Pillar: Economic Participation
Gorakhpur has 24,946 manufacturing MSMEs. 35.3% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 24 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,01,052.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Gorakhpur are in the Gorakhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gorakhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.