Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Malda has 22,325 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹82,409, behind 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 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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8%. The district has 67,101 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.