Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Mandi has 6,141 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹80,353, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 27,003 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.