Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.8% of Baloda Bazar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 5,124 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baloda Bazar, which ranks 13 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,17,871 and formal-sector jobs at 6.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Baloda Bazar are in the Baloda Bazar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baloda Bazar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.