Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
9.2% of Botad's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 6,315 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,26,002 and formal-sector jobs at 6.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.