An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Dantewada has 1,062 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,78,444, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.9%. The district has 4,240 registered service enterprises.