Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bhopal has 1,56,004 registered MSMEs. 6.5% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 68% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhopal, which ranks 1 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,846, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 29,419 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Bhopal are in the Bhopal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhopal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.