Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Shahjahanpur has 53,025 registered MSMEs. 4.9% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shahjahanpur, which ranks 54 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,190, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 14,024 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Shahjahanpur are in the Shahjahanpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahjahanpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.