Pillar: Economic Participation
Arwal has 2,713 manufacturing MSMEs. 35.7% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Arwal, which ranks 15 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.7% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹66,352.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Arwal are in the Arwal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Arwal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.