Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Botad has 17,481 registered MSMEs. 9.2% 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Botad, which ranks 13 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 227, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 6,315 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Botad are in the Botad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Botad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.