Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
49.1% of workers in Pulwama are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,73,296 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.8%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 71.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.