Improving school-to-work transition rate in Hamirpur

• Hamirpur constituency in Himachal Pradesh  is represented by Mr. Anurag Thakur in the Lok Sabha. It is spread across 17 local assembly segments in the country which are Dehra, Jaswan-Pragpur, Dharampur, Bhoranj, Sujanpur, Hamirpur, Barsar, Nadaun, Chintpurni, Gagret, Haroli, Una, Kutlehar, Jhanduta, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur and Sri Naina Deviji. The assembly segments fall under two districts i.e Kangra and Hamirpur.
• Hamirpur has an impressive literacy rate of  89 % , which is considerably higher than the national average being 74%. Despite the large literate population, the skill level of the population is low which translates into a workforce which does not have a high skilled quotient.
• In our engagement with Mr. Anurag Thakur, we were asked to interact with a wide set of stakeholders to understand the deficiencies of the school curriculum. We were also asked to identify critical gaps in the educational infrastructure which have resulted in the low skill level of the population. We also categorized key areas of impact which could have a multiplier effect on the skilling potential of the youth.