Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Kulgam stands at 26.1%, better than the typical district. 44.3% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 71.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.