Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.3% of Surguja's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 3,805 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surguja, which ranks 19 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 3.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,43,706, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Surguja are in the Surguja district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surguja youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.