A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Lahaul and Spiti has 144 manufacturing MSMEs. 75% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lahaul and Spiti, 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 0.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,322.