Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Vadodara has 48,023 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,77,731, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 8.7%. The district has 1,75,005 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Vadodara are in the Vadodara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vadodara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.