Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.3% of Cuttack's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 30,709 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,08,076 and formal-sector jobs at 7.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.