Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Nainital has 8,280 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,99,477, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.4%. The district has 37,467 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.