Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bargarh has 19,916 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹88,550, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8%. The district has 31,037 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.