Pillar: Economic Participation
Jhabua has 4,726 manufacturing MSMEs. 65% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jhabua, which ranks 47 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.5% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,22,255.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Jhabua are in the Jhabua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhabua youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.