Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ghaziabad has 2,25,397 registered MSMEs. 9.1% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ghaziabad, which ranks 2 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.3 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,399, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 58,892 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Ghaziabad are in the Ghaziabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ghaziabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.