Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Aligarh has 37,931 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,89,368, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.6%. The district has 73,009 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.