Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dhar has 74,448 registered MSMEs. 5.9% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhar, which ranks 49 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,128, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 15,399 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Dhar are in the Dhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.