An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Nalanda has 12,833 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,15,446, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.5%. The district has 38,922 registered service enterprises.