Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Cooch Behar has 62,295 registered MSMEs. 2.4% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 12 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 845, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 15,755 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Cooch Behar are in the Cooch Behar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cooch Behar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.