Pillar: Economic Participation
Ganjam has 27,415 manufacturing MSMEs. 29.5% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganjam, which ranks 18 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹70,503. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ganjam are in the Ganjam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganjam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.