Pillar: Connectivity
Poonch has 9.4 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 55.4, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
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 trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 32.3%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹18,608 and women with a bank account at 82.9%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 12,509 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch 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.