Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Durg has 71,927 registered MSMEs. 8.3% 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.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 941, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 13,429 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.