Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Almora has 12,686 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,73,964, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Almora, which ranks 10 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 18.5, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 37.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Almora are in the Almora district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Almora youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.