Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.5% of Morigaon's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 10,232 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Morigaon, which ranks 21 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,63,795, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 4.2%.
What the Industrial Estate is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Industrial Estate reference. For Morigaon specifically, see the Morigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Morigaon youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.