Pillar: Economic Participation
Sirmaur has 3,444 manufacturing MSMEs. 54.2% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sirmaur, which ranks 3 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 11.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,28,261.
What the CFC under SFURTI is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the CFC under SFURTI reference. For Sirmaur specifically, see the Sirmaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Sirmaur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.