Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Varanasi has 1,77,382 registered MSMEs. 4.8% 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.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 3,920, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 70,821 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.