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Jammu and Kashmir’s Industrial Push Expands Beyond Large Factories
Jammu and Kashmir is seeing more businesses grow, not just big factories.
The government says 1,306 start-ups were registered in 2025-26, compared with 69 in 2020-21.
More than 200 of the start-ups registered in the latest year were led by women.
Investment in industry also increased to ₹5,824.42 crore.
Hundreds of industrial units are preparing to start production in 2026-27.
More small businesses have registered on a platform that helps bring them into the formal economy.
The government is also supporting businesses and cooperatives.
A jobs programme helped create employment for 62,560 people in 2025-26.
Registered start-ups rose from 69 in 2020-21 to 1,306 in 2025-26; more than 200 of the latest-year start-ups were led by women.
Industrial investment reached ₹5,824.42 crore in 2025-26, up from ₹4,145 crore in 2024-25.
Some 312 industrial units representing ₹7,864 crore in investment are expected to begin production during 2026-27.
Udyam registrations increased to 6.35 lakh in 2025-26, with a government target of 7.10 lakh formalised MSMEs by 2026-27.
Employment Generation Programme support helped establish 7,820 units in 2025-26, creating jobs for 62,560 people.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir’s government, start-ups, MSMEs, cooperatives and industrial investors.
- What
- The Union Territory’s industrial expansion is widening to include start-ups, formalised small businesses and supporting institutions.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- When
- Data covers several years through 2025-26, with further production and formalisation targets for 2026-27; the report was published October 5, 2026.
- Why
- Government initiatives and investment schemes are supporting industrial investment, start-ups, MSMEs and employment.
Key facts
- Start-ups registered in 2025-26
- 1,306, compared with 69 in 2020-21
- Start-ups led by women
- More than 200 registered in 2025-26
- Industrial investment in 2025-26
- ₹5,824.42 crore
- Units expected to begin production in 2026-27
- 312 units involving ₹7,864 crore in investment
- Udyam registrations in 2025-26
- 6.35 lakh; the 2026-27 target is 7.10 lakh formalised MSMEs
- New Central Sector Scheme units in production
- 390 of 440 registered units
- Employment Generation Programme
- 7,820 units established with ₹155 crore in margin-money support, creating employment for 62,560 people in 2025-26
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Official data
Government data on employment generation in Jammu and Kashmir
“Under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme, 7,820 units were established in 2025-26 with margin-money support of ₹155 crore, creating employment for 62,560 people”
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