Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kupwara has 6,884 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,39,857, 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 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kupwara, which ranks 8 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.4%. The district has 22,952 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kupwara are in the Kupwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kupwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.