Pillar: Economic Participation
Khunti has 1,227 manufacturing MSMEs. 77.1% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khunti, which ranks 11 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,10,596.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Khunti are in the Khunti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khunti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.