Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Cachar has 18,771 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,24,205, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cachar, which ranks 30 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.6%. The district has 52,174 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Cachar are in the Cachar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cachar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.