Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Hooghly has 1,21,490 registered MSMEs. 4.4% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 479, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 30,222 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.