Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.1% of Sukma's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 459 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sukma, which ranks 28 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,124 and formal-sector jobs at 6.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Sukma are in the Sukma district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sukma youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.