An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Barwani has 5,753 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,43,773, close to 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Barwani, which ranks 55 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.3%. The district has 26,066 registered service enterprises.