Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Udhampur has 15,015 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,61,300, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 13.9, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 32%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.