Pillar: Economic Participation
Chandigarh has 9,781 manufacturing MSMEs. 60% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chandigarh, which ranks 1 of 1 in Chandigarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 12.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹3,08,434.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Chandigarh are in the Chandigarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chandigarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.