Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Rajkot has 1,16,836 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,83,028, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 11%. The district has 1,63,826 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.