Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.7% of Kinnaur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 947 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 23.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,20,541.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.