Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.8% of Malda's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 22,325 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 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. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹82,409 and formal-sector jobs at 3.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.