An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Pithoragarh has 2,686 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,72,607, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pithoragarh, which ranks 7 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.7%. The district has 9,876 registered service enterprises.