Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.9% of Gajapati's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 2,567 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 5.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,880, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.