Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.8% of Dehradun's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 20,237 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dehradun, which ranks 3 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹3,87,993 and formal-sector jobs at 21.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Dehradun are in the Dehradun district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dehradun youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.