PHC / CHC in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.

Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir · Pillar: Connectivity

In Jammu, 66.6% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 27% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 4.1% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.

  • 66.6% India 57.0%
  • 27% India 32%
  • 4.1% India 17.1%

Youth opportunity in Jammu

87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Jammu, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.5%.