Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gandhinagar has 70,029 registered MSMEs. 10.3% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gandhinagar, which ranks 10 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,463, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,945 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Gandhinagar are in the Gandhinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gandhinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.