Pillar: Economic Participation
East Champaran has 24,017 manufacturing MSMEs. 38% 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 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In East Champaran, which ranks 33 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.9%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,24,991.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in East Champaran are in the East Champaran district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Champaran youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.