Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.3% of Jhargram's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 3,165 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% 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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹84,937 and formal-sector jobs at 7.1%.
What the Industrial Estate is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Industrial Estate reference. For Jhargram specifically, see the Jhargram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Jhargram youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.