Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Wardha has 71,217 registered MSMEs. 4.1% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wardha, which ranks 12 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 346, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 20,963 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Wardha are in the Wardha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wardha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.