Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Jharsuguda has 3,351 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,27,535, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jharsuguda, which ranks 2 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.7%. The district has 18,874 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Jharsuguda are in the Jharsuguda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jharsuguda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.