An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Dhalai has 3,406 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,04,061, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhalai, which ranks 8 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.5%. The district has 5,816 registered service enterprises.