Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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. 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%. The district has 12,804 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.