Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Palamu has 5,459 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,76,944, better than 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palamu, which ranks 19 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 24,829 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Palamu are in the Palamu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palamu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.