Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
10.6% of Surat's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 2,74,106 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,15,736 and formal-sector jobs at 12%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.