Pillar: Connectivity
Lahaul and Spiti has 520.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 19.1% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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 young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18% and young men using the internet at 36.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.