Pillar: Economic Participation
Poonch has 2,159 manufacturing MSMEs. 57.9% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,86,966, while it lags on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI 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.