An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Solan has 7,924 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,69,079, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Solan, which ranks 1 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 67.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 13.6%. The district has 35,658 registered service enterprises.