhi ndwara Sunderl al Laharey Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
675 Chhi ndwara Jyot hi Raj put Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
676 Chhi ndwara Ri zwana Ansari Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
677 Chhi ndwara Shi vkumar S Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
678 Chhi ndwara Sarvam Sorj e Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
679 Chhi ndwara A.K.Takl e Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
680 Chhi ndwara K.K.Panse Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI
681 Chhi ndwara Rekha Hari M andra Sarpanch, Loni ya Kharwal Gram Panchayat
682 Chhi ndwara Raj esh Junej a M D, Venkat esh Nat ural s Food Processi ng
683 Chhi ndwara Shri ni vas Sharma CEO, Zi l l a Panchayat and Addnl Col l ect or
684 Chhi ndwara Jayant h Lead Bank Manager, RSETI
685 Chhi ndwara Neha Kaul Asst Proj ect Of f i cer, DRDA
686 Chhi ndwara Pawan Kumar Rai Proj ect Of f i cer, DUDA
687 Chhi ndwara Kamal Chandravanshi St at e Coordi nat or, L&T Const ruct i on Trai ni ng
Academy
688 Chhi ndwara Lakheshri L&T Benef i ci ary, M okhed Vi l l age
689 Seoni M .N.S Baghel Pri nci pal , Govt ITI, Seoni
690 Seoni R.S. Verma Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
691 Seoni M .U.M ansoori Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
692 Seoni K.K.Soni Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni

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693 Seoni S.R.M arskhol e Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
694 Seoni D.K Thakur Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
695 Seoni Neel i ma Ti wari Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
696 Seoni R.K Vi shwakarma Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
697 Seoni A.S.Ui key Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
698 Seoni G.C.Ingl ey Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Seoni
699 Seoni M anoj Baghel Trai ner, CEDMap
700 Seoni Abhi shek Shri vast av Worl d Care NGO
701 Seoni J.P Nayak Assi st ant Pl anni ng Of f i cer, Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i ce
702 Seoni K.R.Ui key GM , Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er
703 Seoni Preet hi Masuri Asst M anager, Di st i ct Indust ries Cent er
704 Seoni Ui key S Raghuvar M anager, Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er
705 Seoni Savi t ha Arya Techni cal Assi st ant , DRDA
706 Bal aghat 20 St udent s FGD
707 Bal aghat Vi vek Kumar Porwal Col l ect or -cum- Di st ri ct Magi st rat e
708 Bal aghat M Chakravart hi Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
709 Bal aghat B.G. Pandey Di st ri ct M anager, Lok Sewa Guarant ee, ex- Deput y
Col l ect or
710 Bal aghat Sant hosh Kumar Ui key Proj ect Of f i cer, DUDA
711 Bal aghat Raj eev Shri vast ava Tri veni NGO
712 Bal aghat Net hra Yadav Proj ect Of f i cer, DRDA
713 Bal aghat Sanj eev M i shra Di rect or, Chai n of 7 ITI s under Sat pura name
714 Bal aghat Lakshmi Wakhede Sarpanch, Khamari ya
715 Bal aghat Naresh Duarey Ex- CEPM AP
716 Bal aghat Sanj eev M i shra Owner, Umi ya Ti l es
717 Bal aghat Gavendra Si ngh Chhonker Pri nci pal , Govt ITI
718 Bal aghat Lakshmi narayana General M anager, Ramni k Power Pl ant
719 Bal aghat Asi m Shei k M anager, Personnel , M anganese Ore Indi a Lt d
720 Bal aghat Sarkar Geol ogi st , Manganese Ore Indi a Lt d
721 Bal aghat M ohammed Asi f Qureshi Farmer
722 Di ndori Jai Narayan Gout ham Pri nci pal , Govt ITI
723 Di ndori Kuber Si ngh Rat hore Farmer, Kukarramat Gram Panchayat
724 Di ndori Choubey Deput y Col l ect or- cum- Head, DUDA
725 Di ndori Om Prakash Dhurve Presi dent Zi l a Panchayat
726 Di ndori S.K. M i shra Asst Proj ect Of f i cer, DRDA
727 Indore 40 st udent s i n 2 groups FGD

