Pillar: Economic Participation
Muzaffarpur has 27,006 manufacturing MSMEs. 33.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Muzaffarpur, which ranks 16 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,31,689, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Muzaffarpur are in the Muzaffarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Muzaffarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.