Pillar: Economic Participation
Jaisalmer has 7,668 manufacturing MSMEs. 50% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 73% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jaisalmer, which ranks 24 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,78,538, while it lags on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Jaisalmer are in the Jaisalmer district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jaisalmer youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.