Malda Snapshot — Economy, Jobs, Education

Y-POWER Score: 41.7 / 100

Ranked 19 of 23 districts in West Bengal

38.2% of workers aged 15 and over in Malda work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Malda has 89,426 registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 75% are in services and 25% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 2.8% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 4.9% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Malda are ₹35,884, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designations are Silk and Silk products, Makhana and Mango and its processed products. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Malda equals 90.1% 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.

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