Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Barmer has 22,292 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,90,956, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 51,359 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.