Pillar: Economic Participation
Korba has 5,189 manufacturing MSMEs. 64% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Korba, which ranks 7 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.6%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹74,129.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Korba are in the Korba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Korba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.