Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Rajnandgaon has 35,047 registered MSMEs. 5.1% 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 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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 921, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 6,802 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.