Pillar: Connectivity
Malda has 6.9 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 72.1, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malda, which ranks 19 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.8 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹35,754, credit going to productive use at 68.3% and women with a bank account at 78%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 89,426 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Malda are in the Malda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.