Pillar: Economic Participation
Lucknow has 47,946 manufacturing MSMEs. 36.6% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lucknow, which ranks 4 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,95,114.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Lucknow are in the Lucknow district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lucknow youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.