Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
7.1% of Haridwar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 19,876 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 49% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Haridwar, which ranks 6 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,16,496 and formal-sector jobs at 19.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Haridwar are in the Haridwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Haridwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.