Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kanpur Nagar has 1,81,331 registered MSMEs. 8.9% 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 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Nagar, which ranks 6 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,674, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 54,038 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Kanpur Nagar are in the Kanpur Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.