Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Lahaul and Spiti has 1,033 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹76,322, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lahaul and Spiti, which ranks 11 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 54.5, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 51.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Lahaul and Spiti are in the Lahaul and Spiti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lahaul and Spiti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.