Pillar: Economic Participation
Murshidabad has 37,689 manufacturing MSMEs. 38.5% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Murshidabad, which ranks 18 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,00,443. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Murshidabad are in the Murshidabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Murshidabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.