Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dewas has 14,428 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹91,517, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.5%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 52,905 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.