Industry and Services Sector

The industry and service sector of the District economy has taken about 30 percent of the population. As a second leading employment sector, this is mostly dominated by women populace. Buying and selling accounts for the commercial activity of the District.  Apart from Edwin Wood Processing factory that employs about 250 Permanent and Casual workers, the industrial and commercial sectors have not seen any remarkable improvement over the last five years, due to the unfavorable economic conditions of the District and other external factors.