Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.8% of Gariyaband's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 1,930 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gariyaband, which ranks 12 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 12.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹91,610.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Gariyaband are in the Gariyaband district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gariyaband youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.