Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.8% of Jammu's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 10,961 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jammu, which ranks 7 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,05,138 and formal-sector jobs at 18.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Jammu are in the Jammu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jammu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.