Pillar: Economic Participation
18.3% of jobs in Ganderbal 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 ₹1,203, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 38.7%. On self-employed workers at 59.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office 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.