Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chandel, which ranks 12 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Chandel are in the Chandel district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chandel youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.