Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kushinagar has 10,730 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹89,425, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 43,970 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.