Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Latehar has 2,265 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,25,712, 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 Latehar, which ranks 13 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.4%. The district has 9,341 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Latehar are in the Latehar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Latehar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.