Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Shopian has 2,787 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,36,339, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 12,665 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.