Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Anantnag has 12,302 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,79,105, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anantnag, which ranks 10 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.6%. The district has 42,896 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Anantnag are in the Anantnag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anantnag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.