Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kathua has 22,012 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,86,069, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 16.8, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 54.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup 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.