Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
7.4% of Banaskantha's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 21,446 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,56,029, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 5.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.