Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kakching has 3,367 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,35,759, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 3,115 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.