An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Nuapada has 3,362 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,09,080, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nuapada, which ranks 15 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.1%. The district has 12,804 registered service enterprises.