Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kinnaur has 3,932 registered MSMEs. 1.7% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kinnaur, which ranks 7 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 225, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 947 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Kinnaur are in the Kinnaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kinnaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.