Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Sambalpur has 35,688 registered MSMEs. 5.9% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 231, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 7,079 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.