An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Kalahandi has 6,828 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹99,971, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kalahandi, which ranks 27 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.3 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 28,057 registered service enterprises.