Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kathua has 4,104 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,86,069, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.4%. The district has 22,012 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.