Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.9% of Gonda's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 11,144 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% 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 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gonda, which ranks 61 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹96,678 and formal-sector jobs at 0.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Gonda are in the Gonda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gonda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.