Pillar: Economic Participation
Birbhum has 19,140 manufacturing MSMEs. 59.6% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Birbhum, which ranks 23 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹83,448. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Birbhum are in the Birbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Birbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.