Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Solan has 35,658 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,69,079, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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 bank branches per lakh people at 39.5. On credit going to productive use at 65.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup 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.