Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.5% of Kohima's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 1,601 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kohima, which ranks 3 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,74,031 and formal-sector jobs at 24.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Kohima are in the Kohima district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kohima youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.