Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
12.6% of Kachchh's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 25,213 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,56,455. On formal-sector jobs at 8.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.