Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Malkangiri has 3,168 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹94,361, 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 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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2%. The district has 12,321 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.