Pillar: Economic Participation
Bastar has 2,995 manufacturing MSMEs. 77.6% 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.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,44,975, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI 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.