Pillar: Economic Participation
Chhatarpur has 6,960 manufacturing MSMEs. 42.7% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chhatarpur, which ranks 36 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,25,377.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Chhatarpur are in the Chhatarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chhatarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.