Pillar: Economic Participation
27.9% of jobs in Darjeeling are formal, better than the typical district. 6% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹457.3, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Darjeeling, which ranks 3 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 28.9% and self-employed workers at 34.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Darjeeling are in the Darjeeling district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Darjeeling youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.