Y-POWER Score: 52.1 / 100
Ranked 3 of 23 districts in West Bengal
28.9% of workers aged 15 and over in Darjeeling work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Darjeeling has 62,410 registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 86% are in services and 14% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 8.6% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 12.7% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Darjeeling are ₹1.6 lakh, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designations are Darjeeling Tea, Orange and Darjeeling Honey. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Darjeeling equals 76.9% of the population of that age, against 66.9% in the typical district in India.
* EPFO counts workers in the district where their employer is registered, measured against the people who live there, so districts with many commuters or head offices show higher coverage.
See the complete data at youthpower.in
Darjeeling and the Global Goals