The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
5.1% of jobs in Ganjam are formal, behind the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹503, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ganjam, which ranks 19 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. On workers in agriculture at 51.4% and self-employed workers at 61.8%, it sits close to the national mark.