Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.7% of Nadia's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 32,389 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nadia, which ranks 9 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,19,785 and formal-sector jobs at 5.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Nadia are in the Nadia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nadia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.