Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kangra has 7,050 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,12,749, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.4%. The district has 37,514 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.