Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Banaskantha has 80,328 registered MSMEs. 7.4% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banaskantha, which ranks 32 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,313, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 21,446 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Banaskantha are in the Banaskantha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banaskantha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.