Pillar: Connectivity
97.8% of gram panchayats in Poonch are BharatNet service-ready, close to the typical district. 48.2% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Poonch, which ranks 18 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 73.3%. On women with a bank account at 82.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Poonch are in the Poonch district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Poonch youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.