Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2% of Kullu's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 6,915 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kullu, which ranks 12 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,10,394 and formal-sector jobs at 5.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Kullu are in the Kullu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kullu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.