Pillar: Economic Participation
Kakching has 3,367 manufacturing MSMEs. 31.6% 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.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kakching, which ranks 9 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,759, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Kakching are in the Kakching district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kakching youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.