Pillar: Economic Participation
Lower Siang has 236 manufacturing MSMEs. 63.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lower Siang, which ranks 8 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,27,466, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Lower Siang are in the Lower Siang district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lower Siang youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.