Pillar: Economic Participation
Karimganj has 8,839 manufacturing MSMEs. 52.3% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karimganj, which ranks 34 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,03,617.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Karimganj are in the Karimganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karimganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.