Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.9% of Saiha's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 139 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Saiha, which ranks 11 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,25,182 and formal-sector jobs at 26.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Saiha are in the Saiha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Saiha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.