Pillar: Connectivity
Mandi has 19.1 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 37.3, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandi, which ranks 10 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 91.2%, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 54.2%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹24,448, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 33,144 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Mandi are in the Mandi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.