The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
10.3% of jobs in Dantewada are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹846, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dantewada, which ranks 3 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.2 out of 100. On workers in agriculture at 52.5% and self-employed workers at 62.6%, it sits close to the national mark.