Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kolkata has 49,362 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,88,863, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 25.1%. The district has 1,46,348 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.