Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Purnia has 17,057 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,59,397, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purnia, which ranks 34 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5%. The district has 63,533 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Purnia are in the Purnia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purnia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.