An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Rayagada has 4,732 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,06,075, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rayagada, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8%. The district has 15,704 registered service enterprises.