Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.4% of Nanded's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 25,410 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nanded, which ranks 27 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,60,057, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Nanded are in the Nanded district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nanded youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.