Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Goalpara has 8,356 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,67,434, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Goalpara, which ranks 29 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.5%. The district has 21,231 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Goalpara are in the Goalpara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Goalpara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.