Pillar: Economic Participation
Pithoragarh has 2,686 manufacturing MSMEs. 64% 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pithoragarh, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,72,607, while it lags on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Pithoragarh are in the Pithoragarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pithoragarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.