Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gangtok has 9,512 registered MSMEs. 7.4% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gangtok, which ranks 3 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 553, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,715 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Gangtok are in the Gangtok district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gangtok youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.