Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bhavnagar has 87,636 registered MSMEs. 8.7% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhavnagar, which ranks 19 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 3,227, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 25,060 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Bhavnagar are in the Bhavnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhavnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.