An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Khowai has 4,006 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,00,735, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khowai, which ranks 2 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.4%. The district has 5,875 registered service enterprises.