Pillar: Economic Participation
Chandauli has 10,612 manufacturing MSMEs. 33.3% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 64% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chandauli, which ranks 26 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.6%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹99,189.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Chandauli are in the Chandauli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chandauli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.