Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
7.7% of Howrah's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 48,093 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Howrah, which ranks 2 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 15.4%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,943.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Howrah are in the Howrah district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Howrah youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.