Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Hailakandi has 20,199 registered MSMEs. 1.5% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hailakandi, which ranks 35 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.1 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 605, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 5,011 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Hailakandi are in the Hailakandi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hailakandi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.