Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kishanganj has 21,673 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,16,000, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 69%, while it lags on bank branches per lakh people at 5.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.