Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Saharsa has 26,835 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,30,513, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Saharsa, which ranks 13 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 4.8. On credit going to productive use at 62.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Saharsa are in the Saharsa district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Saharsa youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.