A centre that helps founders turn ideas into running enterprises through space, mentoring, and seed-fund links.
Katihar has 47,491 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,48,914, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Katihar, which ranks 35 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 5. On credit going to productive use at 65.7%, it sits close to the national mark.