Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.5% of Mahasamund's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 5,182 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahasamund, which ranks 18 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹94,453 and formal-sector jobs at 3.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Mahasamund are in the Mahasamund district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahasamund youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.