Pillar: Economic Participation
Ganderbal has 11,295 manufacturing MSMEs. 84.6% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganderbal, which ranks 3 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 0.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹91,471.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ganderbal are in the Ganderbal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganderbal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.