Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.1% of Narmada's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 1,558 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% 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 Narmada, which ranks 20 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 15.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,877.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Narmada are in the Narmada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Narmada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.