Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Sitamarhi has 15,171 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,38,087, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 71% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sitamarhi, which ranks 26 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.2%. The district has 42,432 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Sitamarhi are in the Sitamarhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sitamarhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.