Pillar: Economic Participation
Pandhurna has 686 manufacturing MSMEs. 37.6% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pandhurna, which ranks 10 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 0.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,185, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Pandhurna are in the Pandhurna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pandhurna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.