Pillar: Economic Participation
3.8% of jobs in Dakshin Dinajpur 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 ₹504.1, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 38.2%. On self-employed workers at 60.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office 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.