Pillar: Economic Participation
Kishanganj has 6,038 manufacturing MSMEs. 53.7% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kishanganj, which ranks 37 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,000. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Kishanganj are in the Kishanganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishanganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.