Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kanker has 2,411 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹93,853, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanker, which ranks 20 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.6%. The district has 14,027 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kanker are in the Kanker district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanker youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.