Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Araria has 12,295 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,37,096, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 40,500 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.