Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Jhargram has 3,165 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹84,937, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 13,211 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.