Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
40.9% of women in Surat own land in their name, better than the typical district. 88.3% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 11% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 75% of the population of that age.
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 64.7%, against 40.8% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.2%, against 17.3% nationally. On women who own a house at 46%, it sits close to the national mark.