Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.5% of Dewas's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 14,428 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dewas, which ranks 37 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹91,517. On formal-sector jobs at 8.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Dewas are in the Dewas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dewas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.