Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kishtwar has 1,059 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,23,145, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kishtwar, which ranks 20 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.2%. The district has 7,956 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kishtwar are in the Kishtwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishtwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.