Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Darbhanga has 15,650 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,14,210, behind 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Darbhanga, which ranks 27 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.7%. The district has 52,930 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Darbhanga are in the Darbhanga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Darbhanga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.