Pillar: Connectivity
25.9% of gram panchayats in Solan are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 50.7% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 96% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Solan, which ranks 1 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 67.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 74.3% and women with a bank account at 89.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Solan are in the Solan district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Solan youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.