Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Rajkot has 2,80,662 registered MSMEs. 11% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajkot, which ranks 8 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.6 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 12,452, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,16,836 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Rajkot are in the Rajkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajkot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.