Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.2% of Leh's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 2,020 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Leh, which ranks 1 of 2 in Ladakh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,83,845 and formal-sector jobs at 20.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Leh are in the Leh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Leh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.