Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.9% of Thane's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 1,46,282 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,13,825 and formal-sector jobs at 39.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Thane are in the Thane district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thane youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.