Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
11.1% of Mumbai Suburban's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 1,06,996 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 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mumbai Suburban, which ranks 2 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 63.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,17,903 and formal-sector jobs at 35.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Mumbai Suburban are in the Mumbai Suburban district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mumbai Suburban youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.