Pillar: Economic Participation
Washim has 10,713 manufacturing MSMEs. 51.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Washim, which ranks 29 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,905. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Washim are in the Washim district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Washim youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.