An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Chandel has 900 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹94,498, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.5%. The district has 1,198 registered service enterprises.