Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dehradun has 20,237 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹3,87,993, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.8%. The district has 1,06,169 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.