Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.5% of Nalanda's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 12,833 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. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nalanda, which ranks 2 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,15,446 and formal-sector jobs at 5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Nalanda are in the Nalanda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nalanda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.