Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kanpur Dehat has 32,538 registered MSMEs. 3.9% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Dehat, which ranks 29 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 701, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 9,854 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Kanpur Dehat are in the Kanpur Dehat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Dehat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.