Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Jalpaiguri has 10,866 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,44,530, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalpaiguri, which ranks 8 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.7%. The district has 49,688 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Jalpaiguri are in the Jalpaiguri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalpaiguri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.