Pillar: Economic Participation
Varanasi has 70,821 manufacturing MSMEs. 57.4% 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.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,05,605.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Varanasi are in the Varanasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Varanasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.