Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
15.4% of Raipur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 22,303 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 15% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raipur, which ranks 1 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 12.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,45,732, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Raipur are in the Raipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.