Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Palghar has 54,568 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,10,783, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palghar, which ranks 8 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.4%. The district has 1,71,872 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Palghar are in the Palghar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palghar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.