Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
East Delhi has 29,759 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,31,021, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 13.4%. The district has 82,771 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.