Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Balaghat has 7,279 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹88,045, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 66% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balaghat, which ranks 5 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.7%. The district has 34,735 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Balaghat are in the Balaghat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balaghat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.