Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Poonch stands at 9.3%, behind the typical district. 54.3% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.