A state office in every district that helps people register a unit and apply for MSME loans, subsidies, and Udyam.
Korba has 33,514 registered MSMEs. 6.6% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Korba, which ranks 8 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 458, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 5,189 registered manufacturing enterprises.