Pillar: Economic Participation
Kulgam has 4,878 manufacturing MSMEs. 72.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kulgam, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,54,815, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Kulgam are in the Kulgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kulgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.