Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Harda has 17,860 registered MSMEs. 4.3% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Harda, which ranks 26 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 556, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 3,143 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Harda are in the Harda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Harda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.