Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kendrapara has 10,884 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,24,703, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kendrapara, which ranks 17 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.9%. The district has 35,930 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kendrapara are in the Kendrapara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kendrapara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.