Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bokaro has 12,519 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,43,083, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.9%. The district has 49,245 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.