Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Samba has 3,034 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,87,596, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.9%. The district has 13,199 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.