Pillar: Economic Participation
Hardoi has 13,002 manufacturing MSMEs. 40% 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hardoi, which ranks 65 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹93,444. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Hardoi are in the Hardoi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hardoi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.