Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
9.6% of Sundargarh's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 10,461 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 formal-sector jobs at 14.2%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,201.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.