Pillar: Economic Participation
Shahdol has 3,932 manufacturing MSMEs. 59% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 65% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shahdol, which ranks 30 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.7% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹79,944.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Shahdol are in the Shahdol district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahdol youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.