Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Surajpur has 1,844 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹91,104, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.7%. The district has 10,672 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.