Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Surajpur has 12,516 registered MSMEs. 3.7% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surajpur, which ranks 31 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.8 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 411, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,844 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Surajpur are in the Surajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.