Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Azamgarh has 28,133 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,00,219, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Azamgarh, which ranks 63 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.6%. The district has 77,495 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Azamgarh are in the Azamgarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Azamgarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.