Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bilaspur has 65,264 registered MSMEs. 7.1% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bilaspur, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,236, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 12,296 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Bilaspur are in the Bilaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bilaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.