Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dakshin Dinajpur has 30,562 registered MSMEs. 2.9% 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.
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 jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 142, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 6,829 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.