Pillar: Economic Participation
Biswanath has 6,690 manufacturing MSMEs. 52.9% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Biswanath, which ranks 33 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,15,450.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Biswanath are in the Biswanath district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Biswanath youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.