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 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jhabua, which ranks 26 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 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.
What the CFC under SFURTI is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the CFC under SFURTI reference. For Jhabua specifically, see the Jhabua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Jhabua youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.