Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ganjam has 1,10,460 registered MSMEs. 3.2% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,704, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 27,415 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.