Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Sirmaur has 19,793 registered MSMEs. 11.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sirmaur, which ranks 3 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 287, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 3,444 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Sirmaur are in the Sirmaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sirmaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.