Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
42.5% of workers in Shopian are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 3.8%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 64.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,36,339, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.