Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bharuch has 69,724 registered MSMEs. 10.8% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bharuch, which ranks 7 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,229, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 14,552 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Bharuch are in the Bharuch district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bharuch youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.