Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gangtok has 1,715 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,93,168, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.4%. The district has 7,797 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.