Pillar: Economic Participation
Hooghly has 30,222 manufacturing MSMEs. 36.7% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hooghly, which ranks 11 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.4%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,986.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Hooghly are in the Hooghly district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hooghly youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.