Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kalimpong has 1,392 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,32,698, 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 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kalimpong, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.2%. The district has 6,320 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kalimpong are in the Kalimpong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kalimpong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.