Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Durg has 13,429 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,57,937, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 58,498 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.