Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2% of Malkangiri's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 3,168 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malkangiri, which ranks 29 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹94,361 and formal-sector jobs at 5.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Malkangiri are in the Malkangiri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malkangiri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.