Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Samastipur has 84,022 registered MSMEs. 2.6% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samastipur, which ranks 22 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,435, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 18,918 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Samastipur are in the Samastipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Samastipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.