Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kullu has 6,915 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,10,394, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2%. The district has 18,961 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.