Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kheda has 13,196 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,43,672, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kheda, which ranks 30 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.6%. The district has 42,924 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kheda are in the Kheda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kheda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.