Pillar: Economic Participation
10% of jobs in Bandipore are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹661.3, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bandipore, which ranks 15 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. On workers in agriculture at 43.4% and self-employed workers at 61.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Bandipore are in the Bandipore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bandipore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.