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728 Indore Rai kwad GM , Di st ri ct Indust ri es Cent er
729 Indore L.M . M ahaj an Di st ri ct Pl anni ng Of f i cer
730 Indore Ramesh Raj l i wal Asst Superi nt endent , DUDA
731 Indore Kapi l Raj esh Pri nci pal , ITI, Indore
732 Indore Raj endra Si ngh Trai ni ng Of f i cer, Govt ITI, Indore
733 Indore Sanj ay Dubey IAS Di rect or, Audhyogi k Vi kas Kendra, Indore
734 Indore Sudhi r Dasare Sr. Of f i cer Indust ri al Rel at i ons, M ahi ndra 2
Wheel ers
735 Indore Ani l Dubey M anager, Indust ri al Rel at i ons, M ahi ndra 2
Wheel ers
736 Indore Sanj eev Khandel wal Deput y M anager, Indust ri al Rel at i ons, Ei cher M ot ors
737 Indore M i l i nd Bugde Deput y M anager, Indust ri al Rel at i ons, Ei cher M ot ors
738 Indore Arora Of f i cer, Audhyogi k Vi kas Kendra, Indore
739 Indore Chouhan Of f i cer, Audhyogi k Vi kas Kendra, Indore

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18 Glossary
Abbreviation Explanation of abbreviated terms
AKVN Audhyogi k Kendra Vi kas Ni gam
BDO Bl ock Devel opment Of f i cer
BRGF Backward Regi on Grant Fund
Bui l d. Const . Real Est . Bui l di ng, Const ruct i on, Real Est at e
CAGR Compound Annual Growt h Rat e
Capex Capi t al Expendit ure
CEO Chi ef Execut i ve Of f i cer
CII Conf ederat i on of Indi an Indust ry
CM IE Cent re f or Moni t ori ng Indi an Economy
CoE Cent re f or Excel l ence
COPA Comput er Operat or and Programmi ng Assi sst ant
CSC Common Servi ce Cent re
DAO Di st ri ct Agri cult ure Of f i ce
DIC Depart ment of Indust ri es and Commerce
DRDA Di st ri ct Rural Devel opment Agency
DUDA Di st ri ct Urban Devel opment Agency
FGD Focus Group Di scussi on
FM CG Fast M ovi ng Consumer Goods
FY Fi nanci al Year
GDDP Gross Di st ri ct Domest i c Product
GDP Gross Domest i c Product

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GoM P Government of M adhya Pradesh
GSDP Gross St at e Domest i c Product
HDI Human Devel opment Index
HR Human Resource
HUPA Housi ng and Urban Povert y Al l evi at i on
ICT Inf ormat i on and Communi cat i on Technol ogi es
IFFCO Indi an Farmers Fert i l i ser Cooperat i ve Li mi t ed
IOC Indi an Oi l Corporat i on
IT Inf ormat i on Technol ogy
ITC Indust ri al Trai ni ng Cent re
ITeS Inf ormat i on Technol ogy Enabl ed Servi ces
ITI Indust ri al Trai ni ng Inst i t ut e
Kg Ki l ogram
Km Ki l omet re
KVK Kri shi Vi gyan Kendra
L&T Larsen and Toubro
LPG Li qui f i ed Pet rol eum Gas
M . Tech M at er of Technol ogy
M BA M ast er of Busi ness Admi ni st rat i on
M BBS Bachel or of M edi ci ne Bachel or of Surgery
M CA M ast er of Comput er Appl i cat i on
mf p M i nor f orest produce
M GNREGA M ahat ma Gandhi Nat i onal Rural Empl oyment Guarant ee Act
mm M i l i met re

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M OIL M anganese Ore Indi a Lt d
M oU M emorandum of Underst andi ng
M PRLEP M adhya Pradesh Rural Li vel i hood Enhancement Program
M PSIDC M adhya Pradesh St at e Indust rial Devel opment Corporat i on
M PTRIFAC M .P.Trade & Invest ment Faci l i t at i on Corporat i on Li mi t ed
M SM E M i cro, Smal l and Medi um Ent erpri ses
M T M et ri c Tonnes
M W M ega Wat t
NAC Nat i onal Academy of Const ruct i on
NCVET Nat i onal Counci l of Techni cal Educat i on and Vocat i onal Trai ni ng
NGO Non Government Organi zat i on
NH Nat i onal Hi ghway
no. Number
NSDC Nat i onal Ski l l Devel opment Corporat i on
NSS Nat i onal Servi ce Scheme
NTFP Non Ti mber Forest Product s
OBC Ot her Backward Cast es
OPEPA Odi sha Pri mary Educat i on Programme Aut horit y
Oscom Odi sha Sands Compl ex
p.m. per mont h
PHC Publ i c Heal t h Cent re
PPP Publ i c Pri vat e Parnershi p
PVC Pol yVi nyl Chl ori de
PWD Publ i c Works Depart ment

