Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ahmedabad has 6,03,761 registered MSMEs. 12.9% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 14,857, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,80,853 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.