Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Mandla has 3,031 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹96,305, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% 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). 64% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mandla, which ranks 6 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,948 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Mandla are in the Mandla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mandla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.