Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kanker has 14,027 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹93,853, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanker, which ranks 20 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 46.8%. On bank branches per lakh people at 10.2, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Kanker are in the Kanker district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanker youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.