Pillar: Economic Participation
Araria has 12,295 manufacturing MSMEs. 34.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Araria, which ranks 38 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 36.4 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.6% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,37,096, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Araria are in the Araria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Araria youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.