Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
27.3% of enterprises in Dakshin Dinajpur are women-owned. 80.6% of women have their own bank account, close to the typical district. Small business loans in the district run at ₹36,008 per lakh population. NRLM Self Help Groups are the vehicle through which women access credit like this to build livelihoods.
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 women's freedom of movement at 69.6%. On women in the labour force at 43.7% and women taking part in all major household decisions at 77.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the NRLM Self-Help Group 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.