Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.8% of Gaya's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 25,235 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gaya, which ranks 8 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹88,982 and formal-sector jobs at 3.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Gaya are in the Gaya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gaya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.