Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kangra has 37,514 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,12,749, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kangra, which ranks 8 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 21.1, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 46.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Kangra are in the Kangra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kangra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.