Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pulwama, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Pulwama are in the Pulwama district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pulwama youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.