Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dumka has 4,743 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,16,732, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dumka, which ranks 14 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 15,807 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Dumka are in the Dumka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dumka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.