Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chamba has 1,809 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,06,782, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chamba, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2%. The district has 10,589 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Chamba are in the Chamba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chamba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.