Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chhindwara has 10,096 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,35,185, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 68% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chhindwara, which ranks 15 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.9%. The district has 53,715 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Chhindwara are in the Chhindwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chhindwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.