Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
25.1% of Kolkata's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 49,362 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,88,863 and formal-sector jobs at 19.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Kolkata are in the Kolkata district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kolkata youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.