Pillar: Economic Participation
Rayagada has 4,732 manufacturing MSMEs. 69.6% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rayagada, which ranks 7 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,06,075.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Rayagada are in the Rayagada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rayagada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.