Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dhamtari has 21,927 registered MSMEs. 5.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhamtari, which ranks 8 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 715, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 4,960 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Dhamtari are in the Dhamtari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhamtari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.