Pillar: Economic Participation
Jhargram has 3,165 manufacturing MSMEs. 61.5% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jhargram, which ranks 20 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.3% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,937.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Jhargram are in the Jhargram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhargram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.