Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Nawada has 9,903 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹80,161, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.3%. The district has 25,564 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.