Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Korba has 28,325 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹74,129, 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 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. It trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 8.9. On credit going to productive use at 65%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.