A state office in every district that helps people register a unit and apply for MSME loans, subsidies, and Udyam.
Burhanpur has 24,420 registered MSMEs. 3.8% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Burhanpur, which ranks 46 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 493, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 6,819 registered manufacturing enterprises.