Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.4% of Ratlam's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 13,849 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 5.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,42,006, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.