Pillar: Economic Participation
Ayodhya has 11,538 manufacturing MSMEs. 36.8% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ayodhya, which ranks 11 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,389, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ayodhya are in the Ayodhya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ayodhya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.