Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.9% of Alipurduar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 6,280 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alipurduar, which ranks 6 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 21%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,115.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Alipurduar are in the Alipurduar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alipurduar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.