An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Katihar has 12,554 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,48,914, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.9%. The district has 47,491 registered service enterprises.