Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gajapati has 9,612 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,32,880, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gajapati, which ranks 19 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. On credit going to productive use at 59.4% and bank branches per lakh people at 10.6, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Gajapati are in the Gajapati district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gajapati youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.