Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.4% of Almora's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 2,365 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,73,964 and formal-sector jobs at 16.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.