Pillar: Economic Participation
Kushinagar has 10,730 manufacturing MSMEs. 37.5% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kushinagar, which ranks 59 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹89,425.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Kushinagar are in the Kushinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kushinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.