Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.8% of Bargarh's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 19,916 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
61% of registered enterprises are in services while 39% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bargarh, which ranks 12 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹88,550 and formal-sector jobs at 3.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Bargarh are in the Bargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.