Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Sundargarh stands at 10.6%, close to the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 51%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sundargarh, which ranks 3 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.2%, while it lags on average daily wage for regular work at ₹602.8. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Sundargarh are in the Sundargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sundargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.