Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ahmedabad has 1,80,853 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,65,298, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 4,22,908 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.