Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Baramulla has 51,209 registered MSMEs. 1.6% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baramulla, which ranks 12 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 7,012, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 15,322 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Baramulla are in the Baramulla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baramulla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.