A state office in every district that helps people register a unit and apply for MSME loans, subsidies, and Udyam.
Pulwama has 36,008 registered MSMEs. 4.1% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pulwama, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 5,581, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 10,779 registered manufacturing enterprises.