Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Pakur has 11,374 registered MSMEs. 3.7% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pakur, which ranks 24 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.1 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 241, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,102 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Pakur are in the Pakur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.