Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Mumbai Suburban disburses ₹9,546 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 90.2 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 30.4%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 84.5%. On women-owned enterprises at 26.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI 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.