Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Valsad has 18,412 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,35,907, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 10.9%. The district has 69,972 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.