Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 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. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 0.8%. The district has 1,033 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.