Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.6% of Muzaffarpur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 27,006 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 6.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,31,689, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.