Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kannauj has 7,636 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,09,841, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% 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). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kannauj, which ranks 64 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.9%. The district has 21,003 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kannauj are in the Kannauj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kannauj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.