Pillar: Economic Participation
Sambalpur has 7,079 manufacturing MSMEs. 51.3% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sambalpur, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.9%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,01,530.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Sambalpur are in the Sambalpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sambalpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.