Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
11.3% of Sirmaur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 3,444 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 21%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,28,261, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.