Pillar: Economic Participation
Durg has 13,429 manufacturing MSMEs. 62.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Durg, which ranks 2 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 8.3% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,937.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Durg are in the Durg district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Durg youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.