Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.6% of Aligarh's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 37,931 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Aligarh, which ranks 18 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,89,368, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Aligarh are in the Aligarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aligarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.