Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Surat has 3,14,750 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹2,15,736, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 14.2. On credit going to productive use at 61.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Surat are in the Surat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.