An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Bhagalpur has 20,745 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,87,817, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhagalpur, which ranks 3 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8%. The district has 54,458 registered service enterprises.