Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
10.9% of Valsad's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 18,412 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% 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 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 27.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,907, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Valsad are in the Valsad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Valsad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.