Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dantewada, which ranks 5 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Dantewada are in the Dantewada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dantewada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.