Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gorakhpur has 1,15,308 registered MSMEs. 5.5% 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.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,010, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 24,946 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.