Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.4% of Kangra's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 7,050 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,12,749. On formal-sector jobs at 9.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.