Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
56.4% of women in Poonch own land in their name, better than the typical district. 57.6% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Poonch, which ranks 18 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. On households in the poorest wealth group at 17.7% and women with a bank account at 82.9%, it sits close to the national mark.