Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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 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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.9%. The district has 47,491 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.