A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Khordha has 31,938 manufacturing MSMEs. 43.3% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khordha, which ranks 1 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,26,212.