District Labour Office in Birbhum, West Bengal

The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.

Birbhum, West Bengal · Pillar: Economic Participation

2.9% of jobs in Birbhum are formal, behind the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹509.6, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.

  • 2.9% India 9.0%
  • 0% India 0%
  • ₹509.6 India ₹707.2

Youth opportunity in Birbhum

74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.6% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 81% of the population of that age.

In Birbhum, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 41%, against 48% nationally and self-employed workers at 43%, against 59% nationally.