Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Puri has 20,952 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,18,014, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Puri, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.6%. The district has 56,798 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Puri are in the Puri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Puri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.