Pillar: Economic Participation
Balangir has 12,355 manufacturing MSMEs. 61.3% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balangir, which ranks 13 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,646. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Balangir are in the Balangir district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balangir youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.