Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Katihar, which ranks 35 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Katihar are in the Katihar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Katihar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.