Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kulgam has 4,878 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,54,815, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 16,375 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.