Pillar: Economic Participation
Mandi has 6,141 manufacturing MSMEs. 72.5% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹80,353. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI 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.