Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gorakhpur has 24,946 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,01,052, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.5%. The district has 90,362 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.