Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chatra has 4,463 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹97,100, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.5%. The district has 18,136 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.