Pillar: Connectivity
42.4% of gram panchayats in Kathua are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 56.5% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kathua, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 69.4%. On women with a bank account at 81%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Kathua are in the Kathua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kathua youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.