Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Nainital has 45,747 registered MSMEs. 5.4% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nainital, which ranks 1 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,080, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 8,280 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Nainital are in the Nainital district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nainital youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.