Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
13.4% of East Delhi's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 29,759 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In East Delhi, which ranks 4 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 64.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,31,021 and formal-sector jobs at 34%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in East Delhi are in the East Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Delhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.