Pillar: Connectivity
Bastar has 11.7 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 79.2, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bastar, which ranks 16 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 44.9% and women with a bank account at 71%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹16,972, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 19,310 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Bastar are in the Bastar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bastar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.