Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Jhargram has 13,211 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹84,937, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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 bank branches per lakh people at 8.9. On credit going to productive use at 66.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.