Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 458, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 5,189 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.