Pillar: Economic Participation
Rajnandgaon has 6,802 manufacturing MSMEs. 76.3% 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajnandgaon, which ranks 3 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.1%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,268.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Rajnandgaon are in the Rajnandgaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajnandgaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.