Pillar: Economic Participation
17.9% of jobs in Shahdara are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹808.2, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises.
In Shahdara, which ranks 10 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 0.3% and self-employed workers at 42%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Shahdara are in the Shahdara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahdara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.