Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Poonch has 2,159 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,86,966, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.2%. The district has 10,350 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.