Pillar: Economic Participation
Ahmedabad has 1,80,853 manufacturing MSMEs. 48.8% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 12.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,298.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ahmedabad are in the Ahmedabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ahmedabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.