Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.5% of Jhabua's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 4,726 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,22,255. On formal-sector jobs at 8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.