Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
9.2% of workers in Surat are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies 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 self-employed workers at 41.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,15,736 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.