Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bokaro has 61,764 registered MSMEs. 3.9% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 6% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bokaro, which ranks 7 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.2 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 489, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 12,519 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Bokaro are in the Bokaro district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bokaro youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.