Pillar: Economic Participation
Shopian has 2,787 manufacturing MSMEs. 74.4% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shopian, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.5%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,36,339, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Shopian are in the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shopian youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.