Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Rajouri has 2,821 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,63,761, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajouri, which ranks 16 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.9%. The district has 14,180 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Rajouri are in the Rajouri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajouri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.