Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.4% of Banda's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 5,354 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Banda, which ranks 58 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹90,702 and formal-sector jobs at 2.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Banda are in the Banda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.