Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Pulwama stands at 24.7%, better than the typical district. 38% 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.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 75.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.