Pillar: Economic Participation
Barmer has 22,292 manufacturing MSMEs. 47.4% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barmer, which ranks 23 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,90,956.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Barmer are in the Barmer district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barmer youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.