Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ratlam has 65,928 registered MSMEs. 4.4% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ratlam, which ranks 18 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 968, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 13,849 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Ratlam are in the Ratlam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ratlam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.