Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Lohardaga has 11,086 registered MSMEs. 2.3% 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 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lohardaga, which ranks 3 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 345, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,217 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Lohardaga are in the Lohardaga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lohardaga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.