Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kachchh has 1,14,561 registered MSMEs. 12.6% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kachchh, which ranks 15 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,481, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 25,213 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Kachchh are in the Kachchh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kachchh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.