Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Mayurbhanj disburses ₹31,816 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 181 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mayurbhanj, which ranks 24 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 63.4%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 63.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.3% and women-owned enterprises at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI in Mayurbhanj are in the Mayurbhanj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mayurbhanj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.