Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bastar has 19,310 registered MSMEs. 4.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 331, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,995 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.