Pillar: Agency & Engagement
63.6% of gram panchayats in Dantewada are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. Core road density stands at 0.4 /sq km, behind the typical district. Small business loans disbursed run at ₹7,804 per lakh population. The Panchayat and Block Development Office runs rural governance and livelihood schemes across this infrastructure.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.8%. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 195, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 5,302 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Panchayat / BDO Office 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.