Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kandhamal has 12,950 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹46,681, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kandhamal, which ranks 28 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on credit going to productive use at 55.2%. On bank branches per lakh people at 10.8, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Kandhamal are in the Kandhamal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kandhamal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.