Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Meerut has 57,055 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,86,291, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Meerut, which ranks 5 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5%. The district has 1,01,506 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Meerut are in the Meerut district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Meerut youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.