Pillar: Connectivity
52.5% of gram panchayats in Samba are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 54.3% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Samba, which ranks 1 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 72.2% and women with a bank account at 90%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Samba are in the Samba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Samba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.