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RKVY Rast ri ya Kri shi Vi kas Yoj ana
RSETI Rural sel f empl oyment t rai ni ng i nst i t ut e
RTE Ri ght t o Educat i on
RYK Raj i v Yuva Ki ranal u
SC Schedul ed Cast e
SC Schedul ed Cast e
SCVET St at e Counci l f or Vocat i onal Educat i on & Trai ni ng
SEZ Speci al Economi c Zone
SHG Sel f Hel p Group
SJSY Swarn Jayant i Swaroj gar Yoj na
SM E Smal l and M edi um Ent erpri ses
sq Square
SSI Smal l Scal e Indust ry
ST Schedul ed Tri be
ST Schedul ed Tri be
TV Tel evi si on
UNIDO Uni t ed Nat i ons Indust ri al Devel opment Organi zat i on
USA Uni t ed St at es of Ameri ca
VT Vocat i onal Trai ni ng
VTP Vocat i onal Trai ni ng Provi der

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This report is prepared by KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd (KASPL).
KPM G i s a gl obal net work of prof essi onal servi ce f i rms of f eri ng Audi t , Tax and Advi sory servi ces wi t h presence i n 152
count ri es and a combi ned st rengt h of nearl y 145,000 peopl e. In Indi a, t he f i rm provi des servi ces t o Government , Indi an and
Int ernat i onal compani es t hrough of f i ces i n M umbai , Del hi , Chandi garh, Bangal ore, Hyderabad, Chennai , Pune , Kol kat a,
Kochi and Ahmadabad.
KPM G i s one of t he f i rst prof essi onal servi ces f i rms t o al i gn i t s servi ces and prof essi onal s along i ndust ry vert i cal s
devel opi ng an i nt ensi ve underst andi ng of dif f erent i ndust ri es, provi di ng cl i ent s wi t h an i nf ormed vi ew on speci f i c i ssues
and a t ai l ored servi ce response. KPM G i s f i rst advi sory f irm t o est abl i sh Cent re of Excel l ence i n Educat i on i n Indi a
provi di ng hol i st i c support i n f undi ng, st ruct uri ng and consul t i ng sol ut i ons across st rat egy, process, peopl e and t echnol ogy
i n t he sect or.
KPM G has, over t he years gai ned an expert i se i n t he area of Educat i on Advi sory backed by capabi l i t i es such as
Comprehensi ve and f ocused sol ut i on f or educat i on, Ski l l Gaps, research and t rai ni ng servi ces combi ned wi t h t hrough
i nsi ght s and anal ysi s f rom i t s Cent re of Excel l ence f or Educat i on i n Indi a - net worked gl obal l y
Access t o our weal t h of knowl edge Thought l eadershi ps, Indust ry monit ors and dat abase t hrough our Educat i on -
Cent re of Excel l ence i n Indi a
A st rong cross f unct i onal t eam wi t h expert i se of Consul t i ng, Corporat e Fi nance, Tax t eams f ocused on educat i on
sect or
Worki ng cl osel y wi t h Cent ral Govt ., M oHRD, St at e Govt s, Apex bodi es and f undi ng agenci es
Use of robust propri et ary t ool s and met hodol ogi es assuri ng qual i t y del i very t o our cl i ent s

Narayanan Ramaswamy
Head Educat i on Advi sory
KPM G Indi a
+91 (44) 3914 5208
emai l : narayananr@kpmg.com
Akhil Krishna
M anager Educat i on Advi sory
KPM G Indi a
+91 (80) 30654479
emai l : ackri shna@kpmg.com
Gaurav Kumar
M anager Educat i on Advi sory
KPM G Indi a
+91 (124) 43075203
emai l : gauravkumar1@kpmg.com

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