Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1.9% of Madhubani's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 17,571 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Madhubani, which ranks 29 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,03,355 and formal-sector jobs at 5.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Madhubani are in the Madhubani district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Madhubani youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.