Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Sirmaur has 3,444 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,28,261, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 11.3%. The district has 16,349 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.