The district office handling scholarships, hostels and coaching for SC, ST, OBC and minority students.
8.8% of households in Kinnaur fall in the poorest wealth quintile, better than the typical district. 29% of women own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Social Welfare Office administers pensions, aid, and support schemes aimed at this poorest segment.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kinnaur, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.9 out of 100. On women who own land at 32.4%, women with a bank account at 86.2% and children under five who are stunted at 32.2%, it sits close to the national mark.