Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Pakyong has 1,809 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,93,168, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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 bank branches per lakh people at 26.7, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 21.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.