Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.1% of Bongaigaon's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 7,558 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 12 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 10.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,02,223.
What the Industrial Estate is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Industrial Estate reference. For Bongaigaon specifically, see the Bongaigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Bongaigaon youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.