Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.7% of Shahdol's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 3,932 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹79,944 and formal-sector jobs at 4.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.