Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Muzaffarpur has 1,17,970 registered MSMEs. 3.6% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,836, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 27,006 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.