Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chatra has 22,599 registered MSMEs. 1.5% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chatra, which ranks 15 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 256, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 4,463 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Chatra are in the Chatra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chatra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.