Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Udhampur has 17,500 registered MSMEs. 2.5% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Udhampur, which ranks 13 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 927, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,485 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Udhampur are in the Udhampur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Udhampur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.