Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Pandhurna has 686 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,35,185, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 2,597 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.