Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Cuttack has 1,17,684 registered MSMEs. 5.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cuttack, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,810, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 30,709 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Cuttack are in the Cuttack district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cuttack youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.