Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.3% of Washim's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 10,713 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Washim, which ranks 29 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,905. On formal-sector jobs at 9.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Washim are in the Washim district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Washim youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.