Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.5% of Bhopal's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 29,419 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 24.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,55,133, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.