An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Lahaul and Spiti has 144 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹76,322, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 1,033 registered service enterprises.