Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.3% of Nawada's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 9,903 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nawada, which ranks 18 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹80,161 and formal-sector jobs at 1.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Nawada are in the Nawada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nawada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.