Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Porbandar has 20,411 registered MSMEs. 6.6% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 38% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Porbandar, which ranks 18 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 261, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 3,956 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Porbandar are in the Porbandar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Porbandar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.