Pillar: Economic Participation
Surendranagar has 13,180 manufacturing MSMEs. 36.8% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surendranagar, which ranks 29 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,20,141.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Surendranagar are in the Surendranagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surendranagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.