Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.1% of Mandi's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 6,141 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 formal-sector jobs at 9.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.