Pillar: Connectivity
65.6% of gram panchayats in Dakshin Dinajpur are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 25.7% of women use the internet, behind the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 2% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. On young men using the internet at 54.5% and women with a bank account at 80.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Dakshin Dinajpur are in the Dakshin Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshin Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.