A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Chandel has 900 manufacturing MSMEs. 58.3% 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chandel, which ranks 11 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹94,498.