Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.6% of Birbhum's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 19,140 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 and formal-sector jobs at 2.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.