Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Murshidabad has 37,689 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,00,443, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,06,939 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.