Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Leh has 2,020 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,83,845, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.2%. The district has 7,181 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.