Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gwalior has 1,05,376 registered MSMEs. 5.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gwalior, which ranks 3 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,207, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 23,950 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Gwalior are in the Gwalior district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gwalior youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.