Pillar: Economic Participation
Bhandara has 24,222 manufacturing MSMEs. 54% 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhandara, which ranks 20 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,59,744, while it lags on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Bhandara are in the Bhandara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhandara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.