Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
22.9% of workers in Murshidabad are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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 self-employed workers at 63.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,00,443 and households in the poorest wealth group at 39.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.