Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
28.3% of enterprises in Kiphire are women-owned. 65.8% of women have their own bank account, behind the typical district. Small business loans in the district run at ₹8,283 per lakh population. NRLM Self Help Groups are the vehicle through which women access credit like this to build livelihoods.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kiphire, which ranks 17 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 67.1% and women taking part in all major household decisions at 94.9%, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 17.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the NRLM Self-Help Group in Kiphire are in the Kiphire district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kiphire youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.