Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Jammu has 10,961 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,05,138, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.8%. The district has 73,733 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.