Pillar: Economic Participation
Nuapada has 3,362 manufacturing MSMEs. 52.4% 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nuapada, which ranks 21 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,080.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Nuapada are in the Nuapada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nuapada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.