Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.7% of Surajpur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 1,844 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 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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹91,104 and formal-sector jobs at 3.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.