Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.6% of Korba's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 5,189 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 formal-sector jobs at 13.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹74,129.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.