Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dhanbad has 14,950 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,49,157, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhanbad, which ranks 5 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5%. The district has 67,296 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Dhanbad are in the Dhanbad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhanbad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.