Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Damoh has 4,753 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹63,371, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Damoh, which ranks 32 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 19,903 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Damoh are in the Damoh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Damoh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.