Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ratlam has 13,849 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,42,006, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.4%. The district has 52,079 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.