Pillar: Economic Participation
Pakyong has 478 manufacturing MSMEs. 77.8% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pakyong, which ranks 1 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,93,168, while it lags on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Pakyong are in the Pakyong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakyong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.