Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
31.7% of women in Rajkot own land in their name, close to the typical district. 90.3% take part in all three major household decisions, better than the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 11% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 66% of the population of that age.
In Rajkot, which ranks 8 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 74.2%, against 40.8% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.5%, against 17.3% nationally, while it lags on women who own a house at 37.7%, against 45.7% nationally.