Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Balod has 3,753 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹73,629, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balod, which ranks 9 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.7%. The district has 14,503 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Balod are in the Balod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.